The Transport Innovation Fund Strategy

Why does congestion matter?

Congestion costs British business 10 billion each year.

We risk 30,000 potential new jobs if we fail to tackle congestion.

The number of employees within an hour of the regional centre will halve.

Road transport contributes a third of our greenhouse gas emissions.

Six out of ten cars on the road in the morning peak have only one occupant.

Car use is set to rise by 25 per cent in the next ten years.

Doing nothing is not an option

If we dont act... We will lose the opportunity to shape our own transport future.

We have identified a 3 billion transport package that would be the biggest and most far-reaching investment programme outside of London. It will transform the scale, quality and efficiency of our transport system.

This is a once-only opportunity to make it happen.

Our future transport New, do longer What you trains think?

Our future transport Rail stations and interchanges for What do you think? 21st Century commuters

Shudehill

Before

After

Salford Central - The Past

Piccadilly

After

New buses, faster services and a transformed experience.

Shudehill

Ourcent future transport 100 per increase in park What do you think? and ride schemes.

A limited, peak-time congestion charge will offer a real incentive to switch to a new and high quality public transport service.

So.what do people think of our plans?

1. General Public
5,000 telephone interviews 22 June to 16 July 500 adults (16+) in each GM district, controlled by:
key demographics (age and sex/working status) social grade (ABC1, etc) and relative population size for each authority

Views on what might happen in Greater Manchester in next 5-10 years - summary
Disagree Agree

Traffic congestion causes no real damage to the environment in Greater Manchester

70

24

There is already enough public money spent on public transport in Greater Manchester

61

27

Sampling error of +/- 1.4% at GM level

Traffic congestion will have an increasing impact on the economy of Greater Manchester

15

75

Unless action is taken in the near future, traffic congestion in Greater Manchester will get much worse

13

81

Base: All (4,962)

Agreement with proposal: Principle of package

Q.6: Would you agree or disagree with the principle of a combined package of 3 billion improvements in transport in GM that also included greater local control over buses and rail and the introduction of congestion charging for vehicles using the busiest roads at peak times on weekdays?

Agreement with proposal: including details charging scheme

Q7. The proposal is that congestion charging would only operate at peak time, on weekdays, for inward journeys in the morning and outward journeys in the evening. For the longest journey, the maximum cost in the morning would be 3 and in the evening 2. These charges would only be introduced after there has been a large investment in transport in Greater Manchester. All of the money raised from the charges would also be invested in improved public transport. Do you agree or disagree with this overall proposal

Disagree

Agree

Disagree

Agree

32

57

40

53

Agreement with proposal to submit bid

Q8. In July, the Councils of Greater Manchester can submit its bid to the Government for the overall transport package we have been talking about. This is a competition and if successful, there would be further consultation with the public and businesses before the schemes are introduced. On this basis, would you agree or disagree with the principle of Greater Manchester submitting a bid for the package

2. Businesses
1009 telephone interviews 25 June to 11 July Employers sampled by Experian across Greater Manchester 100 employers interviewed in each GM district Sampling error of +/-3.1% at GM level

Disagree

Agree

24

68

Views on what might happen in Greater Manchester in next 5-10 years

Disagree
Traffic congestion causes no real damage to the environment in Greater Manchester

Agreement with proposal: Principle of package

Q.6: Would you agree or disagree with the principle of a combined package of 3 billion improvements in transport in GM that also included greater local control over buses and rail and the introduction of congestion charging for vehicles using the busiest roads at peak times on weekdays?

Agree
20

74

Disagree

Agree

There is already enough public money spent on public transport in Greater Manchester

63

24

38

47

Traffic congestion will have an increasing impact on the economy of Greater Manchester

16

72

Unless action is taken in the near future, traffic congestion in Greater Manchester will get much worse

14

79

Base: All (1,009)

Agreement with proposal: including details of charging scheme

Q7. The proposal is that congestion charging would only operate at peak time, on weekdays, for inward journeys in the morning and outward journeys in the evening. For the longest journey, the maximum cost in the morning would be 3 and in the evening 2. These charges would only be introduced after there has been a large investment in transport in Greater Manchester. All of the money raised from the charges would also be invested in improved public transport. Do you agree or disagree with this overall proposal?

Agreement with proposal to submit bid

Q8. In July, the Councils of Greater Manchester can submit its bid to the Government for the overall transport package we have been talking about. This is a competition and if successful, there would be further consultation with the public and businesses before the schemes are introduced. On this basis, would you agree or disagree with the principle of Greater Manchester submitting a bid for the package

Disagree

Agree

Disagree

Agree

50

41

31

60

Next Steps
Bid submitted to Government, 31 July 2007 Now December:
Detailed discussions with DfT officials Next stage of information and engagement Bid refinement and detail clarification Anticipated announcement on Programme Entry status, early 2008

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