The Council and democracy Climate Change Action Plan- Progress Q3 October- December 2021

Workstream #2 Travel and transport

2.1: Sixteen electric refuse collection vehicles (eRVCs) are now in operation, an increase of two on last quarter. A further three are due to be deployed by the end of December 2021 and the remaining five are scheduled for delivery by the end of this financial year (March 2022).

2.2: The supply of new electric vehicles (EVs) is challenging due to global demand and the shortage of the EV components. The fleet services manager is maintaining an ongoing dialogue with suppliers. No new EVs were added to the MCC fleet this quarter. A depot review is due to commence in the New Year and will include vehicle charging provision. 

Procurement of the eCargo Bike Local Authority Scheme funded by Department of Transport, was awarded to Cycle Waggle, (trading as Manchester Bike Hire) in November 2021. The delivery of equipment will commence in December 2021. There are twelve bikes and 3 trailers for Manchester City Council’s fleet, with additional equipment for a public hire scheme, Manchester’s universities and 3 voluntary community and social enterprise (VCSE) groups. The scheme launch is scheduled for 17 January 2022 with Councillor Rawlins and the Leader, Councillor Craig. 

2.3: The Sustainable Staff Travel Policy was approved by the Personnel Committee on 15 December 2021. See the Agenda for Personnel Committee on Wednesday, 15th December, 2021.

2.4: Funding from the Active Travel Fund and the Mayor's Challenge Fund is supporting work on several Bee Network schemes: 

  • Northern Quarter first phase is nearing completion. One of the outstanding elements of the scheme is the new signalised crossing at the junction of London Road and Ducie Street (close to Piccadilly Station) giving improved facilities for pedestrians and cyclists at this busy intersection; 
  • Stevenson Square phase one is due to start January 2021, the second phase is in consultation, phase three and four are in the design stage; 
  • Victoria Northern Eastern Gateway scheme will start in January 2021; 
  • Chorlton Cycleway works moving towards completion; 
  • Levenshulme and Burnage scheme consultation began in December 2021; 
  • Rochdale Canal towpath proposals have been agreed; 
  • the Fallowfield Loop/Manchester Cycleway consultation are complete; 
  • in Withington proposals are being developed for improvements and road safety measures; and
  • the City Centre Triangle proposals are being explored.

The Active Travel Strategy and Investment Plan, and City Centre Pedestrian Network are being scoped and will be commissioned in early 2022. Heaton Park active travel work has started through the development of a Transport Plan and is due to complete in January 2022.

2.5: The GM City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement submission was awarded an indicative £1.07bn, 90% of the bid. Work with Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) to deliver this programme is ongoing. Notification of the Active Travel Fund 3 submission is outstanding.

The Greater Manchester Streets for All Strategy was approved by Manchester City Council’s Executive Committee on 17 November 2021. The purpose of the strategy is to set out Greater Manchester’s progressive approach to managing our streets and making them easier to access and get around by all. 
TfGM eHubs project has launched in Chorlton, Chorlton Park, Whalley Range, Ancoats and Beswick with eCargo bikes available to the public on an hourly hire charge. The first phase of the Bee Network Cycle Hire Scheme was operational from the 18 November 2021. Cycles are available along Oxford Road, and Piccadilly Station to Fallowfield. Docking stations in this phase are being deployed during December 2021/January 2022. 

2.7: A report by Manchester Airport Group (MAG) was shared with Environment and Climate Change Scrutiny on 09 December 2021. See the Agenda for Environment and Climate Change Scrutiny Committee on Thursday, 9th December, 2021. The report gives an overview of the relationship between aviation and the city’s carbon emissions. It sets out how aviation-related emissions need to form part of a nationally agreed carbon budget for aviation, which should be compatible with the Paris Agreement, rather than being accounted for directly in the city’s own carbon budget. It also contains information on the work that Manchester Airport have been doing to reduce the ground-based carbon impact of their activities and the work that the wider Group is doing to ensure that the UK aviation sector achieves net zero emissions by 2050.
 

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