A number of traffic measures are coming into force right across Greater Manchester to encourage people to walk and cycle during the COVID-19 outbreak and beyond.
The measures are being considered and introduced in all 10 of the Greater Manchester boroughs and include footpath extensions, new one-way streets, closing roads to traffic and new cycle lanes.
The city-region’s council leaders have come together to enhance the area’s provision for pedestrians and cyclists to help people maintain social distancing when making essential journeys and taking exercise during the lockdown and in its aftermath.
There has been a dramatic fall in traffic volumes across Greater Manchester since the lockdown began – with an almost 60pc reduction in the
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