Tag Archives: Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Doing Buses Differently. Our response to the consultation.

Posted on 2 January, 2020 by

Here is our response to the Mayor and Transport for Greater Manchester proposals for bus system reform. We strongly support these proposals as the best option available now for securing the urgent and massive shift away from private motorised transport … Continue reading →

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Do More, Faster! Greater Manchester Climate campaigners call for serious climate action.

Posted on 25 March, 2019 by

Today at Salford’s Lowry centre, Mayor Andy Burnham’s second Green Summit takes place.  It will launch the Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s 5-year Environment Plan.  Climate campaigners in Greater Manchester have considered it and found it lacking. GM-CAN, the umbrella grouping … Continue reading →

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GMCA’s draft Environment Plan for 2019-2024

Posted on 19 March, 2019 by

GMCA’s draft Environment Plan for 2019-2024. A guest commentary by Peter Somerville The Greater Manchester Combined Authority has published a Draft 5-year Environment Plan for 2019 to 2014. This is the first Environment Plan that the Authority has produced, and … Continue reading →

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Steady State Manchester’s response to the 2019 Greater Manchester Spatial Framework

Posted on 15 March, 2019 by

Here is our response  PDF Download To give a flavour, the consultation first asks this question: Is the approach that we have outlined in the plan reasonable? [We said that we] Mostly disagree What is the reason for your answer?: … Continue reading →

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…. and the environment? Greater Manchester Spatial Framework – the remix

Posted on 31 January, 2019 by

At last, the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework has appeared following Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham’s electoral promise for a radical rewrite. It’s an enormous document, more than 1,000 pages, with many more than that in the various supporting documents. This … Continue reading →

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Why is the GM Spatial Framework delayed?

Posted on 10 October, 2018 by

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has announced that the launch of a redrafted Greater Manchester Spatial Framework (GMSF) has again been delayed.  Here’s why. 1) GMCA now thinks 175,000 houses could be built on available land.  Most of this … Continue reading →

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Accountability for the Mayor of Greater Manchester: Participatory Governance?

Posted on 1 August, 2018 by

Accountability for the Mayor of Greater Manchester: Participatory Governance in the 21st Century by James Scott Vandeventer It has been over a year since Greater Manchester elected its first Mayor. Since then, Mayor Andy Burnham has worked to build the … Continue reading →

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We need a A Social-Ecological Spatial Framework

Posted on 22 May, 2018 by

A Social-Ecological Spatial Framework for a Viable Greater Manchester. update: 3 July, 2018:  Indeed, as anticipated, the new draft has been delayed again to accommodate the new population projections from the Office of National Statistics.  These project 9.37% population growth … Continue reading →

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