Transcript Greater Mcr Future Transport Options - TIF Bid Presentation (23/9/08)

GM Future Transport Objectives – via TIF
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Reduce congestion on key commuter routes at peak times
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Transform bus, heavy rail and light rail services
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Join it all up
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Improved interchanges
Modern, efficient ticketing
Behavioural change
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More capacity, improved quality
Cycling and walking initiatives
Working with businesses
Give commuters a viable alternative to the car
The TIF Package - (up to £3 billion)
Total Package secured*
£2.8bn
DfT Contribution secured*
£1.5bn
Local Contribution proposed* (including borrowing)
£1.2bn
Third party contributions
£0.1bn
* Plus additional DfT heavy rail spend
Salford
Salford Summary
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Improved bus links to Salford Quays and Trafford Park and across
the City of Salford
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Up to 29 Yellow School Buses by 2018
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Metrolink expansion from Eccles, Salford Quays/ Media City
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Increased frequency and capacity of train services
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5 stations across the City will be upgraded including major
upgrades of Salford Crescent and Salford Central to create new
interchanges providing better connections and a safer
environment
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New cycle routes
Future Bus Network Standards
Minimum Frequencies
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at least every 7/8 minutes (daytime) 20 minutes (evenings & Sundays) on
principal corridors to the regional centre
at least every 20 minutes (daytime) 30 minutes (evenings & Sundays) on
principal corridors into main district centres such as Eccles, Swinton and
Walkden
First and last buses
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first buses to arrive in the regional centre by 6.00 am
first buses to arrive in main district centres by 6.30 am
last bus to leave the regional centre after 11.30 pm
last bus to leave main district centres after 11.00 pm
Access to the network
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aim to maximise the number of people within a 5 minute walk from their home
to a regular all day service to their most appropriate district centre, e.g. Eccles,
Walkden, Little Hulton, Worsley, Irlam & Cadishead, Swinton or Pendleton
Design Principles
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Simplifying the network
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Minimising the need to change buses
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Providing cross-city services across the regional centre
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Improvements to orbital routes and inter-town routes
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Bus feeder services to rail and Metrolink stations
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Addressing reliability
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Introducing limited stop services
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Providing night services on core routes
Partnership Working
Network improvements will be delivered through a partnership
agreement with the bus operators
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The benefits offered through the TIF package provide the incentive for
bus operators to participate in the Partnership on a voluntary basis
The Partnership Agreements:
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recognise the leading role for GMPTE in developing an integrated
network and a performance framework
will set standards on vehicle specification, punctuality, reliability and
performance monitoring
will manage the change process and limit service changes
will minimise over capacity and head-to-head competition
commit to simplified fares and integrated ticketing and govern future
fare and service changes
Satisfying Identified Priorities
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Priority issues have been identified and begun to be addressed in the
network design.
These include improving
- access to employment areas, eg Salford Quays and Trafford Park, for the
citizens of Salford.
- access to existing and future healthcare services – e.g. Salford Royal
Hospital & LIFT centres
- access to leisure facilities – e.g. Salford Quays
- access to education facilities
-frequencies on main radial ‘corridors’ to the regional centre
- new bus routes to create direct links to other parts of Greater Manchester
Not an exhaustive assessment and additional local priorities for
accessibility improvement will become apparent
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Local consultation is crucial to help shape the future network
Consultation
What?
How?
The overall aim of the public
consultation is:
• To obtain the views of the
public, business and other
stakeholders on the proposed
TIF package, in order to
provide information to enable
AGMA to determine whether
the measures are acceptable.
• Wide distribution of information
• Information available in variety of
formats
• Promoting ‘how to have your say’
• Website
• Freephone telephone line
• Two sets of opinion polling
• Deliberative events
• Stakeholder events
• Exhibitions
When?
• July 7th – October 10th
• 14 weeks
Consultation
Information available:
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Website (www.gmfuturetransport.co.uk)
Freephone helpline - 0800 234 6100
Consultation brochure
Exhibitions, stakeholder events
Salford - exhibitions
Salford
Regent Retail Park
Saturday, 26th July
Salford
Regent Retail Park
Sunday, 27th July
Eccles
Morrisons
Tuesday, 9th September
Walkden
Ellesmere
Shopping
Centre/Tesco
Thursday, 25th September 11am –
7pm