GMATS Surveys 2002 Report 998P - Rochdale Key Centre

1. This PowerPoint presentation has been created to accompany GMTU Report 998 – GMATS Rochdale Key Centre report Whereas report 998 presents detailed tabulations, this presentation has been designed to provide a summary of the main aspects of the data GMATS Surveys 2002 Report 998P - Rochdale Key Centre

2. The presentation has been designed so that it can be used independently of GMTU Report 998 for those who want an overview of the traffic movements around Rochdale but do not wish to see the detailed tabulations GMTU Reports 998 & 998P are part of a series of reports presenting the data from the 2002 GMATS surveys GMATS Surveys 2002 Report 998P – Rochdale Key Centre

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

5. Note that the GMATS survey points lie outside the ring road. The reason for this was to maximise the usefulness of the data, particularly in developing traffic models The Key Centre monitoring points for the LTP lie inside the ring road This latter cordon defines the Key Centre used in this analysis Rochdale Key Centre Definition

6. Nearly 22,000 were in the Key Centre between 07:00 & 19:00 78% used car 22% used bus Only 0.1% by rail Visitors to the Key Centre How many visited the key centre and how did they travel?

7. 41% were shopping 33% were at work Visitors to the Key Centre What were they doing there?

8. Car dominated most activities 83% work 67% shopping 77% leisure 98% Business visits over 85% for all other purposes Visitors to the Key Centre What were they doing there?

9. 75% of car & 76% of bus trips ended within Rochdale borough Only 9% of car trips and 11% of bus trips ended outside Greater Manchester In contrast, 44% of rail trips ended outside GM and only 9% within Rochdale borough Visitors to the Key Centre Where did they go after their visit?

10. For most activities at least 65% ended their trip in the borough 22% of workers finished their journeys in the rest of Greater Manchester and 11% outside the county Visitors to the Key Centre How did their destination vary with their activity?

11. For most activities, car trips were only slightly longer on average than bus trips Bus trips averaged around 5km for all activities On average car trips were considerably longer for workers (9km) and business visits (11km) Visitors to the Key Centre How far did they travel? Car and bus users only

12. 95% walked 4% interchanged from another bus Visitors to the Key Centre How did bus users get to their Key Centre bus stop?

13. On average each car carried 1.46 people Occupancy varied widely with activity in the Centre: Work 1.22 Shopping 1.72 Education 1.80 Social/leisure 1.58 81% of workers travelled alone Visitors to the Key Centre What was the average occupancy of visitors’ cars?

14. For most activities in the centre more people parked off-street than on-street Only 19% parked on-street 85% of shoppers and 87% of workers parked off-street Visitors to the Key Centre Where did they park?

15. 52% of those parking off-street paid to park compared to only 10% who park on-street Only 35% of workers pay to park compared to 67% of shoppers Visitors to the Key Centre What percentage of car drivers paid to park?

16. 76% of commercial vehicles leaving the Key Centre were Light Goods vehicles (LGVs) 73% of LGVs had journeys which finished within Rochdale Only 4% of commercial vehicles leaving the Key Centre were HGVs, but 56% of these journeys finished within the rest of Greater Manchester Commercial Vehicles leaving the Key Centre Where are they going?

17. 52% of all commercial vehicles were collecting or delivering goods in the Key Centre 42% of LGVs were on ‘other business use’ and 7% were on personal business trips Commercial Vehicles What were they doing in the Key Centre?

18. The average distance for all goods vehicles was 10 km HGVs travelled 38 km on average compared to 6 km for LGVs and 21 km for MGVs Commercial Vehicles How far did they travel?

19. 70% of all trips leaving the Key Centre were going home The next main activities were business visits 7% and going to work 6% Visitors to the Key Centre What did they do at their destination?

20. 75% of trips finished in Rochdale. This did not vary much for different destination activities 15% of people going home lived in the rest of Greater Manchester and 10% outside Visitors to the Key Centre Where did they go/for what purpose?

21. All trips passing through the survey cordon • All the previous slides have referred to trips starting in the Key centre. These next slides look at all trips crossing the survey cordon • In the case of bus trips, all trips crossing the survey cordon are included • In the case of rail, only those trips which either start at Rochdale Station or require an interchange at Rochdale Station are included i.e. passengers on trains such as the Littleborough to Manchester service were not surveyed unless they changed trains or started at Rochdale

22. 89% of all trips crossing the cordon were made by car, 10% by bus and 1% by rail 74% of car trips and 75% bus trips finished within Rochdale 53% of rail trips finished at Manchester All trips passing through the survey cordon How and where were they travelling?

23. 29% of all trips were either ‘Home to Work’ or ‘Work to Home’ trips ‘Home to Shopping’ and ‘Shopping to Home’ accounted for another 17% of trips 21% ‘Home to Employers Business’ ended outside Greater Manchester All trips passing through the survey cordon What was their purpose?

24. The average distance travelled for cars was 9 Km, for buses 6 Km and for Rail 22 Km The longest distances for all modes were ‘Home to employers business’ (18 Km) and ‘Employers business to home’ (18 Km) ‘Home to work’ trips were 11 Km by car, 7 Km by bus and 17 Km by rail. The return directions were slightly shorter All trips passing through the survey cordon How far were they travelling?

25. 96% of people walked from the alighting bus stop 4% caught another bus This is similar for all journey purposes Bus trips passing through the survey cordon How did people get to their destination from the bus?

26. On average there were 11 people per bus crossing the cordon between 07:00 and 19:00 This varied from an average occupancy of 8 during the morning peak (07:00 to 09:30) and 10 during the inter-peak (09:30 to 15:30) to 15 in the evening peak (15:30 to 18:30) Bus trips passing through the survey cordon What was their average occupancy?

27. 57% walked from their alighting station 15% caught a bus 13% caught a tram 8% caught another train Other modes were car - picked up (2%) and cycle (1%) Rail trips passing through the survey cordon How did people get to their destination from the train?

28. On average each car had 1.48 occupants Occupancy varied very little during the day 70% of cars had no passengers in the morning peak Car trips passing through the survey cordon What was their average occupancy?

29. 62% of all goods vehicle journeys through the cordon finish in Rochdale 66% of LGVs and 53% of MGVs finish their journey in Rochdale 42% of lorries with 3 or more axles finish their journeys outside Greater Manchester Commercial Vehicles passing through the survey cordon Where are they going?

30. 34% of all goods vehicle crossing the cordon were being used to move goods In the case of lorries this rises to over 77% 44% of LGVs were being used for business use and 8% for personal use Commercial Vehicles passing through the survey cordon What were they doing in the Key Centre?

31. For further information on the Rochdale Key Centre surveys or any other GMATS surveys please contact: John Wharf 0161 455 2052 Peter Bearon 0161 455 2062 GMATS Surveys 2002