More pedestrianisation is better for businesses, according to Andy Burnham, who argues Greater Manchester prioritises cars and vans too heavily. As stated by the mayor, a common “mentality” is that “the road is what matters,” but we should be maintaining everyone’s freedom to use sidewalks and roads.
In the future, he anticipated, people will not be driving right into the city centre. The comments were made during his weekly phone-in on BBC Radio Manchester, where two callers voiced their worries about parking and traffic.