Adapting the city
Building & Infrastructure
David Hytch
Information Systems Director,
Transport for Greater Manchester
Transport and Climate Change
• Transport in GM is responsible for 4m tons of CO2
• We recognise the problem
• Now to do something about it
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Adapting
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Mitigating
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Business Continuity
Transport Adapting
Energy
• Green Sourced
• Managed
• Re-useable
Design & Build
• Educate
• BREEAM
• Materials
Transport Mitigation
New and existing infrastructure
• Metrolink
• 5 million fewer car journeys
• Cycling
• Walking
• Roads
• Bus
• Travel Planning
• Freight
• Smart Ticketing
• Cars
• Park & Ride
• Rail
Transport Approach
• Change Behaviour
• Deliver best in class
• Carbon footprint emissions
Transport and Climate Change
Bus
- Hybrid Bus
- Cross City Bus
- Oxford Road Corridor
- LSM busway
Route
- Northern Hub
- HS2 – not speed but capacity local & regional
Transport and Climate Mitigation
Road
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Predictive Traffic Management
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Measurement Freight & Bus
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Incident Management
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Adaptive signal control
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Evidence:
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Eco driving 15%
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Adaptive cruise control 3-10%
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Satnav improvements 15%
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Speed management 20%
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Adaptive signalling 20%
Transport interventions
Bus
Hybrid Bus
Cross city Bus including Oxford Road Corridor
LSM Busway
Rail
Northern Hub
Electrification
HS2 – not speed but capacity
Transport Interventions
The Informed Traveller
Smart ticketing
Mobile Apps
Trip Planners at home and on the move
In journey updates
Real time is too late
THANK YOU
David Hytch
david.hytch@tfgm.com
0161 244 1023
Adapting the city