Metrolink to / from Etihad

[Citizen of Legoland]

I know that Thatcher destroyed the bus network but that was 40 years ago. Since then successive governments have done nothing for transport outside London. A new arena has been built and the ground is being extended but no proper transport strategy is in place. The planning documents mentioned only walking routes and reduced parking. Burnham has a reputation for talking a good game and not delivering and it is well deserved. Starmer just seems to represent a continuation of the London-centric policies which have pretty much destroyed the rest of the country.

The buses are a little better near me now since they became part of the Bee Network in the first tranche; they’ve started adding later running buses and there’s driver training all over the area. It’s nice only needing one app to track the bus (I used to have to hop between 3 different apps) and also know the fare system and payment methods are consistent. Yesterday they changed the £2 single ticket so that if you need a second bus within an hour you don’t need to pay for another single, the original ticket can be used as a hopper ticket. In March you will be able to tap on and tap off buses (like the tram) and it will automatically calculate the price for you, capped at £5 for GM travel on buses and whatever the combined bus/tram day ticket would be.

So things ARE changing for the better but of course it has a long way to go.

Simply the fact it’s taken Burnham five years or so simply to get them back under one umbrella shows how bad they got. I think now they are all combined we can start the clock on whether his plans are successful or not but the biggest problem with buses and their efficiency is simply too many cars in the city centre.

 

[Stephen230]

Can’t fathom why they’ve never looked at a train station at the back of the Tesla place. I’m sure there’s a loop that could run from Piccadilly and through Victoria one way with another route in via the Ashbury spur which could bring trains from all points east!

It’s been discussed on a few different threads. The consensus from those with a bit of inside knowledge, is although technically possible, it’s not even close to being anything like financially viable.

 

[Psychedelic Casual]

It’s been discussed on a few different threads. The consensus from those with a bit of inside knowledge, is although technically possible, it’s not even close to being anything like financially viable.

That’s a shame. Another transport option really is required now there’s the arena and there’s going to be 8,000 more fans attending City games.

 

[pace89]

It’s strange people saying Starmer’s not doing anything about re-regulating bus services when it’s a pretty central component of the Government’s transport policy and they are legislating to allow councils to do exactly that.

 

[bluestevei]

The buses are a little better near me now since they became part of the Bee Network in the first tranche; they’ve started adding later running buses and there’s driver training all over the area. It’s nice only needing one app to track the bus (I used to have to hop between 3 different apps) and also know the fare system and payment methods are consistent. Yesterday they changed the £2 single ticket so that if you need a second bus within an hour you don’t need to pay for another single, the original ticket can be used as a hopper ticket. In March you will be able to tap on and tap off buses (like the tram) and it will automatically calculate the price for you, capped at £5 for GM travel on buses and whatever the combined bus/tram day ticket would be.

So things ARE changing for the better but of course it has a long way to go.

Simply the fact it’s taken Burnham five years or so simply to get them back under one umbrella shows how bad they got. I think now they are all combined we can start the clock on whether his plans are successful or not but the biggest problem with buses and their efficiency is simply too many cars in the city centre.

Manchester could do what doncaster did, and that's having no cars in centre of town

 

[Dr Marvin]

That’s a shame. Another transport option really is required now there’s the arena and there’s going to be 8,000 more fans attending City games.

Match-day buses

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

Match-day buses

You’ll only need about 800 when the North Stand has finished…

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

It’s been discussed on a few different threads. The consensus from those with a bit of inside knowledge, is although technically possible, it’s not even close to being anything like financially viable.

Neither is paying a group of footballers £6M+ a week but we do it..

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

It’s been discussed on a few different threads. The consensus from those with a bit of inside knowledge, is although technically possible, it’s not even close to being anything like financially viable.

Serious question, as the tracks are already there, it’d only be the station cost. I get that footfall would be non existent on non match days (although maybe not with the arena) but the Old Trafford train station was never used outside of match days and trains were specifically put on, on those match days.

 

[Psychedelic Casual]

Match-day buses

To-and-from Town before and after games, shuttle buses running from/to Piccadilly and Victoria (currently no buses run from Victoria to Etihad), would be a good idea.

City could buy a fleet of them, store them in the stadium car parks during the week and rent them out to school during the week for trips.