For details click on the link: Bulletin_18 January
Shaw and Crompton Metro stop clean up
Pleased to report the Shaw and Crompton Metrolink stop has recently had a deep clean following a request by local Lib Dem Councillor Howard Sykes.
I am pleased this action has taken and along with enforcement action in the form of fixed penalty fines we will continue to try and keep the stop clean.
For more details please click on this link: Clean up of Shaw and Crompton Metro stop
Traffic signals Milnrow Road, Shaw, near to the entrance to Dunwood Park Courts
COPY OF THE RECENT RESPONSE ABOUT MY QUESTIONS ABOUT DOUBLE TRAMS ON THE SHAW AND CROMPTON METROLINK LINE
Dear Councillor Sykes,
RE: Metrolink Travel
Thank you for your recent correspondence in relation to the Metrolink network.
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) recognises that many parts of the system would benefit from additional capacity and is constantly examining ways in which we could increase capacity on the Metrolink network, particularly during the peak periods. We normally do this by doubling trams where possible.
We phase the doubles across the network to serve customers travelling in both directions between all Metrolink lines at the times of highest demand.
Three double trams have been operating on Rochdale services all day within the 12 minute service.
The opening of our Exchange Square Metrolink stop on 6 December means that the Rochdale line to Shaw and Crompton now benefits from an increased frequency which provides much more capacity than the 12 minute frequency previously deployed.
Feedback from our customers during the initial three weeks following the opening of Exchange Square has been positive and has indicated that our customers are enjoying a much more comfortable experience, particularly during peak times.
Earlier this year we received our 100th tram of the 120 ordered and as and when the remaining 20 trams arrive we will be in a position to increase the number of double trams and place them where demand is at its highest.
I hope you find this response helpful and if I can be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me or our Customer Services Manager, Sean Dyball via sean.dyball@tfgm.com
Yours sincerely
Peter Cushing
Metrolink Director
TfGM urged to consider using ‘Cycle Alert’ to improve safety
Copy of recent correspondence to the CX of TfGM re ‘Cycle Alert’ (and his reply).
This is currently being used in York and has clearly improved cycle safety and I am pleased to report TfGM will be looking into this matter.
For copy of his reply follow this link: Cllr Sykes Cycle alert
My original request about this matter is below.
To: Jon Lamonte
Subject: Lamonte – Cycle Alert – Re Draft
Dear Dr. Lamonte,
Re: Cycle Alert
I am writing to you in connection with something that I saw recently in York, a safety innovation called Cycle Alert.
I do not profess to understand all of the technology, but essentially the safety system comprises an electronic unit located on a bus and a unit placed on cycles.
The two units bounce signals other and a warning is sounded in the bus driver’s cab alerting him when a cyclist is nearby, particularly when the cyclist is in a blind spot.
Although 23% of cyclist deaths were caused by HGVs, I am sure some deaths and injuries must be inflicted to cyclists each year by buses.
This system seems effective and is relatively cheap but placed against the cost of a life lost that is priceless, cost seems immaterial.
In York, Transdev buses have been fitted with Cycle Alert since 2013. Independent market research released from Actionline research stated that 88% of Transdev drivers give the system a positive rating, and a whopping 95% recommended that it should be used by other bus companies in the city.
Given that Greater Manchester is a more built up and busy conurbation, I would suggest the benefits of installing Cycle Alert on buses across the region must be immense.
To assist you, I have attached information sourced from the Cycle Alert website (www.cyclealert).
I would welcome your views on this matter and how such technology could be applied in Greater Manchester.
I look forward to hearing from you on this matter.
Yours sincerely
Councillor Howard Sykes MBE
Missed bins Shaw and Crompton
Planning decisions in Shaw and Crompton
For details click on this link: Shaw and Crompton Planning decisions 11 01 16
Road works w/c 11 January 16
Click on this link for details: Road works bulletin_11 January
Shaw and Crompton Councillors Advice/Ward Surgeries
Shaw Calendar and useful phone numbers
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