Primary school children in Stockport have been designing cycle jerseys around the theme of the 2012 Olympics. The entries have been narrowed down to a shortlist of thirty, which we all have until 12th August to vote on. So why not take a look at the designs and vote for your top three.

On a rare recent visit to London, I thought I’d try the “Boris bikes” – or Barclays Cycle Hire to give it its proper name (and Barclays have presumably stumped up lots of money, so we ought to). As a casual user, I paid a couple of pounds for my bike ride – using my […]

Good news – Greater Manchester has secured nearly £5 million Govt. funding from the Local Sustainable Transport Fund (LSTF) to improve cycle facilities across the region, including at Stockport bus station. Greater Manchester’s leaders are celebrating after securing £4.9 million of Government funding for a new project that will kickstart a revolution in cycling in […]

This is National Bike Week, so why not give cycling a try. At Gatley Primary School, the bike racks are filling up each day now (mostly bikes, but a couple of unicycles too!). I cycled to the Town Hall this morning – as I do quite often.  I’m not the fastest cyclist around, but I […]

A few months back I mentioned Via Michelin as a route planner with a cyclist option – I ran a few tests and it seemed to manage a fairly respectable job. Here’s another one, and it claims to do a bit more.  It’s from Transport Direct and covers quite a few towns and cities including […]

OK, not that old – cycle route 558 from Manchester Airport to Stockport Town Centre has been around for a couple of months and the signing still isn’t quite completed.  I cycled part of it today, just from Kingsway school across to Councillor Lane. If you spot some odd squares of red tarmac on the […]

Primary schools throughout Stockport are being urged to take steps to a healthier future by participating in the national Bike and Scoot Week campaign which runs from the 26th to the 30th April 2010. Bike and Scoot Week is a national campaign which links with the Council’s Active Stockport campaign highlighting the health benefits of […]

A new signed cycle route has opened between Manchester Airport and Stockport town centre, signed as route 558. The from the south end of Styal Road in Heald Green, the route goes along Brown Lane, up St Anns Road North to the High Grove pub.  It then goes along the path by the allotments to […]

The ViaMichelin route planner site has an interesting feature: it allows you to plan your route, anywhere in Europe, by bike or on foot in addition to driving. I’ve been giving it a test drive, and it’s not bad – but far from perfect. In my testing, the cycle route planner directs you down smaller […]

The Council is consulting on its walking and cycling strategies. You can access, and comment on, both here. The consultation runs to 14th December.  I’ve had a brief look through the cycling strategy and it seems pretty good, with an understanding that its about more than plastering the roads with cycle lanes. However, as always […]