Greater Manchester Transportation Unit (GMTU) is a specialist local authority unit which
provides services for the local authorities of Greater Manchester.

They undertake work in two main ways:

• strategic work in support of the authorities as a whole
• local work commissioned by individual authorities

Their strategic work is focused on support for the Greater Manchester Local Transport Plan (LTP): its preparation, implementation and monitoring. They are actively involved in supporting the joint working of the authorities in most aspects of the LTP, including: walking, cycling, signing, road accident prevention, traffic management, major schemes, smarter choices, air quality, congestion, accessibility. The local work is tailored to the needs of the local authorities.

For example they,

• design and process surveys for school travel plans
• undertake a large number of traffic (including cycle) and pedestrian counts for monitoring and planning purposes
• undertake transport planning projects for individual development sites.

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