Steve Beverley

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Steve Beverley

• SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL MANAGER
• METROCENTRE, GATESHEAD

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CARLISLE
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METROCENTRE

• 1.818 million square feet of retail and leisure
• 330 shops and stores
• Some 8,000 people work at the Centre

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METROCENTRE - TRANSPORT

• 23 of visitors use public transport
• Bus station for local and regional services -
  6,400 buses per week
• Railway station - 590 trains a week
• MetroCentre is located on the A1 Western Bypass,
  15 minutes from Newcastle airport and seven
  minutes from Newcastle City Centre
• 9,250 free car spaces in multi-storey and surface
  car parks all round the centre
• 4,800 coach visits a year
• Connections to local cycle routes

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METROCENTRE - REDEVELOPMENT

• Redevelopment to provide 371,000 sq.ft. including
• - New 180,000 sq. ft department store for
  Debenhams
• - 28 new shop units
• New 1,100 space multi-storey car park
• New transport interchange with covered waiting
  areas integrated with the malls

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METROCENTRE, GATESHEAD
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S106 ObligationsPublic Transport Improvements (1)

• Improvements to the existing bus station

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S106 ObligationsPublic Transport Improvements (2)

• Dedicated bus lanes
• Provide shuttle bus route including 10 bus stops
• Provide and procure shuttle bus service and fund
  any shortfall during the first three years
• Carry out improvements to railway station to a
  cost of 500,000

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S106 ObligationsOff-site traffic / transport
improvements

• 300K for Gateshead Centre for bus priority
  measures
• 100K for bus priority measures to the South and
  West of MetroCentre
• Local highway improvements

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S106 ObligationsCycling and Walking

• Pedestrian and cyclists access improvements
• Pedestrian and cyclists facility adjacent to
  shuttle bus route
• Comprehensive signage for pedestrians and
  cyclists
• Provision of 100 cycle stands covered by CCTV
• Provision of shower and locker facilities
• Provide budget of up to 5K for marketing of the
  above

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S106 ObligationsPromotion of Public transport
improvements and Travel to work initiatives

• Appointment of Sustainable Travel Co-ordinator
• 3-year fixed term appointment
• 200K budget

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