Executive Member for the Environment

Ruth Gee, who lives in Manchester, asked:

Why aren't the council gritting or salting the cycle paths at Chester Road Roundabout? There will be a bloodbath if this is not done immediately - I, and 3 others came off our bikes this morning in the space of 2 minutes. I am sure the council does not wish to be hit with heavy compensation cases.

Councillor Richard Cowell, Executive Member for Environment, replied:

Thank you for your question.

The Winter Services season is drawing to a close, with the last period for monitoring the weather ending on the 13th April 2009. The forecast up to this date suggests that road surface temperatures will remain well above freezing and there is no prospect of adverse weather conditions occurring, although if gritting operations were needed it would have been the intention to grit the cycle lane along Alan Turing Way and also along Chester Road.

A full review of the Winter Services provision is to commence shortly, and one of the many things that will be looked at is the treatment of cycle lanes during periods of adverse weather conditions. Once the outcomes of the review are known we will be in a better position to amend the existing plan to reflect the needs of the service for the future.

21 April 2009

 

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Peter Copping, who lives in Manchester, asked

Richard Cowell said that flags are NOT usually replaced on footways in conservation areas.  This does not seem to be wholly true in the Whitworth Street Conservation Area and asphalt is regularly laid.

Could he please state the precise policy and can residents and business be consulted in future?

Has English Heritage been consulted on this matter?

Councillor Richard Cowell, Executive Member for Environment, replied

Thank you for your question.

The Policy is to replace flags with flexible material in normal circumstances as this is the best value for money in terms of whole life costs.  The exception to the rule is that in conservation areas the policy is to replace like for like, if the materials are available.

We do not therefore replace old natural stone materials with other old natural stone if we don't have a stock of old stone flags.  In these cases we have introduced complementary materials such as concrete blocks behind the kerbs.  The decision is based on an assessment of the number of re-usable flags available to recycle into the scheme to conserve the character.

In some conservation areas where flexible footways already exist, residents often want to have flags - and often natural flagging.  This is viewed as an improvement or environmental enhancement and not conserving what is there.

27 November 2008

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Paul Glarvey, who works in Manchester, asked

In response to an earlier question from David Rose querying why motorcycles were not allowed to use bus lanes you responded:

"Trials in other parts of the country have suggested that the number of road accidents within bus-lanes can increase when motorcycles are allowed to use them." 

This is simply not true.

The RAC foundation reports that:

"Allowing motorcycles to share bus lanes improves safety by reducing traffic conflict; and because pedestrians are already looking out for buses when they step off the pavement. Analysis of interim reports from London, where three key bus lanes have been opened to motorcyclists on a provisional basis, has shown that accidents fell by 19.5 per cent without increasing the accident rate of other road users. "

The recent TFL study agrees with this, as does the London Mayor Boris Johnson, the former transport secretary Dr S Ladyman (to the House of Commons 20/04/06)

I have seen no evidence that there is any negative safety impact of motor cycles using bus lanes, and also your very own Sir Richard Leese admits that:

"A wider use of motorbikes and scooters has the potential to reduce congestion".

Is it not time that Manchester stopped endangering the life of Motorcyclists and followed the lead of NI, many councils around the country, and followed the DFT recommendations and allowed motorcycles to use bus lanes?

Councillor Richard Cowell, Executive Member for Environment, replied

Thank you for your question.

Councillor Swannick responded to a similar question posted on the website in May 2007.  Since then there has been little change in the evidence base and no change in the position of the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA) with regards to permitting Power Two Wheelers in bus lanes.  Power Two Wheelers are not allowed in Bus Lanes in Greater Manchester, as the general purpose of bus lanes is to improve the reliability of bus services by giving priority to buses over other vehicles on congested parts of the network. This principal is diluted further if you allow additional vehicle classes to use the lanes.

Contrary to the question, the Department of Transport (DfT) guidance does not "recommend" that PTWs be allowed in bus lanes.  Indeed, Local Transport Note 1/97:Keeping Buses Moving (published by the Stationery Office) recommends against allowing motorcycles to use bus lanes.

Subsequently DfT published the Traffic Advisory Leaflet TAL2/07, which revised the position but left it to local authorities to determine whether to allow Power Two Wheelers in bus lanes.  In Greater Manchester, this is agreed at a county level to ensure consistency with regards to bus lanes policy across the 10 districts. Consequently, any changes to the policy would require discussion and approval via both AGMA and Greater Manchester Association of District Engineers (GMADE).

Traffic Advisory Leaflet TAL2/07 notes that a number of studies have been carried out since 1995 looking at the impacts but that "the research does not lead to clear conclusions but suggests both potential benefits and disbenefits" and that care would need to be taken to "mitigate foreseeable and avoidable risks".  Whilst the question quotes research by the RAC Foundation stating the benefits of allowing Power Two Wheelers into bus lanes, data compiled from the National Travel Survey by UK National Cyclist Organisation suggests that Power Two Wheelers are much more likely to be involved in collisions with cyclists than cars (per vehicle-km) despite making up a much smaller proportion of traffic. 

With regards to the data cited in the question, I would have concerns over whether it is sufficiently robust. It relates to the trial to allow Power Two Wheelers into bus lanes in Greater London, which has had to be extended because of concerns over the reliability of the data due to the impact of streetworks in the study area. This trial is not expected to conclude until Summer 2009 so it would seem logical to wait until then to ascertain what are the benefits and/or disbenefits.

Transport for London are quoted as stating, "When an early draft of this report was put together we found that there were significant methodological issues as well as irregularities in the way data had been collected. This meant the validity of these early results was questionable."

Consequently, there is no intention at this stage to change the policy regarding Power Two Wheelers and bus lanes but it will be kept under review - particularly with regards to the London trials. Finally, I would note that the proposal is only to allow Power Two Wheelers into red-route bus lanes in London (approx. 40% of the total), which are entirely on the Primary Route Network (source: TfL).  As Greater Manchester has no such designation it is hard to see how such a policy could be implemented at present without introducing the potential for significant confusion and a lack of clarity, which doesn't exist at present.

7 November 2008

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Lydia Doolan, who lives and studies in Manchester, asked:

I have a question regarding the regeneration of East Manchester. I live on Folkestone Road West, whereby the pavements are in an horrendous condition, on the highways scale of 1-10,1 being good, 10 being bad,my street is a 7 so I am told and the pathways will be done in the next 3 years. The flag stones are all cracked and tarmac is all cracked and I have to look at this for the next 3 years, however Folkestone Road got a whole new revamp and looks lovely as part of a regeneration scheme. Why hasn't my street had this? Also I have applied for a cash grant from the council to erect some trees on our pathways and wanted the paths to be done before this, and I am getting nowhere. I wonder why I pay my council tax at all, it seems like I wasted my precious time walking my street knocking on doors to get people to sign up to have the trees when if the pathways won't be done then there is no point erecting lovely trees on ugly broken paths. I am only trying to make my street look half decent.P.S. I have already spoken to my local ward officer and my local councillor so please don't advise me to this again, I would like to know why some streets are getting revamped and others are not? Who makes these decisions? And I would like to speak to them about my street.

Councillor Richard Cowell, Executive Member for Environment, replied:

Thank you for your question.

The City Council prioritise highway resurfacing works on the basis of need.  All highways in the City are inspected at least annually and, indeed, Folkstone Rd West is inspected twice per year.

As part of the inspection process, the overall condition of the highway (carriageway and footways separately) are recorded.  This data is then used to develop the highways maintenance programme.  Highways in the worst condition receive priority.

Whilst in an ideal world the City Council would like to undertake all the works, unfortunately it has insufficient money to do so, hence the requirement for works to be prioritised.  At the present time, Folkstone Rd West is not in a condition that justifies its resurfacing as part of the highway maintenance programme.  I would however, assure you that we will continue to monitor its condition and it will be included in a programme of works as soon as funding allows.

I would note that North Rd was resurfaced using monies from the Highways Capital Programme as part of a major environmental improvement scheme. Like all such schemes, it is necessary to stop the works at a suitable and convenient point.

I trust this clarifies the situation.

If you require any further information the officer dealing with this matter is John Jenkinson who can be contacted on 0161 908 5734. He will be happy to answer any questions that remain.

14 October 2008

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Denise Hurst, who lives in Manchester, asked

I notice that the compulsory purchase orders for the houses being knocked down to make way for the new shopping centre in Openshaw have been applied for. Whilst I agree that the area urgently needs regeneration and better facilities, it worries me that we are going to have so much extra traffic. I own my own house on Wheler Street, just at the back of where the new shopping centre will be. Already in the last 12 months we've had our car damaged four times, once seriously because we have nowhere to park other than on the street and Wheler Street is used as a short cut between Ashton old road and Ashton New Road so is very busy. With the new shopping centre it will get even busier. Are there any plans to give us any sort of off road parking to keep our cars secure? I'd be more than happy to pay for some extra land at the back or somewhere to park our car Also, it is all very well building all the new properties but no provision has been made to cope with all the extra traffic. A typical example is the junction of Edge Lane with Ashton New Road - at times it takes 35 minutes to get through that junction. No changes have been made to it since the era when only about 10% of the areas population had cars

Councillor Richard Cowell, Executive Member for Environment, replied

Thank you for your question. The planning application for the site in question does not include any off road parking proposals for properties on Wheeler Street. At the time that the planning application was submitted, it was accompanied by a Traffic Impact Statement, which was assessed by the Head of Engineering Services. Off street parking on Wheeler Street was not identified as being a requirement as a direct result of the above development. The application was subsequently approved on 12th March 2007, subject to 42 conditions. Although the scheme includes 660 car parking spaces (with the capacity for 20 motorcycle and 60 bicycle spaces), the main points of access to the car parking facilities are from Fairfield Road and Ashton Old Road. In view of your concerns regarding traffic generation and associated impact on existing junctions, I have referred a copy of your letter to the Head of Engineering Services, and asked them to look into your concerns and respond to you. 15 September 2008

15 September 2008

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Paul Fairclough, who lives and works in Manchester, asked

Is it wrong to have your wheelie bin emptied twice a week, once by putting the bin across the road and once on your collection day?

Councillor Richard Cowell , Executive Member for Environment, replied

Manchester City Council advise residents to minimise the amount of waste they produce where possible and also make use of the recycling facilities available throughout the city. Although by utilising the wheeled bin service the resident is disposing of their waste in a responsible manner, using it more than once per week could, for example, be a sign of commercial abuse of this service which we would investigate further, and therefore residents on the weekly refuse collection service for wheeled bins should utilise this system only once per week.

29 May 2008

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James Matthews, who lives in Manchester, asked

Hello At the moment the local council is in the process of repairing a number of the roads and pavements around Chorlton-cum-Hardy. My road, Selborne Road, has been partially completed. However I am disappointed to note that our previously paved pavements have had the old paving stones removed and replaced by tarmac. When this happened I assumed that it would be standard policy to replace paving stones with tarmac, but I notice other streets in my area have had new paving stones laid down, not tarmac. I think it a shame that the council would chose to remove interesting 'original' features such as this and replace them with tarmac. The UK is increasingly sull of 'clone towns' and removing interesting features from our streets seems like step towards making Chorlton just another 'clone town' like all the others. My question therefore is; why has Selborne Road been treated differently to other streets in Chorlton, and why are we replacing paving stones with tarmac? Thank you in advance for for taking the time to answer this query.

Councillor Richard Cowell , Executive Member for Environment, replied

Manchester City's policy is to take out flags and replace with a bituminous flexible surface, other than in Conservation areas where the policy is 'like for like', where possible. This is not a unique policy just for Manchester but is adopted by numerous other local authorities. The reason this is done to reduce the number of claims that arise, as a consequence of trips occurring. Flagged footways contribute to approximately 65% of all claims arising on the footways and are more prevalent where flags are constantly being over-ridden by vehicles.

Consideration is given to the needs and requests from local residents and a more flexible approach taking into account of the existing environment and available materials is also made.

Upon reviewing Selborne Road, it was noted that parking was an issue that the majority of the flags had been damaged, there were in fact large areas of bituminous material already in existence and some of the surrounding network had already become bituminous. The percentage of retained flags which could have been re-used meant that it was uneconomical to re-do in the same material and because of the limited stock of the existing type / character flags Manchester City Council would be unable to maintain Selborne Road without introducing a further more modern concrete flag which would have made the character of the footway in question a mixture of materials which again produces future maintenance problems.

29 May 2008

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James Teehan, who lives and works in Manchester, asked

Hi, I am currently completing a project as part of my politics degree relating to the politics of Global Competitiveness. The focus of my project is climate change.

On a local level, it would be very useful to know about current projects which Manchester City Council are running in order to tackle climate change. I have read about the Manchester Carbon Reduction Innovation and Investment Fund and also Manchester Offset. Would it be possible to have any further information regarding these two bodies? Much appreciated.

Councillor Neil Swannick, Executive Member for Environment, replied

Thank you for your question.

Manchester is already making progress in tackling climate change.

We have produced a principles paper (Manchester Green City) to start to quantify the challenge facing us in Manchester and to establish some guiding principles from which we can develop our strategy and action plan with the people of Manchester.

Already the Council has run a number of climate change roadshows engaging representatives of Manchester's academic sector, students, planner and building professionals, health professionals and voluntary organisations in understanding the impacts of a changing climate and prioritising future action.

Other initiatives currently being run in Manchester include:

The Guide to Development in Manchester - Supplementary Planning Document and Planning Guidance (SPD) was officially adopted on 11 April 2007.

The Guide contains a series of environmental standards giving developers a clear steer on how to deliver Sustainable Development. Developers should aim to improve energy efficiency by 25% compared to Building Regulations Part L, produce 20% of final site energy demand from on-site renewable energy technologies and should highlight how existing species and habitats would be protected and how the proposed development would enhance the ecological value of the site.

Other topics covered by the environmental standards include waterways, waste and construction management.

• A major consultation and education campaign to encourage more recycling and waste minimisation, at both a city wide and area focused level is being run from 25/02/08 to 24/05/08. Recycling rates have increased from 3% to 21% over the last four years.
  
• The Environmental Business Pledge is a voluntary scheme to help Manchester businesses to improve their environmental performance. The latest list shows approximately 1,250 businesses have signed up.
  
• There are currently 135 Ecoschools across the city, which are working toward reducing their carbon footprint by becoming more efficient in their energy and water use, increase their recycling, and enhancing their local biodiversity.
  
• The Council is in partnership with the Manchester is My Planet project. Through the pledge campaign, individuals are encouraged to reduce their carbon footprint, through a number of innovative green energy projects.
  
• Our internal Green Champions scheme empowers employees to reduce their carbon footprint and work and share their knowledge and enthusiasm of environmental issues.
  
• During this years 100 days campaign, there will be a number of 'climate clinics' across Manchester where staff will be talking to local residents on how they can get involved in combating against climate change.

Manchester Carbon Reduction Innovation and Investment Fund & Offset

Manchester City Council will put forward one million pounds as leverage for the development of a Manchester Carbon Reduction Innovation and Investment fund, to be matched by partners and stakeholders to fund carbon reduction and renewable energy infrastructure projects. This will be augmented by the development of Manchester Offset, where a carbon pricing and payment system is introduced for council and partner carbon emitting activities, to ensure that the social and economic costs of emissions and the social and economic costs of emissions are appropriately reflected in decision making.

9 May 2008

Paul Baylor, who lives in Manchester, asked

Why have the council cut down the services that they provide in disposing of household rubbish. The items that where once allowed are no longer on the acceptable list. I understand about builders or people renovating houses for profit, but if you live in the house and intend to stay there and all you are doing is redecorating, why will the council no longer take the rubbish that is built up through redecorating?

Councillor Neil Swannick, Executive Member for Environment, replied

Thank you for your question.

Manchester City Council has not reduced its bulky service to its residents, we have however been more vigilant when requests have come to our attention which may be abusing the service.

We have always been reluctant to take full scale house redevelopments such as full bathroom replacements, full kitchens or any other major repair as we have always felt the householder should provide their own skips, or pay for this type of disposal and this has always been the case. Unfortunately some residents may have been able to abuse the service in the past but, we aim to reduce this in the future.

I hope this answers your question, but if you require any further information, please contact Steven Neary, Neighbourhood Services, Waste And Recycling Team on telephone number 0161 234 1379.

9 May 2008

Two questions about my area:

1) Will the cycle lanes on Wilmslow Road in Fallowfield be painted with double yellow lines sometime? I regularly cycle through Fallowfield and have been forced to cycle along the road as cars and vans use the cycle lanes as parking spaces. There are yellow lines on the road but not on the cycle lanes. This makes cycling quite dangerous as bikes, buses and cars have to share one lane in both directions.

2) Why are tram fares so expensive? I got a return ticket from St Peters Square to Old Trafford today and it cost me £3 to go 4 stops. Trains are far cheaper but unfortunately do not go to old Trafford from the centre. The council is trying to encourage more people to take public transport but with these sorts of prices how can we?

Councillor Neil Swannick, Executive Member for Environment, replied

Thank you for your questions, which I have address separately, below.

Cycle Lanes on Wilmslow Road: At the time your question was submitted, construction of the parking bays on Wilmslow Road was near to completion. However due to ongoing construction works, the parking signs had not been erected and the parking bays behind the raised cycle lane have recently been completed including signing, which notifies to all road users where they can park and more importantly where they can not.

The existing double yellow lines on the kerbside also apply to the raised cycle lane and enforcement will be carried out of vehicles not using the parking areas clearly marked.

Now the scheme is completed, it's operation is being reviewed and any additional measures such as repeater double yellow lines, will be considered, if required, to ensure the cycle lane is kept clear of parked vehicles.

Tram Fares: Metrolink provides many benefits for local travel compared to heavy rail services, specifically a much more frequent service with penetration directly into the heart of the city centre, close to places of employment, education and leisure. In terms of the specifics of this particular enquiry the following should be noted:

Metrolink fares are currently defined by zones and the £3 quoted is the peak return from the city centre to all destinations as far as Stretford on the Altrincham line (which includes St Peter's Square to Old Trafford).

If the journey could have been made after 9:30 am the off-peak return fare would have been £2.20.

Metrolink Season tickets offer great savings over tickets purchased through the on-station vending machines e.g. a weekly season ticket for the stated journey during the peak period currently costs £11.20 which equates to £2.24 per day (assuming only 5 day use).

It should also be pointed out that Metrolink fares are generally comparable with both bus and heavy rail. A return fare for a similar length journey (Manchester Piccadilly to Levenshulme) on heavy rail, for example, is £2.55 but as highlighted above does not offer equivalent levels of frequency or access.

9 May 2008

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Alex Parr, who lives in Manchester, asked

Hi, I live just off Great Ancoats Street on Pollard Street in the recently developed Albion Works site (former Co-Op biscuit factory), adjacent to Eastside Valley.

I walk up and down Great Ancoats Street daily, sometimes 4 times a day and find it to be one of the most visually unattractive roads in Manchester.

I am aware of the huge amount of investment in the Ancoats/East Manchester/New Islington area and I am surprised the Council deems it appropriate to leave the area looking as it does.

The paths are littered with old pavement level road signs, split sand bags and general waste (presumably council generated) and the area could do with a general tidy up. However, my main concern is with the lack of greenery to be found along the street on either side.

Great Ancoats is a major road in Manchester binding the city centre and a crossing point into the Ancoats World Heritage site, the upcoming New Islington development and the gateway to the rapidly developing East Manchester.

As someone who has invested in the area, lives and works along Great Ancoats Street, I would like to ask what can be done to improve the area?

My own preference would be to see the council plant trees, on either side of the street and along the central reservation. In doing so, Great Ancoats would essentially become a 'boulevard', much like many of the main arterial routes in Paris - beautiful wide, green streets (still beautiful even though they are laden with traffic).

I believe this would transform the street and make it 100% nicer to both walk, drive, live or work on. Not to mention demonstrate the councils commitment to 'green' issues. I am not the only one who feels this way and I doubt there is a single person that would disagree that it would be a major improvement. Additionally, probably one of the cheapest and easiest ways to drastically change an area.

I look forward to hearing your response, Best Regards Alex Parr.

Councillor Neil Swannick, Executive Member for the Environment, replied

I do agree that Great Ancoats Street merits attention in terms of its visual amenity and functionality.

The road has a number of roles to perform. As the inner ring road, it has importance for the city and the transport network. Whilst it has previously been seen as the city centre boundary, it is now increasingly important as a place in its own right, with the rapid and continuing growth of population and businesses in the area and as part of the regeneration of East Manchester.

Some improvements to the street scape have been made as part of the public realm improvement programme in Ancoats in recent years, but these have been relatively piecemeal in nature and have not had much impact on the character of Great Ancoats Street.

We hope to commission a piece of work in the near future which will help us to develop a coherent and comprehensive strategy for Great Ancoats Street, in terms of both its physical improvement and its management and maintenance.

We will certainly look at increasing street trees and the visual amenity of the street as part of this work and as a strong advocate myself for more trees in the city, I am grateful for your positive vision of Parisian boulevards!

7 January 2008

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Felicity, who studies in Manchester, asked

Sackville Street Car Park situated near to Chorlton Streets Central Coach Station and car park.

I have noticed many inner city car parks in the heart of Manchester, however I cannot help but feel that this may be an inefficient use of brownfield sites and not very sustainable.

Do you think that Sackville Street car park particularly has development potential? and if so, what sort? Do you think it would be a key place for affordable housing and offices and possibly commercial premises all in one tall building with underground parking?

Councillor Neil Swannick, Executive Member for Environment, replied

Thank you for your question.

The City Council has recently launched a draft Regional Centre Transport Strategy for consultation (there is a link to this below).

This strategy outlines the improvements required for transport across the city centre, including proposals for car parking provision alongside major public transport improvement schemes.

The draft proposals do currently recommend that a site around and including the Chorlton Street Coach Station is redeveloped and incorporated into a new high quality bus interchange facility, for local bus services from the south of the conurbation. If approved, it is likely that this development will encompass the Sackville Street car park.

The design and uses for the new interchange site have not yet been worked up in detail, but the ambition is to create a major interchange facility with a new multi-storey car park and commercial development above. This would create a major destination within the area and generate significant regeneration benefits not only on the site itself, but also in the surrounding area and its connections to other major retail and commercial zones in the city.

You can access the draft Regional Centre Transport Strategy consultation report at Manchester City Centre Strategic Plan 2008-2012

We are welcoming comments on the strategy during the consultation period, which closes on 31 January 2008.

7 January 2008

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Kevin Lowry, who lives in Manchester, asked

Why is there a sign on Wilmslow road saying 'end of bus lane' immediately followed by a sign saying 'bus lane'? (Platt lane end)

Councillor Neil Swannick, Executive Member for Environment, replied

As you correctly state, the bus lane on Wilmslow Road has signage stating that the bus lane ends local to Platt Lane, but then states that the bus lane starts once again with immediate effect. This is due to the varying times of bus lane operation at this point.

The signage informs motorists that they are leaving a bus lane that is only operational during peak hours (7am - 10am and 4pm - 7pm) and are entering a bus lane that is operational at all times (24 hours per day, 7 days per week).

The current position of signage is in accordance with the legal requirements to make both of the bus lanes enforceable. However, we are currently assessing this situation with a view to making both sections of bus lane operational 24 hours per day. In the event of this taking place, we will review all signage associated with the bus lane along Wilmslow Road.

7 January 2008

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K Moret, who lives in Manchester, asked

Why is it when bins are put out in neat rows for emptying and then when emptied, they are scattered all over the pavement?

People with disabilities find it hard to walk on the pavement in wood road. Why cannot the bins be put back the way they were found in neat rows? After all, they only work mornings and are always in a rush.

We pay our council tax and this is what we get. This has got to stop otherwise people are going to get knocked down on wood road the speed of some cars. What are you going to do about it?

Also, why can you not stop cars parking on the pavement on College Road, Withington Road, Yarborough Street on the corner with Withington Road. I thought the pavement was for pedestrians, when did it change for cars? Please show me the act of parliament.

Councillor Neil Swannick, Executive Member for Environment, replied

Thank you for your questions that I will answer separately.

Bins: The collection crews are responsible for returning the bins to the designated collection point. This is generally at the kerbside, in a safe place and not causing an obstruction.

When we receive reports that bins are causing an obstruction, independent monitoring is conducted to confirm that the contractor is at fault. Appropriate action is taken against any member of staff not fulfilling their duties. We will monitor the collection crew in your area to ensure that bins are re-positioned correctly. Any complaints, praise or questions about rubbish and recycling collections can be reported to Environment On Call (0161 954 9000), (contact@manchester.gov.uk).

Parking on the pavement: A lot of people complain about pavement parking and I agree that it is, in general, a thoughtless and selfish practice. It particularly affects people in wheelchairs or with baby trolleys.

Unfortunately, there are currently no powers available to us that allow enforcement against pavement parking except where there are yellow lines. In Manchester, our parking attendants ticket vehicles parked on the pavement when they are in contravention of a parking restriction on the adjacent highway that has been created under Section 1 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. We are able to do this because yellow line restrictions apply from centre of highway to the back of the footpath.

The Police have enforcement powers if a vehicle is deemed to be causing an obstruction, but that would usually be interpreted as completely blocking a pavement or access.

If you would like to discuss this issue further, please contact Graham Marsh, Parking Manager, on telephone number 0161 234 4039.

7 January 2008

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Kevin Brydon, who lives and works in Manchester, asked

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