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In May, Manchester Friends of the Earth rounded off nine months of community-based research with an interactive exhibition in Longsight Library. They have been working since last September with Longsight residents to find out what problems there are with transport and traffic in their local area and to hear their suggestions for improvement. Using a method called Participatory Appraisal they talked to community groups ranging from Mothers and Toddlers to the Woodcraft Folk and to individuals using the library and the bus stops. At the library exhibition over 150 local people were presented with a list of options, based on the results of the participatory research, and asked to vote on them. They voted on buses and on safety. On buses it was cleaner buses, cheaper megariders and more reliable services that came out on top, and on safety it was more police, more CCTV and slower traffic that were most popular. The results will now be written up in a project report and Manchester FoE will now work with the community, policy makers and operators to make these changes happen.
Graeme Sherriff, coordinator of Manchester Friends of the Earth, said, "Longsight residents have not been shy in telling us what needs to change - from buses not turning up on time and taxis charging too much, to lack of lighting and safe places to cross the road. We've been talking to the policy makers and community leaders and keeping them on board, so residents should see this interactive exhibition as an opportunity not only to find out more about local issues, but to have their say and be listened to."
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Graeme Sherriff, Manchester Friends of the Earth (07905 790426, graeme@manchesterfoe.org.uk)
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