TfGM Community Engagement Roadshows, Greater Manchester Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM)

Greater Manchester is currently building the country’s largest active travel network, with 1,800 miles of safe routes and 2,400 new crossings. The aim is to put nearly all residents (95%) within 400 metres of a high-quality walking, wheeling and cycling route. This will form a key element of the Bee Network, which is a trailblazing integrated network of walking, wheeling and cycling routes that join up better with buses, trams and trains.

However, we live in a time when travelling actively, whether for commuting or leisure, isn’t always the first thought for the majority of people despite clear benefits for population health, climate, and transport affordability.

To raise awareness of the Bee Network and help residents of Greater Manchester along their behavioural change journey, Mosodi have been commissioned since 2021 to deliver a major programme of public engagement roadshows. These aim to raise awareness of the services available to them such as training and e bike loans, benefits of active travel and the Bee Network, encourage people to sign up to newsletters for more information, to make personal active travel pledges, and to help activate new walking and cycling infrastructure.

Roadshows are an important promotional tool for disseminating information and engaging a variety of audiences across Greater Manchester. They help raise the profile of old and new cycling and walking routes, help with access to knowledge, equipment, bike libraries, bike hire (including Starling Bikes) and training, whilst also playing an important role in busting myths about active travel.