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.
