Calls to ban cars from Manchester city centre as part of council s new transport strategy
The council wants 90 per cent of city centre trips to be made on foot, by bike or public transport by 2040
08:04, 24 FEB 2021
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Calls have been made for cars to be banned from the city centre as part of Manchester council’s plans to change the way people travel.
Fallowfield Loop works to continue after overwhelming public response This is an opportunity to provide a safe space for people to enjoy their local nature spots, as well as using it for longer cycling and walking trips
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Sparkus Trashford? Manchester council calls on public to name its new £9.7m fleet of electric bin lorries
Members of the public have already voted for council gritters to be called Snowel Gallagher and Gritter Thunberg
12:02, 11 FEB 2021
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A year on from christening gritters âSnowel Gallagherâ and âGritter Thunbergâ, is Manchester about to welcome âSparkus Trashfordâ into its ranks?
The fight over closing streets to cars in Manchester city centre
Councillors, residents and campaign groups are pushing for more roads to be closed to traffic - but is everyone on board?
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What will Manchester city centre look like on the other side of the pandemic?
There is much debate about whether the rapid expansion of recent decades will continue, not just in Manchester, but in cities around the world as we readjust.
Will fewer people want to live in high-rise, high-density areas and prefer the suburbs? Are the days of huge offices filled with hundreds of employees numbered now that many businesses have successfully operated with staff working from home?
Sarah Townsend
The city council said its quest to halve its direct carbon emissions by 2025 is on track almost a year after it adopted an “ambitious” action plan, but the strategy faced challenges due to Covid-19.
The Climate Change Action Plan 2020-25, adopted last March, set out measures Manchester City Council would take to halve the carbon emissions from its buildings, energy use and transport from around 30,000 tonnes a year in 2019/20 to 15,000 tonnes a year in 2024/25.
The targets were based on a 13% year-on-year reduction trajectory. Figures at the time showed that the council’s direct CO2 emissions had fallen by 54.7% between 2009/10 and 2019/20.