OUR RECOMMENDATIONS

Useful resources

We collaborate with trusted groups doing great things in our communities and have a list of resources we regularly use to aid our campaigns. Here you’ll find a list of our trusted recommendations and the contact details of our local councillors. If you have a suggestion you think we’d like, please get in touch and we’ll add it to the list.

Groups

Walk Ride Greater Manchester

Walk Ride GM campaigns to make walking, wheeling,
cycling and other active travel modes the natural choice
for journeys across Greater Manchester.

Living Streets

A UK charity making walking the
natural choice for everyday local journeys.

Sustrans

A charity charity making it possible for
everyone to walk, wheel and cycle.

Manchester Friends of the Earth

Manchester Friends of the Earth is an award-winning
environmental group, creatively campaigning on
local, national and international issues. 

Mums for Lungs

An organisation of people across the UK
campaigning for cleaner air to protect children’s health.

Clean Cities Campaign

Europe’s largest network of organisations on a mission to
build public support for cities to shift from polluting
vehicles to active, shared and electric mobility.

Cycling UK

Cycling UK promotes all forms of cycling, protects the interests
of existing and would-be cyclists, and inspires people across the
UK to discover the joys of cycling.

Possible

Possible demonstrates, popularises and campaigns for climate
solutions which make low-carbon lifestyles the best way to live.

Key reports

Made to Move report 2018

Chris Boardman’s 15 step plan for a fully joined up
walking and cycling network in Greater Manchester

Manchester Active Travel Strategy
and Investment Plan

Manchester’s Strategy for supporting Active Travel

Stuff to listen to

Moving Up North

The podcast from Walk Ride Greater Manchester

Active travel podcast

an active travel podcast hosted by Rachel Aldred,
professor of transport at the University of Westminster

Making Movement Easier

Feel better live more with
Dr Rangan Chatterjee and Chris Boardman

The secret to a Long and Happy life

Feel better live more with
Dr Rangan Chatterjee and Dan Buettner

Streets ahead

An active travel podcast

On Your Bike

BBC sounds newscast episode

Why walking is the superpower
You didn’t know you had

Feel better live more with
Dr Rangan Chatterjee and Shane Omara

Councillors

Tracey Rawlins
(Manchester City Council Executive
Member for Environment)

Tel: 0161 234 3310
Email: cllr.tracey.rawlins@manchester.gov.uk

Bev Craig (Burnage)

Tel: 0161 234 3004
Email: cllr.bev.craig@manchester.gov.uk

Zahid Hussain (Levenhulme)

Tel: 07912 142 481
Email: cllr.zahid.hussain@manchester.gov.uk

Basat Sheikh (Levenshulme)

Tel: 07900 170 000
Email: cllr.basat.sheikh@manchester.gov.uk

Azra Ali (Burnage)

Tel: 07852 511 785
Email: cllr.azra.ali@manchester.gov.uk

Murtaza Iqbal (Burnage)

Tel: 0161 234 3235
Email: cllr.murtaza.iqbal@manchester.gov.uk

Dzidra Noor (Levenshulme)

Tel: 07515 529 558
Email: cllr.dzidra.noor@manchester.gov.uk