So the people of Greater Manchester have voted 'No' to the TIF, so what now?

These are the random thoughts going through my mind since I heard the no vote. As disclosure, I voted Yes and I'm deliberately trying to be provocative:

• How many of the No voters actually commute into Manchester?
• How shortsighted can people be?
• Does Manchester like being remembered for it's Victorian history and it's quite clearly Victorian approach to transport infrastructure. When they get chance to modernise they shun it.
• People actually voted against the c-charge, not the TIF
• People voted against improving the transport infrastructure. Umm, that seems dumb to me.
• Did people realise that the C-Charge wouldn't happen until 80% of the TIF improvements were made, likely meaning that many, many more people would avoid paying the charge?
• The No campaign offered zero alternatives, yet people voted for it.
• The Yes campaign failed miserably in getting it's message out
• People like sitting in their cars or squashed on trams and trains.

I'll leave the last comment to someone I follow on Twitter, they simply said:

"Well done Manchester. You are now officially as stupid as you look."

So, come on...let's think...what do we do now? What will the city do to fix it's stifling congestion?

-pc.