Stockport Key Centre Analysis 1 This PowerPoint presentation has been created to accompany GMTU Report 947 – GMATS Stockport Key Centre report Whereas report 947 presents detailed tabulations, this presentation has been designed to provide a summary of the main aspects of the data GMATS Surveys 2002 Report 947P - Stockport Key Centre

Stockport Key Centre Analysis 2 The presentation has been designed so that it can be used independently of GMTU Report 947 for those who want an overview of the traffic movements around Stockport but do not wish to see the detailed tabulations GMTU Reports 947 & 947P are part of a series of reports presenting the data from the 2002 GMATS surveys GMATS Surveys 2002 Report 947P - Stockport Key Centre

Stockport Key Centre Analysis 3 Travellers leaving Stockport Key Centre by car & bus were asked about their journeys as they crossed a cordon around the centre Rail passengers boarding at Stockport 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 Stockport Key Centre

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5 Note that the GMATS survey points lie outside the ring road - this is to provide data for a town centre traffic model The Key Centre monitoring points for the LTP lie inside the ring road and south of the M60 This latter cordon defines the Key Centre used in this analysis Stockport Key Centre Definition

Stockport Key Centre Analysis 6 Nearly 44,000 were in the Key Centre between 07:00 & 19:00 75% used car 23% used bus only 2% used train Visitors to the Key Centre How many visited the key centre and how did they travel?

Stockport Key Centre Analysis 7 37% were shopping 29% were at work Visitors to the Key Centre What were they doing there?

Stockport Key Centre Analysis 8 Car dominated all activities with the exception of education –27% education –75% work –69% shopping –76% leisure –Over 80% all other purposes Visitors to the Key Centre What were they doing there?

Stockport Key Centre Analysis 9 68% of car & 71% of bus trips ended within Stockport borough Only 11% of car trips and 4% of bus trips ended outside Greater Manchester In contrast, 49% of rail trips ended outside GM and only 16% within Stockport borough Visitors to the Key Centre Where did they go after their visit?

Stockport Key Centre Analysis 10 For all activities more than 50% ended their trip in the borough Shoppers (77%) were most likely to and those visiting educational establishments (52%) least likely Business visitors (17%) were most likely to travel outside GM, followed by workers (15%) Visitors to the Key Centre How did their destination vary with their activity?

Stockport Key Centre Analysis 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 significantly longer for workers (9km) and business visits (14km) Visitors to the Key Centre How far did they travel? Car and bus users only

Stockport Key Centre Analysis 12 92% walked 8% interchanged from another bus Visitors to the Key Centre How did bus users get to their Key Centre bus stop?

Stockport Key Centre Analysis 13 On average each car carried 1.42 people Occupancy varied widely with activity in the Centre: –Work 1.16 –Shopping 1.60 –Education 1.67 –Social/leisure % of drivers leaving work travelled alone Visitors to the Key Centre What was the average occupancy of visitors’ cars?

Stockport Key Centre Analysis 14 For all activities in the centre more people parked off- street than on-street Only 14% parked on-street 96% of shoppers and 87% of workers parked off-street Visitors to the Key Centre Where did they park?

Stockport Key Centre Analysis 15 32% of those parking off-street paid to park compared to only 18% who park on- street Only 23% of workers pay to park compared to 43% of shoppers Visitors to the Key Centre What percentage of car drivers paid to park?

Stockport Key Centre Analysis 16 81% of commercial vehicles leaving the Key Centre were Light Goods vehicles (LGVs) 53% of LGVs had journeys which finished within Stockport Only 4% of commercial vehicles leaving the Key Centre were HGVs, but 78% of these journeys finished outside Greater Manchester Commercial Vehicles leaving the Key Centre Where are they going?

Stockport Key Centre Analysis 17 53% of all commercial vehicles were collecting or delivering goods in the Key Centre LGVs were more likely to be used for other purposes Commercial Vehicles What were they doing in the Key Centre?

Stockport Key Centre Analysis 18 The average distance for all goods vehicles was 14 km HGVs travelled 80 km on average compared to 11 km for LGVs and 7 km for MGVs Commercial Vehicles How far did they travel?

Stockport Key Centre Analysis 19 68% of all trips leaving the Key Centre were going home The next main activities were going shopping 9% and business visits 7% Visitors to the Key Centre What did they do at their destination?

Stockport Key Centre Analysis 20 67% of trips finished in Stockport. This did not vary much for different destination activities 21% of people going home lived in the rest of Greater Manchester and 12% outside Visitors to the Key Centre Where did they go/for what purpose?

Stockport 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 vehicle trips, any through trips which are entirely motorway based are not included In the case of rail, only those trips which either start at Stockport Station or require an interchange at Stockport Station are included i.e. passengers on trains such as the London to Manchester route were not surveyed unless they changed trains or started at Stockport All trips passing through the survey cordon

Stockport Key Centre Analysis 22 83% of all trips crossing the cordon were made by car, 15% by bus and 2% by rail 69% of both car and bus trips finished within Stockport 62% of rail trips finished outside Greater Manchester All trips passing through the survey cordon How and where were they travelling?

Stockport Key Centre Analysis 23 34% of all trips were either ‘Home to Work’ or ‘Work to Home’ trips ‘Home to Shopping’ and ‘Shopping to Home’ accounted for another 15% of trips 34% of ‘Employers Business to Home’ and 29% ‘Home to Employers Business’ ended outside Greater Manchester All trips passing through the survey cordon What was their purpose?

Stockport Key Centre Analysis 24 The average distance travelled for cars was 14 Km, for buses 7 Km and for Rail 77 Km The longest distances for all modes were ‘Home to employers business’ (64 Km) and ‘Employers business to home’ (35 Km) ‘Home to work’ trips were 13 Km by car, 8 Km by bus and 27 Km by rail. The return directions were similar All trips passing through the survey cordon How far were they travelling?

Stockport Key Centre Analysis 25 94% of people walked from the alighting bus stop 5% caught another bus This is similar for all journey purposes with the exception of ‘Home to employers business’ (92% walk, 7% picked up in a car) Bus trips passing through the survey cordon How did people get to their destination from the bus?

Stockport Key Centre Analysis 26 On average there were 13 people per bus crossing the cordon between 0700 and 1900 This varied from an average occupancy of 11 during the morning peak (07:00 to 09:30) and during the inter- peak (09:30 to 15:30) to 19 in the evening peak (15:30 to 18:30) Bus trips passing through the survey cordon What was their average occupancy?

Stockport Key Centre Analysis 27 53% walked from their alighting station 10% caught another train 9% caught a taxi Other modes were bus (6%), Car (driver) (6%), tram (6%), car - picked up (5%) and cycle (2%) Rail trips passing through the survey cordon How did people get to their destination from the train?

Stockport Key Centre Analysis 28 On average each car had 1.38 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?

Stockport Key Centre Analysis 29 59% of all goods vehicle journeys through the cordon finish in Stockport For both LGVs and MGVs 63% finish their journey in Stockport 56% of lorries with 4 or more axles finish their journeys outside Greater Manchester Commercial Vehicles passing through the survey cordon Where are they going?

Stockport Key Centre Analysis 30 45% of all goods vehicle crossing the cordon were being used to move goods In the case of lorries this rises to over 90% 37% of LGVs were being used for business use and 12% for personal use Commercial Vehicles passing through the survey cordon What were they doing in the Key Centre?

Stockport Key Centre Analysis 31 For further information on the Stockport Key Centre surveys or any other GMATS surveys please contact: John Wharf Peter Bearon GMATS Surveys 2002