The First/Last Mile – Seamless Connectivity

Rafael Cuesta – Head of Innovation

Transport for Greater Manchester

Things we do

We are working to make travel easier

Our CHALLENGES

Integration at the heart of our 2040 Strategy

Intelligent Mobility New Mobility Connected Infrastructure & Place

Partnership & Collaboration

Future funding - H2020, iUK, LISCommunication Internal & External (DfT, TfL)

EU and UK cross sector partnershipSME Procurement / Demonstration Framework

R&D

BAU

CAV – Sky & GroundAI & Machine LearningData & InsightSmart Cities Open Innovation

Shared Mobility & Right MixMobility as a Service & XaaSMicro-MobilityOn-Demand MobilityVirtual / Digital Mobility

Future Connectivity - 5GMobility HubsGM Electric ChargingKerbside ManagementFirst/Last mile – seamless connectivity

Physical Experience

- Interchanges need to be pleasant and easy

- Interchange Upgrade Programme

- E-Hubs Programme

- Journeys need to be pleasant and safe

- Bee Network for Walking and Cycling

- See.Sense

- Comfort and Reliability - Dependable

- Bus Reform, Car Clubs, GMEV, CAV

- Public Bike Hire (Mobike Learnings)

Digital Experience

- Integrated and easy ticketing

- New Zonal Fares

- Get Me There

- Disruption information and rerouting

- Realtime Bus Data

- Ticket Acceptability

- Tailored or bespoke to individuals

- Preference-led MaaS

- Account-based MaaS

The First/Last Mile: People need a better user experience

Physical Improvements- Interchange Upgrade Programme

- Revitalising Transport Hubs across the City

- Integration of Future Modes Now!

- Bee Network

- Aspiration for £1.5 billion investment on filtered permeability and segregation

- City-region-wide cycling and walking network made up of more than 1,000 miles

- £160m of £500m Transforming Cities Fund allocated

- Huge political support and momentum

- Shared-Mobility

- Car Clubs

- Public Bike Hire

- CitySpire & DRT

- eHubs

Digital Improvements

- 2 MaaS Living Labs

- Airport to City Centre

- MediaCity to City Centre

- Platform Development

- Working with local businesses and transport providers

- EU Projects

- UPBEAT

- MaaS4EU

- iMOVE

And our very own Proof of Concept!

Freight Movements

- Reducing private car trips and congestion makes for more reliable freight journey times.

- Consolidation Centres

- Triangulum Project on Oxford Road Corridor

- Kerbside Management

- Flexible Spaces? Smart Spaces? More Spaces?

- Clean Air Challenge

- Electric Freight Vehicles and Cargo Bikes

- Other Alternative Propulsions

- Wholesale Modal Shift to water and rail?

GM wide CAV ecosystem & First/Last Mile connectivity

• Supporting areas poorly connected by public transport

• Linking with Metrolink to extend the reach of the

network

• Capability building in the North West by supporting

Salford University and their AVVT course

• Addressing at least two key ISCF challenges – Clean

Growth and Future of Mobility

• Supporting local businesses

Thank You

Rafael Cuesta – Head of Innovation

Transport for Greater Manchester