“Greater Manchester is one of Europe’s fastest growing metropolis with a population set to exceed three million by 2040, generating a need for a further 200,000 new homes and 180,000 jobs over this period to sustain this level of growth.
“The commitment by the Metro Mayor to review the region’s spatial strategy combined with the arrival of high speed rail in the next 15 years offers Greater Manchester a huge opportunity to move towards a metropolitan vision that is more strategic and integrated as it strives to meet the region’s growth aspirations.”
The Think Tank’s baseline study and appraisal of Greater Manchester’s 94 railway stations suggests that all of Greater Manchester’s station areas are significantly below the UN Habitat recommendation of 150 people per hectare for sustainable, liveable urban communities.
Subsequent work compared 10 low density, category C/D train stations across a number of criteria, using the Transport Orientated Communities matrix tool that Broadway Malyan has used on strategic development projects around the world, identifying Wigan for a full pilot study which was presented at the recent Northern Transport Summit.
Danny added: “We worked with a range of stakeholders to create a detailed pilot scheme for what we hope could be the first step in a new generation of transit focused settlements across the region.”