Levenshulme Filtered Neighbourhood

Feasibility Study Summary July 2020 Filtered Neighbourhood

Report summary 919 comments were submitted on the Sustrans was commissioned to deliver a programme of community engagement and Commonplace map. collaborative design activities to support the delivery of Greater ’s first 64.9% of the users who ‘fully filtered’ neighbourhood, as part of the wider Active Neighbourhood vision. specified a connection said that they live within the area. Understanding how the community feel about Levenshulme

When describing places in the area, 91% felt that it was important for that place to be served by An overwhelming healthy walking/cycling routes number of respondents 34% of respondents felt that they were worried A ‘Tell us about your were not very comfortable or not about too much street’ survey was sent at all comfortable walking in the to 9000 households. It traffic and rat area. was completed by 590 running. households. Even fewer people felt comfortable cycling in the area, with 66% in total feeling not very or not at all comfortable.

The changes you told us you’d like to see (Top 5)

Over 137 people attended the Co-Design Event in January. 102 people attended in February.

You told us:

• Which streets to filter • Where the filters could go • How we can support the filters with other improvements

Trialling a filtered neighbourhood in Levenshulme

Filtered Through working with the Using these principles, a Filtered Neigbourhoods can community, 5 key design Neighbourhood design has been address rat running, principles were identified for how produced, with plans to trial it from speeding and too the area could be improved: Summer 2020. much traffic, all issues raised by the 1. Making active travel a viable community. Further option This is a chance to benefits include 2. Accessibility understand if it works and better access to 3. Greenery and attractiveness green spaces and 4. Connectivity how the local community reduced air pollution. 5. Distinctly Levenshulme feel about it.

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Introduction How we have worked with the local community

Manchester City Council (MCC) and Levenshulme Bee Network (LBN) were successful in securing funding from Initially there was the ‘Listening Phase’ where the project Transport for to deliver the first Active Neighbourhood as part of the Bee Network Programme. team ran an online and face to face community engagement By prioritising people over cars and making it easier to walk and cycle in Levenshulme the project aims to create to identify the issues people face in the area. calmer, safer and more sociable streets. The “Tell Us About Your Street” (TUAYS) survey was sent Sustrans was commissioned to deliver a programme of community engagement and collaborative design activities to all 9000 households in the project area in October 2019. to support the delivery of Greater Manchester’s first ‘fully filtered’ neighbourhood, as part of the wider Active This could also be completed online. Neighbourhood vision. The Filtered Neighbourhood is just one project area within the Active Neighbourhood An online perceptions mapping tool to measure how Scheme, with other areas such as new and improved crossings and cycle infrastructure being provided by MCC. respondents felt about the area and what improvements This report outlines the findings which advocate for a filtered neighbourhood (FN) trial in Levenshulme and the could be made to encourage them to walk and cycle more process for creating the filter plan with the local community. It is not intended to summarise the wider Active was launched via Commonplace on 20th October 2019. Neighbourhood project. https://levenshulmebeenetworkmap.commonplace.is/

Then there was the ‘Solutions Phase’ where we asked the community how they would like to see these issues solved. A filtered neighbourhood creates barriers to cars on residential streets within a neighbourhood, Community events and pop ups were run to see if a filtered neighbourhood might be benefitial in the area and gather What is a filtered preventing ‘rat running’ but still allowing residents access to their homes. Direct access is local knowledge as part of the design process if this was the case. neighbourhood? maintained and enhanced for people walking and cycling, improving the appeal of those types The aim was to gain insight and understanding of issues and develop and design locally-led solutions. Below is a of journeys. list of events that helped form the design for the trial. There have been around 70 active neighbourhood events in total since 2018.

Event Details Measures which block through-routes for vehicles, while allowing journeys on foot or by bike January 2020 What is a modal and occasionally by bus to continue. These can include bollards, gates, planters, opposing Tesco pop up event To engage with those in the community who may not have completed the postal or filter? one way streets, restricted turns, bus gates, school streets and width restrictions. A filter is online surveys. not required on every street for the whole neighbourhood to become filtered. Residents and visitors can still access all properties by car, and emergency services will still have access. Inspire pop up event As above

Burnage Lane pop up As above

Levenshulme Old Library Levenshulme Youth Forum meeting

Madina Mosque pop up To engage with those in the community who may not have completed the postal or The benefits of a filtered neighbourhood online surveys.

Inspire co-design event Co-design workshop to explain the design process and ask the community how the roads and cells should be defined. Combined with The filtered People living in February 2020 streetscape neighbourhood scheme existing filtered Christ Church South Detailed Co-design workshop with the community improvements, they in Waltham Forest led neighbourhoods Manchester Hands on can boost high streets to the removal of 44% are becoming more Design Workshop and local town centres. of traffic on residential physically active, Walking and cycling streets. This led to spending an extra 32 Arcadia hands on design Detailed Co-design workshop with the community improvements can significant improvements minutes walking, or 9 workshop increase retail spend by in air quality and peoples’ minutes cycling per 1 2 Seddon Street active To engage with residents in the extended project area to the North of Matthews Lane up to 30%1. health . week . streets event/ co-design pop up

Burnage community Information session forum

1 Waltham Forest Cycling Campaign. Available at https://wfcycling.wordpress.com/mini-holland/evidence/ 2 Alrdred et al. (2018) Impacts of an active travel intervention with a cycling focus in a suburban context: One-year findings from an evaluation of London’s in- progress mini-Hollands programme. Available at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0965856417314866 Levenshulme Filtered Neighbourhood July 2020 4 Levenshulme Filtered Neighbourhood July 2020 5 Levenshulme Filtered Neighbourhood Levenshulme Filtered Neighbourhood

Who responded? Gathering responses across the whole area

590 households in the area returned the TUAYS Survey. As can be seen from the map below, the responses are widely spread across the area, with the majority of A ‘Tell us about your streets represented. The location which TUAYS surveys street’ survey was sent 919 comments were were returned from are shown as yellow envelopes. to 9000 households. submitted on the Over 137 people It was completed by Commonplace map. attended the Co-Design The return rate in the northernmost part is low because 590 households. The 64.9% of the users who Event in January. 102 this area was not included in the project boundary at coverage of respondents specified a connection people attended in the point that these surveys went out. It has since been within the area was said that they live within February. included at the request of residents to take part in the widespread with the area. Active Neighbourhood scheme. responses from 163 different streets. Comments on Commonplace are also dispersed throughout the whole area, but tend to be more concentrated around larger roads.

Of the 486 unique users who left comments on Commonplace, 328 What is your connection the the area? (Commonplace respondents) specified what their connection was to the area. 64.9% of the users who live here

specified a connection said that or here they ‘live within the area’. Besides living within the area, the most study here common connections to the area live nerby were ‘I study here’ (24.7%) and ‘I live nearby’ (11.9%). on business here

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How we will continue to work with you Why is a filtered neighbourhood being trialled?

Trialling the filtered neighbourhood As highlighted previously, the local community have Initial observations had the opportunity to share their feelings about Initial site visits by our designers highlighted that This is the first scheme of its kind to be delivered in Manchester. their neighbourhood through a number of platforms. the neighbourhood suffers from severance with The project team is aware that changes to the neighbourhood The project team also undertook initial site visits the railways and major roads forming physical will have a significant impact on journeys, whether by car, bike to establish some understanding of the area. This divides. Primary site analysis comprised an or by foot. section sets out these findings and the issues and Urban Design/Townscape study, route hierarchy concerns that the community have about the local It is therefore essential that these ideas are trialled and tested analysis and identification of key issues across area. It also identifies how these issues might be before deciding whether to make them permanent. This way the neighbourhood, such as substandard road addressed through a filtered neighbourhood scheme the community can feedback on what is working and what crossings, pavement parking, poorly lit areas and other supporting interventions. isn’t, and help us design any permanent filters in detail - for and rat-running. example what they will look like and where on the street they should be positioned. This also means that measures can be put in sooner rather Road incident data than later which can assist with social distancing guidelines Initial analysis highlighted that there were 746 road traffic incidents within the FN area between January 2005 and in relation to Covid-19. Measures such as pavement widening June 20183. This includes 2 fatalities and 83 ‘serious’ incidents. can be lengthy to implement, but quieter roads will make it safer for pedestrians where they might need to use the road A higher number of road incidents occur along the major roads in the area, such as the A6 ( Road) and space for social distancing. The scheme will also reduce some Albert Road. Analysis also shows that the severity of these incidents correlates with road size and their strategic of the perceived barriers to greenspaces, which are essential traffic function, with fatal and severe collisions more likely to occur on roads such as Stockport Road and Errwood at this time for exercise and meeting with friends and family. Road. The filtered neighbourhood proposal should take these patterns into account to improve safety for all. The strongest concentration of incidents have occurred along Stockport Road with significant hot-spots at the Gathering feedback on the trial junction between Stockport Road and Albert Road. The roundabouts that make up the junctions between Moseley Road, Birchfields Road and the are also shown to have a high concentration of incidents. This is also The trial will be undertaken using an experimental traffic regulation order which means that we can make changes the case for Broom Lane, particularly where it meets Stockport Road. Hotspots also include smaller roads such as following your feedback and monitor the impact for the first 6 months before the Council and Transport for Greater Cromwell Grove, Chapel Street and Clare Road. Manchester decide if the filters will be implemented on a permanent basis. All feedback from residents and monitoring of traffic, pedestrian and cycling levels as well as air quality levels will be considered before any of the filters are installed permanently. Car ownership 39% of households in the area do not own a car at all, despite initial observations highlighting high volumes of traffic The formal consultation will start once the trial is in place and there will be various ways to get in touch and give on local streets. This is much higher than the UK average (25.3%) and the Greater Manchester average (32.6%). feedback. All houses and businesses within the proposed active neighbourhood area will receive postal information Filtered neighbourhoods help local streets to work better for those who don’t have access to a car, which correlates about the scheme. In addition, houses and businesses within 100m of a filter will have a chance to comment directly with the lower income areas in Levenshulme4. on the filters closest to their house. Feedback can be given at https://levenshulmebeenetwork.commonplace.is/ schemes/proposals/our-active-neighbourhood-vision-map/details.

No cars or vans 1 car or van 2 or more cars or vans 25.8% 42.2% 32.1%

32.6% 42.7% 26.7%

39.3% 44.6% 16.1%

3 Since this data only includes reported incidents it is likely to significantly underestimate the true level of road incidents in the area. The data shows a total of 746 incidents within or on a boundary road of the Filtered Neighbourhood. Each incident results in one or more ‘casualties’ where the severity ranges been ‘slight’, ‘serious’ and ‘fatal’. 4 There a strong link between car ownership and levels of deprivation within the Filtered Neighbourhood area. Parts of the area fall within the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in the country and this is reflected in low levels of car ownership. LSOA 34D which has the highest car ownership by household, is also least deprived LSOA within either the Burnage or Levenshulme wards. Levenshulme Filtered Neighbourhood July 2020 8 Levenshulme Filtered Neighbourhood July 2020 9 Levenshulme Filtered Neighbourhood Levenshulme Filtered Neighbourhood

Traffic data What you have told us about the area Monitoring Moving around the area Baseline traffic data was gathered in January 2020 to establish which roads and junctions experienced the When describing 34% of respondents felt that they were not very comfortable or highest traffic volumes. Monitoring will take place again places in the area, not at all comfortable walking in the area. during the trial to understand changes in traffic patterns. 91% felt that it was Air quality will also be monitored. The location of monitors important for that are shown on the map below. place to be served by healthy walking/ Even fewer people felt comfortable cycling in the area, with cycling routes. 66% in total feeling not very or not at all comfortable. Understanding the makeup of traffic Vehicular movement data collected between January 2019 and December 2019 provides a clear insight into the nature of traffic within Levenshulme. The map below shows data to illustrate the division of journeys classed as either ‘through’ and ‘local’ at specific locations within the Levenshulme Filtered Neighbourhood area.

• A ‘Through’ journey is classed as a journey which did not start or end within the ‘Park Area’ in which it was recorded. • A ‘Local’ journey is classed as one which either starts or ends within the park area, or takes place entirely within the park area itself. For each point on the map, the pie chart • Indicates the proportion of through traffic between 7am and 7pm. • Is scaled according to the total amount of vehicular traffic on that given location over the same 12 hour period.

Traffic in the area

In both the Commonplace map and TUAYS surveys, issues relating to traffic were the primary cause for concern. The graphs below show the top 5 issues identified by the respondents of each survey.

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The changes you told us you’d like to see Speeding drivers Issues relating to traffic were among The three key issues When comments relating to the top responses when users were raised relating to traffic speeding cars and traffic being asked to identify their top areas for were speeding drivers, too fast are combined and improvement within the Levenshulme too much traffic and rat compared across all three survey Filtered Neighbourhood. running. platforms, there is a clear grouping of comments on Stockport Road, Errwood Road and Broom Lane. However, analysis also shows how there are many concerns relating to speeding also on the more residential and smaller roads. Traffic calming and slowing down traffic were suggestions across all surveys and pop up events and workshops, with traffic calming requested on a large number of residential streets across the area. This is shown in the map adjacent.

Locating traffic-related concerns Many of the roads Too much traffic which received the ‘Less traffic’ and ‘fewer polluting highest concentration vehicles’ were suggestions by of comments relating to Commonplace respondents and traffic volume and speeds those at the workshops and pop- were residential streets up events. The map shows a like Millwain, Longden, distinct cluster of comments on Cringle Road and the A6 but also on Errwood Road, Highfield Road showing Barlow Road, Marshall Road and that traffic issues are not Broom Avenue. isolated to main roads like the A6, but that there are There were, however, suggestions concerns around traffic for less traffic on many residential on the smaller residential streets spread throughout the streets in the area also. area, indicating that less traffic is an aspiration for smaller streets too and that action to tackle The roads with the highest the volume of traffic is desired numbers on the map have throughout the area. the highest concentration of comments.

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Solving the issues raised Rat running Most comments relating to rat- In summary, the key traffic issues which have been identified by the local community are: running are from residential streets • Too much traffic which provide links between primary or secondary roads, for instance • Speeding drivers Millwain Road and Linden Park • Rat running by people who don’t live in the neighbourhood between Errwood Road and Slade Lane and therefore enable movement • Severance caused by traffic and poor crossing points across the neighbourhood. Roads such as Scarisbrick Road also enable vehicles to avoid main roads Rat running (including their crossings and traffic lights which cause delays) altogether. Filtered neighbourhoods stop rat running by ensuring Mapping the comments shows that Examples of how the trial residential streets can’t be used by through-traffic but respondents feel that numerous remain accessible to residents, visitors and emergency filters might look roads within the area are subject to services. these driver behaviours. As with the other traffic issues highlighted, the residential streets which facilitate through traffic have been highlighted the most by respondents. Speeding

They can also reduce speeding. When drivers use roads as cut throughs, they are trying to get from A to B as quickly as possible. High volumes of non-local traffic means lots of drivers who don’t have an association with the area and therefore take less care in how they drive. Filters give pedestrians and cyclists priority whilst letting Specific measures for traffic drivers in as guests, altering the hierarchy of users and calming helping to reduce inconsiderate driving behaviours. Filters also shorten the lengths of through routes, reducing the More specific proposals for opportunity for drivers to build up speed. Other measures improvements by respondents to the such as enforced speed limits may be required to deliver TUAYS survey and Commonplace change in full. map included closing roads, modal filters and one-way roads. The map shows these suggestions to be fairly Too much traffic evenly distributed throughout the area, with a number of residents Modal filters can transform heavily trafficked roads into showing support for a modal filter or quieter roads which are easier to cross and become road closure on their street. spaces for socialising. Moving through-journeys onto This highlights a wish for traffic- the key connector roads such as the A6 and Kingsway related interventions not just on will reduce traffic levels on the smaller roads in the key routes such as the A6, but on neighbourhood. Where roads will continue to be the smaller connecting residential designated for through traffic, they can become less of streets also. a barrier through the installation of new and improved crossing points.

Whilst this does not form part of the filtered neighbourhood plan, opportunities for improved crossing points will be highlighted where needed and recommendations shared with .

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Co-designing the Filtered Neighbourhood with the community

Residents and stakeholders have participated in a series of engagement events, workshops and co-design activities to decide how routes in Levenshulme should be categorised, and the extent to which it should be filtered to through traffic.

Community Representatives Workshop and Drop-in Co-Design Event 29th Jan 2020 Members of the local community worked together to co-create a map which identified the streets that should be used by vehicles to travel through Levenshulme and those that should only be used for local motor vehicle trips.

We asked attendees to classify the streets in the study area in 3 categories: Following the street classification exercise, Sustrans engineers worked with MCC officers and the project team • Red: strategic roads – traffic should mostly use these routes to determine the boundaries of the low traffic neighbourhood, i.e. the roads which would remain open to through traffic. The street classification had identified Kingsway and the A6 as obvious boundary roads, but the other ones • Blue: local connector roads – should remain an option for through traffic now, but could be filtered in the future in the area were more complex. During the street classification workshop, the following had been discussed as • No colour: residential street, for access only and not for through traffic potential through routes: Crossley Road, Grangethorpe Road, Burnage Lane, Slade Lane, Errwood Road, Marshall Road, Alma Road, Albert Road, Broom Lane, Mount Road, Barlow Road, Cromwell Grove and Matthews Lane.

Street classification and cell definition To decide whether to keep the above roads open to through traffic or not (i.e. to filter them) was then taken by the 9 maps were produced by the groups and were overlaid to give a final indication of how the community wanted the engineers working on the project, based on: roads and cells to be categorised. As shown in the image below, the groups had fairly similar ideas on this, with only some conflicting views. -Street classification (as identified in the community workshop) -The presence of schools, parks and other community destinations -Proximity to parallel strategic roads, and resulting FN size

The last point is particularly important: an FN which is too small will result in little mode shift or traffic evaporation. On the other hand, an FN which is too large will encourage driven trips within the area and create an excessive inconvenience to longer car journeys starting or ending in the area. Because of this, the size of FNs implemented Red routes Blue routes Residential (filtered) streets across the country had been between 0.35 and 1.4 square kilometres. All groups agreed on the two Consensus on: Consensus on: red routes: • Cromwell Grove & Barlow Road • Barlow Road (north of • A6 Stockport Road Cromwell) • Matthews Lane • A34 Kingsway/ Birchfields • Chapel Street Lack of consensus on whether these should be red or blue: • Clare Road • A5079 Kingsway Lack of consensus on whether these are blue or residential: • Albert Road • Burnage Lane • Broom Lane • Errwood Road • Grangethorpe Road & Crossley Drive • Alma Road vs Marshall Road

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Community Co-Design Workshops, 8th Feb 2020

Based on the considerations above, the following decisions were made: Following the road classification and identification of the cell boundaries, Sustrans co-ordinated two community -Crossley Road and Grangethorpe Road retained as through routes, as the closest parallel strategic roads are co-design workshops on 8th February. Participants Albert Road and Road, 3.2km apart, which would create a 5.4 square kilometre FN took part in 3 activities during the 2.5 hour workshops: -Burnage Lane, Slade Lane, Errwood Road, Marshall Road and Alma Road to become access-only for private • Modal filter location design (placing modal filters vehicles (open people walking, cycling and buses) as there are quite a few schools and the parallel routes (A6 and onto streets) Kingsway) are only 1km apart, creating a 1 sq. km FN • Crossings and quick wins (improvements to -Albert Road retained as through route given the lack of more appropriate parallel east-west traffic routes walking/cycling movements across barriers and -Broom Lane and Mount Road retained as through route given the closest parallel routes are the A6 and the B6167, other interventions which are 2.2km apart, which would create a 6.3 sq. km FN • School street improvements (changes to the -Barlow Road, Cromwell Grove and Matthews Lane retained as through routes, given the closest east-west route environment outside of schools) (Stanley Grove) is 2.2km from the A6 / Broom Lane junction, creating a 1.7 sq km FN

We will be monitoring the impact of the scheme on roads in the area and, if some suffer an unacceptable impact, we will be making adjustments to the scheme Modal filter location Based on these outputs, on the conversations during the workshops and on our technical expertise, we drafted the cell plan below, which formed the basis of the subsequent workshops. Workshop attendees were asked to suggest locations for modal filters, bus gates, pocket parks (later to be called “fancy filters”), one-ways and banned turns. During the workshop, the need to create a sense of place around the proposed filters was clear, by creating pocket-parks with greening and space for community uses. Key locations that would be particularly suitable for these “showcase” pocket parks which were identified included: • Preston Road, at the junction with Errwood Road; • Barlow Road (north), at the junction with Cromwell Grove and Barlow Road; • Clare Road, in proximity of the railway crossing; and • Manor Road, between Audley Road and Mount Road

Crossings

Attendees supported MCC’s plans to review and improve crossings on the Albert Road/Slade Lane junction, Kingsway roundabout, Marshall Road/Albert Road Station entrance and Albert Road/A6 junction and additional crossing options near to Arcadia Leisure Centre and Library. They highlighted a need for more crossings at Levenshulme High on Errwood Road and on Broom Lane.

School streets

See the Levenshulme School Streets report for detailed summary of community feedback on the initial designs.

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The brief from the Community

The findings from the engagement process, through workshops and online platforms, have come together to frame a ‘design brief from the community’ which has driven design decisions around cell creation, filter location and types and where crossings are required to make key connections across Levenshulme.

Brief from the community Findings from the community have led to the creation of 5 design principles which have guided the filtered neighbourhood design layout:

Design Principle Issues and solutions highlighted Meeting the principle with the design Further recommendations to meet the brief

Where active 91% of responses (Commonplace • Reducing through traffic will make the neighbourhood • Project area 4 - secure bike parking, bike car ports and travel is the Perception survey) stated that it was feel safer and more pleasant for walking and cycling cycle hub 1. natural choice important to be served by healthy walking • Segregated cycle infrastructure on strategic roads and cycling routes. • The size of the active neighbourhood has been chosen due to its walkable distance for most people • Pavement improvements 59.5% of people highlighted traffic issues including speed, volume and rat-running via • Less through traffic means less congestion through • Accessibility issues to train station Commonplace and the Tell Us About Your the neighbourhood so that more buses can run on • School streets timed closures and street design Street Survey. time improvements will facilitate more journeys to school by active travel • Convenient cycle parking facilities as will make cycling a more viable option

An accessible Places not accessible for all - see full report • Potential for seating as part of the filter proposals/ • New and improved crossings/continuous footways to be neighbourhood for specifics. pocket parks developed by MCC 2. for all On Commonplace, there were 179 • A lower trafficked neighbourhood is by nature more • Identify additional seating and shelter needed for those with comments relating to places not being restricted mobility that need rest points to enable walking as accessible to pedestrians accessible for everyone. These included mode of travel parks, places on the high street and the train • Whilst some inconvenience will be caused for drivers • Pavement improvements station. rat running, those who live there will still be able to • Removal of street clutter building on LBN advocates street Requests were made for these places, as park outside the homes. They will just have more clutter survey well as many others, for dropped kerbs, choice in how they make their short journeys wider pavements, places to sit and step- • FLoop improvement project in pipeline to enhance the user free access to address these issues of experience, improve entrances and make the path more accessibility. accessible to users.

• Improve accessibility of the train station.

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Design Principle Issues and solutions highlighted Meeting the principle with the design Further recommendations to meet the brief

A green and More greenery was the 2nd highest priority • Greenery can be delivered through fancy filters but • Children to design artwork for School street design attractive place for improvement in the Tell Us About Your detail is still to be confirmed. improvements to live Street survey 3. • The design will assist in making perceptions of the • Additional parklets area greener by reducing severance by roads to • Develop green walking and cycling routes to connect parks and to the Floop. greenspaces and key locations

Original aim of the active neighbourhood • Crossings key to reducing severance at cell • Crossings developed by MCC A connected programme - to reduce severance boundaries Cells will not be separated- reduction in • Improving existing modal filter “cut throughs”, as place 4. 66% of Commonplace map respondents do traffic will minimise severance between cells shown in figure x, will increase the impact of the filtered not feel comfortable cycling in the area neighbourhood • Neighbours will have more opportunity to talk to one There were 72 comments on Commonplace another in quieter streets and more children can play saying that places were hard to get out to, highlighting the prevalence of poor connectivity as an issue in Levenshulme. This was supported by 179 comments highlighting places that are not accessible for everyone.

High levels of attendance at meetings • Designs respond to the issues and solutions raised • Children to design artwork for school streets programme Distinctly and workshops (over 100 at drop in). 7% by the community • Use of local artists for school streets artwork and filter Levenshulme households return to the Tell Us About design 5. Your Street survey plus 486 unique users • Ranges of opportunity for the community to shape engaging with the Commonplace map with the filtered neighbourhood designs • Activation around filters to transform use and function of the over 900 comments made. new public realm • Fancy filter co-design Local advocates keen to actively support the project.

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Filtered Neighbourhood The design for the trial At the very first stage of the trial temporary traffic management equipment (rhino barriers and signs) will be used to form the temporary Trial Map filters. This will allow changes to be made to filters if needed before the Northmoor Road main trial filters are installed. The trial modal filters will take the form of SIMPLE FILTER FANCY FILTER TEMPORARY FILTER Legend a number of large wooden planters with either trees or plants in them, these will Thisbe placed is what we'reon the calling road a at either side ofThese a drop enhanced down filters bollard. are These are adaptable and Temporary Bus-Friendly Filter This designwell is placed, simple low and cost adaptable and allowing thebest filtersplaced toat importantbe used in not fixed in position. They many differentlow maintenance locations modaland road widths. walking and cycling routes uses only objects which are filter. We'll use things like in the neighbourhood for able to be moved and Temporary Filter Stovell Ave At the end of the trial period, a permanent design for each modal filter

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Details to support the wider active neighbourhood

School Streets Crossings

Design proposals have been produced for the streets outside 6 primary schools included in the Levenshulme By cross referencing locations identified with the local community for new or improved crossings with collision School Streets project. See the Levenshulme School Streets Report for the proposals and methodology. analysis map and with the traffic data analysis, we have identified key locations to be prioritised for potential improvements. The collision data map aligns with the prioritisation by local residents.The proposed locations for The Impact of the Proposed Filtered Neighbourhood Trial on Schools crossings are set out in this map. The introduction of modal filters on the streets close to schools will: The recommendations for new and improved crossings that have come out of the engagement and design process • Reducing through traffic and rat running along school streets so far are now being reviewed by Manchester City Council Highways team. It is important that, whilst cell boundaries • Encouraging parents to choose active travel for the school run because walking and cycling is made more remain open to through traffic, they are not barriers to people-powered movement. desirable due to lower traffic levels on residential and school streets Whilst this is key to the delivery of an active neighbourhood, new and improved crossings are being developed The proposed filters still allow parents to park outside the school at pick up and drop up times, which has been by MCC and do not form part of the planned FN trial. Findings from the trial will however provide more information highlighted as a concern by pupils, parents, school staff and local residents.Therefore school street timed closures about where crossings should best be located and which ones should be prioritised to help people move safely and are recommended to run alongside the introduction of the modal filters to create a safe and pleasant environment comfortably about the area. outside of school. Sustrans is working with Levenshulme Primary Schools to look at one day trials as an opportunity to gather feedback from local residents and the schools. Filtered Neighbourhood Crossings Proposals Levenshulme Filtered Neighbourhood

Northmoor Road Active travel connectivity

Stovell Ave The aspiration to achieve a direct, clear, cross-Levenshulme walking and cycling network involves tackling the Hemmons Road Longden Road

Mount Road further barriers to active travel connectivity once the filtered neighbourhood and crossings plans are implemented.

Matthews Lane Guildford Road

Guildford Road We have made additional recommendations which can support the success of this project, but these will not form Audley Road Greenbank

Park part of the FN trial: Manor Road Key

Manor Road

Portville Road Mount Road Collingwood Road Proposed Crossing Greenbank

• Opening up cut throughs identified by the community • Removal of unnecessary barriers such as A-frames Playing Fields

Barlow Road

Arcadia Leisure Library for walking and cycling Dunstable Street Slade Lane Existing Crossing Requiring • Step-free access to parks Lytham Road West Point Improvement Garden Barlow Road Cromwell Grove

ictoria Road Levenshulme Cromwell Grove Molyneux Road • Segregated cycling lanes on cell boundaries where Old Library Chapel Street

Osborne Road Dorset Road Primary School Broom Lane • Wider pavements Chapel Street Slade Lane Proposed Crossing and Improvement of

Osborne Rd feasible Albert Road Existing Crosssing Radcliffe Street

Green Drive ingsway Chapel Street • Removal of footway parking Gordon Avenue Chapel Street Park Marshall Road The Bee With No Name • Traffic lights or parallel crossings for bicycles Moseley Road Delamere Road

Alma Road Broom Lane Langdale Avenue Grange Avenue

Monica Grove Langdale Avenue School • Wayfinding to key destinations on foot and cycle Fortuna Grove

Slade Lane

Alma Road St Andrew Church of England Crayfield Road Primary School Place of Worship

Broom Avenue Slade Lane Slade Linden Park Broom Lane Park Milwain Road

Clare Road Filtered Neighbourhood Area

Burnage Hall Road Errwood Road Liveable neighbourhood Burnage Lane School Street Timed Filter (resident Cringle Road access)

Bee Network In addition to responses around traffic and active travel, the community also raised other ideas on Commonplace Cringle Road for how the neighbourhood could be more liveable; more attractive and welcoming. These included better lighting, A6 Stockport Road street furniture and more artwork, amongst other ideas. Whilst these ideas can’t be delivered specifically by the Tra c Direction Changes filtered neighbourhood plan, they will all be recommended as part of the wider Active Neighbourhood scheme.

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The next steps Summary and conclusions

Using the information and outline design from Sustrans, Manchester City Council will look to work with This report has summarised the evidence base for a filtered neighbourhood trial in Levenshulme, and local residents to develop a solution that can be trialled. highlights the importance of trialling the resulting recommendations before any permanent changes are delivered in the area. Sustrans was commissioned to deliver a programme of community engagement and collaborative design The trial will be done using an experimental traffic regulation order (ETRO) which can be in place for up to activities to support the delivery of Greater Manchester’s first ‘fully filtered’ neighbourhood, as part of the 18 months before being made permanent or removed. This approach means that some changes can be wider Active Neighbourhood vision. made as part of the trial without needing to get a new ETRO. Initial analysis highlighted issues of high traffic volumes and speed and severance by major roads despite We anticipate that the trial will be for 6 months and in that time we will look at all of the feedback from lower than average car ownership in the area overall. Further traffic analysis showed that there is a high residents as well as monitoring information before a decision is made to keep the filters. level of through-traffic which occurs not only on major roads but on smaller residential streets too. Through postal, online and face to face engagement, key findings included: As well as working on the locations of filters, if residents are happy with their locations, the next stage will • 91% of respondents (Commonplace perceptions Map) felt that it was important for places within the be to work with them on the final designs, giving residents the opportunity to be involved in designing the area to be served by healthy walking/cycling routes filters on their street. • 59.5% highlighted traffic issues including speed, volume and rat running across all surveys. • 34% don’t feel comfortable walking in the area (Commonplace perceptions Map) If there is agreement to proceed with the filtered neighbourhood, then Manchester City Council will be required to submit a business case to the Mayor's Challenge Fund to release funding to cover the cost • 66% don’t feel comfortable cycling in the area (Commonplace perceptions Map) of installing the permanent filters, plus any other work planned to help create the Active Neighbourhood. • 179 comments on Commonplace highlighting places with poor access, along with 72 comments that places are hard to get to Other elements of the Active Neighbourhood include improving junctions and crossings to make them • More greenery was the second highest priority for improvement safer for walking and cycling. A separate piece of work is underway to use the information collated from early engagement to try and prioritise where these improvements can be made, so that this can be included in the business case we submit to the Mayor's Challenge Fund. This report has set out how these issues can be addressed through the delivery of a filtered neighbourhood and where additional improvements are needed to meet the aspirations of the local community. This comprises recommendations for modal filters, greenery, new and improved crossings, school street closures and accessibility measures.. This report concludes that whilst in principle a filtered neighbourhood can address the concerns and aspirations of local people it is essential to trial these measures and offer an opportunity for the community to feedback before any permanent changes are made. A trial provides an effective test of the findings of this report and would provide an opportunity to further improve the proposed design based on the community’s feedback on the trial.

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