By establishing the Greater Manchester Cycling Initiative, the narrative and the wider context for both the master plan and my own scheme grounds my ideas and guides my design decisions. In turn, they also become the acting client for this project.
GMCI
The GMCI is a collaboration between the Manchester City Council the higher education institutes in the city
“We believe that a focus on cycling and alternative means of transport is a key response to the rapid growth of the number of vehicles on the roads and the negative environmental, social and economic impact that they can have communities and cities.”
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- GMCI manifesto
The initiative is a pilot scheme and aims to set a precedent for a different way of thinking about planning transport links and public realm in cities, especially those experiencing rapid economic and population growth. This initiative will aim to help make the transition easier for the people of Stretford as the master plan progresses through its different stages.
workshop
spaces open
to public
rehabilitation programmes start
monthly consultations update residents on works and research progress
bike road safety
workshops begin
long-term
short-term
GMCI
established
office and
research hub
opens
cafe and leisure spaces open
GMCI publish initial findings report
collaboration opens to other councils and research organisations
The strategies that are at the heart of the operation of the GMCI are focused on the provision of -
Through free and accessible public workshops and seminars aiming to demystify and democratise “guarded” information.
Utilising cycling as a way of helping those marginalised and excluded by and from society to find their way back in.
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Ensuring that there is sufficient funding and capital into the local community to ensure that the Is translated into useful and sustainable growth.
education
rehabilitation
investment
