Cheadle residents invited to online Active Neighbourhood workshop

Cheadle residents are being invited to take part in an online workshop to shape a trial of a Active Neighbourhood project in the area.

Low-traffic neighbourhoods, known locally as Active Neighbourhoods aim to create quieter streets, which allow residents to chat and children to play. This project is a partnership between Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council and Sustrans and forms part of Greater Manchester’s plans for the UK’s largest cycling and walking network.

Two online workshops have already taken place, with the next happening on Wednesday 14th July from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. The project team will be showcasing a range of ‘modal filter’ design solutions such as planters and bollards with a view to trialling these measures in the project area later this summer. A modal filter is a feature used to limit through-journeys along a street by certain modes of transport and they can be created using concrete blocks or flower/tree planters. The trial will not be permanent.

Cllr David Meller, Cabinet Member for Economy and Regeneration and member for Cheadle Hulme North, said:

We have had some great feedback so far from residents who attended workshops one and two, and in workshop three the project team will be working together with residents to design improvements to create safer, quieter and more enjoyable streets in our area.

“It’s important the idea of an Active Neighbourhood has wide approval from residents, which we’re finding out through these workshops.

“By making our roads safer and less congested, the benefits can be felt by many across Cheadle and Cheadle Heath.”

To sign up to the workshop, visit Cheadle Workshop 3 or email Sustrans.