Other Quality of Life Issues
In addition to the stated objectives of LTP2, there are a number of other objectives to which our strategy should contribute, and these form part of the wider economic, social and environmental agenda of Greater Manchester.
Personal
Walking and cycling can make a significant contribution to the amount of exercise needed to tackle obesity and to maintain good physical and mental health. Personal health problems tend to correlate with indices of multiple deprivation, from which it can be seen that the areas where we need to make an impact are the inner areas of towns and cities, and peripheral estates originally in local authority ownership.
Liveability
This relates to the satisfaction with the transport environments we create. Significant within this is the quality of design
within the street scene. There is no doubt that many carefully designed schemes, especially in town centre areas where there
has been complete pedestrianisation, or where particular categories of traffic have been excluded at specific times, have
improved the appearance of the urban area, but the task is by no means complete, and has a new dimension in residential areas
- especially in
Minimising the Environmental Impact of Transport
There is a need to ensure that all schemes are designed to be sensitive to the environment - with particular reference to
biodiversity, landscape protection and