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Greater Manchester to get £16m for Chris Boardman's plan for cycle lanes, safer schools and an end to 'rat runners'

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1,800 mile Bee Network - Olympian Chris Boardman's ambitious plan for a £1.5bn transformation of our roads to allow cycling and walking to flourish.

So far, the region has £200m to spend on the scheme through a combination of government funding and council contributions. The Manchester Evening News asked Chris Heaton-Harris, cycling minister, if the Government would commit to more funding to make the full £1.5bn plan happen.

He said he was limited with what he could spend in this parliament, adding: "I can only deal with what I can deal with."But he added: "This is one of the biggest boosts for cycling there's been.

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