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OUR FIVE YEAR DELIVERY PLAN 2021–2026 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Part of the Greater Transport Strategy 2040

Published January 2021

01 01. Introduction by the

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a profound impact key measures, therefore, to reduce the dangerous on the journeys we make and the way that we travel. transport emissions that are a blight on communities It is unclear how long it will be before travel returns and people’s health. There are also measures to to previous levels, and the long-term impacts of reduce carbon footprint, but tackling Covid-19 on the economy, on the environment climate change is a national problem and we will need and on the way that we all live remain to be seen. Government action and funding to support this. However, now is not a time to pause. If Greater Manchester is to recover, then we must press on In addition to publishing Our Five Year Transport Contents and work harder than ever to realise the ambitious Delivery Plan we have also refreshed the GM Transport plans we have for our city region. Strategy 2040, GM’s Local Transport Plan. This too has been updated to reflect our renewed focus on Transport is absolutely essential to that recovery tackling climate change and clean air commitments and that is why it remains one of my top priorities. along with key aspects of Our Network. In 2019 I launched Our Network, a vision to create a world-class, modern, integrated and reliable To deliver the ambitions set out in Our Five Year transport system. Transport Delivery Plan we will need further investment and reform. The case is now irrefutable 01. Introduction by the Greater Manchester Mayor 03 Many of the challenges that we faced before that greater investment and devolution in the Covid remain – poor air quality, congestion, radically North, including in Greater Manchester, should be a 02. Our Five Year Transport Delivery Plan 04 improving our , greater local say on our rail national priority if the Government is serious about services and stations and boosting cycling and levelling up and rebalancing the UK economy. 03. The strategic context and our Right Mix 06 walking, and Our Five Year Transport Delivery Plan I was pleased, therefore, with the Spending Review sets out the shorter-term measures, schemes announcement that city regions are set to benefit 04. The Delivery Plan 07 and development work needed to achieve the from devolved intra-city funding settlements. Our Network vision. 05. In the next five years… 16 That is why Our Five Year Transport Delivery Plan As is the Greater Manchester way, this plan has been is critical – it is by no means the last word on our 06. Developing future transport interventions 17 developed in close co-operation with TfGM, GMCA transport ambitions, and I will continue to push and the local authorities to ensure our transport for greater investment and reform – but it does 07. Funding and delivery 19 investments support and are supported by new represent a significant step on the way to ‘building housing and commercial development sites that back better’ to a better connected, cleaner and could be brought forward in future spatial plans. greener Greater Manchester.

The plan also has at its heart Greater Manchester’s Andy Burnham commitments to tackle poor air quality and to be Mayor of Greater Manchester a carbon neutral city-region by 2038. There are

02 03 02. Our Five Year Transport Delivery Plan

Ramsbottom Bury Heywood Littleborough Our Five Year Transport Delivery Plan (2021–2026) details what Greater Manchester wants to achieve Standish Little in the next five years as the first steps towards Lever Rochdale Radcliffe delivering our vision for transport. Shaw It sets out the practical actions planned to deliver Lees Uppermill the Greater Manchester Transport Strategy Middleton 2040 and achieve the ambitions of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and Hindley Pemberton Cheetham the Mayor, providing a coordinated approach to Hill Atherton Atherton Harpurhey transport investment. Leigh It is also intended to inform the development of the Greater Manchester Infrastructure Programme Ashton-under-Lyne Ashton-in-Makerfield Swinton (GMIP) and outline Greater Manchester’s future Pendleton Newton Heath transport investment pipeline, highlighting our Newton-le-willows readiness to draw on funding announced in the 2020 Spending Review. Eccles Quays Eastlands Openshaw

Our Five Year Transport Delivery Plan supports the Longsight Gorton Longsight Gorton implementation of Our Network, a ten-year plan Port Rusholme to create a world-class, modern, integrated and Salford Rusholme reliable transport system for Greater Manchester. Fallowfield It brings together different modes of public Chorlton Levenshulme Denton transport – , , rail, tram-train and cycling IrlamIrlam Withington Sale Reddish Hyde and walking – in an integrated, easy-to-use system HATTERSLEY Didsbury with seamless connections, and simplified Didsbury HEATON Glossop ticketing and fares. CHAPEL Northenden Romiley

Our Five Year Transport Delivery Plan is supported Marple by Local Implementation Plans (LIPs) for 2021 to Baguley 2026 for each of the 10 GM Local Authorities.

To read the full Delivery Plan 2021-2026, MANCHESTER Wythenshawe Hazel Grove please go to tfgm.com/strategy MANCHESTER Cheadle AIRPORT Bramhall

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METROLINK Future METROLINK BUS CYCLING & WALKING Bee Network RAIL TRAM-TRAIN 04 05 03. The strategic context 04. The Delivery Plan and our Right Mix

The plan is structured around five themes:

The Mayor’s and GMCA’s priorities are set out in the refreshed Greater Manchester Strategy (launched 8 in autumn 2017) with a vision ‘to make Greater 7 +10% Manchester one of the best places in the world to grow up, get on and grow old’. Key priorities 6 50% include tackling climate change, creating a thriving 5 (3.1m)(3.4m) economy, and supporting ‘world-class connectivity 61%61% (3.7m)(3.4m) that keeps Greater Manchester moving’. 4 Our Bus Our Metrolink Our Rail Our Streets Our Integrated Network 3 — Local Bus — Metrolink — Rail — Walking and The Greater Manchester Strategy is supported by — Quality Bus — New stops — High speed Cycling — Clean Air and 2 50% the 2040 Transport Strategy and accompanying (3.4m) 39% Transit and upgrades rail — Local carbon Five Year Delivery Plans. The 2040 Transport 1 (2.4m) — Bus Rapid — Tram-Train — Stations highways — Future Strategy was first published in February 2017 and is millions) (in Trips Daily Transit — Strategic mobility and 0 our city-region’s statutory local transport plan. Now 2040 and innovation Over three years after the Strategy was first or other Motorways — Interchanges published, its 2040 Vision – for Greater Manchester and Active Travel — Freight and — Travel Hubs / to have ‘World class connections that support long- Park & Rides term, sustainable economic growth and access to — Maintenance — Fares and opportunity for all’ – remains highly relevant. — Town Centres Ticketing Working with our partners and the public, we will — Behaviour continue to develop interventions that help us to change Figure 1: Greater Manchester transport vision, realise our vision, and make Greater Manchester 2040 Transport Strategy — Safety and an even better place to be for everyone. security Since the Right Mix vision was agreed by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority in 2019, we have Supporting sustainable been reviewing the pathway to achieve it, particularly economic Protecting our The maps on the following pages illustrate our There are some interventions that can’t easily be growth environment in the context of the climate emergency and Greater Manchester’s aim to be a carbon neutral city region delivery programme. They include: shown on a Greater Manchester map, including TRANSPORT by 2038. We are currently undertaking additional work behaviour change programmes and Greater VISION to identify how the Right Mix contributes towards — interventions that are committed for delivery Manchester wide initiatives. These are grouped World-class connections that in the next five years. and listed in the bottom left corner of the maps. support long-term sustainable achieving Greater Manchester’s carbon target and, economic growth and access A fourth map is included, below, which outlines to opportunity for all. importantly, our carbon budgets, alongside other measures to decarbonise the transport network, — interventions for which we aim to complete our walking and cycling committed interventions, such as electric vehicles. Decisive action will be the business case in the next five years. unfunded priorities and longer term development priorities. Improving Developing an needed in the next five years to make meaningful quality of life innovative — interventions we will develop options for for all city-region progress towards meeting our carbon targets. in the next five years. The detailed programme has been developed in Recent evidence suggests that, to meet our carbon an integrated way to address the broad range of targets, we will need to significantly reduce motor issues facing Greater Manchester, building on the By 2040 we want 50% of all journeys in Greater vehicle traffic in GM, as well as decarbonising a significant investment that we have secured over Manchester to be made by public transport, on foot large part of our transport system. This will be a the past decade. or by bike, especially those shorter journeys around huge challenge and will need co-ordinated action local neighbourhoods. Enabling us to deliver a at both a national and a local level to invest in healthier, greener and more productive city-region. and incentivise sustainable travel, and to reduce We call this the Right Mix. incentives to travel by car. planning will also play an important role, as key facilities, such This will mean a million more sustainable journeys as shops, offices and services, will need to be built every day, enabling us to deliver a healthier, greener in accessible locations close to where people live, and more productive city-region without increasing thereby reducing the need to travel by car. motor-vehicle traffic. Further detail on this will be published soon.

06 07 MapMAP 1: In 1 the next five years, we areIn the committed next five years, to we delivering... are committed to delivering...

These interventionsThese interventions have have significant significant funding funding allocated allocated and the case and for the change case has beenfor change demonstrated, has M61 been demonstrated,although final business although case approvalfinal business may still be caseneeded. approval may still be needed. BLACKBURN Whitworth WEST Kingsway Business Park WITH DARWEN Northern Loop Subject to business case approval. CHORLEY Subject to businessM6 case approval

M62 J20–J25 M66 ROCHDALE LANCASHIRE Adlington Rochdale M62

Daisy Hill Access for All South Heywood Marsden improvements and Metrolink capacity Link Metrolink capacity bridge deck replacement BOLTON improvements Bury improvements (Bury – Altrincham) ( – East Didsbury) Bolton to Leeds Oldham Way KRN structures y wa OLDHAM or refurbishment ot Simister Island M rt Drainage remediation work Park & Ride a improvements m S along Wigan’s section of upgrades at g in Radcliffe and st station GM’s Key Route Network xi Whitefield E upgrade and Skelmersdale M58 M61 Park & Ride Oldham M58/M6 Link Road Wigan BURY interchange Salford Bolton upgradeM58 network improvements M60 Improved wayfinding, Oldham Town Centre: pedestrian links and public Accessible Oldham Salford Central Connectivity Package station upgrade realm in the city centre Network-wide (Phase 1) M6 rail service improvements City Centre Trans-Pennine Route Walkden Access for All North West: M60 upgrade electrification improvements and New Bailey Ashton- Billinge MSIRR: Great to Stalybridge M6 J21A–J26 WIGAN Park & Ride SALFORD under-Lyne Ancoats Street Smart Motorway M602 City centre improvements M60 J13/A572 improvements KRN maintenance Metrolink A635 Ashton Old Road ST HELENS Rail infrastructure improvementsHaydock Rail service improvements Newton-le- Trafford Road Princess Road Willows M67 junction Parkway Improvement Scheme Quality Bus Transit and bus network improvements Mottram Moor improvements Park & Ride MANCHESTER and A57(T) to A57 Motorway improvements Link Roads Central Manchester/Castlefield A57 Hyde Road New highway links associated with new developments rail corridor improvements M62 TRAFFORD localised widening Other new highway links M60 Stockport Town Centre Local road network improvements Access Plan Network-wide Access for All Withington Town centre improvements, including interchanges and public realmM62 Park & Ride rail service improvements improvements Asset Management and Maintenance Programmes WARRINGTON Carrington Relief Road Stockport Town Centre M60 structure enhancements Other strategic interventions not shown on the map: Stockport

• Mayor’s Challenge Fund Cycling and Walking SchemesWARRINGTON (see Map 4) including Altrincham crossing points, junction upgrades, bike hire and schemes in response to Covid-19 STOCKPORT • Development of a Clean Air Plan Metrolink capacity • Implementation of the Congestion Deal improvements WIDNES M56 Stockport • Additional Metrolink vehicles (27 new ) and associated infrastructure (Bury – Altrincham) Interchange New Mills • Metrolink service and ticketing enhancements redevelopment • Station accessibility improvements Manchester • Implementation of the GM Freight and Logistics Strategy Airport Hope Valley Line • Electric vehicle charging network Poynton upgrade M56 A560 Cheadle and Relief Road • Behaviour change programmes Cheadle Heath • Bus Stop Enhancements ProgrammeHALTON Resilience and M56 J6–J8 • MetrolinkRUNCORN Renewals Programme Existing land supply growth areas ReliabilityWILMSLOW Package M6 EAST Smart Motorway Whaley Potential development location Bridge

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2020 January 2021 08 09 Map 2: In the next five years,

MAP 2 Bury Interchange A58 St Marys Gate/ we aim to complete business redevelopment Manchester Road LANCASHIRES4A Package In the next five years, we aim to complete (including Metrolink cases for early delivery of... stop upgrade) business cases for early delivery of... S4A & QBT M61 (Bolton–Bury Tram-Train Pathfinder project: These interventions are those with potential to be delivered by 2026. BLACKBURN Bury Town Centre Rochdale) WhitworthOldham to Heywood via Rochdale WEST Bolton Town Centre S4A These interventions are those with potential to be delivered by 2026. WITHjunction DARWEN improvements YORKSHIRE CHORLEY Heywood Subject to funding and business case approval. Rochdale Station M6 Queens Park Bridge Gateway improvements major structure Subject to funding and business case approval enhancements Rochdale Station Travel Hub/ Park & Ride upgrade M62 North-East Corridor ROCHDALE LANCASHIRE (Northern Gateway) CHESHIRE Adlington A58 Angouleme Way Distributor Road Rochdale M62 EAST M66 Electrification from and Peel Way major S4A & QBT maintenance/renewal Bolton to Wigan (Rochdale– Marsden Bury Oldham–Ashton) BOLTON Elton Reservoir Beal Valley/ S4A & QBT Link Road Rochdale line S4A & QBT electrification Broadbent Moss (Wigan–Bolton) (A6 Manchester– Bolton Spine Road Little Hulton) Trans-Pennine S4A improvements: route upgrade St Mary’s Way Wigan HS2 Elton Reservoir OLDHAM Growth Strategy Radcliffe Metrolink stop Royton Cop Road Metrolink (early interventions) Town Centre Radcliffe and Travel Hub/ M62 North-East Corridor stop and Travel Hub/ Bolton KRN sructures improvements Park & Ride (Northern Gateway) Park & Ride New Guided Busway refurbishment local bus network stop north of Farnworth Oldham Mumps area Skelmersdale Wigan Mosley Common S4A (Farnworth) BURY M62 North-East Corridor Oldham and access to Southlink Greenfield station M61 (Northern Gateway) development site disabled access M58 express bus corridor Hindley Little Hulton Prestwich improved M60 Improve Piccadilly– Manchester Street Viaduct Oldham Town Centre: Additional buses Victoria Metrolink refurbishment, Oldham Accessible Oldham on LSM Busway S4A & QBT Wigan East-West (MediaCityUK– frequency Connectivity Package SALFORD M60 J21 improvements (Phase 2) road infrastructure Salford Crescent) S4A M6 WIGAN Swinton (Deansgate) Sandhills TAMESIDE Eccles New Road/ Metrolink stop Billinge South Langworthy Rd Salford Quays Ashton- M6 J23 Leigh refurbishment northern access Manchester Northern under-Lyne improvements S4A & QBT City centre Gateway bus corridor Metrolink and M602 M60 (Wigan– MERSEYSIDEMetro/Tram-Train services Hindley–Leigh) Community Stadium Stalybridge Rapid Transit access enhancements S4A improvements: Manchester Piccadilly HS2 S4A & bus corridor upgrade Haydock Hyde Town Centre Growth Strategy (early (A57 Manchester–Hattersley) Rail infrastructure improvements interventions and powers) Newton-le- ST HELENS Willows Further phases of M67 Rail service improvements CulchethWestern Gateway S4A improvements: Resurfacing and Infrastructure Scheme Wharfside Hattersley Refurbishment City Centre Transport Godley Green High speed rail (WGIS) Strategy interventions Stretford Scheme Denton Island Hyde and Hattersley Other strategic interventions S4A improvements: improvements pedestrian/cycle Streets for All & Quality Bus Transit and not shown on the map: bus network improvements M62 Trafford Civic Quarter S4A (Stretford) MANCHESTER bridge connection Streets for All & bus corridor upgrade • Implementation of the Congestion Deal Manchester SE Junction A57 Regent Road Economic Corridor and new bus corridors • Smart, integrated ticketing M60 Improvements Study Warrington line KRN carriageway Improvement Package A560 Stockport Rd/ • Reform of the busM62 market DERBYSHIREMottram Old Rd Motorway improvements improvements resurfacing • Electric Bus Fleet Investment Structures Improvement Travel Corridor WARRINGTON New highway links associated • Metrolink reliability, capacity and Sale West M60 Package – Stockport with new developments service improvements, and stop upgrades bus corridor Stockport HS2 TRAFFORD Growth Strategy • Further investment in Stockport Other new highway links New Carrington (early interventions) the Bee Network (see map 4) WARRINGTON bus corridor Local road network improvements • Clean Air Plan measures STOCKPORT Tram-Train Altrincham Metrolink • Streets for All network improvements Lymm Pathfinder project: extension Implementation of Town and city centre improvements, • Travel Hubs/Park & Ride upgrades M56 Stockport Station including interchanges and public realm Manchester–Hale to Terminal 2 • Highways maintenance and renewal programmes Masterplan Stockport Town Centre West WIDNESAsset Management and Accessibility Package • Partnership options for management Wedge/ New Mills Maintenance Programmes A34 Area Access and improvement of local rail stations Roundthorn Medipark Stockport Town Centre East Package Potential new or • Station accessibility improvements proposals Accessibility Package replacement stations • Support for new technologies, Manchester South Stockport e.g. Mobility as a Service Airport Handforth Potential new Metrolink stops Metrolink extension railPoynton infrastructure • Bus Stop Enhancements,M56 Bus Marginal Gains towards Davenport Green Styal improvements A6 Stockport to High Lane and Bus Pinch Point Programmes S4A and Bus Route HALTON Existing land supply growth areas • Implementation of the GM Freight Bus Rapid Transit Improvement Package (Airport to the east) Potential development location and Logistics Strategy station upgrade Whaley M6 Bridge Manchester Airport Tram-Train Pathfinder project: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2020 highway improvements Manchester Airport–Wilmslow January 2021

10 11 Map 3: In the next five years, we willMAP develop 3 options for... LANCASHIRE In the next five years, we will develop options for... S4A & bus corridor upgrade These are the interventions which need further investigation or development in order (A56 Bury–) to identify future options and determine feasibility. This work may identify interventions These are the interventions which need further investigationM61 or development that could bein delivered order to identify by future2026, options and and we determine will aim feasibility. to achieve This work that may wherever possible, BLACKBURN WhitworthMetro/Tram-Train WEST Rochdale–Heywood–Bury North East Manchester but most areidentify longer interventions term projects that could that be delivered would by be 2026, delivered and we will in aim later to years. WITH DARWEN YORKSHIRE CHORLEY S4A improvements: Rail Study improvements achieve that wherever possible, but most are longer term projects that would Heywood Town Centre M6 ROCHDALE Subject to fundingbe delivered and in businesslater years. case approval. Bus Rapid Transit from M66 J2 Subject to funding and business case approval M62 North-East Corridor M62 J19 (Northern Gateway) and improvements LANCASHIRE improvements Rochdale Adlington surrounding towns to the Northern Powerhouse Regional Centre BURY M62 Rail to Leeds

Marsden M66 Heywood S4A bus corridor upgrade (A56 Bury Westhoughton BOLTON Manchester–Bury) A49 Standish Multi-Modal Metrolink connection Link Road Package Middleton to Oldham Bolton M61 J6 Oldham Mumps Link Road Interchange M61 redevelopment North West M66 improvements NWQS Wigan HS2 Metrolink Manchester including J3 Growth Strategy connection OLDHAM Rail Study to Middleton improvements The Quays further M60 J19 Skelmersdale North West Manchester Wigan connectivity improvements Oldham Rail Study improvements improvements NWQS Middleton M58 Metro/Tram-Train on the Atherton line S4A improvements: M60 Middleton M6 J25 NWQS Salford Crescent Ashton-in-Makerfield M60 Town Centre all-movements Masterplan Interchange upgrades Mossley station junction Further new Metrolink Access Package Bus Rapid Transit extension M60 J9–J14 connections between M60 J21–J24 accessibility M6 to and Golborne improvements Salford Crescent, Smart Motorway improvements Inner Salford and the Ashton- WIGAN Improved links between City Centre Billinge under-Lyne Metrolink and Eccles rail & Metrolink Manchester Piccadilly: Metrolink extension Metro/Tram-Train services High Speed 2 NWQS HS2 and NPR station to Stalybridge SALFORD M602 City centre and Growth Strategy MERSEYSIDERapid Transit Metrolink extension Stalybridge towards Port Salford/ Stalybridge Town Centre Rail infrastructure improvements Salford Stadium transport interchange Metro/rail/Tram-Train Haydock TPTS High speed rail Stockport to Tameside NWQS via Denton and Reddish Tintwistle and Streets for All & Quality Bus Transit andNewton-le- A57–M62 Regional Centre Hollingworth: Willows Lane Head S4A & QBT bus network improvements Link Road M60 J8 Link Road Metro tunnel further interventions Culchethimprovements (Ashton– M67 Streets for All & bus corridor upgrade M62 improvements Stockport) MANCHESTER SEQS TAMESIDE and new bus corridors TPTS Port Salford Metrolink connection Motorway improvements and West Coast rail freight link MediaCity–Salford Crescent HS2 Tunnel Rail Study improvements TRAFFORD Metro/Tram-Train New highway links associated M60 South East Manchester on the Glossop line Metro/Tram-Train S4A & QBT (A6 Manchester– Rail Study improvements with new developments on the Warrington line Stockport College) SEQS Other new highway links Bredbury area NWQS North West QuadrantM62 Study South Manchester DERBYSHIRE Rail Study improvements highway Local road network improvements S4A & bus corridor upgrade South Manchester SEMMMS improvements SEQS South EastWARRINGTON Quadrant Study (A56 Manchester–Altrincham) Highway and Town centre improvements, Transport Study including interchanges and M60 Stockport HS2 TPTS Trans-Pennine Tunnel Study SEQS Growth Strategy Metro/Tram-Train public realm Metro/Tram-Train Cornbrook to Manchester on the Marple line South East Manchester Multi-Modal Stockport SEMMMS Airport via Timperley Altrincham A6 to M60 Station Alliance stations Study (SEMMMS) Refresh STOCKPORT WARRINGTON Relief Road Other strategic interventions not shown on the map: Lymm Bus Rapid Transit Stockport – (Manchester Airport Station Alliance • Further investment in the Bee Network (see Map 4) to Altrincham) Enhancement WIDNES Looking beyond this five year development • Streets for All network improvements Northern Powerhouse M56 Program New Mills • Further Travel Hubs/Park & Ride proposals Rail to programme, we will investigate potential • Further electrification of rail lines rapid transit corridors: • New stations SEMMMS • Airport–Carrington–Irlam • Platform lengthening Manchester SEMMMS • Ashton–Oldham Airport Handforth • Station accessibility improvements High Speed 2 Poynton • Bolton–Bury / Bolton–Radcliffe Styal • Metrolink reliability, capacity and service improvements, M56 • Marple–Stockport Existing land supply growth areas Metro/Tram-Train and stop upgrades HALTON Metro/Tram-Train • Oldham–Grotton–Greenfield RUNCORN ManchesterCHESHIRE Airport to Manchester Airport East Didsbury to • Support for new technologies, e.g. Mobility as a Service Potential development location • Oldham–Royton the west and southwest WILMSLOW Stockport/Hazel Grove Northern • Further Freight & Logistics programmes M6 EAST Metrolink Western Leg Whaley (Mid Cheshire) Powerhouse • Tyldesley–HindleyBridge Green–Wigan • Integrated Rail Plan interventions Manchester Airport: Metro/Tram-Train Rail to • Further metro/tram-train routes Manchester Airport HS2 and NPR station Stockport to linked to the Regional Centre metro tunnel Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2020 Western Link and Growth Strategy Manchester Airport January 2021 12 13 Map MAP4: Walking 4 and Cycling Committed Interventions,Walking and Cycling Unfunded Committed Priorities Interventions, and LongerUnfunded Term Priorities Development and Longer term Priorities Development Priorities M61 Littleborough

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M6 M60 Ashton- Leigh under-Lyne Monton Ashton-in- Salford Makerfield Stalybridge M602 Ordsall Manchester Trafford Park Busy Beeways & Beeways M67

M62 Urmston Denton In the next five years... Levenshulme Committed to delivery M60 Active Neighbourhoods Romiley Upgraded junctions or New Crossing Points M62 M60 Sale

Aim to complete business cases for early delivery Stockport

Upgraded junctions or New Crossing Points Altrincham Not shown on the map: Hazel Grove • City Centre Transport Strategy: Pedestrian improvements

• GM Public Rights of Way upgrades M56 Bramhall Develop options Not shown on the map: • City Centre Wheel - cycle improvements M56 January 2021 Cycling and walking schemes in response to Covid-19 M6 Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2020 Active Neighbourhoods in response to Covid-19 Cycling and walking prioritised

14 15 05. In the next 06. Developing five years… future transport interventions

Over the next five years we need to focus on reducing carbon emissions, improving air quality, supporting recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, tackling social exclusion and helping to deliver expected housing and employment growth. We hope to be well underway with our programme of interventions in the next five years, but our vision Our focus will therefore be on investing in walking, cycling and public reaches far beyond this. COVID-19 has forced us to transport networks; better integrating our existing transport system; re-evaluate how we work and travel, we will continue and developing major sustainable transport schemes for delivery in to adapt to these challenges as we recover. If we are the medium and long term. to achieve our vision by 2040, we must think long- term and act now. The plan also identifies longer- This will deliver the Our Network plan to create a world-class, modern, term ambitions and priorities, including: integrate and reliable transport system. In summary, our main programme includes: — Future Metrolink expansion; — Develop Tram-Train services to provide Our Bus extra capacity on exiting rail corridors; — Bus priority measures — Further expansion of Bus Rapid Transit, — Bus Rapid Transit interchange development and quality — Introduction of Quality Bus Transit corridors — Town centre interchange development in Bury bus connections between our town and — Upgrades/renewals city centres; — Continuing to invest in active transport Our Metrolink infrastructure and promoting walking and — Enhanced facilities and access to stops cycling to improve our health and environment; — New stops to support spacial growth priorities — Network capacity and resilience — Sustainable freight projects; and — Major schemes — Tram train early development — Preparation for the arrival of HS2 and NPR. — Upgrades/renewals These transport improvements are being delivered by a range of delivery bodies including Transport for Our Rail Greater Manchester, local authorities, Network Rail — Completing up to 4 Access for All rail station upgrades — Delivery of up to 2 new rail stations and Highways . — Enhanced passenger facilities and access to stations — Port Salford Rail Link

Our Streets — Next tranche of £1.5bn Bee Network beyond the £160m TCF allocation — Town Centre & Streets schemes — Pinchpoint schemes — Schemes that unlock delivery of the Existing Land Supply and new sites — Major schemes, e.g. Wigan-Bolton HIF and Stockport A34 — Upgrades/renewals

Our Integrated Network — Electric bus fleet and associated depot investment — Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure — ITS applications for Covid-19 recovery — Future Mobility Zone

16 17 07. Funding and delivery

This Delivery Plan shows how, over the next five The aim is for full integration of the process that years, we will make real progress towards delivering links planning, prioritisation and then funding and the vision set out in our 2040 Transport Strategy delivery. GMIP is based on the following key themes: and the Greater Manchester Strategy. It sets out an integrated approach to major scheme delivery — A Place-based approach; in the medium and long-term that is supported — GM-wide strategic investment packages; and by a robust programme of investment, which will ensure our transport network meets the needs of — Strong governance. residents, businesses and visitors. Through the publication of plans, such as this five Delivery of Greater Manchester’s aspirations, year transport Delivery Plan, GM has put in place as set out in this plan, will require: the strategic planning and governance required for an ambitious infrastructure programme that would — Revenue funding to carry on planning, running, unlock pipelines of future housing and connectivity. maintaining and subsidising transport services. The 2020 Spending Review has, to some extent, acted on this recommendation and we look forward — Long-term capital funding to invest in to working with Government to identify the benefits new transport infrastructure and make of investment in the interventions identified in Our improvements to our current networks. Five Year Transport Delivery Plan. There is a funding programme in place which starts Further devolution of transport functions from to help delivery these ambitions, but we will need central Government is required, to equip Greater a step change in funding to realise our full vision. Manchester with the ability to create and efficiently We will also need to influence Network Rail and manage a cleaner, more efficient and integrated funding decisions. transport network. To deliver on this GM needs to work with government on areas including: Our Five Year Transport Delivery Plan has an important role in supporting Greater Manchester to — More influence over the rail system, including achieve greater long-term certainty over transport control over stations; funding. GM needs the right integrated infrastructure to alleviate transport bottlenecks, support around — Powers to deliver a consistent, clean and 180,000 new homes and meet future carbon targets, welcoming taxi and private hire fleet; and five million square metres of new employment — New powers to manage our road network; and land via an integrated Infrastructure Plan. Without this infrastructure, we cannot deliver the homes or — A reformed and electrified bus system. economic growth we need.

The Greater Manchester Infrastructure Programme (GMIP) enables infrastructure to be developed in a comprehensive, placed-based manner, looking both at local schemes and the strategic programmes that support them at a city-region level.

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