Consultation for the Stockport Transport Strategy 2026-2042
Strategy Vision and Objectives
This section refers to Chapter 4 of the Stockport Transport Strategy.
Our Vision- "Providing a transport system which is cleaner and greener, positively supports the social and economic vitality of Stockport, and enables more journeys to be made safely, comfortably, efficiently and in ways which reduces the impact travel has on the climate and our environment.”
Objectives:
- Strengthen Stockport town centre’s role as the Southern Gateway into Greater Manchester and the North, supported by the redevelopment of Stockport rail station to create a modern and fully integrated multi-modal national, regional and local transport hub.
- Develop and strengthen sustainable transport connections to and within the Airport and Southern Growth Corridor, to promote significant economic growth and regeneration for Stockport and Greater Manchester, and to secure active travel and public transport benefits.
- Use sustainable transport to improve access to jobs, services and opportunities, particularly in vulnerable and poorly connected communities. • Identify and develop sustainable infrastructure and transport services that support a growing and thriving borough.
- Develop and deliver multi modal transport solutions that improve the performance of the borough’s key transport corridors and enable future innovation in mobility and logistics
- Support sustainable local journeys within, and between, neighbourhoods, to local centres and schools, and to Stockport town centre and our borough district centres.
- Develop a well-maintained, decarbonised, resilient, safe and reliable local transport system with travel times that encourage all modes.
In such a way as to :
- Reduce the impact our travel has on the climate and our environment; and
- Improve the quality of our neighbourhoods and streets, supporting our communities to become more appealing places to live, work, visit and invest.