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1Trafford Park Analysis
• This PowerPoint presentation has been created to accompany GMTU Report 995 – GMATS Trafford Park report
• Whereas report 995 presents detailed tabulations, this presentation has been designed to provide a summary of the main aspects of the data
GMATS Surveys 2002
Report 995P – Trafford Park
2Trafford Park Analysis
• The presentation has been designed so that it can be used independently of GMTU Report 995 for those who want an overview of the traffic movements around Trafford Park but do not wish to see the detailed tabulations
• GMTU Reports 995 & 995P are part of a series of reports presenting the data from the 2002 GMATS surveys
GMATS Surveys 2002
Report 995P – Trafford Park
3Trafford Park Analysis
• Travellers leaving Trafford Park by car & bus were asked about their journeys as they crossed a cordon around the centre
• This presentation gives an overview of the findings from those surveys
• It considers first people who had visited Trafford Park, then those travelling through
GMATS Surveys 2002Trafford Park Centre
4Trafford Park Analysis
• The survey points used to create a cordon around Trafford Park are a mixture of GMATS sites and M60 sites
• The GMATS sites lie along the southern boundary and to the east of Trafford Park, and the M60 sites to the north
• The boundary defined to represent Trafford Park together with the sites used are shown in the following slide
Trafford Park Definition
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6Trafford Park Analysis
• Over 52,000 were in Trafford Park between 07:00 & 19:00
• 96% used car• Only 4% used bus
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Number of people leaving Trafford Park 07:00 to 19:00
Visitors to Trafford ParkHow many visited Trafford Park and how did they travel?
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• 37% were shopping• 38% were at work
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Visitors to Trafford ParkWhat were they doing there?
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• Car dominated all activities– Only 3% of those
leaving work used the bus
– 5% of those shopping used the bus
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Visitors to Trafford ParkWhat were they doing there?
9Trafford Park Analysis
• 30% of car & 20% of bus trips ended within Trafford Borough
• 51% of car trips & 76% of bus trips ended in the rest of Greater Manchester
• 20% of car trips & 4% of bus trips ended outside Greater Manchester
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Visitors to Trafford ParkWhere did they go after their visit?
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• For most activities more than 50% of journeys ended within Greater Manchester excluding Trafford
• 30% of shoppers and workers ended their trips within Trafford Borough
• 21% of shoppers ended their trips outside Greater Manchester
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Visitors to Trafford ParkHow did their destination vary with their activity?
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• The average journey for all activities was 15 kms by car and 8 kms by bus
• Car journeys made by workers and shoppers were 13 kms and 14 kms respectively
• The equivalent bus journeys were 8 kms for both workers and shoppers
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Visitors to Trafford ParkHow far did they travel?
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• 90% walked• 8% interchanged from
another bus
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Visitors to Trafford ParkHow did bus users get to their bus stop?
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• On average each car carried 1.44 people
• Occupancy varied widely with activity in Trafford Park:– Work 1.19– Shopping 1.81– Social/leisure 1.67
• 85% of drivers leaving work travelled alone
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Visitors to Trafford ParkWhat was the average occupancy of visitors’ cars?
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• 97% of all visitors parked off-street
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Visitors to Trafford ParkWhere did they park?
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• 54% of commercial vehicles leaving Trafford Park were Light Goods Vehicles (LGVs) and 31% were Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs)
• 54% of journeys finished within Greater Manchester excluding Trafford
• 32% finished outside the county
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Commercial Vehicles leaving Trafford ParkWhere are they going?
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• 54% of all vehicles were collecting/delivering goods
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Commercial VehiclesWhat were they doing in Trafford Park?
17Trafford Park Analysis
• The average distance for all goods vehicles was 26 km
• Lorries (HGVs) travelled 49 km on average compared to 15 km for LGVs and 19 km for MGVs0
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Commercial VehiclesHow far did they travel?
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• 70% of all trips leaving Trafford Park were going home
• In the case of bus trips this rises to 83%
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Visitors to Trafford ParkWhat did they do at their destination?
19Trafford Park Analysis
• 30% of trips finished in Trafford
• For shoppers this rose to 56%
• 51% of people going home lived in the rest of Greater Manchester and 21% outside
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Visitors to Trafford ParkWhere did they go/for what purpose?
20Trafford Park Analysis
• All the previous slides have referred to trips starting in Trafford Park. These next slides look at all trips crossing the survey cordon
All trips passing through the survey cordon
21Trafford Park Analysis
• 96% of all trips crossing the cordon were made by car
• 34% of all trips finished in Trafford Borough
• 25% of car trips and 38% of bus trips finished in Salford
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All trips passing through the survey cordonHow and where were they travelling?
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• 36% of all trips were either ‘Home to Work’ or ‘Work to Home’ trips
• ‘Home to Shopping’ and ‘Shopping to Home’ accounted for another 23% of trips
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All trips passing through the survey cordonWhat was their purpose?
23Trafford Park Analysis
• The average distance travelled for cars was 14km and buses 8km
• The longest distances for all modes were ‘Home to Employers Business’ (41km) and ‘Education to Home’ (21km)
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All trips passing through the survey cordonHow far were they travelling?
24Trafford Park Analysis
• 78% of people walked from the alighting bus stop
• 18% caught another bus
• 25% of ’Work to Home’ trips caught another bus
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Bus trips passing through the survey cordonHow did people get to their destination from the bus?
25Trafford Park Analysis
• On average there were 8 people per bus crossing the cordon between 07:00 and 19:00
• This varied from an average occupancy of 5 during the morning peak to 13 in the evening peak
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Bus trips passing through the survey cordonWhat was their average occupancy?
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• On average each car had 1.39 occupants
• Occupancy was lowest in the morning peak with an average occupancy of 1.24
• 67% of cars had no passengers in the morning peak
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Car trips passing through the survey cordonWhat was their average occupancy?
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• 54% of all goods vehicle journeys through the cordon finished within Greater Manchester (excluding Trafford)
• 18% finished within Trafford
• 59% of lorries with 4 or more axle finished their journey outside the county
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Commercial Vehicles passing through the survey cordonWhere are they going?
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• 49% of all goods vehicle crossing the cordon were moving goods and 34% were on business use
• 79% of lorries with 4 or more axles were moving goods
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Commercial Vehicles passing through the survey cordonWhat were they doing in Trafford Park?
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• For further information on the Trafford Park surveys or any other GMATS surveys please contact:
John Wharf 0161 455 2052
Peter Bearon 0161 455 2066
GMATS Surveys 2002