Our sustainable transport strategy
Our sustainable transport strategy
Matchday transport and travel is an important topic for both fans and our local community and we are committed to working with partners from across the city to enhance existing services, as well as offering new ways for people to make more sustainable travel choices.
As part of our long-term plan, we would like as many people as possible to arrive by modes of transport other than private car. So alongside our current promotion of active and sustainable modes of transport, including walking and cycling and using public transport - both Metrolink and bus services - we are proposing the following:
Further improvements at the Etihad Campus will be implemented this year, including:
240 new cycle stands.
Works to the three primary walking and cycling routes between the Etihad Campus and the city centre – City Link, Ashton New Road and the Ashton Canal – to improve the accessibility, wayfinding and attractiveness of these routes.
Shuttle bus trials to offer fans an efficient service to travel from transport hubs in the city centre to the Etihad Stadium.
- We will continue our discussions with Metrolink to review frequency of trams and improved service provision.
As part of our proposals the following measures are being explored to make long-term sustainable improvements to transport:
Enhanced and expanded Metrolink queue facilities, safely separating queues from circulating crowds.
Provision of more electric vehicle charging points.
- Further improvements as required to walking and cycling routes.
We will continue to manage existing car parking through pre-booking systems so that fans and visitors avoid making unnecessary trips when car parks are full. No new car parks will be developed as a result of any stadium development and no existing car parking spaces will be lost at the Etihad Campus.
Our proposed plans for an entertainment destination would create more opportunities for fans and visitors to stay longer at the stadium on both matchday and non-matchday, thereby smoothing out peak travel movements, reducing congestion and demand on public transport networks.
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.
