Shame on the Capital Projects Committee for voting through the report recommending the continued ban of bicycles on Manchester’s tram system during off peak hours. I seem to recall that the City Council were clamouring to associate themselves with cycling last year by bestowing the Freedom of the City on the successful Olympic Cycling team based at the Manchester Velodrome last November. So now, when it comes to actually providing cyclists with some real support they fluff their lines. Not only did they agree to continue the ban, the whole thing was conducted in an underhand and shady way designed to prevent public consultation and input. The ridiculous situation persists whereby buggies and prams etc are allowed on Metrolink and all bikes, even specifically designed folding bikes, are banned unless carried in a case. Shame on Metrolink and the committee for subverting democracy in such an underhand way.
For the record, the 5 Labour members of the committee voted to defer the decision until the report had been made public; the 7 Lib Dems and Conservatives voted to accept.
Manchester prefers cyclists to remain indoors
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