Sign up to the MyStockport newsletter to keep up with all the top stories When leaflets dropped through letterboxes in Cheadle and Cheadle Heath last week announcing that the area could be just weeks away from an Active Neighbourhood trial, there was shock amongst some residents who said they had never heard of the plans until now.
Active Neighbourhoods aim to encourage residents to make short trips by walking or by bike, instead of driving, through a number of 'pedestrian-favoured' schemes.
The schemes often include “modal filters” in the form of concrete-filled plant boxes that are used to divert vehicle traffic away from often busy residential streets. Read more: 'Demand is exceptionally high': The numbers that show just how much
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