ASSOCIATION OF GREATER MANCHESTER AUTHORITIES GREATER MANCHESTER TRANSPORTATION UNIT TRANSPORT STATISTICS GREATER MANCHESTER 2009 SUMMARY This report presents results of GMTU’s traffic and transport monitoring during 2009. These include: • trends in Local Transport Plan indicators • countywide traffic growth • daily, weekly and seasonal flow profiles on motorways and A roads • traffic growth by district • comparison of local and national traffic growth • traffic and pedestrian activity in key centres • trends in countywide rail and Metrolink patronage • background information GMTU Report 1580 E Ellis J Morewood, D Atkin L Rowland , A Collins November 2010 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We acknowledge the assistance of GMPTE in providing the Public Transport data and local authorities for providing some of the (former) Best Value Indicators. Version Purpose/ Changes Author Date Date Issued To Whom No. Changed 1 First Release E Ellis et al 16/11/2010 Website All enquiries to: Greater Manchester Transportation Unit 3rd Floor Heron House 47 Lloyd Street Manchester M2 5LE Telephone: 0161 455 2061 Internal Tel: 815 2061 Fax: 0161 455 2071 e-mail: [email protected] website: http://www.gmtu.gov.uk/ The Greater Manchester Transportation Unit provides a strategic and local transportation service to and on behalf of the ten district councils of Greater Manchester. The unit is funded by the ten districts and attached to Manchester City Council as lead authority. GMTU Report 1580 Contents C O N T E N T S Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...............................................................................1 1 LOCAL TRANSPORT PLAN HEADLINE INDICATORS .....11 FORMER BEST VALUE INDICATORS .............................................................13 NI 168: Principal Road Condition........................................................................13 NI 169: Non-principal Classified Road Condition................................................14 Unclassified Road Condition...............................................................................15 Principal Footway Condition ...............................................................................15 NI 47: Road Safety – All KSI...............................................................................16 NI 48: Road Safety – Child KSI ..........................................................................17 Road Safety – Slight Casualties .........................................................................18 NI 177a: Bus Patronage .....................................................................................19 Rail Patronage....................................................................................................20 NI 177b: Metrolink Patronage .............................................................................21 Bus Satisfaction (residents)................................................................................22 OTHER PREVIOUSLY MANDATORY INDICATORS........................................23 LTP 1a: NI 175 Accessibility (Households).........................................................23 LTP 1b: NI 176 Accessibility to employment.......................................................24 LTP 2: Area Wide Road Traffic...........................................................................25 LTP 3: Cycling ....................................................................................................26 LTP 4: NI 198 Mode Share of Journeys to School..............................................27 LTP 5a: NI 178 Bus Punctuality of Timetabled Services ....................................28 LTP 5b: Bus Reliability of Timetabled Services ..................................................29 LTP 6a: Peak Traffic Flow to Regional Centre....................................................30 LTP 6b: Peak Traffic Flow to Other Key Centres................................................31 LTP 7: NI 167 Congestion ..................................................................................32 LTP 8a: Air Quality (Concentration of NO2 at Worst Case Receptor Sites in Each District’s AQMA) .................................................................................................33 LTP 8b: Local Traffic Emissions - Tonnes NOX Emitted from Road Transport on Major Roads in Each District ..............................................................................33 LOCAL INDICATORS........................................................................................35 LTP 9: Climate Change ......................................................................................35 LTP 10a: Accessible Infrastructure (Buses)........................................................37 LTP 10b: Accessible Infrastructure (Bus Stops) .................................................38 LTP 10c: Accessible Infrastructure (Rail Stations)..............................................38 LTP 10d: Accessible Infrastructure (Pedestrian Crossings)................................39 LTP 10e: Accessible Infrastructure (Public Rights of Way).................................40 LTP 11: Walking .................................................................................................41 LTP 12a: Modal Share to Regional Centre.........................................................42 LTP 12b: Modal Share to Other Key Centres .....................................................43 LTP 12c: Modal Share to Manchester Airport.....................................................44 2 ROAD TRAFFIC.................................................................................................45 MOTORWAY TRAFFIC......................................................................................47 Traffic Growth on Motorways 2008-2009............................................................47 Changes in Motorway Weekday Traffic Flow Profiles 2008-2009.......................48 Peak Hour to Peak Period Ratios on Motorways................................................50 Traffic Flows on Motorways in 2009 ...................................................................50 (i) GMTU Report 1580 Contents C O N T E N T S Page 24-Hour Traffic Flow Profiles on Motorways in 2009 ..........................................51 Daily Traffic Flow Indices on Motorways in 2009................................................53 Daily Variation on Motorways by Time Period ....................................................54 Monthly Traffic Flow Indices on Motorways in 2009 ...........................................55 A ROAD TRAFFIC .............................................................................................56 Traffic Growth on A Roads 2008-2009 ...............................................................56 Changes in A Road Weekday Traffic Flow Profiles 2008-2009 ..........................56 Peak Hour to Peak Period Ratios on A Roads ...................................................58 24-Hour Traffic Flow Profiles on A Roads in 2009..............................................59 Daily Traffic Flow Indices on A Roads in 2009 ...................................................61 Daily Variation on A Roads by Time Period........................................................62 Monthly Traffic Flow Indices on A Roads in 2009...............................................63 B ROAD TRAFFIC .............................................................................................64 Traffic Growth on B Roads 2008-2009 ...............................................................64 Changes in B Road Weekday Traffic Profiles 2008-2009...................................64 Peak Hour to Peak Period Ratios on B Roads ...................................................66 MINOR ROAD TRAFFIC....................................................................................67 Traffic Growth on Minor Roads 2008-2009.........................................................67 Changes in Minor Road Weekday Traffic Profiles 2008-2009 ............................67 COMPARISONS OF TRAFFIC AND GROWTH ................................................68 Comparison of National and Local Growth in Traffic Flows 1993-2009 ..............68 Composition of Motorway, A Road, B Road and Minor Road Traffic 1999-2009 70 Average Hourly Flows on Motorways, A, B and Minor Roads in 2009................72 Traffic Growth on A Roads and B Roads Combined 2008-2009 ........................74 Traffic Growth on A Roads and B Roads by District 2008-2009 .........................74 Annual Vehicle Kilometres on Motorways, A Roads and B Roads in 2009 ........75 Annual Vehicle Kilometres on A Roads and B Roads by District in 2009 ...........76 Trends in Greater Manchester Vehicle Kilometres on Motorways, A and B Roads 1993-2009 ..........................................................................................................77 National and Local Vehicle Kilometres 1993 – 2009 ..........................................78 Congestion Monitoring: Average Journey Time Rates 2004/05 – 2008/09.........80 3 KEY CENTRE MONITORING ............................................................................83 Introduction to Key Centre Monitoring ................................................................85 Bolton Key Centre ..............................................................................................86 Bury Key Centre .................................................................................................88 Manchester Key Centre......................................................................................90