No stopping 'red routes' could come to Greater Manchester's busiest roads
manchestereveningnews.co.ukNo-stopping ‘red route’ roads could come to Greater Manchester as transport chiefs ‘look at’ the concept which is common in London.
Speaking at Labour Conference in Liverpool, Greater Manchester’s Transport Commissioner Vernon Everitt revealed TfGM is looking at bringing red routes into the city-region’s ‘key corridors’.
He also said that ‘lane rental’ schemes are also being looked at. Both measures could be deployed as bosses try and reduce the number of residents using their cars.
However, Mr Everitt said you ‘cannot blame’ motorists for getting behind the wheel. READ MORE: 'A council house saved my life', Angela Rayner says to unveil housing reforms READ MORE: Private schools, smoking and HS2: Key points from shadow chancellor's speech “Two-thirds of people in Greater Manchester drive at the moment, and you cannot blame them,” he said. “The public transport is not up to it.
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