Greater manchester integrated settlement – contextual indicators 2025 to 2026

* Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government Policy paper GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED SETTLEMENT – CONTEXTUAL INDICATORS 2025 TO 2026 Published 8 April 2025 APPLIES TO ENGLAND

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Integrated Settlement policy, Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is accountable for delivering outcomes agreed in their Integrated Settlement Outcomes Framework, which has been

jointly agreed with Government. Separately, GMCA has agreed to track the following metrics to support understanding of a number of areas of shared interest. GMCA will not be held accountable

for these metrics. INDICATOR DESCRIPTION PILLAR SUGGESTED DATA SOURCE 1. Public transport node connectivity score, for example an individual’s ability to reach key destinations such as

employment, education, and healthcare services Local transport Public Transport Connectivity, derived from the Department for Transport (DfT) Model of Connectivity 2. Comparing the transport

connectivity score of new housing developments in an MCA relative to the existing MCA average Local transport Public Transport Connectivity, derived from the DfT Model of Connectivity 3.

Capital carbon impacts, operational/maintenance emissions, user emissions in area, end of life emissions Local transport Local data [To be confirmed] 4. Number of pedestrians / cyclists

killed or seriously injured (KSI) per mile Local transport DfT National Travel Survey and DfT Road Safety Statistics and Local data 5. Number of Highway KSI at metropolitan/LA and MCA level

Local transport DfT Road Casualties statistic 6. Average bus fares change with reference to CPI Local transport DfT, Quarterly bus fare statistics 7. Bus patronage disaggregated by

commercial and concessionary Local transport DfT Annual Bus Statistics 8. Coverage of bus services in kms Local transport DfT Annual Bus Statistics / Local data. 9. Customer perception of

bus real-time information at the bus stop Local transport Transport Focus Your Bus Journey Survey (or agreed similar survey) 10. % of local bus fleet with audio-visual announcements Local

transport Local data [To be confirmed] 11. % of local bus fleet with 2 wheelchair spaces Local transport Local data [To be confirmed] 12. % of buses that meet all accessibility standards

Local transport Local data [To be confirmed] 13. % of local bus stops covered by CCTV Local transport Local data [To be confirmed] 14. % change in average bus speed Local transport Local

data [To be confirmed] 15. Congestion-reducing delay to bus services, measured by change in average bus speed overall and specifically on the top [X] bus corridors for passenger journeys

Local transport Local data [To be confirmed] 16. Proportion of bus passengers that are satisfied or very satisfied with their journey Local transport Local data [To be confirmed] 17.

Proportion of the footway network that should be considered for maintenance Local transport Local data [To be confirmed] 18. % of highway structures in good condition Local transport Local

data [To be confirmed] 19. % length of carriageway that does not have an observed significant susceptibility to flooding Local transport Local data [To be confirmed] 20. % of time that

roadside technology assets such as traffic signals are available and functioning Local transport Local data [To be confirmed] 21. Proportion of GM Key Route Network (KRN) that should be

considered for maintenance (% red) Local transport Local data [To be confirmed] Back to top