How do we measure environmental impacts across Greater Manchester and ensure public transport schemes protect plants, animals and habitats?
GMPTE collects and uses environmental information in the planning and operation of public transport, such as air and water quality, locations of plants and animals, noise and vibration and soil contamination. It includes information held in documents, pictures, maps and records. For major schemes an Environmental Statement is prepared by consultants that are independent from GMPTE. They collate all the environmental information into a single document. It explains what conditions (for instance air quality or noise) occur now (this is called the ‘baseline’), and would in the future if a scheme was not carried out. In some cases the information is already available, and in others we use experts to collect it for us. It then predicts what would happen with the scheme, this allows a decision to be taken on whether the environmental effects of a scheme (which are often good), mean it should go ahead. We have Tree Habitat and Aftercare policies to ensure that plants and animals are better off
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