Local elections are three weeks away! Now is a great time to open up a conversation on active travel with your future councillors – here's @slowbikeiain.bsky.social's top tips. ⚡️ Tip 1: When communicating with candidates, keep it quick.

Green Pastures: 3rd and 4th access points on the TPT made "compliant" by removing A-frames & horse step-through boxes. Funded by Defra - Mersey Valley Way www.merseyriverstrust.org/projects/pro... @walkridestocky.bsky.social @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social @stockportcouncil.bsky.social

Barrier free now all the way from Didsbury Village Metrolink to Stockport along the Trans Pennine Trail.

"This isn't Amsterdam, you know – we have twice as much snow!" is my new favourite excuse @stockportcouncil.bsky.social what can we do about this? (No, not the snow, the lack of safe and accessible cycling infrastructure)

Second access point to the Trans Pennine Trail off Vale Road - now "compliant" - A-frame & horse step through box removed. Funded by Defra - Mersey Valley Way www.merseyriverstrust.org/projects/pro... @walkridestocky.bsky.social @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social @stockportcouncil.bsky.social

Access to the Trans Pennine Trail at Vale Road - now "compliant" - 1.5m gaps replace the A-frame & horse step through box. Funded by Defra - Mersey Valley Way www.merseyriverstrust.org/projects/pro... Fab work by @stockportcouncil.bsky.social @walkridestocky.bsky.social @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social

Choose Choice. Don't wake up in 6 months to learn that the proposal to give people genuine transport choice along this North Manchester corridor has cancelled in favour of car-choked roads and unreliable bus times. Have your say by 29 March and Choose Choice: www.walkridegm.org.uk/2026/03/24/s...

Thank you to @walkridegm.org.uk for inviting me to talk about how best for campaigners to approach local election candidates during the campaign. youtu.be/UXPWizfzN2w?...

Dammit, I missed the seventh birthday of my old gang at Walk Ride Heatons. We did some very good stuff!

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Stockport TPT improvements, Benches going in along TPT next to the Mersey. A Staircase path connecting to the mersey path is no longer stairs.

Construction of the long-awaited Ladybrook Valley walking and cycling route is finally about to begin! More information here: www.stockport.gov.uk/roadworks-cl...

We're recruiting a Walking and Cycling Bus Coordinator and Administrator 📯📯📯 Join our team! Apply now lnkd.in/ekhTE7br

There's a new walking and cycling crossing along the A34 corridor scheme. You can now safely travel from Eden Park to Parrs Wood via a series of quietways and greenways. @stockportcouncil.bsky.social

One of our members offers a personal take on the GM Transport Strategy consultation, which closes today.

Today is the final day to have your say on the draft Greater Manchester transport strategy and delivery plan. This will shape transport across Salford for the next 25 years, so be sure to have your say and support schemes which improve walking, wheeling and cycling 👇

This cycle lane has only just been completed. Imagine the outrage if a councillor was supporting the unauthorised closure of a road (especially a new one) despite resident complaints. @stockportcouncil.bsky.social @lisasmartmp.bsky.social

There will be a another temporary closure/signed diversion in place on 12th/13th Feb on the TPT in Stockport between the M60 and the green footbridge for surface repairs where it is subsiding towards the river. @stockportcouncil.bsky.social @walkridestocky.bsky.social @walkridegm.org.uk

New consultation! Mersey Square in Stockport town centre is up for a revamp. New cycling facilities and improved public realm. Deadline 25 February. consultation.stockport.gov.uk/highways-and...

NEW FOR 2026... We're going to start running online Skill Share events on a range of different topics, starting with a general intro to Walk Ride GM (and active travel campaigning) featuring our very own @harryhamishgray.bsky.social. 🎟️ Register here: www.tickettailor.com/events/walkr...

There will be a temporary closure/signed diversion in place tomorrow on the TPT in Stockport between the M60 bridge and the green footbridge to allow a large unsafe tree to be felled - likely to be closed for 2 or 3 days. @stockportcouncil.bsky.social @walkridestocky.bsky.social @walkridegm.org.uk

A huge congratulations to the Year 6 pupils at St Thomas CE Primary School in Heaton Moor who have achieved Level 3 Bikeability – an incredible milestone that not many pupils reach before heading to secondary school! 👏 Volunteers have also been keeping the School Street running - well done all!

Deadline for all three consultations is tonight! We recommend 'strongly agree' to all questions.

Here's Stockport using the same tool. connectivity-tool-lite.dft.gov.uk/app

The 2025 Walk Ride GM Awards celebrated council, local volunteer and community efforts to progress active travel across Greater Manchester.

We've signed a letter to the Government calling for clear targets in the upcoming Cycling & Walking Investment Strategy 3 with 50+ other groups across the country

Congratulations to our tireless campaigner Kathy England, who has much-deserved recognition in this year's 100 Women in Cycling. Well done, Kathy!

Three more consultations! First: in Davenport, the cut-through between Frewland Avenue and Beechfield Road is proposed to be lit and widened. Deadline 14 December. consultation.stockport.gov.uk/highways-and...

Details of the next Stockport Walking and Cycling Forum have been confirmed. It will take place on Wednesday 10 December, from 6pm to 7.30pm at Stopford House. You can also take part online. Send us a message if you want to take part, or contact the council directly.

Another consultation, and another change to the A34 scheme. The original proposal – upgrading the existing underpass to allow for walking and cycling – instead becomes a SPARROW crossing. Deadline 21 December. consultation.stockport.gov.uk/highways-and...

Have you booked your ticket for our annual awards night yet? Don't miss your chance to have some fun and celebrate our hard-earned successes over the past year 🎉

Biker riders / cyclers in south Manchester will be familiar with the #stockporthelix bike path near the bus station. This shot is taken at a strange angle under it . #stockport #bikepaths #bikeinfra

check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/target-area/... Now elevated to a Flood Warning at Cheadle Wood and Ford Lane. Some sections of the TPT in Stockport/south Manchester are likely to be under water tonight.

check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/target-area/... Not surprisingly, the River Mersey is now on Flood Alert through @stockportcouncil.bsky.social . Please take care on the TPT, as there is a lot more rain forecast this evening/overnight. @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social @walkridestocky.bsky.social

There are two active travel consultations currently under way. First, 'Chester Road Highway Improvements' – a shared path from the Poynton Bypass to Bridal Road in Woodford. Deadline 30 November.

This consultation closes today. Please read this thread and respond to the consultation if you can.

⛔️ Peak Forest Canal: vital towpath cycle route closed for many weeks south of Marple Maps, tips, problems, end date. 👇

The Peak Forest Canal closure at Turf Lea/Strines just now. No warning whatsoever from further back until you are right at the bridge at either end. From the Disley side that’s a very lengthy turn back if cycling, having to use part of the A6 and some very hilly rat runs.

⛔️ Peak Forest Canal towpath completely blocked at Turf Lea/Strines for major works. Solid metal fence going up now. No good route Marple-Disley. Preferable to a collapsed canal but an *unbelievably* inconvenient stretch to close with seemingly little publicity or thought to cycle & wheel diversion.

⛔️ Middlewood Way closed north of Bollington 17th-26th November. Where it often gets wet, so very welcome, but awkward to avoid! Provided you can use steps, the best diversion would be via Macc Canal from Holehouse Ln to Hawthorn Rd. Canal and return to trail is step-free at least and no hills.

Want to know the story behind the UK's biggest @kidicalmass.bsky.social? Layla Siebert shares her story on how she started Kidical Mass in our latest podcast 👇🏻

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And a great time was had! www.instagram.com/reel/DPDaYeP...

We've built lots of new sustainable travel routes in the past 5 years, so our Corporate Leadership Team (CLT) got on their bikes for a guided tour. A highlight was riding the new ‘Bridgescape’ path, from Station Rd through Interchange Park and down the Spiral Ramp onto the TPT.

Our friends at What If? in Edgeley have an exciting double-event this Thursday, 25 September! Stockport's very own e-bike hub library is having a launch event, where you can try out an e-bike, and book a month-long loan.

Walk Ride GM was horrified by the recent news of a hate crime against Klaudia Mitura on the Ashton Canal. There is no excuse for violence, including this example of male violence against women. Incidents like this are made more likely by a widespread press and media bias against cyclists. 🧵

Fed up with pavement parking? We're supporting @livingstreets.bsky.social to show where pavements are used as car parks to the detriment of all who walk/wheel. Go & take photos (make sure you cover over reg numbers) & upload them to the Living Streets map: lnkd.in/ekEmPn3q Contribute by 22 Nov

🚨 URGENT ASK to help us push micromobility forwards in Greater Manchester 🛴 Your local authority has until 21st October 2025 to apply for an e-scooter trial. We believe e-scooters are a crucial part of the shift away from cars, so PLEASE email your councillor and ask them to apply. 1/3

Whether you’re a long-term Walk Ride campaigner, supporter, or just interested in what we do, we’d love you to join for a social to meet each other face-to-face, share ideas & feedback, and hear about successes we’ve all worked to achieve so far in 2025! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/walk-ride-...