Pedestrian safety investment boost in Greater Manchester

New pedestrian crossings are among a series of measures making it safer and easier for students to walk to and from schools across Greater Manchester.

Over the last few years, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has improved 59 junctions and installed or upgraded 152 crossings, with 210 schools now within 400 metres (a five-minute walk) of a new crossing.

Dame Sarah Storey, Active Travel Commissioner for Greater Manchester, said: “The aim of the programme is simple: to make walking safer, easier and more appealing by improving crossings in the places people use every day.

“Work is continuing to build or upgrade crossings near key destinations like schools, parks and hospitals, ensuring people feel safer when they walk their everyday journeys.  By enabling more walking journeys through simple, cost-effective solutions, we can create safer streets and healthier neighbourhoods for everyone.”

Work to make crossings safer and more accessible supports the ‘Vision Zero’ ambition to eliminate fatalities or life changing injuries on Greater Manchester roads by 2040.