Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

Gone for a Burton said:
The Scouse Toffee Mayor says you are !!
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Hmmmm...have I missed something?

It's a wider bug bear over Manchester's public transport, especially if you spend time in London (never mind other comparable European cities).
The the Bus network roll out is a good start (it was an absolute chaotic mess with myriad operators) but the tram network doesn't go nowhere near as many places as it could and should.
 
LEXSTARproject said:
Why are the club not in talks with the council? regarding using Philips Park doing something in there, the key strategy of the club at the moment seems to be keeping people at the Etihad Campus to stop traffic build-up. Using Philips Park would give a bit of green to the concrete jungle that is the Etihad Campus. There is also plenty of land around the stadium and the surrounding area that can be used to develop all singing all dancing entertainment district for the area that the council want. Just look what they have done with the training ground
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British Cycling and Etihad Campus are lesser integrated too. British Cycling have BMX and MTB courses on Clayton Vale and Phillips Park. CITY's only notable presence is the Etihad Stadium is painted under a gloomy arch. Next stop Scotland Hall Road Park in Newton Heath for a City facility.
 
acton28.blog said:
British Cycling and Etihad Campus are lesser integrated too. British Cycling have BMX and MTB courses on Clayton Vale and Phillips Park. CITY's only notable presence is the Etihad Stadium is painted under a gloomy arch. Next stop Scotland Hall Road Park in Newton Heath for a City facility.
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We need to raise our game regarding boycotts, protests and lobbying.

The Etihad/Arena transportation issue in all its forms is a major subject and worthy of a high profile, hard hitting public campaign of protests.

We are in danger of passive acceptance of appalling governance and incompetence.

We need to go bloody native,disrupting council meetings, block their car parks,plaice dead fish under the carpets in the town hall or let the tyres down on their tax payer funded bicycles.

REVOLUTION not EVOLUTION....man the barricades komerads !!
 
acton28.blog said:
British Cycling and Etihad Campus are lesser integrated too. British Cycling have BMX and MTB courses on Clayton Vale and Phillips Park. CITY's only notable presence is the Etihad Stadium is painted under a gloomy arch. Next stop Scotland Hall Road Park in Newton Heath for a City facility.
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Took my lads to the BMX indoor track the other Saturday. Afterwards we went over to the Etihad and walked all around the ground. Apart from a private bus that pulled up to collect some Chinese tourists from the museum, we were the only people there. Literally had the entire site to ourselves.

One observation that I can chuck in, regarding getting more people to visit the site, it's not that accessible for people on foot to get onto the site, because it is fenced off. If you are in a car, you can drive round to the entrance, but if you're on foot, you have to walk around looking for a way in. We cut in through a gate that was for coaches only, and climbed under some railings. It's not really user friendly like other grounds which are completely open to the public on all sides and you can just walk right up to them from any side.

I know there is a rough housing estate opposite and a big homeless problem, judging by the tents around Asda, but it's a bit much with all the gates and fences keeping people out. I mean, it is working, but people have a vested interest in it not being like a ghost town on a Saturday afternoon during the School holidays.
 
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