Transport infrastructure should integrate green corridors and tree planting to support climate resilience, improve air quality, and enhance biodiversity.
Construction Environmental Management Plans will be required for street and transport-related development to prevent pollution during works, including sediment control and spill prevention measures.
A good transport system is crucial for the social and economic vitality of Stockport. This will also make a significant contribution to our response and resilience to the climate emergency. We expect journeys to be made safely, healthily, efficiently and, with predictable journey times.
The Greater Manchester Transport Strategy 2040118 sets an overarching vision for half of all daily trips in Greater Manchester to be made by public transport, cycling, and walking by 2040. The latest data from the TRADS database indicates that 60% of all trips that start in the borough are made by car or van, 9% by public transport, and 31% by active travel (with sustainable travel rates being 3% lower than the Greater Manchester average.
High quality, sustainable and integrated transport is needed to reduce the dependency on private car use. This will also support and increase sustainable movement across the borough. There are major non-motorised routes that are a backbone of active travel and leisure journeys in the borough such as the Trans Pennine Trail, National Cycle Network and other routes along canals and rivers. Green infrastructure and corridors can also play a role in providing valuable ecosystem services that assist in the management of, and adaptation to climate change, for example in terms of carbon storage, drainage and water conservation and cooling urban heat islands. Advances in technology are also offering new ways to consider transport. There has also been a growing increase in the use of electric vehicles along with other developing technology such as hydrogen. Further to this, the development of on-demand transport (e.g. car clubs, scooter and bicycle hire, smart technology/ apps, and automated vehicles) and personal mobility/micro-mobility vehicles (e.g. scooters and skateboards) are changing how people choose to move around.
To harness the increasing range of sustainable modes of transport, the council will support the development of mobility hubs borough-wide and may require their provision in larger developments. Mobility hubs can vary in size and function, however, their primary purpose is to allow for the co-location of shared and active travel modes. Hubs can provide access to a range of transport infrastructure for onward travel. This can include cycle parking or hire, public transport stops/stations, car club cars, and electric vehicle charging points. Hubs could also