Good mood this morning
The ITA is made up of 33 councillors from the 10 boroughs of Greater Manchester - they give the road map for the transport in the area, such as they are the ones who decide that we want Metrolink expansion to the airport for example.
The PTE is a much bigger organisation (based in Piccadilly Place) they are professionals tasked with delivering the ITAs road map.
They are also tasked with helping inform the ITA, for example, the ITA may say they want the airport tram line, the PTE will then develop plans with recommendations of which the ITA can decide if they want to proceed or not.
The PTE also actually delivers the projects, once the ITA have said that they want the line to the airport.
The PTE will run the tendering process and manage the project to ensure that contractors deliver what was originally required.
Let me know if you want more details.
I am in a good mood at the moment
