1. Tameside Key Centre Analysis 1 This PowerPoint presentation has been created to accompany GMTU Report 999 – GMATS Tameside Key Centre report Whereas report 999 presents detailed tabulations, this presentation has been designed to provide a summary of the main aspects of the data GMATS Surveys 2002 Report 999P - Tameside Key Centre

2. Tameside Key Centre Analysis 2 The presentation has been designed so that it can be used independently of GMTU Report 999 for those who want an overview of the traffic movements around Tameside but do not wish to see the detailed tabulations GMTU Reports 999 & 999P are part of a series of reports presenting the data from the 2002 GMATS surveys GMATS Surveys 2002 Report 999P - Tameside Key Centre

3. Tameside Key Centre Analysis 3 Travellers leaving Tameside Key Centre (Ashton-under-Lyne centre) by car & bus were asked about their journeys as they crossed a cordon around the centre Rail passengers boarding at Ashton 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 Tameside Key Centre

4. Tameside Key Centre Analysis 4

5. 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 except to the north where the railway line forms the boundary This latter cordon defines the Key Centre used in this analysis Tameside Key Centre Definition

6. Tameside Key Centre Analysis 6 Over 23,000 were in the Key Centre between 07:00 & 19:00 77% used car 22% used bus Less than 1% used train Visitors to the Key Centre How may visited the key centre and how did they travel?

7. Tameside Key Centre Analysis 7 48% were shopping 27% were at work Visitors to the Key Centre What were they doing there?

8. Tameside Key Centre Analysis 8 Car dominated all activities –75% education –83% work –70% shopping –70% leisure –Over 60% of all other purposes Visitors to the Key Centre What were they doing there?

9. Tameside Key Centre Analysis 9 71% of car & 70% of bus trips ended within Tameside borough Only 4% of car trips and 3% of bus trips ended outside Greater Manchester In contrast, 25% of rail trips ended outside GM and only 13% within Tameside borough Visitors to the Key Centre Where did they go after their visit?

10. Tameside Key Centre Analysis 10 For all activities more than 70% ended their trip in the borough Workers (7%) were most likely to travel outside GM, followed those on business visits (5%) Visitors to the Key Centre How did their destination vary with their activity?

11. Tameside Key Centre Analysis 11 For most activities, car trips were longer on average than bus trips Bus trips averaged 4km and car trips 5km Car trips were significantly longer than bus trips for workers (5.5km), business visits (7.8km) and education (6.3km) Visitors to the Key Centre How far did they travel? Car and bus users only

12. Tameside Key Centre Analysis 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. Tameside Key Centre Analysis 13 On average each car carried 1.53 people Occupancy varied widely with activity in the Centre: –Work 1.22 –Shopping 1.79 –Education 1.83 –Social/leisure 1.59 82% of drivers leaving work, 65% of those on business visits and also leisure travelled alone Visitors to the Key Centre What was the average occupancy of visitors’ cars?

14. Tameside Key Centre Analysis 14 For all activities in the centre more people parked off- street than on-street Only 26% parked on-street 76% of shoppers and 77% of workers parked off-street Visitors to the Key Centre Where did they park?

15. Tameside Key Centre Analysis 15 49% of those parking off-street paid to park 18% of workers and 57% of shoppers pay to park Visitors to the Key Centre What percentage of car drivers paid to park?

16. Tameside Key Centre Analysis 16 84% of commercial vehicles leaving the Key Centre were Light Goods vehicles (LGVs) 70% of all Goods Vehicles had journeys which finished within Tameside and 10% outside GM Only 3% of commercial vehicles leaving the Key Centre were HGVs Commercial Vehicles leaving the Key Centre Where are they going?

17. Tameside Key Centre Analysis 17 43% of all commercial vehicles were collecting or delivering goods in the Key Centre and 45% were on other business Commercial Vehicles What were they doing in the Key Centre?

18. Tameside Key Centre Analysis 18 The average distance for all goods vehicles was 7km HGVs travelled an average of 47 km compared to 7km for LGVs and 3km for MGVs Commercial Vehicles How far did they travel?

19. Tameside Key Centre Analysis 19 69% of all trips leaving the Key Centre were going home The next main activities were going shopping (7%) and business visits (6%) and to drop off/pick up passengers (6%) Visitors to the Key Centre What did they do at their destination?

20. Tameside Key Centre Analysis 20 72% of trips finished in Tameside. This did not vary much for different destination activities 27% of people going home finished in the rest of Greater Manchester and only 1% outside the county Visitors to the Key Centre Where did they go/for what purpose?

21. Tameside 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 bus trips, all trips crossing the survey cordon are included In the case of rail, only those trips which start at Ashton-under-Lyne Station are included i.e. passengers on trains travelling through the station were not surveyed All trips passing through the survey cordon

22. Tameside Key Centre Analysis 22 88% of all trips crossing the cordon were made by car, 11% by bus and less than 1% by rail 70% of car and 65% of bus trips finished within Tameside Only 5% of rail trips finished inside Tameside, 72% were travelling to Manchester and 10% finished outside Greater Manchester All trips passing through the survey cordon How and where were they travelling?

23. Tameside Key Centre Analysis 23 30% 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 17% of ‘Home to Employer’s Business’ and ‘Employer’s Business to Home’ ended outside Greater Manchester All trips passing through the survey cordon What was their purpose?

24. Tameside Key Centre Analysis 24 The average distance travelled by cars was 10km, buses 6km and rail 14km The longest distances for all modes were ‘Home to employer’s business’ (26km) and ‘Employer’s business to home’ (25km) ‘Home to work’ trips were 13km by car, 8km by bus and 13km by rail. The return directions were 11km, 6km and 18Km respectively All trips passing through the survey cordon How far were they travelling?

25. Tameside Key Centre Analysis 25 93% of people walked from the alighting bus stop 6% caught another bus Bus trips passing through the survey cordon How did people get to their destination from the bus?

26. Tameside Key Centre Analysis 26 On average there were 10 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 14 in the evening peak (15:30 to 18:30) Bus trips passing through the survey cordon What was their average occupancy?

27. Tameside Key Centre Analysis 27 60% walked from their alighting station 22% caught a Metrolink tram 11% caught another train Rail trips passing through the survey cordon How did people get to their destination from the train?

28. Tameside Key Centre Analysis 28 On average each car had 1.48 occupants Occupancy was lowest in the morning peak with an average occupancy of only 1.35 76% of cars had no passengers in the morning peak Car trips passing through the survey cordon What was their average occupancy?

29. Tameside Key Centre Analysis 29 63% of all goods vehicle journeys through the cordon finish in Tameside For LGVs 66% and MGVs 57% finished their journey in Tameside 46% of lorries with 4 or more axles finish their journeys outside Greater Manchester as compared to 8% of LGVs and 10% of MGVs Commercial Vehicles passing through the survey cordon Where are they going?

30. Tameside Key Centre Analysis 30 34% of all goods vehicle crossing the cordon were being used to move goods In the case of lorries this rises to over 75% 46% of LGVs were being used for business use and 11% for personal use Commercial Vehicles passing through the survey cordon What were they doing in the Key Centre?

31. Tameside Key Centre Analysis 31 For further information on the Tameside Key Centre surveys or any other GMATS surveys please contact: John Wharf0161 455 2052 Peter Bearon0161 455 2062 GMATS Surveys 2002