http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Petition to review future for M8 in Centre of Glasgow en Tue, 19 May 2026 02:06:00 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20745#post-367576 Sun, 16 Apr 2023 21:22:24 +0000 chdot 367576@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Back in early 1972, mere days before the opening of the Charing Cross section of Glasgow’s controversial inner ring-road, Hanley, an esteemed journalist, novelist and lyricist, wrote a long and thoughtful article for the Glasgow Herald. The city’s ring-road plan, he began, was bold, imaginative and startling and, if it all went through, “the result will be a monument to [Glasgow] Corporation’s ability to think big. </p> <p>“Unfortunately,” he added, “it isn’t much fun living in a monument. More and more people are coming to the view that they would rather live in a city, while simultaneously the current planning philosophy is trying to make less and less city available for them”. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23453466.m8-glasgow-scrapped/" rel="nofollow">https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23453466.m8-glasgow-scrapped/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20745#post-355181 Thu, 30 Sep 2021 16:24:36 +0000 Yodhrin 355181@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think the first option would be better. Ideally you'd want the area bounded by Lothian Road, Melville Drive, the Bridges, and Queen Street to be completely car-free except for the minimum necessary loading permits and residential access for the elderly and disabled, and then turn the neighbourhoods around that area into LTNs, so there shouldn't be a need for any kind of "feeder" roads into or out of the city centre.</p> <p>Whether the council have the stones to go that far is another matter. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20745#post-355179 Thu, 30 Sep 2021 16:19:19 +0000 crowriver 355179@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"actually use it properly"</p> <p>As in, restoring railway tracks with a station on Lothian Road? Not a bad idea... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20745#post-355175 Thu, 30 Sep 2021 16:05:32 +0000 jonty 355175@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My feeling with the Western Approach is either create a high line-style wilderness corridor through the city (with proper paved cycle &amp; pedestrian path integrated) or actually use it properly ie. filter Fountainbridge, get rid of the Shandon slip road &amp; put a roundabout there to allow the Roseburn rat runs to be bypassed and filtered too etc etc </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20745#post-355165 Thu, 30 Sep 2021 09:53:23 +0000 gembo 355165@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I suppose the answer is where will all the rush hour vehicles go?</p> <p>The western approach is merely a pimped up road.</p> <p>The m8 through Glasgow is a six lane highway that destroyed communities when it was built. The more apt comparison is with the Edinburgh bypass </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20745#post-355162 Thu, 30 Sep 2021 09:14:47 +0000 MediumDave 355162@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Oh that would be so wonderful. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20745#post-355158 Thu, 30 Sep 2021 08:16:25 +0000 Tulyar 355158@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>People are asking questions - if its this broke, &amp; under-used outside peak hours, why are we bothering to keep it</p> <p><a href="https://petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE1906" rel="nofollow">https://petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE1906</a></p> <p>Next on the list West Approach Road? </p>