Spot on I fully expect the very suboptimal surface station to be the proposed solution to this when it's clear to anyone interested the underground station offers far better connections across the no… (View Post)

I live in Sale 8km south of St Peters Square I have a house, a garden and a tram stop three minutes from my front door that gets me into town in less than 20 minutes That enables me to live a decent … (View Post)

But 2m people live in the urban area around Manchester, irrespective of where the local authority boundaries may start and end. Greater Manchester population is about 2.9m, across ten boroughs. Metro… (View Post)

Indeed But the vast majority of people in the 2m people around Manchester live in houses as you describe. But by having larger cities you create larger economies, the agglomeration impact becomes gre… (View Post)

I'm in Germany at the moment, making my way to Munich for the football this evening. What is stark is all significant urban areas in Germany have a transport system closer to London than anywhere in … (View Post)