Bolton Key Centre Analysis 1 This PowerPoint presentation has been created to accompany GMTU Report 974 – GMATS Bolton Key Centre report Whereas report 974 presents detailed tabulations, this presentation has been designed to provide a summary of the main aspects of the data GMATS Surveys 2002 Report 974P - Bolton Key Centre

Bolton Key Centre Analysis 2 The presentation has been designed so that it can be used independently of GMTU Report 974 for those who want an overview of the traffic movements around Bolton but do not wish to see the detailed tabulations GMTU Reports 974 & 974P are part of a series of reports presenting the data from the 2002 GMATS surveys GMATS Surveys 2002 Report 947P – Bolton Key Centre

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

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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 Bolton Key Centre Definition

Bolton Key Centre Analysis 6 Nearly 50,000 were in the Key Centre between 07:00 & 19:00 75% used car 24% used bus only 1% used train Visitors to the Key Centre How many visited the key centre and how did they travel?

Bolton Key Centre Analysis 7 45% were shopping 31% were at work Visitors to the Key Centre What were they doing there?

Bolton Key Centre Analysis 8 Car dominated all activities –76% education –78% work –67% shopping –93% business –81% personal –74% leisure –Over 60% all other purposes Visitors to the Key Centre What were they doing there?

Bolton Key Centre Analysis 9 71% of car & 80% of bus trips ended within Bolton borough Only 9% of car trips and 1% of bus trips ended outside Greater Manchester In contrast, 26% of rail trips ended outside GM and only 17% within Bolton Visitors to the Key Centre Where did they go after their visit?

Bolton Key Centre Analysis 10 For most activities more than 50% ended their trip in the borough Shoppers (75%) were most likely to end their trip within the borough 15% of business visitors ended their trips outside the county Visitors to the Key Centre How did their destination vary with their activity?

Bolton 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 (12km) only Visitors to the Key Centre How far did they travel? Car and bus users only

Bolton Key Centre Analysis 12 97% walked 3% interchanged from another bus Visitors to the Key Centre How did bus users get to their Key Centre bus stop?

Bolton Key Centre Analysis 13 On average each car carried 1.5 people Occupancy varied widely with activity in the Centre: –Work 1.26 –Shopping 1.67 –Education 1.74 –Social/leisure % of drivers leaving work travelled alone Visitors to the Key Centre What was the average occupancy of visitors’ cars?

Bolton Key Centre Analysis 14 For all activities in the centre more people parked off- street than on-street Only 17% parked on-street 86% of shoppers and workers parked off-street Visitors to the Key Centre Where did they park?

Bolton Key Centre Analysis 15 51% of those parking off-street paid to park compared to only 13% who parked on- street Only 34% of workers paid to park compared to 61% of shoppers Visitors to the Key Centre What percentage of car drivers paid to park?

Bolton Key Centre Analysis 16 81% of commercial vehicles leaving the Key Centre were Light Goods vehicles (LGVs) 72% of LGVs had journeys which finished within Bolton Only 6% of commercial vehicles leaving the Key Centre were HGVs, but 76% of these journeys finished within the rest of Greater Manchester Commercial Vehicles leaving the Key Centre Where are they going?

Bolton Key Centre Analysis 17 48% of all commercial vehicles were collecting or delivering goods in the Key Centre LGVs were more likely than MGVs and HGVs to be used for other purposes Commercial Vehicles What were they doing in the Key Centre?

Bolton Key Centre Analysis 18 The average distance for all goods vehicles was15 Km Lorries (HGVs) travelled 12km on average compared to 16 km for LGVs and 10km for MGVs Commercial Vehicles How far did they travel?

Bolton Key Centre Analysis 19 74% of all trips leaving the Key Centre were going home Visitors to the Key Centre What did they do at their destination?

Bolton Key Centre Analysis 20 72% of trips finished in Bolton. This did not vary much for different destination activities 20% of people going home lived in the rest of Greater Manchester and 8% outside Visitors to the Key Centre Where did they go/for what purpose?

Bolton 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 either start at Bolton Station or require an interchange at Bolton Station are included i.e. passengers on trains such as the Preston to Manchester route were not surveyed unless they changed trains or started at Bolton All trips passing through the survey cordon

Bolton Key Centre Analysis 22 87% of all trips crossing the cordon were made by car, 12% by bus and 2% by rail 74% of car trips and 81% bus trips finished within Bolton 72% of rail trips finished within Greater Manchester All trips passing through the survey cordon How and where were they travelling?

Bolton Key Centre Analysis 23 32% 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 84% of ‘Employers Business to Home’ and 14% ‘Home to Employers Business’ ended outside Greater Manchester All trips passing through the survey cordon What was their purpose?

Bolton Key Centre Analysis 24 The average distance travelled for cars was 11km, for buses 7km and for Rail 33km The longest distances for all modes were ‘Employers business to home’ (26km) and ‘Home to employers business’ (25km) ‘Home to work’ trips were 13km by car, 7km by bus and 19km by rail. The return directions were similar except for rail (24km) All trips passing through the survey cordon How far were they travelling?

Bolton Key Centre Analysis 25 96% of people walked from the alighting bus stop 4% caught another bus This is similar for all journey purposes with the exception of ‘Home to employers business’ (80% walk, 20% caught another bus) and ‘Employer’s Business to Home’ (77% walk, 23% caught another bus) Bus trips passing through the survey cordon How did people get to their destination from the bus?

Bolton Key Centre Analysis 26 On average there were 12 people per bus crossing the cordon between 0700 and 1900 This varied from an average occupancy of 8 during the morning peak (07:00 to 09:30) and 11 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?

Bolton Key Centre Analysis 27 68% walked from their alighting station 11% caught a bus 6% caught a tram Other modes were Car (driver) (5%), taxi (4%), car - picked up (3%), another train (3%) and cycle (1%) Rail trips passing through the survey cordon How did people get to their destination from the train?

Bolton Key Centre Analysis 28 On average each car had 1.45 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?

Bolton Key Centre Analysis 29 68% of all goods vehicle journeys through the cordon finish in Bolton 71% LGVs and 68% MGVs finish their journey in Bolton 33% of lorries with 4 or more axles finish their journeys outside Greater Manchester Commercial Vehicles passing through the survey cordon Where are they going?

Bolton Key Centre Analysis 30 37% of all goods vehicle crossing the cordon were for business use and 36% were moving goods 11% of LGVs were being used for personal use Commercial Vehicles passing through the survey cordon What were they doing in the Key Centre?

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