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GMATS Surveys 2002 Report 995P – Trafford Park

This PowerPoint presentation has been created to accompany GMTU Report 995 – GMATS Trafford Park report Whereas report 995 presents detailed tabulations, this presentation has been designed to provide a summary of the main aspects of the data. GMATS Surveys 2002 Report 995P – Trafford Park.

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GMATS Surveys 2002 Report 995P – Trafford Park

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  1. This PowerPoint presentation has been created to accompany GMTU Report 995 – GMATS Trafford Park report Whereas report 995 presents detailed tabulations, this presentation has been designed to provide a summary of the main aspects of the data GMATS Surveys 2002 Report 995P – Trafford Park

  2. The presentation has been designed so that it can be used independently of GMTU Report 995 for those who want an overview of the traffic movements around Trafford Park but do not wish to see the detailed tabulations GMTU Reports 995 & 995P are part of a series of reports presenting the data from the 2002 GMATS surveys GMATS Surveys 2002 Report 995P – Trafford Park

  3. Travellers leaving Trafford Park by car & bus were asked about their journeys as they crossed a cordon around the centre This presentation gives an overview of the findings from those surveys It considers first people who had visited Trafford Park, then those travelling through GMATS Surveys 2002 Trafford Park Centre

  4. The survey points used to create a cordon around Trafford Park are a mixture of GMATS sites and M60 sites The GMATS sites lie along the southern boundary and to the east of Trafford Park, and the M60 sites to the north The boundary defined to represent Trafford Park together with the sites used are shown in the following slide Trafford Park Definition

  5. Over 52,000 were in Trafford Park between 07:00 & 19:00 96% used car Only 4% used bus Visitors to Trafford Park How many visited Trafford Park and how did they travel?

  6. 37% were shopping 38% were at work Visitors to Trafford Park What were they doing there?

  7. Car dominated all activities Only 3% of those leaving work used the bus 5% of those shopping used the bus Visitors to Trafford Park What were they doing there?

  8. 30% of car & 20% of bus trips ended within Trafford Borough 51% of car trips & 76% of bus trips ended in the rest of Greater Manchester 20% of car trips & 4% of bus trips ended outside Greater Manchester Visitors to Trafford Park Where did they go after their visit?

  9. For most activities more than 50% of journeys ended within Greater Manchester excluding Trafford 30% of shoppers and workers ended their trips within Trafford Borough 21% of shoppers ended their trips outside Greater Manchester Visitors to Trafford Park How did their destination vary with their activity?

  10. The average journey for all activities was 15 kms by car and 8 kms by bus Car journeys made by workers and shoppers were 13 kms and 14 kms respectively The equivalent bus journeys were 8 kms for both workers and shoppers Visitors to Trafford Park How far did they travel?

  11. 90% walked 8% interchanged from another bus Visitors to Trafford Park How did bus users get to their bus stop?

  12. On average each car carried 1.44 people Occupancy varied widely with activity in Trafford Park: Work 1.19 Shopping 1.81 Social/leisure 1.67 85% of drivers leaving work travelled alone Visitors to Trafford Park What was the average occupancy of visitors’ cars?

  13. 97% of all visitors parked off-street Visitors to Trafford Park Where did they park?

  14. 54% of commercial vehicles leaving Trafford Park were Light Goods Vehicles (LGVs) and 31% were Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) 54% of journeys finished within Greater Manchester excluding Trafford 32% finished outside the county Commercial Vehicles leaving Trafford Park Where are they going?

  15. 54% of all vehicles were collecting/delivering goods LGVs were most likely to be used for other purposes Commercial Vehicles What were they doing in Trafford Park?

  16. The average distance for all goods vehicles was 26 km Lorries (HGVs) travelled 49 km on average compared to 15 km for LGVs and 19 km for MGVs Commercial Vehicles How far did they travel?

  17. 70% of all trips leaving Trafford Park were going home In the case of bus trips this rises to 83% Visitors to Trafford Park What did they do at their destination?

  18. 30% of trips finished in Trafford For shoppers this rose to 56% 51% of people going home lived in the rest of Greater Manchester and 21% outside Visitors to Trafford Park Where did they go/for what purpose?

  19. All the previous slides have referred to trips starting in Trafford Park. These next slides look at all trips crossing the survey cordon All trips passing through the survey cordon

  20. 96% of all trips crossing the cordon were made by car 34% of all trips finished in Trafford Borough 25% of car trips and 38% of bus trips finished in Salford All trips passing through the survey cordon How and where were they travelling?

  21. 36% of all trips were either ‘Home to Work’ or ‘Work to Home’ trips ‘Home to Shopping’ and ‘Shopping to Home’ accounted for another 23% of trips All trips passing through the survey cordon What was their purpose?

  22. The average distance travelled for cars was 14km and buses 8km The longest distances for all modes were ‘Home to Employers Business’ (41km) and ‘Education to Home’ (21km) All trips passing through the survey cordon How far were they travelling?

  23. 78% of people walked from the alighting bus stop 18% caught another bus 25% of ’Work to Home’ trips caught another bus Bus trips passing through the survey cordon How did people get to their destination from the bus?

  24. On average there were 8 people per bus crossing the cordon between 07:00 and 19:00 This varied from an average occupancy of 5 during the morning peak to 13 in the evening peak Bus trips passing through the survey cordon What was their average occupancy?

  25. On average each car had 1.39 occupants Occupancy was lowest in the morning peak with an average occupancy of 1.24 67% of cars had no passengers in the morning peak Car trips passing through the survey cordon What was their average occupancy?

  26. 54% of all goods vehicle journeys through the cordon finished within Greater Manchester (excluding Trafford) 18% finished within Trafford 59% of lorries with 4 or more axle finished their journey outside the county Commercial Vehicles passing through the survey cordon Where are they going?

  27. 49% of all goods vehicle crossing the cordon were moving goods and 34% were on business use 79% of lorries with 4 or more axles were moving goods Commercial Vehicles passing through the survey cordon What were they doing in Trafford Park?

  28. For further information on the Trafford Park surveys or any other GMATS surveys please contact: John Wharf 0161 455 2052 Peter Bearon 0161 455 2066 GMATS Surveys 2002

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