00:00Hello and welcome to Manchester World, my name is Theo Cousinbet and here in Greater Manchester we are sometimes guilty of taking the easy option.
00:07Driving around the corner, getting on a tram instead of walking the 10 minutes to Victoria Station, you know, stuff like that.
00:12And there's no judgement for it really because walking in the city and the towns around Greater Manchester isn't always the easiest nor the safest.
00:19There is some optimism though that things will be changing very soon, with this region about to benefit from more than £20 million worth of investment in sustainable and active modes of travel.
00:27The funding was agreed at a meeting of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and we'll see the development and improvements of crossings, pavements, cycle schemes and so much more as part of the authority's stated ambition to expand walking, wheeling and cycling provisions across Manchester as part of the B Network.
00:43Now according to Transport for Greater Manchester the anticipation is that by 2027 there'll be 176 kilometres of B Network standard segregated walking, wheeling and cycling routes that have been completed across Greater Manchester.
00:54The more than £20 million will be invested across a number of different schemes and developments, so let's have a quick look at those.
01:00£8.6 million will go towards surface repairs or improvements across walking, wheeling and cycling routes, as well as new crossings, upgraded junctions, bus stops and traffic management.
01:09£2 million is going towards maintenance on highways near to schools, such as managing dropped curves, improving pavements and footpaths and ensuring that the roads are safe.
01:16£2 million is going to be going towards new B Network crossings near schools as well, with £1.5 million set to go towards new e-bikes and the expansion of the Starling Bank bike scheme.
01:26£1.7 million is going to schemes that encourage people to switch to active travel routes, £2.2 million is going to local authority led schemes, £1.1 million is going towards maintenance and renewal of other active schemes, with £1.5 million approved for new route signs and secure cycle storage.
01:41So that's all for now, thank you very much for watching and follow Manchester World for more.
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