Streets will be designed and managed to make a significant positive contribution to the surrounding area. They will also support high levels of walking, wheeling and public transport use. Targeted improvements to the highway network will be supported through studies and scheme development. They will be expected to support the development of the borough and reduce congestion. They will also complement the aim of securing a significant increase in the proportion of journeys made by walking, cycling, and public transport.

Central to this is enabling people to switch more of the short journeys – that are currently made by car – to walking, wheeling or cycling. We recognise that we need a people-centred approach to the decisions we make about how streets are designed and managed. This will be essential for delivering a high quality of life, meeting our climate action objectives and supporting social inclusion.

We want to ensure that developments create welcoming and attractive environments that encourage walking and cycling. Streets for All120 is Greater Manchester’s integrated approach to making decisions about all streets in the city region. It provides specific guidance for new developments and seeks to balance the complex demands of everyone who uses, lives, and works alongside our streets. It is accompanied by the Streets for All Design Check. This is a tool to help designers ensure scheme designs support the delivery of the Streets for All Strategy. Developments will also be required to provide safe access that is available for all types of vehicles that need to visit or service the site. To do this we will have regard to the Streets for All approach, the Manual for Streets (1 and 2), and any locally adopted design guidance.

Development must include measures to make walking, wheeling and cycling genuine options for the majority of journeys. Proposals will be refused if they do not:

provide direct, safe and legible connections to existing and proposed walking, wheeling and cycling networks through appropriate on-site provision and off-site improvements;

integrate fully with surrounding neighbourhoods, facilities and public transport services and provide links to new and existing off-road