Levelling Up / Northern Powerhouse - what a crock of shit. And Manchester is the 2nd/3rd largest city in the UK. These numbers lay bare the truth. Manchester could really be the driver for economic growth across the M62 corridor if the transport system was better funded.
Why do you think it's not happening ? All about Southern based inconomy no benefit for London if Manchester grows it a rival for commerce!
Manchester cound never rival London in any economical aspect regardless of either a Conservative Government or Labour Government investing in Manchester properly and fairly, which neither will ever do.
Sorry I can't access this document. The link is empty. From what I recall from the application there is not much of a strategy for transport in place. Took me 2.5 hours to get to the stadium from near Preston yesterday (I had to use car yesterday instead of the train). The M6 and M61 were both traffic-choked. I have lived in London three times in my life and believe the road situation around Greater Manchester is now as bad as London has ever been. There has been no serious road bulding on the North Side of Manchester for 60 years. The transport system (bus and local trains) was integrated and vastly superior when I was growing up in the 60s and 70s. We have been overtaken by the rest of the world, especially Europe.
Sorry it is the transport survey on the planning app for the new North Stand
They need to build more car parks. But they won’t. We need better tram frequency but they cant. Will need more bus and coaches, here’s hoping.