1. Manchester airport transport FORUM
Andy Saunders
Surface Access Strategy Manager

2. modal share
Civil Aviation Authority annual survey data on passenger transport modes
2018 staff travel survey
Q&A session & discussion on how to bring about behaviour change in staff travel

4. Passengers: SDP vs actual
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5. CHALLENGES FOR PASSENGERS
Road Congestion
Reliability
Cost and availability of public transport
Viable sustainable alternatives
Stimulate behavioural change

6. Staff Travel Survey

7. STAFF TRAVEL
24,000 employees on campus from more than 300 different companies.
Shift work vs office hours.
Limited staff car parking.
Public transport challenges, especially for shift-workers.
Development of Airport City North will bring in more workers.

8. STAFF – TRAVEL TO WORK SURVEY
Undertaken November – December 2018
2,434 responses (1,833 online & 601 paper forms)
Responses from a range of businesses

9. modal share

10. Staff: sdp vs actual
79%
80%
57%
SURVEY RESULTS

11. Reasons for using mode

12. Encouraging use of Public Transport

13. Awareness of initiatives

14. STAFF TRAVEL – what next?
New cross-campus bus links.
Recent trial of Demand Responsive Transport.
Feasibility study for a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system.
Improved cycle facilities.
Establish campus-wide car share scheme
Improved local bus services.
Improved Metrolink services.

15. Travel plan Objectives:
Reducing the impact of staff travel on the airport and local road networks
Supporting the health and wellbeing of the workforce and improving the local environment through encouraging active travel and public transport use
Helping MAG to be a good neighbour through reducing the impact on the airport’s staff travel and parking on local residents and the environment
Providing access to employment opportunities for non-car users

16. Travel plan - for all areas
Current airport plus Airport City
Airport City
Existing Businesses + New Tenants

17. Improvements to the Gti
Initial package of work will focus on key aspects of onward travel:
The provision of travel information
The retailing of travel tickets –
rail, tram, coach, bus
Additional ticket machines
New layout and staffing provision

18. Two thoughts ……….#1

19. And ……#2 “An advanced city is not one where even the poor have cars……
But rather one where even the rich use public transport.”
Enrique Penalosa, Mayor of Bogotá

20. Behaviour Change in Staff Travel
Coming Next:
Behaviour Change in Staff Travel