DRAFT TRANSPORT STRATEGY TO 2040 SUMMARY

Getting from A to Bee Foreword

At the heart of Greater , the city centre of Manchester, incorporating areas of central , forms one of the world’s most renowned areas for hospitality, culture, sport, arts — and the North’s leading business, and education centre. Our bold, ambitious strategy for travel in and around this centre from now up to 2040 recognises how important our transport choices are to making sure people can move freely in and around the city centre. The strategy envisions a well connected, zero-carbon centre at the heart of the North, offering residents, workers and visitors a great place to live, work and play, and getting the right balance between the different ways of travelling. Our strategy reflects the thousands of voices who’ve contributed to previous discussion and consultation — city centre residents, commuters, and business and interest groups — about how they want to travel into and around ’s capital, and how they would shape the next phase of its investment in rail, , , cycling, 2 “Our vision is for a well-connected, pedestrian facilities and public spaces — and more. 3 What’s emerged is a strategy that boldly reflects the strongest calls: DRAFT CITY CENTRE TRANSPORT STRATEGY zero-carbon city centre at the more, pleasant space for pedestrians and bikes; cleaner, greener more DRAFT CITY CENTRE TRANSPORT STRATEGY sustainable travel options that keep the air clean and cut carbon; less heart of the North, offering congestion; useful, usable public transport that connects us; parking and deliveries that don’t choke our streets, and clever use of technology our residents, employees and that makes all this happen. visitors a great place to work, We’ve taken great care, in this draft strategy, to try to make sure that the ambitions you see here are right for the people and businesses using our live and visit.” city centres. Successful and vibrant cities need high-quality transport connections and we are excited to hear your thoughts on whether you feel this strategy is a document you support. We look forward to hearing your views.

Councillor Angeliki Stogia Councillor Roger Jones Executive Member for Environment, Executive Support Planning and Transport Member for Transport Introduction and vision

The city centre of Manchester (incorporating areas of central Salford), lies at the heart of a major European city-region of almost three million people. It is the most important commercial, retail and entertainment location in outside of , and is the main engine for Greater Manchester’s City centre area economy. It is home to a fast-growing residential population and the largest student community in Europe. Our previous City Centre Transport Strategy was adopted in 2010 and has guided the delivery of many transformative schemes, including: d oa R ck ri 2 de 6 re A F B — Metrolink’s Second City Crossing; u r d y 4 a 6 N o er Irwell 6 R Riv e A w B r R — Oxford Road and cycle enhancements; o a d m d d a A a h S 5 o d t R l r 6 O e le e University of a — The redevelopment of St Peter’s Square into a high-quality pedestrian t d Salford Victoria ch A o 6 R Salford Crescent Shudehill environment; and Exchange Square A6 t — The Chord scheme, which provides a direct rail connection l S pe Cha

Salford between and Victoria stations. Central Market M602 Piccadilly Street Gardens SALFORD MANCHESTER Our aim is to be a zero-carbon city-region by 2038. Shaped by this strategy,

Deansgate Piccadilly Re gents transport and growth in the city centre will play a big part in our journey to 4 Road A Manchester St Peters 5 5 7 Central Square - t zero-carbon and tackling the climate emergency. tree h S ort Ashton Ol Whitw d Road A635 DRAFT CITY CENTRE TRANSPORT STRATEGY Anchorage DRAFT CITY CENTRE TRANSPORT STRATEGY Deansgate Manchester In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, our plans focus on how the city centre HOME Oxford Road

Salford A57(M) can lead a strong, sustainable, healthy and inclusive recovery, taking the Quays Manchester Cornbrook Metropolitan University achievements made since 2010 to the next level. U p A p 6 e Old r 6 Exchange Quay 5 A B r S ad o to o o c By 2040, there is potential for 100,000 more jobs and 50,000 more homes in R k k r p Wharfside e o st S rt e t R P r h University of e o C r a i Manchester e d Pomona n t the city centre. Much of this is driven by planned growth accounted for in A c 6 e A s 3 s 4

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Hulme A 5 1 0 3 Royal Infirmary City centre area Framework. This includes providing the right locations for homes and creating jobs to ensure the future prosperity of the city-region, whilst Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2020 prioritising development of brownfield sites and reducing unnecessary green belt The City Centre Transport release. Planning for the future city centre Strategy was the subject requires us to balance sometimes of a focused ‘listening’ competing demands, as growth puts exercise in summer 2018 and additional pressure on transport systems targeted engagement during and streets. winter 2019/2020. This draft strategy has been shaped by this engagement. This Draft City Centre Transport Strategy for 2040 has been produced following input from residents, commuters, businesses, visitors, transport Background operators and other stakeholders to understand the existing transport For many years we have been transforming the city centre, to make challenges and future aspirations for the city centre of those that use it each it a place where more people choose to live, work and spend leisure day. We hope you agree that it sets out a bold and progressive vision for time. We have also been working with transport partners to make the future and we look forward to receiving feedback prior to finalising the investments so it is an easier place to travel to and from, and to reduce document early next year. the number of trips made by car. The figures below highlight our success To support our vision, our aim is for 90% of morning peak trips into the to date in achieving this. How people travel in the future will continue to city centre to be made on foot, by bicycle or public transport before 2040 change, not just as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and this strategy (as highlighted in the figure below). This means less cars in the city centre aims to help support this modal shift to work for everyone. so we can have cleaner air, support our carbon reduction targets and rebalance street space enabling us to make walking the main mode of 2,477 14,463 17,671 28,709 22,669 22,391 2019 Car travel for getting around. 2,132 2018 12,734 18,100 28,527 21,210 23,377 1,892 Bus Car 2017 11,821 14,679 28,669 21,727 23,779 1,781 12% 6% 16% 34% 22% 10% 2040 19,000 9,500 25,300 53,800 43,800 15,800 11,773 13,183 28,533 22,640 25,085 Bus 2016 1,648 Rail 3% 2015 10,506 10,942 25,435 23,092 24,988 3,500 Rail 1,638 10,277 10,731 24,914 23,038 25,835 6 14% 16% 29% 20% 18% 2014 Metrolink 7 2025 16,600 18,900 34,300 23,700 23,700 Metrolink 1,542 2013 10,348 9,086 25,949 23,300 26,815 1,476 DRAFT CITY CENTRE TRANSPORT STRATEGY 2% Cycle DRAFT CITY CENTRE TRANSPORT STRATEGY 2,500 Cycle 2012 11,009 7,877 22,414 22,286 25,734 1,190 13% 16% 26% 21% 21% Walk 2019 14,500 17,700 28,700 22,700 22,400 2011 9,207 6,832 22,899 22,438 26,801 1,190 Walk 2010 9,599 6,448 21,291 23,418 27,402 0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 140000 160000 180000 1,102 8,877 6,716 20,386 24,615 27,021 Inbound Trips (07:30–09:30) 2009

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Inbound Trips (07:30–09:30) Responses to the TfGM Covid-19 recovery survey suggested there The most successful cities of the future will be those offering the best quality will be a significant shake-up in Since 2009 there has been a successful of life and a range of job and leisure opportunities, reducing the need to travel commuting travel patterns, with many reduction in the number of cars entering the by locating homes close to jobs and services, and enabling ease of local respondents suggesting that they will city centre, falling from over 27,000 in 2009 travel by walking, cycling, public transport and new zero-carbon forms of be doing less commuting in the future. to under 23,000 a decade later in the morning micro-mobility. As set out in the Greater Manchester Strategy, a high quality Estimates (based on how respondents peak. In parallel, there has been an increasing of life requires the creation of green, clean and desirable places and spaces in May 2020 anticipated travelling number of people accessing the city centre to give people access to more natural environments. We want to increase when restrictions were eased) on foot, by bicycle, Metrolink and rail. Access the amount of quality public space in the city and to create even better revealed that commuting could be to the city centre by bus has been largely places in our city centre by improving our streets. This includes prioritising down by about 1 in 10 trips, with a consistent across the 10-year period. walking, planning for more people walking and cycling, encouraging more move away from the 5-day commuting trips by public transport, and further reducing dependence on the private week to more working from home. car. In making these improvements, we will look to plant more trees and to provide more green spaces within the city centre, in addition to the planned park in the Mayfield area. Ramsbottom Bury Horwich Heywood Littleborough Bolton Standish Little Lever Rochdale 48% of respondents Radcliffe Shaw Westhoughton Farnworth Lees Uppermill to the City Centre Middleton We want to improve air quality in the city centre, not just Hindley Pemberton Cheetham Transport Strategy Hill Atherton Atherton because we have a legal responsibility to do so but also Mossley conversation Leigh Walkden Tyldesley Ashton-under-Lyne because we recognise this will make for a healthier and Ashton-in-Makerfield Swinton Golborne Pendleton felt that cars, Worsley Newton-le-willows more attractive place to live, work and spend leisure time. Salford Eccles Quays Eastlands motorcycles and TRAFFORD TRAFFORD Port Park mopeds had too The city has set an ambitious target for Manchester to be Salford Stretford Denton much space in the zero carbon by 2038 with the need for urgent action over IrlamIrlam Sale Reddish Hyde Warrington city centre. the next five years. As we expect continued high levels of HEATON Glossop CHAPEL Romiley

METROLINK Marple growth in the city, we need to ensure this is delivered in a Hale Future METROLINK BUS sustainable, clean and green way. CYCLING & WALKING Hazel Grove Bee Network MANCHESTER Wythenshawe Cheadle RAIL AIRPORT (HS2) and Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) represent huge -TRAIN Bramhall commitments from national government that will significantly contribute to an increasing number of job opportunities in the city centre (approx. 100,000 by 2040). These, and other, investments will also unlock further Investments in HS2 and NPR into the major redevelopment opportunities in the heart of the city centre. This will city centre are estimated to support create increasing pressures on our transport systems as people commute a doubling of the economic output into, and move across, the city to access the new jobs created, and so our of Greater Manchester to circa £132 transport systems need to expand and adapt to cope. billion by 2050. Underpinning all this will be a major shift to walking and cycling for trips at the local level within, and to, the city centre. Delivery of measures to make walking and cycling safer and easier through the Bee Network is a key part of By 2040, at least 6% of trips into 8 our plans for the city centre. the city centre in the morning peak 9 We also want to complement this with measures to make cycling and are expected to be by bicycle (9,500 trips between 0730-0930, compared DRAFT CITY CENTRE TRANSPORT STRATEGY walking safer and easier, recognising the importance and growth of active DRAFT CITY CENTRE TRANSPORT STRATEGY travel modes as a clean way of travelling. to 2,500 in 2019). We need to plan significant improvements to cycle Cycle safety is Our transport systems need to be safe and secure for all routes into the city centre to support identified as a major our users. We will continue to work hard to reduce road this growth. issue with 80% traffic accidents to as close as zero as possible and ensure of conversation transport networks are safe for all users. respondents Our future transport services will need to complement our We are targeting a major There is an overall planned indicating they felt proposed infrastructure proposals. Travel patterns, which increase in peak hour public reduction in off-street car unsafe when cycling may change significantly both in response to the COVID-19 transport trips into the city parking in the city centre around the city pandemic and with future mobility enhancements and new centre with an increase of area through planned centre. innovations, mean that our plans must be agile to respond around 50% by Metrolink, redevelopment of car parking to people’s changing needs. over 50% for bus and sites. It is estimated that This strategy also supports wider plans for the Greater approximately 90% for rail 12,500 spaces could be Manchester region and across Manchester and Salford by 2040. Walking and cycling removed from the parking 90% of respondents City Councils’ areas. We live in a fast-paced society with trips are targeted to increase supply, which will free up to the City Centre continual change, but our strategy has been developed to by nearly 70%. This will space for other uses. Transport Strategy incorporate short-term improvements required before achieve a car mode share of conversation survey 2025, and longer-term proposals up to 2040. These will 10% by 2040 (compared to identified that need to remain flexible, keeping everyone (residents, 21% in 2019). improving the air commuters, tourists and businesses) at the heart of the quality in the city changes we make. centre was important. Our ambitions

Our vision is for a well-connected, zero-carbon city centre at the heart of the North, offering our residents, employees and visitors a great place to work, Our proposals live in and visit. We have set out seven ambitions to deliver our vision. The proposals we have developed aim to support our short-term recovery following the COVID-19 Ambition Details pandemic, and our continued efforts to create Ambition 1: Walking The city centre is safe and easy to walk around a forward-looking city that is bold in ambition is the main way of with clear, well-signed routes. Pavements and getting around the city public spaces will be high quality, green and and approach. They also support the delivery of centre accessible; catering for everyone, no matter what an integrated, healthy, inclusive and sustainable their age or mobility needs. transport network with increased connectivity and Ambition 2: The city Traffic levels in the city will be reduced, with capacity to underpin the longer-term growth of the centre is cleaner and fewer cars with the removal of non-essential city centre. This will help us achieve our target for less congested and polluting vehicles travelling through the city 90% of people using public transport and active travel centre and idling on our streets. to get into the city centre. Ambition 3: More There is an attractive, safe, protected and people choose to cycle efficient cycling network into and through the city Our proposals also reflect our desire to improve the to destinations within centre, delivered as part of our proposed city- quality and ease of movement to and within the the city centre region wide Bee Network. Cycling is supported 10 with good parking facilities close to key city centre streets and public spaces, ensuring that 11 destinations, and hire bikes are easy to access in the city centre is a great place to spend time. All

DRAFT CITY CENTRE TRANSPORT STRATEGY the city centre. our planned proposals support the transformation DRAFT CITY CENTRE TRANSPORT STRATEGY Ambition 4: The city There are better rail connections to other cities needed to shift towards a zero-carbon city centre and centre benefits from and towns (to support commuting, business cleaner air. better public transport and leisure trips), more capacity on peak hour connections Metrolink, bus and rail services, and better integration between modes. Operating hours support travel at evenings and weekends, particularly for leisure and commuting trips. Cross-city services are convenient, reliable, safe and secure, clean, quiet and accessible to all. Ambition 5: Parking Parking is reduced and appropriately located in in the city centre the city centre but available to those with specific is smarter and mobility needs. Outside of the city centre, parking integrated with other is smarter and better integrated with other modes modes of travel. Ambition 6: Goods are Essential goods can access our city centre, with moved and delivered a shift towards cleaner, more efficient vehicles sustainably and and processes that minimise the negative efficiently into and impacts of deliveries and servicing. within the city centre Ambition 7: Innovation We support a better travel experience in our city is embraced where centre using new technologies and emerging it benefits the city methods of travel. This includes embracing centre and its users new ways of working, to optimise and improve transport services, customer information and asset management. Committed interventions Future transport interventions Manchester City Council, Salford City Council and Transport for Greater Further transformation of our We will ensure that any changes to Manchester (TfGM) have several committed transport interventions for streets and public transport, to bus operations in the city centre do the city centre, which will be delivered in the next five years and contribute support people travelling into not significantly inconvenience bus to achieving our vision. These projects have significant funding allocated, and around the city centre, will users. This could be coupled with the and the case for change has already been made (although final funding help us to achieve our vision and introduction of a new bus facility/ arrangements and approval of the business case may still be needed in ambitions. This is not necessarily interchange as part of redeveloping some cases). The main committed proposals include: about creating new infrastructure, the Manchester Piccadilly Station it is about using existing ones area for HS2. Free bus will continue — Albert Square - major redevelopment of the square to create one of the more effectively. The following to play a complementary role in finest civic spaces in Europe linked to the town hall refurbishment project. summarises other investments we helping people travel around the city — New Bailey, Salford - public realm, bus and environmental improvements. are planning: centre. — - improving pedestrian and cycling crossing facilities on the Manchester-Salford Inner Relief Route between Ancoats and the Our Bus — we see bus playing Our Metrolink — our longer- city centre. a fundamental role supporting term aspirations focus on — New and enhanced city centre cycling routes as part of the Bee Network access to the city centre, especially significant enhancements to 12 including: for those living within 10km of the the network including integration 13 city. We want bus services to be with some parts of the rail network • the Northern Quarter cycle route including Stevenson Square; DRAFT CITY CENTRE TRANSPORT STRATEGY more efficient and reliable when to deliver a Metro-type operation. DRAFT CITY CENTRE TRANSPORT STRATEGY • Chapel Street East; travelling into and through the city To facilitate Metro services, we • Manchester to Chorlton cycle route; centre. We will achieve this with are exploring the feasibility of • Rochdale Canal towpath upgrade; interventions that reduce the traffic testing tram-train technology in • Northern and Eastern Gateway Bee Network in Ancoats and New in the city centre, including bus Greater Manchester and potential Islington; gates, improvements to bus stops connections to Salford Crescent. • Salford City Centre Package including St. Johns to New Bailey Bridge, and the development of quality bus Ordsall Chord Riverside Connection, Oldfield Road Corridor, Chapel We will look at the feasibility of transit corridors. Street/Trinity Way and Broughton Cycleway Enhancements; further capacity expansions of the • Mancunian Way and Princess Road improvements; and In the future we would like our buses network through a Metro tunnel • Emergency Active Travel Fund measures specifically in response to the to become zero-emission, quieter under the city centre. This solution Covid 19 pandemic. and have integrated ticketing would avoid taking scarce street- with potentially more cross-city level space to expand the network — Connectivity and capacity enhancements to our rail network through bus services, that could support and to facilitate longer vehicles. the Salford Central Rail Station upgrade and the Castlefield rail corridor reducing some of the large city We will also enhance connectivity (including new platforms 15 and 16 at Manchester Piccadilly Station – centre terminus facilities. We want between Metrolink and rail at key subject to formal government approval). to redevelop and city centre stations, including — Higher frequency of Metrolink services across the city centre, facilitated enhance this area with better quality Deansgate. by the purchase of an additional 27 tram units. public realm, achieved through a — Expansion of the Electric Vehicle (EV) charging network and EVs in car reduction of the bus terminus facility clubs. footprint at Parker Street and the — Innovation pilots of new technologies in the city centre such as the trial closure of the loop. of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) and e-scooters at Salford University. Our Rail — the rail network on foot. We are planning for further will need to be developed street improvements on the rest of and services made far more reliable. Deansgate and In the nearer-term longer trains, to make these key streets, through of the commitments outlined by our In the future, we will designate through increased rolling stock, significantly reduced traffic, better Cycling and Walking Commissioner, different corridors into the city facilitated by selective platform for walking and cycling as well as Chris Boardman, in his 2017 report centre to prioritise movement by lengthening, will support travel spending time in. Made to Move. particular modes e.g. bicycle, bus, growth to the city centre. We fully freight movements – to give those Piccadilly Gardens is an important We believe that the use of the car support longer-term commitments modes the safe space they need and part of the city centre which we needs to change and be carefully to deliver HS2, NPR, and the reduce the need for different modes would like to improve as a space managed in our future city centre. development of the Integrated Rail of traffic to mix. We will also ensure for people to visit more often, enjoy To support this we will be, over Plan to transform connectivity and that the plans for the city centre do and for walking through safely. time, removing some existing car rail capacity across the North of not have a detrimental impact on Improving the ease of access to the parking within the core of the city England. areas surrounding the city centre significant range of attractions and centre. New developments will such as Ardwick, Cheetham Hill, We will aim to transform Manchester facilities such as university buildings, remove surface car parks and on- Hulme and Ordsall. Piccadilly Station into a world-class hospitals, museums and open street parking will be reduced to interchange, and gateway into our space in the Oxford Road Corridor make better use of street space, Our integrated network city. We will assess the role that rail area forms part of the city centre such as providing wider footways, — future mobility is a fast- is likely to play in the future shape of plans to improve streets for people more dynamic loading or servicing evolving area as new technologies, the city centre, and work with the rail walking and cycling. In Salford, we provision, space for bars and systems and solutions enter the industry to improve the rail offering are committed to redeveloping many restaurants or parklets. market, continuously offering where it does not currently meet the of the streets within and around new transport solutions. We will Where trips by cars, taxis 14 needs of the area. the city centre to encourage more remain flexible and agile to support 15 or goods vehicles need to walking and cycling in this area. technologies which align with our

DRAFT CITY CENTRE TRANSPORT STRATEGY Our Streets — we want walking be made into the city centre, we DRAFT CITY CENTRE TRANSPORT STRATEGY vision and will continue to undertake to be the main mode of travel For cycling, we know will push for them to be cleaner, trials to understand their impact. within the city centre and that our streets leading lower polluting vehicles e.g. electric, Such trials will potentially include the recognise that further investment to the city centre, and supporting our commitments to review of e-scooters, electric cargo is needed to achieve this. We are those within it, require significant deliver clean air (as part of the GM bikes, travel hubs, dynamic kerbside planning a step-change in the improvement for people on bikes. Clean Air Plan) and a zero carbon management for parking and goods redesign of many of Manchester’s To support more people cycling future. Work will be undertaken deliveries across the city centre. city centre streets and spaces to we are developing an integrated to see whether it is feasible and Our efforts will focus on delivering create a highly walkable network. We city centre cycle network, formed practical to implement an Ultra cleaner air in the city centre and have already started to trial some around “the triangle” primary cycle Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in the supporting our aspirations to of this in response to the COVID-19 network, comprising three major city centre at a future point. We deliver a zero-carbon city centre pandemic. routes: Deansgate, Whitworth Street will develop our city centre street environment. West and the committed Northern network to be a fully 20mph area and We want to expand our pedestrian Quarter cycle route. This will be remove through traffic, which we An ambitious but flexible priority zones across the city, supported by measures to ensure will facilitate with the development combination of policies, enhance walking routes, and make greater permeability of the whole of loops into and out of the city from infrastructure investments, service it easier to cross our streets. Our city centre by bike, and a series of the Manchester Salford Inner Relief improvements and behavioural vision is to transform some of “spokes” on the “city centre wheel” Route. changes will be needed over the Manchester’s most iconic streets cycle network, which includes quality period to 2040. These interventions and spaces. A key proposal is to radial routes for people travelling are set out in the map overleaf formalise the current temporary from across the city-region. This with some of the key proposals arrangement which has removed investment in the city centre forms introduced below. traffic along Deansgate, to make it a key part of the development of the a more attractive street for people Bee Network, and the wider delivery Metrolink and Metro/tram-train services Rail infrastructure improvements High speed rail Streets for All & Quality Bus Transit and bus network improvements City Centre North West: Deansgate (phase 1) Streets for/ Streets for All & bus corridor upgrade and new bus corridors Chapel Street Area Improvements) Local road network improvements d oa R Public realm and interchange improvements ck 2 ri Streets for All & bus corridor upgrade 6 de A re B (A56 Manchester–Bury) Asset Management and Maintenance Programmes F u Salford City Centre Package r d y 4 a 6 Cycling and Walking Schemes N o iver Irwell 6 R R e Chapel A M62 North-East Corridor w Travel Hubs B ro R St East Improve Piccadilly– (Northern Gateway) a Salford University d m d Victoria Metrolink d a express bus corridor escooter pilot A a h S 5 o d t frequency R l r 6 O Other strategic interventions not shown on the map: e le e University of a t d Ancoats Travel Hub Salford Victoria ch • Implementation of the Congestion Deal A o 6 Salford Central R • Smart, integrated ticketing Salford station upgrade Northern and Rochdale Canal Crescent Shudehill Eastern Gateway towpath upgrade • Further investment in the Bee Network Exchange • Clean Air Plan measures Square A6 MSIRR: Great Ancoats Street • Electric Bus Fleet investment Streets for All & QBT t l S improvements (A6 Manchester – ape Ancoats • EV Charging Points Little Hulton) Ch Piccadilly Gardens • Implementation of the city centre car parking strategy Improvements Salford • Streets for All network improvements City Centre Central Market Northern Quarter M602 Piccadilly • Travels Hubs/Park and Ride North West: Street Gardens Piccadilly – Victoria New Bailey • Station accessibility improvements SALFORD MANCHESTER New Islington • Support for new technologies, e.g. Mobility as a Service Bus routing, services and interchange • Improvements to local bus services Deansgate Piccadilly Albert Square improvements • Implementation of the GM Freight and Logistics Strategy Re redevelopment gents 16 Road A Manchester St Peters 17 • Improved wayfinding, pedestrian links and public realm in 57 Central the city centre Square

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— Providing more space for pedestrians; City Centre bus routing, services and — Improving the public realm to support economic growth and character of interchange improvements the area; — Improving facilities for people cycling; — Enhancing the efficiency and reliability of bus services through the city — Improving bus reliability for services accessing the city centre; and centre, supported by a reduction of private motor vehicle traffic within the — Creating cleaner air by reducing congestion and excessive and city centre, and bus gates; unnecessary through traffic. — Increasing the number of cross-city bus services and reducing the number of services terminating in the heart of the city centre, therefore decreasing the number of buses idling in the city centre and contributing to clean air targets (supporting the GM Clean Air Plan); — Optimising bus services to use our existing bus terminal assets – such as increased use of the quality facilities at Shudehill; — Public realm improvements for Piccadilly Gardens helped by reducing the footprint of the bus terminus facility at Parker Street and the closure of the Oldham Street loop; — In the longer term, potentially a new bus station at Manchester Piccadilly Station, supporting the longer-term introduction of HS2 and NPR rail services and redevelopment of the area, providing better integration of 18 bus services with Metrolink and rail; and 19 — Introduction of cleaner vehicle fleets supporting air quality improvements

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— Supporting the development plans for Manchester Piccadilly Station and its surrounding area as outlined in the 2018 Strategic Regeneration Framework with a world-class transport interchange; — Supporting the development of the government’s Integrated Rail Plan, to provide a comprehensive programme of high speed, regional and local rail improvements; — Development of proposals for new pedestrian connections with neighbouring areas, including connections to Mayfield through the new park; and a new boulevard linking East Manchester into Piccadilly, providing a major new piece of public realm; — Working with HS2, the Department for Transport and Transport for the North to design a fully integrated gateway station at Piccadilly; — Provision of key cycle routes into and out of the city centre and cycle hubs at the new station; — Development of options for a new bus and coach interchange, including the potential for a shuttle bus service from the station; 22 — Early works on the relocation and expansion of Piccadilly Station’s 23 Metrolink stop, beneath the planned new integrated station concourse; and DRAFT CITY CENTRE TRANSPORT STRATEGY DRAFT CITY CENTRE TRANSPORT STRATEGY — New taxi arrangements at Piccadilly. Ancoats Travel Hub

— Proposed to meet the parking requirements of residential and commercial development in the next phase of redevelopment in Ancoats, removing parking from individual schemes and promoting a modal shift away from car ownership by providing the infrastructure which offers sustainable alternatives; — Designed to provide access to sustainable modes including cycling and walking, public transport and car clubs; — Integration with enhanced cycling and walking routes, including the canal towpaths and the route towards New Islington Metrolink stop; — Inclusion of secure cycle storage and cycle hub facilities to encourage cycling as a primary mode of transport; — Promotion of EVs where private car use is required, with EV charging infrastructure provided; — Utilising the latest digital technology to help customers plan how they use transport through interactive systems to book car clubs, EV charging and cycle facilities; — Use of the hub for a local car club which encourages flexible car sharing/ rental over car ownership, offering a range of vehicles to suit as many users as possible. Visible to users via digital means such as an app; and — A hub for parcel deliveries including smart parcel lockers, with last mile deliveries to be arranged via electric vehicles or cargo bikes. Indicative timeline for interventions

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Albert Square Piccadilly Gardens redevelopment redevelopment

Rochdale Canal City centre bus routing and terminus later improvements towpath upgrade

Mancunian New Metrolink connections between Way/Princess Salford and city centre Road junction improvement City centre Metrolink/tram-train enhancements metro tunnel Salford Central Rail Station upgrade

Chapel Street East walking/cycling Piccadilly HS2 & NPR early interventions Piccadilly HS2 & NPR later interventions enhancements including new bus and coach station at Piccadilly

Great Ancoats St Ancoats and New Islington Whitworth Street enhancements cycle network “Streets for all”

Deansgate “Streets for all” City centre wayfinding with removal of motor traffic improvements 24 (temporary measures) with 25 permanent measures to follow

DRAFT CITY CENTRE TRANSPORT STRATEGY Increased city centre Metrolink DRAFT CITY CENTRE TRANSPORT STRATEGY frequency (27 additional trams)

Castlefield rail corridor Ancoats Green improvements Travel Hub Next steps… Manchester to Chorlton cycle QBT corridor route improvements we want your views

Salford city centre walking and cycling package This Draft City Centre Transport Strategy will be subject to public consultation between 23rd September and Connected and autonomous vehicle trial Salford University 4th November 2020, during which time we welcome your thoughts and opinions on the vision, ambitions and Northern Quarter proposals. cycle route You can find out more information and provide your views by City centre cycle triangle going to:

Further innovation www.manchester.gov.uk/consultations trials Following completion of the consultation exercise, we will New Bailey Salford public review your feedback and aim to adopt and publish a final realm enhancements City Centre Transport Strategy in early 2021. City centre bike hire scheme

City centre bus routing and terminus early improvements

Clean Air Plan interventions