GMATS Surveys 2002 Report 1055P – Higher Education Precinct

1. This PowerPoint presentation has been created to accompany GMTU Report 1055 – GMATS Higher Education Precinct report Whereas report 1055 presents detailed tabulations, this presentation has been designed to provide a summary of the main aspects of the data GMATS Surveys 2002 Report 1055P – Higher Education Precinct

2. The presentation has been designed so that it can be used independently of GMTU Report 1055 for those who want an overview of the traffic movements around the Higher Education Precinct but do not wish to see the detailed tabulations GMTU Reports 1055 & 1055P are part of a series of reports presenting the data from the 2002 GMATS surveys GMATS Surveys 2002 Report 1055P – Higher Education Precinct

3. Travellers leaving the Higher Education Precinct by car, bus, train and Metrolink were asked about their journeys as they crossed a cordon This is the same cordon used for the analysis of the regional centre and reported in GMTU reports 996 and 996P Since this cordon encircles both the HEP and regional centre, no information from this survey on trips between the HEP and the City Centre GMATS Surveys 2002 Higher Education Precinct GMATS Surveys

4. As part of the study into the effects of the completion of the M60 motorway box, surveys were undertaken in 2003 on buses and cars on three sites lying between the HEP and the City Centre. These sites were on Cambridge Street, Oxford Road and Upper Brook Street Data from these three sites has been analysed to provide information on the movements between the HEP and the City Centre not observed by the GMATS surveys GMATS Surveys 2002 Higher Education Precinct M60 Surveys

5. The following slide shows the definition of the HEP used in this analysis together with the Regional Centre and the GMATS cordon sites The M60 sites shown on the slide used in the are analysis towards the end of the presentation to identify movements between the HEP and city centre missed by the GMATS cordon Higher Education Precinct Definition

7. Over 47,000 people left the HEP and crossed the cordon between 07:00 & 19:00 61% used car 33% used bus 5% used train Visitors to the HEP How many visited and how did they travel?

8. 31% were at a place of education 38% were at work Visitors to the HEP What were they doing there?

9. 67% of those at a place of education travelled by bus In comparison 74% of those at work travelled by car Visitors to the HEP What were they doing there?

10. 33% of car trips ended within Manchester and 17% ended outside the county In contrast 81% of bus trips ended within Manchester 11% of rail trips ended in Bolton, 8% in Stockport and 61% outside the county 39% of Metrolink trips ended in Bury, 34% in Trafford and 12% in Manchester Visitors to the HEP Where did they go after their visit?

11. 66% of those attending a place of education ended their trips in Manchester and 10% outside the county In contrast 33% of workers ended their journeys in Manchester 17% of workers ended their trips outside the county Visitors to the HEP How did their destination vary with their activity?

12. For most activities, car and Metrolink trips were considerable longer on average than bus trips Bus trips averaged around 5km for all activities, car trips 13km and Metrolink 11km Visitors to the HEP How far did they travel? Car, bus and Metrolink users only

13. 96% walked to their bus stop compared to 69% walking to the train station and 55% to Metrolink 17% caught a bus to the train station and 41% to Metrolink Visitors to the HEP How did bus users get to their Key Centre bus stop, train station or Metrolink stop?

14. On average each car carried 1.4 people Occupancy varied widely with activity in the HEP: Work 1.25 Education 1.35 Social/leisure 1.63 80% of drivers leaving work travelled alone Visitors to the HEP What was the average occupancy of visitors’ cars?

15. For most activities in the HEP more people parked off-street than on-street Only 18% parked on-street 94% of workers and 61% of those who had been at a place of education parked off-street Visitors to the Key Centre Where did they park?

16. 65% of those parking off-street paid to park compared to only 2% who parked on-street 66% of workers and 49% of those at places of education paid to park Visitors to the HEP What percentage of car drivers paid to park?

17. 84% of commercial vehicles leaving the HEP were Light Goods vehicles (LGVs) 43% of all goods trips finished within Manchester and 18% outside the county Commercial Vehicles leaving the HEP Where are they going?

18. 31% of all commercial vehicles were collecting or delivering goods in the HEP 53% were on ‘other business use’ Commercial Vehicles What were they doing in the HEP?

19. The average distance for all goods vehicles was 12 Km Commercial Vehicles How far did they travel?

20. 76% of all trips leaving the HEP were going home Visitors to the HEP What did they do at their destination?

21. 47% of trips finished in Manchester 19% of people going home lived outside Greater Manchester Visitors to the HEP Where did they go/for what purpose?

22. All the previous slides have referred to trips starting in the HEP and crossing the cordon around the regional centre This does not pick up trips between the HEP and the city centre The next slides look at the bus and car trips observed at 3 sites between the HEP and the city centre on Cambridge Street, Oxford Road and Upper Brook Street These surveys were undertaken as part of the M60 after study All trips passing through the survey cordon

23. 57% of trips made between the HEP and the city centre were made by bus In the evening peak period this changed to an almost even split between car and bus trips Trips between the HEP and the City Centre How were they travelling?

24. 35% had been at work, 23% at home and 13% at a place of education Trips between the HEP and the City Centre Why were they in the HEP?

25. Overall, 36% went shopping 52% of bus users went shopping Trips between the HEP and the City Centre Why did they go to the city centre?

26. On average there were 1.5 people per car travelling between the HEP and the city centre between 07:00 and 19:00 This varied from an average occupancy of 1 during the morning peak (07:00 to 09:30) to 1.7 in the evening peak (15:30 to 18:30) Car Trips between the HEP and the City Centre What was their average occupancy?

27. On average there were 18 people per bus crossing the 3 sites between 07:00 and 19:00 This varied from an average occupancy of 16 during the inter-peak (09:30 to 15:30) to 26 in the morning peak (07:00 to 09:30) Buses between the HEP and the City Centre What was their average occupancy?

28. Only 140 goods vehicle trips were observed between the HEP and the city centre No trips by heavy goods vehicles were observed 34% of goods vehicle trips were moving goods in the HEP and 53% were being used on other business use The journey purposes of goods vehicles in the city centre were similar to this Commercial Vehicle trips between the HEP and the City Centre

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