Spaceagency has designed the new Manchester city centre map for the Greater Manchester Connected Wayfinding project, commissioned by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) in collaboration with Manchester City Council. 250,000 copies have been distributed to visitor information centres, hotels, stations and the convention centre.

The project's vision is an outstanding pedestrian environment that puts people on foot at the heart of the movement strategy for the city and wider region. It supports the City Centre Transport Strategy 2040, which sets out an integrated, well-coordinated transport system that favours walking and cycling and makes interchange with public transport easy.

Spaceagency is now designing the pilot scheme for a city-centre rollout of pedestrian totem signs, part of an integrated pedestrian and transport information system. Key stakeholders, including TfGM's Disability Design Reference Group, have scrutinised the proposals to ensure accessible product sizing, a clear information hierarchy, legibility, and text sizes that comply with the Equality Act.