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United City is a group of businesses based within Greater Manchester, England, who supported proposals for congestion charging in Greater Manchester via the Greater Manchester Transport Innovation Fund bid for £3 billion. The bid was rejected by a referendum on 12 December 2008. Had the proposal been passed, it would have been the United Kingdom's largest public transport investment in history outside of London.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= United City Home Page )〕 United City had over 226 registered companies as of 19 November 2008.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= MMU joins pro-TIF group United City )〕 ==Background and history== ;5 June 2008:United City went public with their plans and to support the bid for the £3 billion Transport Innovation Fund (TIF). Since then they have been gathering support for the bid and they have been putting their views across to make improvements. They class themselves as an independent alliance.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= New business group forms to support TIF bid )〕 ;18 June 2008:They announced C-charge demands and that the group had grown to over 50 members in a number of days.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= United City announces C-charge demands )〕 ;30 June 2008:United City announced that the group had grown to 62 members and included Infinity Asset Management, a private equity firm.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Private equity firm to join pro-TIF lobby group )〕 ;7 July 2008:The group said the £2.7bn package could be worth up to £10bn ($20bn US dollars) to the local economy.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Group says TIF would bring £10bn to economy )〕 ;14 July 2008:United City announced that more members had joined include many major hotels and major leisure groups within Manchester. The group had grown to over 75 members.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hotels, pubs and clubs associations join pro-TIF lobby )〕 ;24 July 2008:United City announced that PZ Cussons along with other major businesses where backing the bid. The group had grown to 83 members by this date.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=PZ Cussons backs congestion charging plans )〕 ;30 July 2008:The Department for Transport released figures for 2007 showed that average traffic speeds during the morning rush hour on the major arterial routes around Greater Manchester are the slowest in the country. United City say these figures support the bid for the transport fund. The group had grown to over 90 members by this date.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Traffic figures support TIF bid, United City says )〕 ;4 August 2008:Dr Leif Jerram, lecturer in urban history at the University of Manchester released a research paper backing the bid after being approached by United City. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC BACKS £2.7BN TIF BID )〕 ;9 August 2008:Two Major companies including British Airways Plc and Manchester Airport along with Alpha Airports Group Plc, SSP UK Air Ltd and VLM Airlines joined United City. The 5 companies employ over 4,000 people at the airport. Andrew Cornish, Manchester Airport’s managing director, was quoted saying: “Improving the way our passengers and staff access the airport is a key objective of our master plan to 2030 and TIF would enable us to reach our targets within the next five years. The airport is critical to the economic and social fabric of the region. We consider TIF fundamental to the region because it unlocks the potential for a world-class public transport system.” The group had reached 107 members by this date. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Airport and airlines join United City )〕 ;1 October 2008:According to a new research paper by tourist body Visit Manchester, they have called for the introduction of an Oyster Style Ticketing system into Manchester. The report argues that the TIF even with the congestion charge would have a net benefit to Visitors to the City. Visit Manchester have since joined UnitedCity. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Visit Manchester: TIF bid needs access card )〕 ;13 October 2008: Manchester Metropolitan University has joined United City and spoken in favour of the TIF bid for £3 Billion of investment into the local transport system. With 34,000 students and 4,400 staff, they have it clear the investment is welcome along with other organisations along the Oxford Road corridor. United City had grown to over 160 members by this date. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=MMU joins pro-TIF group United City )〕 ;18 November 2008: Massive Companies have joined United Citys campaign for Investment into Greater Manchester. Co-op, Norwich Union, Jamie Oliver's Fresh Retail Ventures and TUC have all joined supporting backing the bid. TUC have over 7 Million members throughout the UK. United City had grown to over 226 members by this date. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Major backing for C-charge )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「United City」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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