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Wirral Waters Access

Wirral Waters Access. Scott McIntosh Technical Director, Mott MacDonald. No small scale project. ITS BIG! 422,752 sq m of office space 20,000 jobs 13,521 residential units 100,00 sq m of cultural, education, leisure, community and amenity space 60,000 sq m of retail and food uses

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Wirral Waters Access

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  1. Wirral Waters Access Scott McIntosh • Technical Director, Mott MacDonald

  2. No small scale project ITS BIG! • 422,752 sq m of office space • 20,000 jobs • 13,521 residential units • 100,00 sq m of cultural, education, leisure, community and amenity space • 60,000 sq m of retail and food uses • 38,00 sq m of hotel and conference facilities • a further 485,000 sq m of space within any of the above classes • associated parking, landscaping, public space and infrastructure And now there’s the International Trade Centre as well

  3. Creating a successful new urban area from a derelict brownfield site requires a number of things – imagination skill commitment money good communications links. From new life from dereliction

  4. …only connect Unfortunately most of Wirral Waters is a long way from Merseyrail stations • Birkenhead North 750m • Conway Park 1500m • Hamilton Sq 1700m • “No matter how station-spacing increases, 50 percent of the people will not walk more than 6 minutes or 0.3 miles/500m to a … rail station [Washington Metro Area Transit Authority Ridership Survey Final Report, March 2006] It is this ‘last mile’ problem that often defeats public transport in its competition with the private car

  5. Can the link be done by bus? - it has been tried • Docklands X15 • Greenwich Waterfront Transit • Newcastle Quayside • Birmingham Airport • In all cases the ridership has been disappointing, buses are not attractive to car owning/using commuters

  6. Its Free - but ridership is low Cost to sponsors 67p per boarding Metroshuttle is free and attracts 3m pass yr Metrolink has the highest tram fares in the UK and attracts 19m pass yr Manchester tries with Metroshuttle

  7. links to Salford Quays and to Media City were needed - rail provided it MediaCity station lies at the end of a specially-built 360-metre spur from the Eccles line Metrolink to developments

  8. Are buses acceptable in pedestrian areas? • Prevention of entry to other vehicles • aesthetics, surfacing, kerbs • incompatibility with green landscape • safety issues often lead to bus exclusion (e.g. Chester) • environmental issues

  9. So what can be done for Birkenhead? • build on what you have got • historical record of tramways • heritage tramway = main approach to WW already secured! • enthusiasm of developer • goodwill of the industry • supportive interest in government

  10. Tramways are fine, but aren’t they expensive? Seen as so important by DfT that it was the main question at Tram Summit in December • keep it simple • engage a team of professionals who know their trade • always be willing to ask ‘why?’ • use readily available components • avoid utility relocation • simple, easy to build designs • take the green opportunity to recycle

  11. cleared land offered by Peel trams already available technical equipment offered by leading European tramways gift of traction electric equipment offered by London Underground Merseytravel already has much of the rail needed in stock Renewable energy available locally The green option

  12. The Kenosha experience • Since 2000, Kenosha has operated a 2.7-km streetcar loop designed to connect the local METRA commuter rail station to downtown attractions, a transit centre, and the new 64-acre Harborpark brownfield redevelopment situated on the Lake Michigan shore.

  13. Transit supporting urbanism • A low cost scheme in a town of only 90,000 people - but a support for the build out of 64 acres of brownfield land in approximately 5 years "The presence of the streetcars enhances the character of the area while providing needed mobility, reliably, with zero emissions.“ Mayor of Kenosha

  14. Portland Streetcar Inner city linkage collector/distributor to MAX Technical requirements that let it fit the city A ‘pedestrian accelerator’ Simple, quick and cheap to build

  15. Political and Economic "a unique public/private strategy to link investment in high quality transit service with major development“ In its first 10 years the streetcar has carried 28m people, helped create thousands of jobs, helped attract $4bn. in private investment and attracted 200 visiting delegations from other cities to Portland

  16. Impact on retail development streetcars have enhanced pedestrian activity and led to significant expansion in retail activity when the Portland Streetcar first opened, the entire Pearl District had less than 10 retail shops.  By 2008, this number was over 400, 90% independent and locally owned the majority of these shops line 10th and 11th Streets along the Portland Streetcar route.

  17. …and developers love it

  18. We can learn from Portland !

  19. …and there’s the Heritage/ Tourism business • A vintage tram branch to Seacombe • Spectacular views across to Liverpool • Linking a String of Pearls of tourist attractions • Supporting Ferry services Tourism now supports a total of 22,640 jobs across the City Region, it is hoped that by 2020 it will employ 37,000

  20. Once in a lifetime • This sort of opportunity usually occurs only once in a life time • Don’t miss the tram • Thank you for listening

  21. ADDITIONAL MATERIAL

  22. Stops kept simple and reticent

  23. Tram alignment compatible with existing kerbside parking

  24. Track close up

  25. Portland costs Rail, electrical & street work $35.1m Maintenance facility $4m Streetcars (5 cars) $11.3m Utility works $3.8m Miscellaneous $0.4m FY 2002 TOTAL $54.6m £9.2m per route km

  26. Growth Extension will run from the Pearl District across the existing Broadway Bridge, serving the eastern half of the Portland Central City. In May 2009, it was announced that $75M federal funding was available to the project construction of the new 3.3 mile loop began in January 2010.

  27. Kenosha Costs • According to APTA's Heritage Trolley and Streetcar website, the entire project, including a new maintenance building, was completed for the low cost of about $5 million • So, cost = $3 million per mile (2000) = £1.7 million per km in year 2011 pounds.

  28. So its inexpensive…. Total cost (original, 2001): $54.6 million for 2.4 route-miles – 3.84km = $14.4 km = £11.4m per km in 2011 pounds Total cost (extension, 2005): $15.8 million for 0.6 route-miles – 0.96km = $16.5 = £10.2m per km in 2011 pounds Total cost (eastside loop, 2011) $125 m for 3.3 route miles – 5.3km = $23.6 = £15.2m per km in 2011 pounds

  29. New Haven2009 prices by San Francisco-based consultants URS Corporation £3.3m per track km £3.3m per track km

  30. Little Rockout turn prices 2008 2.5 + 1.6m = 4.1 track miles = 6.6km $28m = £17.9m = £2.7m per track km

  31. Vancouver Downtown Streetcar • Approximately 12 track km • $81m CAN for the track • $21 m CAN for the purchase of six articulated streetcars. • 1 track km = $CAN 6.75 = £4.3m per km • 2010 prices

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