Active travel: In numbers
In numbers: Active travel in Greater Manchester
All the top facts and stats about cycling and walking in your city-region
In 2021, the first 55 miles of quality routes will be delivered
17 Active Neighbourhoods will be delivered across GM in 2021
77% of GM residents think that more segregated cycling routes would be useful to help them cycle more.
13% of residents in GM cycle at least once a week
People living in low traffic neighbourhoods walk an average of 40-50 minutes extra per week
Cycling to work is nine times cheaper than driving averaging just £110 per year
The Bee Network is a 10-year, £1.5 billion plan for a 1,800 mile cycling and walking network.
There are 108 schemes in the development pipeline in Greater Manchester with a combined value of more than £500 million.
In Greater Manchester, 30% of trips under one kilometre are made in a car.
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