The End of on Street Parking within walking distance of the Etihad

Northerndave said:
Based on the North Stand expansion announced this morning, anyone, like me who spent time offering their views, will find it was the equivalent of pissing in the wind....

Usual council democracy at play. Be prepared to be paying £20 at one of the few sites offering parking once this comes in.




EASTLANDS RESIDENTS PARKING SCHEME​

Manchester City Council is in the final stages of a legal consultation for the implementation of an expanded Residents Parking Scheme which will be in operation before Co-op Live holds its first event, and will ensure that local residents, businesses and their visitors can park at their homes and properties when events are taking place.
The scope of the Eastlands Residents Parking Scheme was planned from the outset to account for an expansion of the Etihad Stadium (planning application approved in 2014) as well as the Co-op Live arena and a wide range of other sporting, leisure and entertainment uses which may be developed at the Etihad Campus in the future.
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Cheaper than 25 quid in a field by Bristol
 
Dave Ewing's Back 'eader said:
Hey, leave our canals alone, yer vandal. But yer can still have yer rapid transit train built over the top of the canal. I think they have one, or had one, in Wuppertal. And don't New York have overhead 'subways'? I think some of that 'dodgy' money that the FA are looking at could be diverted!
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Or dig deep enough down across several locks from Piccadilly to Etihad. 3 locks... and then add a set of locks after, whilst widening the basin by the athletic stadium... and ferry fans back and forwards. Probably not cheap but feasible, and with a monorail.

Speedy cycling tracks, held by rail overhead, could be jolly enough. Two or four seater pedal powered pods, allowing a constant circle on a route would work...
 
acton28 said:
Or dig deep enough down across several locks from Piccadilly to Etihad. 3 locks... and then add a set of locks after, whilst widening the basin by the athletic stadium... and ferry fans back and forwards. Probably not cheap but feasible, and with a monorail.

Speedy cycling tracks, held by rail overhead, could be jolly enough. Two or four seater pedal powered pods, allowing a constant circle on a route would work...
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This is definitely the solution to getting off the Blue Car Park, especially if yer behind the steering wheel!
 
u2fme2 said:
Would blue badge holders still be allowed to continue to park on residential streets ??
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From the Manchester Council website.

With a Blue Badge you can:

• park for up to three hours on a single or double yellow line as long as there are no loading restrictions. The clock on the badge must be set to show your time of arrival.

• park - free of charge and without time limit - at any on-street pay and display parking bay or designated on-street accessible bay. You must display your Blue Badge (and the blue parking clock if the bay is time limited) See where disabled parking bays are in Manchester.

• park on resident parking permit bays without a time limit.

The badge can only be used where the holder is a passenger to or from the parking location.
 
Dave Ewing's Back 'eader said:
This is definitely the solution to getting off the Blue Car Park, especially if yer behind the steering wheel!
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Or build a really high slide from the top of the North Stand that arrives in Piccadilly Station.

Etihad are sponsors. Think they need some green friendly VSTOL in their fleet.
 
Academica said:
From the Manchester Council website.

With a Blue Badge you can:

• park for up to three hours on a single or double yellow line as long as there are no loading restrictions. The clock on the badge must be set to show your time of arrival.

• park - free of charge and without time limit - at any on-street pay and display parking bay or designated on-street accessible bay. You must display your Blue Badge (and the blue parking clock if the bay is time limited) See where disabled parking bays are in Manchester.

• park on resident parking permit bays without a time limit.

The badge can only be used where the holder is a passenger to or from the parking location.
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Looks like I’ll have to pry my dad and his blue badge out if the house fir match days im sure he will be warm with the heater on
 
meeesh said:
More idiots like me on the blue car park then,like whacky fucking races trying to get off their at best of times
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We always travel from Edinburgh and if we’re going straight back up the road, especially after mid week games when the kids will have school the next day we need to leave around 80 minute and sprint down to the blue car park so we can quickly get out before any queues start building.

Parked in a side street before behind the blue car park and ended up with a parking ticket
 
Think Metrolinks shuttling between ethihad and Piccadilly may help. No stopping - just three going there and back direct for an hour after the game.
 
barney* said:
Most of the new restrictions that they are proposing are not in residential areas, for example, there are no residential properties whatsoever on Riverpark Road, but still, they are planning to introduce restriction which will prohibit match day parking along the entire length on both sides.

The metro station at the Etihad is simply not fit for purpose, it’s too small and does not have the capacity to move large volumes of people in a short period.

If Transport for Greater Manchester were serious about public transport, they would have built at massive sidings at the rear of Etihad where they could park up say 50 trams, then they would have the rolling stock on hand to move 20,000 people immediately after an event. But this is never going to happen, as of December 2022 Metrolink is operated by a fleet of only 147 trams and they aren’t going to dedicate over a third of its rolling stock to the Etihad
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The constant moaning about Metrolink remains a puzzle to me. It will require more justification than a few City matches to warrant spending on the scale required.

People on here seem to think that that the City Council should spend millions on a tram system to the Etihad for 19 match days (for League matches), 6-7 CL matches, plus the odd FA Cup and EFL Cup match. It all adds up to around 27-28 match days a year out of 365 days. It will not happen.

When the Co-Op Live Arena is open there will be more chance of an enhanced service. Housing development may help to build a case for some improvements.

The Etihad remains rather too close to the City Centre to justify that much public sector transportation investment.
 
JGL07 said:
The constant moaning about Metrolink remains a puzzle to me. It will require more justification than a few City matches to warrant spending on the scale required.

People on here seem to think that that the City Council should spend millions on a tram system to the Etihad for 19 match days (for League matches), 6-7 CL matches, plus the odd FA Cup and EFL Cup match. It all adds up to around 27-28 match days a year out of 365 days. It will not happen.

When the Co-Op Live Arena is open there will be more chance of an enhanced service. Housing development may help to build a case for some improvements.

The Etihad remains rather too close to the City Centre to justify that much public sector transportation investment.
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I’m confused now.

So no trams …fair enough
No parking …. Okkkk
Buses stop or are every hour at night

So how do 60,000 fans from all corners of Manchester and beyond get to games?

The supporters coaches and mini buses take up some slack but there are thousands who park in the vicinity of the ground and soon won’t be able to …. It’s mental

We can’t all walk to town and sleep in the gardens
 
mancityvstoke said:
I’m confused now.

So no trams …fair enough
No parking …. Okkkk
Buses stop or are every hour at night

So how do 60,000 fans from all corners of Manchester and beyond get to games?

The supporters coaches and mini buses take up some slack but there are thousands who park in the vicinity of the ground and soon won’t be able to …. It’s mental

We can’t all walk to town and sleep in the gardens
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I think it will literally decimate (Roman) season ticket number when it is implemented, something the club may welcome if there is demand for higher priced single match tickets. Some will pack in, other give it a season and see how the ticket exchange goes for games which have no transport back.
 
acton28 said:
Or build a really high slide from the top of the North Stand that arrives in Piccadilly Station.

Etihad are sponsors. Think they need some green friendly VSTOL in their fleet.
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bluemanchester said:
Just a long shot but could they put a zip wire from the roof of the stadium, maybe above the north stand as those at the top are nearly there to the concourse at Piccadilly station and charge a tenner a head to rent the harness, which is cheap cos it's about 60 quid in Wales. Two added benefits to this is,
1. Keeps people off the street
2. They can change the blue bulbs at the top of the pylons which cause a lot of grief on here when they pop.
Just thinking outside the box, on second thoughts think I will stay in my box .
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I thought of that in 2021 but couldn't find a sponsor, maybe you will be lucky;-)
 

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Corky said:
I think it will literally decimate (Roman) season ticket number when it is implemented, something the club may welcome if there is demand for higher priced single match tickets. Some will pack in, other give it a season and see how the ticket exchange goes for games which have no transport back.
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Be amazed if that happens personally. People who are keen enough always find a way. Not a criticism, but I think disillusioned fans on the brink of jacking it in are hugely over represented on this forum.
 
Trying public transport this morning I live in Royton let’s see how it takes, trying the bus to see what it’s like. Tbh today should be ok it’s Sundays and nights that will be the problem
 
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