Cycle forum
Salford City Council have established a Cycle Forum to promote cycling and related activities within the city.
The forum offers the opportunity for people who are interested in cycling, or the promotion of cycling to meet in a relaxed, informal, friendly atmosphere to discuss related issues.
Already we have helped develop and launch the council's Local Cycle Strategy "Encouraging Cycling" which can be downloaded below, as well as providing constructive advice on the planning and development of cycle routes in Salford, and much more.
Did you know you can use our interactive maps to see where the cycle routes are in the city.
Once you're on our interactive maps click 'Map layers', expand 'Transportation' and click the checkbox. You'll then need to click the refresh icon, you can then zoom and pan around the map.
What are we doing?
Employers, landlords, retailers, if you want to encourage access for cyclists, we can advise you on the best cycle parking facilities to install, where to site them and we can arrange a quote for installation from Urban Vision. Please contact Lee Evans by ringing 0161 793 3801 or by emailing lee.evans@salford.gov.uk.
If you come across obstructions on the cycle paths or walkways such as overhanging branches, brambles, or you spot any other danger please report it using the online reporting form - click on Highways obstructions.
Reports on the following items can be downloaded below:
- Keep your bike safe from thieves
- What do you think?
- Salford bike loan scheme at Clifton Country Park
- Wheels for All - based at Cleavely athletic track, Winton. Providing cycling opportunities for people of all ages with disabilities and differing needs
Items of interest
Big Green Festival - Saturday 26 June 12.00 noon till 4.30pm, Salford Civic Centre lawns, Chorley Road, Swinton, M27 5FJ.
The city council will be celebrating Bike Week (19-27 June) at the Big Green Festival, hosted by environmental enthusiast Fred 'the weatherman' Talbot it will include lots of activities and information about green living for all age groups and will help to create a better understanding of climate change, what impact it can have on us here in Salford and what you can do to reduce your carbon footprint.
Cycling activities
- BMX, skating and skateboard performances, coaching and obstacle course
- The Bike Doctor
- Wheels For All Bikes
- Computrainer
- Smoothie Bike
Other activities
- Meet Jelly from CBeebies' Green Balloon Club
- Face painting
- Kite displays
- Advice on growing your own produce
Check out the big green festival page for further details and a full list of activities / exhibitors at the event.
Skyride Manchester
A major new mass participation cycling event took place in August it is hoped to be the first in an annual series of Skyrides, building to 2012.
Check out Skyride Local - local Sunday led rides for all the family to enjoy.
Denmark has carried out the largest ever study of the safety impacts of cycle facilities. This report can be downloaded below.
Salford Cycling Strategy
Have your say on Salford's draft cycling strategy. Work is underway to revise the local cycling strategy and you can help us. Have a look at the draft strategy below and let us have your comments or observations, ideas or contributions, what would you like to see included. If you would like any further information please contact Lee Evans or Peter Kidd by ringing 0161 793 3322 or by emailing peter.kidd@salford.gov.uk.
Cycle Forum meeting
We would like ideas for the future of cycling in Salford, if you have any suggestions for any new schemes, route improvements, cycle parking facilities or any other issue you would like to air, come along to the next meeting or contact Peter and share your ideas, which will then be discussed at the meeting.
Why don't you come along?
The meetings take place in a committee room at Salford Civic Centre, Swinton.
Meetings are held at 6.00pm on a Thursday, forthcoming dates are:
- 8 July 2010
- 14 October 2010
The report from the last meeting can be downloaded below.
Downloadable documents
- Local Cycle Strategy Encouraging Cycling (Adobe PDF format, 926kb)
- Keep your bike safe from thieves (Adobe PDF format, 1.1mb)
- Salford's Draft Cycling Strategy (Microsoft Word format, 352kb)
- What do you think? (Microsoft Word format, 23kb)
- Salford bike loan scheme at Clifton Country Park (Microsoft Word format, 84kb)
- NCN55 Upgrade - Opening Ride, Saturday 14 June (Microsoft Word format, 28kb)
- Bike Week, Ride the Roe Green loop line (Microsoft PowerPoint format, 809kb)
- Report from the last meeting (Microsoft Word format, 57kb)
- Denmark study (Adobe PDF format, 248kb)
- Sustrans Code of Conduct (Adobe PDF format, 120kb)
- Cycle Forum Action Sheet October 2009 (Microsoft Word format, 51kb)
- Cycle Forum Action Sheet January 2010 (Microsoft Word format, 56kb)
If you are unable to view documents of these types, our downloads page provides links to viewing software.
Who to contact
- Name
- Peter Kidd (Scrutiny Support Officer)
- Address
- Salford Civic Centre
Chorley Road
Swinton
Salford
M27 5BN - Telephone
- 0161 793 3322
- peter.kidd@salford.gov.uk
This page was last updated on 7 June 2010
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