Trafford Key Centre Analysis 1 This PowerPoint presentation has been created to accompany GMTU Report 1000 – GMATS Trafford Key Centre report Whereas report 1000 presents detailed tabulations, this presentation has been designed to provide a summary of the main aspects of the data GMATS Surveys 2002 Report 1000P - Trafford Key Centre

Trafford Key Centre Analysis 2 The presentation has been designed so that it can be used independently of GMTU Report 1000 for those who want an overview of the traffic movements around Trafford but do not wish to see the detailed tabulations GMTU Reports 1000 & 1000P are part of a series of reports presenting the data from the 2002 GMATS surveys GMATS Surveys 2002 Report 1000P - Trafford Key Centre

Trafford Key Centre Analysis 3 Travellers leaving Trafford Key Centre (Altrincham centre) by car & bus were asked about their journeys as they crossed a cordon around the centre Passengers boarding at Altrincham and Navigation Road rail and Metrolink stations 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 Trafford Key Centre

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5 The GMATS interview survey points lie considerably outside Altrincham centre especially to the west and south. The reason for this was to maximise the the usefulness of the data, particularly in developing traffic models This does mean that some trips that leave the centre, will destinate between the key centre boundary and the interview cordon and will not be observed Caution must therefore be exercised in interpreting trips from the key centre, as shorter trips will be under-recorded Trafford Key Centre Definition

Trafford Key Centre Analysis 6 Over 10,000 were in the Key Centre between 07:00 & 19:00 79% used car 11% used bus 9% used Metrolink 1% used train Visitors to the Key Centre How may visited the key centre and how did they travel?

Trafford Key Centre Analysis 7 34% were at work 33% were shopping Visitors to the Key Centre What were they doing there?

Trafford Key Centre Analysis 8 Car dominated all activities –75% work –70% shopping –94% business –90% personal –86% leisure Visitors to the Key Centre What were they doing there?

Trafford Key Centre Analysis 9 51% of car & 66% of bus trips and 77% of Metrolink trips ended within Trafford borough 26% of car trips ended outside Greater Manchester compared to only 6% of bus trips and 1% of Metrolink trips In contrast, 64% of rail trips ended outside GM and none within Trafford borough Visitors to the Key Centre Where did they go after their visit?

Trafford Key Centre Analysis 10 59% of shoppers and 45% of workers ended their journey within the borough Workers (25%) were most likely to travel outside GM, followed by business visitors (24%) Visitors to the Key Centre How did their destination vary with their activity?

Trafford Key Centre Analysis 11 For most activities, car trips were longer on average than bus trips or Metrolink trips On average trips by car (11km) and Metrolink (9km) were considerably longer than by bus (4.5km) Visitors to the Key Centre How far did they travel? Car, bus and Metrolink users only

Trafford Key Centre Analysis 12 89% walked 9% interchanged from another bus Visitors to the Key Centre How did bus users get to their Altrincham Centre bus stop?

Trafford Key Centre Analysis 13 On average each car carried 1.31 people Occupancy varied widely with activity in the centre: –Work 1.12 –Shopping 1.46 –Social/leisure % of drivers leaving work and 88% of those on business travelled alone Visitors to the Key Centre What was the average occupancy of visitors’ cars?

Trafford Key Centre Analysis 14 For all activities in the centre more people parked off- street than on-street Only 27% parked on-street 81% of shoppers and 80% of business visitors parked off-street Visitors to the Key Centre Where did they park?

Trafford Key Centre Analysis 15 36% of those parking off-street paid to park compared to only 21% who park on- street Only 11% of workers pay to park compared to 59% of shoppers Visitors to the Key Centre What percentage of car drivers paid to park?

Trafford Key Centre Analysis 16 91% of commercial vehicles leaving the key centre were light goods vehicles (LGVs) 35% of all goods vehicles had journeys which finished within Trafford and 17% outside GM Only 6% of commercial vehicles leaving the key centre were HGVs Commercial Vehicles leaving the Key Centre Where are they going?

Trafford Key Centre Analysis 17 Only 19% of commercial vehicles were collecting or delivering goods in the key centre Commercial Vehicles What were they doing in the Key Centre?

Trafford Key Centre Analysis 18 The average distance for all goods vehicles was 14.7 km HGVs travelled 90.8 km on average compared to 9.5 km for LGVs and 18 km for MGVs Commercial Vehicles How far did they travel?

Trafford Key Centre Analysis 19 73% of all trips leaving the key centre were going home The next main activities were going shopping 7% and business visits 6% Visitors to the Key Centre What did they do at their destination?

Trafford Key Centre Analysis 20 54% of trips finished in Trafford 21% of people going home finished in the rest of Greater Manchester and 23% outside Visitors to the Key Centre Where did they go/for what purpose?

Trafford Key Centre Analysis 21 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 car, bus and Metrolink, all trips crossing the survey cordon are included In the case of rail, only those trips which either start at Altrincham or Navigation Road Stations are included. Passengers on trains passing through the centre (for example from Knutsford to Stockport) were not surveyed All trips passing through the survey cordon

Trafford Key Centre Analysis 22 89% of all trips crossing the cordon were made by car, 5% by bus, 5% by Metrolink and only 1% by rail 53% of car, 67% of bus and 45% of Metrolink trips finished within Trafford 68% of rail trips finished outside Greater Manchester and 25% in Stockport All trips passing through the survey cordon How and where were they travelling?

Trafford Key Centre Analysis 23 35% of all trips were either ‘Home to Work’ or ‘Work to Home’ trips ‘Home to Shopping’ and ‘Shopping to Home’ accounted for another 11% of trips 44% of ‘Employers Business to Home ’ and 33% ‘Home to Employers Business’ ended outside Greater Manchester All trips passing through the survey cordon What was their purpose?

Trafford Key Centre Analysis 24 The average distance travelled by cars was 19 Km, buses 7 Km, Metrolink 13 km and Rail 22 Km ‘Home to employers business’ had the longest average distance (51Km) ‘Home to work’ trips were 18 Km by car, 8 Km by bus,14 Km by Metrolink and 16 Km by rail All trips passing through the survey cordon How far were they travelling?

Trafford Key Centre Analysis 25 93% of people walked from the alighting bus stop 6% caught another bus The percentage walking from the bus stop rises to 98% for ‘home to education trips’ Bus trips passing through the survey cordon How did people get to their destination from the bus?

Trafford Key Centre Analysis 26 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 (07:00 to 09:30) and 7 during the inter- peak (09:30 to 15:30) to 13 in the evening peak (15:30 to 18:30) Bus trips passing through the survey cordon What was their average occupancy?

Trafford Key Centre Analysis 27 58% walked from their alighting station 13% caught a bus, 11% were picked up, 8% caught another train and 6% drove themselves Rail trips passing through the survey cordon How did people get to their destination from the train?

Trafford Key Centre Analysis 28 85% walked from their alighting station 7% caught a bus Metrolink trips passing through the survey cordon How did people get to their destination from the train?

Trafford Key Centre Analysis 29 On average each car had 1.36 occupants Occupancy was lowest in the morning peak with an average occupancy of only % of cars had no passengers in the morning peak Car trips passing through the survey cordon What was their average occupancy?

Trafford Key Centre Analysis 30 44% of all goods vehicle journeys through the cordon finish in Trafford For LGVs 46% and MGVs 43% finish their journey in Trafford 48% of lorries with 4 or more axles finish their journeys outside Greater Manchester compared to 31% of LGVs and 42% of MGVs Commercial Vehicles passing through the survey cordon Where are they going?

Trafford Key Centre Analysis 31 37% of all goods vehicle crossing the cordon were being used to move goods In the case of lorries this rises to over 77% 37% of LGVs were being used for business use and 16% for personal use Commercial Vehicles passing through the survey cordon What were they doing in the Key Centre?

Trafford Key Centre Analysis 32 For further information on the Trafford Key Centre surveys or any other GMATS surveys please contact: John Wharf Peter Bearon GMATS Surveys 2002