I will leave it to readers to decide how many of these ingredients we currently have in Manchester...
The recipe ingredients were listed as follows:
Personal political dedication is crucial.
Personal dedicated leadership in the administration is crucial.
Build a showcase - testing and experimenting are the vitamins for real change.
Take special care of intersections and crossings
Choose signature projects that communicates the idea of a human scaled city.
Aesthetics matter - If it doesn't feel right - it won't work.
Provide credible documentation and ongoing monitoring.
Make investments for the next cyclist.
The New Year will bring the consultation on the proposed changes to the Oxford Road Corridor as part of the Cross City Bus programme. So far the proposed designs have been pretty much a "business as usual" approach - with buses driving over the bike lane whenever they enter or leave the bus stop bays. Not a design likely to encourage large numbers of people new to cycling, or who do not feel safe cycling on the roads, to start cycling.
This blog will be returning to this subject in the new year, but would suggest that this is an ideal opportunity for Manchester City Council and Transport for Greater Manchester to show leadership and to build a showcase.... watch this space.
Photo courtesy of APPCG. Follow them on twitter @allpartycycling
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