Walking and cycling projects in Greater Manchester get £13m boost - exactly how the cash will be spent

Walking and cycling projects across Greater Manchester will get a £13m boost, it was revealed today. And the region will also get a share of an extra £1.5m - together with 18 other local authorities, including Cheshire - for plans to create so-called 'mini-Holland' cycling schemes.

That funding will be used for feasibility studies to assess how areas could be as pedestrian and cycle-friendly as possible, based on the Dutch model of cycle lanes and specific cycling infrastructure.

The Government announced today - Saturday - a windfall of £200m for walking and cycling-based projects across England, designed to spark what it called a 'golden age' for active travel.

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New Government executive agency Active Travel England, led by Chris Boardman, will oversee the delivery of 134 schemes, which include new footways, cycle lanes and pedestrian crossings across 46 local authorities outside London. It's been confirmed to the Manchester Evening News that Greater Manchester will receive £13,050,000, plus the funding for the mini-Holland feasibility studies.

Transport for Greater Manchester has announced details of the planned projects, which will all be subject to consultation.

Manchester:

Alan Turing Way.

This scheme will deliver a road safety improvement where Ashton New Road meets Alan Turing Way, connecting the segregated cycleways on Alan Turing Way, improving links for walking and cycling between the Beswick Active Neighbourhood scheme, the Ashton Canal scheme and the Velodrome.

Fountain Street/High Street.

The creation of a high-quality walking and cycling environment on Fountain Street/High Street in Manchester city centre.

Rochdale:

Castleton (Phase one).

The scheme seeks to improve conditions for walking and