The mayor said people won't drive right into the city centre in future
Andy Burnham has said cars and vans are prioritised too much in Greater Manchester, arguing that more pedestrianisation is better for businesses. The mayor said the 'mentality' for many is that 'the road is what matters', but we should be protecting the rights of everyone to use roads and pavements.
David, a taxi driver from Harpurhey, asked whether the mayor was worried about the impact of increased congestion in the city centre on businesses. He said: "People won't get out of their cars – I don't care what you say."I ride my bike a lot, but people won't get out of their cars. It seems to me people realise it's trying to be done by stealth to make driving uncomfortable. But you've got to come up with something more innovative than saying, just get on the bus.
He referred to 'evidence' of this from cities in the UK and across the world. But he admitted Greater Manchester should be managing congestion much better and said he is talking to transport bosses and council leaders about it. He said: "I think we prioritise cars and vans too much. I go out running and sometimes I see vans parked over the whole of the pavement, the logic being, 'oh I'm not going to detriment anyone by parking on the road'.
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