Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox Plans for a new Greater Manchester bike hire scheme, improvements to the Fallowfield Loop, and extra cycle storage on the Metrolink could receive a £2m funding boost.
All three projects have been chosen for the latest round of funding from the Mayoral Challenge Fund (MCF) set up by Andy Burnham to support walking and cycling schemes.
The MCF is primarily being used to deliver the first phase of the long-awaited Bee Network, which has been described as the UK’s ‘largest cycling and walking network’.
A bike hire scheme was described by Mr Burnham as an ‘integral part’ of this vision, and in May 2020 it was revealed that one was in development
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk