Vision for 2010 includes high quality park and ride schemes (Transport Ten Year Plan para.1.4).
Park and ride has an important role to play in managing the impact of car travel at peak commuting times and in increasing patronage on public transport (LTP3 p45)
FREIGHT
Provide for the sustainable movement of freight (PPS13 para.45) (NW Freight Strategy p.10 and 11).
Plans should take account of the Regional Freight Strategy and should develop sub-regional freight strategies (RSS Policy RT7)
Facilitate the transfer of freight from road to rail and/or water by:
the identification of sites for inter-modal freight terminals including South West Greater Manchester (with access to the West Coast Main Line and Chat Moss rail route)(UDP Policy E1 - Barton).
Directing development to sites readily connected to the rail/water/port network (NW Freight Strategy p.11); and
Protecting and enhancing relevant infrastructure (UDP Policy ST5)(NW Freight Strategy p.11) (Improve access to the North’s sea ports (The Northern Way p.44 and Business Plan 2005-2008 p.32)(Manchester City Region Development Programme p.29)
Significant potential for an increase in freight traffic on the Manchester Ship Canal (RSS paragraph 8.31) (NW Freight Strategy p.11, 32 and 34).
Consideration should be given the allocation of land for an inter-modal freight terminals in the South West Greater Manchester location (with access to rail and the Manchester Ship Canal) (RSS Policy RT8)
Support for the early development of the Liverpool Superport and Port Salford (plus potential complementary freight facilities at key locations along the Ship Canal)(Atlantic Gateway p.20)
Rail freight logistics and distribution, along with investments in the rail network which will support greater capacity and usage of the rail network (e.g. Manchester Hub). Upgrading the capacity and gauge of key lines (Atlantic Gateway p21)
Achieve an 80% increase (from current levels) in rail freight by 2010 (Transport Ten Year Plan Annex 2)
Increase ship arrivals and throughput tonnes of northern ports to around, respectively, 25% and 35% of the national total by 2010 (The Northern Way p.44 and Business Plan 2005-2008 p.32).
Support the forecast growth for each of the northern airports in line with Future of Air Transport White Paper to a total of 82 million passengers per annum (mppa) by 2030. This includes 50 mppa through Manchester Airport by 2030 (The Northern Way p.39 and Business Plan 2005-2008 p.32)(MCRDP Update p.47)(NW RES p.40)
Achieve at least 17.2 million business and 6.4 million inbound leisure travellers each year through northern airports by 2030, as a key contributor to the overall target of 82 million passengers per annum identified in the Future of Air Transport White Paper (The Northern Way p39, and Business Plan 2005-2008 p.32) (Manchester City Region Development Programme p.29)(CRDP Update p.14)(NW RES p.40)
Increase surface access to airports by sustainable modes (RSS Policy RT5) (Northern Way p.18 and Business Plan 2005-2008 p.32) (Manchester City Region Development Programme p.29)(CRDP Update p.14 and 39)(GM Strategy p33).
There is a need to ensure good access not only from within Greater Manchester, but from neighbouring areas, particularly Cheshire East, where major businesses rely on the Airport (LTP3, p.24 and 43)
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