Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, GB
Metropolitan Council in England
United Kingdom
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, GB develops digital tool for improved patient management
Stockport, Manchester City Council, and Oldham Council are working on a new platform for easing the transition from hospitals to at-home care. The tool provides step-by-step tracking of a patient's check-in, treatments, and discharge from partner organizations. Healthcare providers receive alerts when their patients face obstacles. An £82,000 award from The Local Digital Fund supports the councils' efforts at increased hospital capacity and information sharing.
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, GB
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+1Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, GB minimizes refuse truck emissions with TRAILAR technology
Stockport and Totally Local Company are experimenting with TRAILAR on six refuse trucks. TRAILAR powers onboard systems with electricity from rooftop solar panels. This process reduces the amount of fuel needed for waste loading and compacting. TRAILAR achieves annual savings of 400 liters of fuel and 1,000 kilograms of emissions per vehicle. Project leaders monitor vehicle alternator usage, battery levels, and solar energy generation with TRAILAR's telematics platform.
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, GB
United Kingdom
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, GB Climate Action Now funds small-scale sustainable projects
Council leaders introduced the Climate Action Now (CAN) program during its first climate summit. Community members can apply for grants worth £100 to £500 for neighborhood-level sustainability efforts. Eligible projects like urban farming, consumer product repair, and energy-efficient appliances show demonstrable impacts on carbon emissions. Every council ward is allotted funds and council members review applications for their constituents.
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, GB
United Kingdom
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, GB adds Recite Me website toolbar for greater accessibility
Council website users click Accessibility on any page to open the Recite Me toolbar. Readers with visual impairments convert text into audio narrations or audio files for download. Visual customizations like background colors and fonts accommodate user needs. The Screen Mask feature narrows the page view to selected text for improved concentration. Website text can be translated into more than 100 languages from Afrikaans to Zulu with Recite Me.
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, GB
United Kingdom
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, GB integrates Brompton Bike Hire into Stockport Exchange
The business hub regeneration project opened an opportunity to add the bike-hiring scheme. Eight solar-powered docks outside of the neighboring Holiday Inn Express serve 12 bikes. Brompton's foldable bikes are rented from £3.50 per day and easily stored in public transit, vehicles, or offices. The bike hire along with Stockport Exchange's proximity to bus and rail stops meet important goals in the borough's 10-year active travel plan.
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, GB
United Kingdom
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, GB starts active travel network with innovative crosswalk
The Sparrow parallel crosswalk on Gillbent Road in Cheadle Hulme includes separate lanes for pedestrian and cycle traffic. This intersection is the first of its kind in the United Kingdom. Borough officials are building off the Gillbent Road project with new segregated trails, upgraded paths, and signal improvements that encourage active travel. Stockport is working with neighboring communities to connect non-vehicle traffic infrastructure through The Mayor's Challenge Fund.
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, GB
United Kingdom
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, GB boosts resident connectivity with DigiKnow Device Library
The council's Digital Inclusion Alliance works with local partners to source refurbished computers, tablets, and mobile hotspots. Households with limited connectivity reserve devices and data packages through the DigiKnow Device Library. Volunteers with the DigiKnow Helpline guide residents through technical issues by phone or text. Project partner Community Computers also sells refurbished devices to residents with long-term computing needs.
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, GB
United Kingdom