tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245014510735955366.post7696399216322707460..comments2024-02-02T10:14:07.404+00:00Comments on Mad Cycle Lanes of Manchester: City Centre Tram TroubleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245014510735955366.post-17742949455612814342015-01-16T17:07:37.010+00:002015-01-16T17:07:37.010+00:00Manchester City Council and its associated body ar...Manchester City Council and its associated body are really just turning themselves into an extended bad joke. I am so glad to be leaving this city...Sarah Irvinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04324706210181412921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245014510735955366.post-5557166746602231452015-01-12T10:58:48.144+00:002015-01-12T10:58:48.144+00:00What a disaster, that Metrolink, which has been s...What a disaster, that Metrolink, which has been so much more effective than cycling in getting cars removed from city-centre streets, and which would ideally complement cycling in the city centre, is having such a negative effect on cycling permeability through town.<br /><br />Even if tram drivers do stay behind cyclists as per their new training, it's beside the point really. Cycling is all about subjective safety, and how will it feel to a child or a grandmother to be penned in by the pavement and the tram track, and hear a tram bearing down on you from behind?<br /><br />Goodness knows town was never great for getting across by bike before. I'd love to take someone senior from TfGM and ask them to point out the direct subjectively-safe way to get between various points in town. Let's say Piccadilly Station to St Ann's Church, or Oxford Road Station to NOMA.<br /><br />People are just going to continue to ride down the pavements as they always have, cutting across areas like St Peters Square and past One Piccadilly.<br /><br />Thanks for the update.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12957616409432299713noreply@blogger.com