2nd Local Transport Plan Progress Report

Summary

This chapter explains how the GMLTP contributes to a wide range of non-transport objectives

We have achieved:

Economy & Regeneration

• Continued support for key improvements across Greater Manchester, through the city-region development programme. These include the Manchester rail hub, trans-pennine connectivity, and surface transport to the airport.
• Bolstering regeneration of local centres

Land Use

• Accessibility considerations being given due weight in development control decisions
• A reduction in the number of car trips on new development sites

Education & Skills

• Improved access to education and training

Sustainable Communities

• Recognition of the role of transport in Local Area Agreements

Crime

• A fall in bus shelter vandalism by 38% between 2006/07 and 2007/08,
• A reduction in incidents at bus stations by 41.8%
• A 75% reduction in incidents on all home to school services at schemes where at least one yellow school bus was introduced, compared to the previous school year

Health

• Increases in the levels of cycling (6% since 2005)and walking (22% between 2002/03 and 2005/06)
• A 11% reduction in NO_x emissions from traffic on GM roads since 2004

Through the following actions:

Economy & Regeneration

• Significant work undertaken to align land-use, economic and transport strategies
• Submitted to government a multi-area agreement including the LTP congestion target.
• Improving the public realm and accessibility to town and local centres

Land Use

• Produced an online guidance document 'Land Use Planning and Public Transport'
• Development of Kingsway Business Park and provision of access
• Promoted travel planning, wherever possible, on development sites to reduce the number of car trips
• Worked closely with regeneration agencies to integrate transport into early plans at an early stage.

Education & Skills

• Introduced yellow school buses, scholars passes and travel training
• Joint working to address the transport implications of the Education and Inspections Act

Sustainable Communities

• A number of Authorities have adopted transport related LAA targets

Crime

• Fitting CCTV to bus shelters,
• Setting up a Patrol and Response Team
• Introducing Yellow School Buses

Health

• See Cycling and Walking sections in Delivering Accessibility and also Air Quality & the Environment
• Better joint working with health practitioners and the NHS

The remaining priorities are:

• To ensure that transport investment continues to be co-ordinated with planned housing and employment growth and to changes in health and education
• To ensure that the transport aspects of the Education and Inspections Act (EIA) are implemented effectively
• To see progress in delivering the key transport interventions necessary to maintain economic performance, and support regeneration
• To contribute to reducing levels of obesity and improve the general health of the local population

And to achieve these we will:

• Model the transport impact of planned developments across Greater Manchester, jointly with the Highways Agency.
• Monitor the impact of the EIA
• Extend the Eccles Metrolink line into the Media City development at Salford Quays.
• Work with the airport on public transport schemes, such as the development of Metrolink
• Work closely with the Highways Agency to develop a Network Management Strategy for trunk and local roads
• Continue to promote active travel modes to improve public health
• Continue to work with the education and health sectors