What action can Glasgow take to prioritise the safety of people using sustainable transport modes (such as walking, wheeling or cycling), over accommodating cars?
Suggest ways Glasgow can better prioritize sustainable transport users over car users.
Thanks for your comments, the idea of cycling routes to school is great, we do support the implementation of walking and bikes buses and you may have heard of our award winning ultra smart cycle system; that allows lead riders to take control of the traffic signals on approach to ensure the entire bus gets through as one. Junction marking is an issue and we strive to ensure we keep markings fresh and clear as we battle against the toll the Scottish weather take on our roads. Please report any issues re road markings etc using the Glasgow App. :)
Just to additionally say that Glasgow City Council are members of the Glasgow Bus Partnership and we continue to work with SPT, member councils, Transport Scotland and bus operators on a number of issues, including transport and ticketing integration.
Thank you Danni. We are in the process of designing and delivering the City Network which will provide a connected and functional network of protected cycling infrastructure across the city, with further enhancements to the walking environment. The Network is proposed to be on-carriageway so that it is usable 24-7, well-lit and is overlooked to increase feelings of social safety. More information on this can be found at the Active Travel Strategy web page: www.glasgow.gov.uk/activetravel.
The council has been successfully installing on-street secure cycle parking in residential areas across the city. In addition to this, a recently launched programme is providing secure on-street cycle parking shelters on the city centre streets. These shelters are available for short term parking, with space bookable via a smartphone app. Find more information on this at the following link: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=30412.
In addition, a very worrying junction is the Cumberland Street junction on SCW where in the last week I have seen three instances of a car heading south and turning right at the lights (which is signed for no right turn). In all instances they drove into cycle traffic heading across on a green light and did not stop, risking injury and death of the cyclists they drove at. This has already been highlighted by another responder above and I know was raised as a risk during the design and construction. This junction is terrible for cyclists heading South too, as the weird turn in the middle of the junction is required, which I find challenging on a larger non-standard bike (cargo bike) and the lights are lined up so you are constantly starting and stopping.
Many thanks for your contribution. Are there any particular areas of the city that you believe require redesign to help facilitate sustainable modes of transport?
Demarcation of road surface in busy areas like a Kilmarnock Rd Shawlands to prioritise pedestrians and cyclists. Cars should be seen as guests. Decent cycle lanes / one on both side of road not a double on one side.
Worth remembering that pedestrianisation of commercial areas has made their business explode elsewhere!, to the extent that businesses not in the pedestrianised areas have campaigned against them due to an unfair unadvantage of those in them. There are lots of places I avoid patronising (as someone who usually eats outdoors when out) because honestly who wants to sit and eat by a main road?
Thank you. But: really, I want to emphasise that making changes to the speed of the motorways and introducing boulevards to them is tinkering, and it's locking in car-centric infrastructure likely for decades. There isn't a way to have the motorway without it cutting off parts of the city, ensuring high car usage and destroying the landscape. No one wants to walk alongside motorways. Glasgow city centre is widely considered dead compared to other city centres, while places that have pedestrianised city centres have flourished. Even a huge chunk of car drivers consider the M8 to be a mistake, and there is an opportunity to undo that mistake: look at other cities that have removed their motorways, and the difference is so obvious and profound it hits you in the gut.
Hello Dorothy, the council is in the process of designing and delivering a comprehensive network of protected cycling infrastructure, as detailed in the Interim and Final Delivery Plans for the City Network. More information on this can be found at the Active Travel Strategy webpage: www.glasgow.gov.uk/activetravel.
Thanks for your comments, the idea of cycling routes to school is great, we do support the implementation of walking and bikes buses and you may have heard of our award winning ultra smart cycle system; that allows lead riders to take control of the traffic signals on approach to ensure the entire bus gets through as one. Junction marking is an issue and we strive to ensure we keep markings fresh and clear as we battle against the toll the Scottish weather take on our roads. Please report any issues re road markings etc using the Glasgow App. :)
Just to additionally say that Glasgow City Council are members of the Glasgow Bus Partnership and we continue to work with SPT, member councils, Transport Scotland and bus operators on a number of issues, including transport and ticketing integration.
Long answer, apologies!
Thank you Danni. We are in the process of designing and delivering the City Network which will provide a connected and functional network of protected cycling infrastructure across the city, with further enhancements to the walking environment. The Network is proposed to be on-carriageway so that it is usable 24-7, well-lit and is overlooked to increase feelings of social safety. More information on this can be found at the Active Travel Strategy web page: www.glasgow.gov.uk/activetravel.
The council has been successfully installing on-street secure cycle parking in residential areas across the city. In addition to this, a recently launched programme is providing secure on-street cycle parking shelters on the city centre streets. These shelters are available for short term parking, with space bookable via a smartphone app. Find more information on this at the following link: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=30412.
In addition, a very worrying junction is the Cumberland Street junction on SCW where in the last week I have seen three instances of a car heading south and turning right at the lights (which is signed for no right turn). In all instances they drove into cycle traffic heading across on a green light and did not stop, risking injury and death of the cyclists they drove at. This has already been highlighted by another responder above and I know was raised as a risk during the design and construction. This junction is terrible for cyclists heading South too, as the weird turn in the middle of the junction is required, which I find challenging on a larger non-standard bike (cargo bike) and the lights are lined up so you are constantly starting and stopping.
Many thanks for your contribution. Are there any particular areas of the city that you believe require redesign to help facilitate sustainable modes of transport?
Demarcation of road surface in busy areas like a Kilmarnock Rd Shawlands to prioritise pedestrians and cyclists. Cars should be seen as guests. Decent cycle lanes / one on both side of road not a double on one side.
Worth remembering that pedestrianisation of commercial areas has made their business explode elsewhere!, to the extent that businesses not in the pedestrianised areas have campaigned against them due to an unfair unadvantage of those in them. There are lots of places I avoid patronising (as someone who usually eats outdoors when out) because honestly who wants to sit and eat by a main road?
We need a joined up network of safe/segregated active travel routes
Thank you. But: really, I want to emphasise that making changes to the speed of the motorways and introducing boulevards to them is tinkering, and it's locking in car-centric infrastructure likely for decades. There isn't a way to have the motorway without it cutting off parts of the city, ensuring high car usage and destroying the landscape. No one wants to walk alongside motorways. Glasgow city centre is widely considered dead compared to other city centres, while places that have pedestrianised city centres have flourished. Even a huge chunk of car drivers consider the M8 to be a mistake, and there is an opportunity to undo that mistake: look at other cities that have removed their motorways, and the difference is so obvious and profound it hits you in the gut.
Hello Dorothy, the council is in the process of designing and delivering a comprehensive network of protected cycling infrastructure, as detailed in the Interim and Final Delivery Plans for the City Network. More information on this can be found at the Active Travel Strategy webpage: www.glasgow.gov.uk/activetravel.