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Reclaiming Glagow's motorways

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  1. cb
    Member

    Glasgow could get greener by reclaiming its motorways

    http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/scotland-blog/2015/nov/16/glasgow-could-get-greener-by-reclaiming-its-motorways

    That's the title of the piece, but creating a skate park under the M8 and a park above it doesn't seem much like reclaiming.
    Still good ideas though (particularly the park).

    "
    The M8 proposal, one of 80 projects being studied for a wholesale rejuvenation of the Sauchiehall and Garnethill area, would see a section of the motorway covered in a tunnel with a public garden built on top
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    Also -

    "
    The proposals also call for the redesign of Sauchiehall Street, one of Glasgow’s main shopping and nightlife hubs, as a tree-lined avenue with enlarged pavements and dedicated cycle lanes.
    "

    With an artist's impression of the new look Sauchihall Street.

    Posted 8 years ago #
  2. kaputnik
    Moderator

    It's not really "reclaiming" motorways if they're still there though underneath. Effectively it's sticking a green roof on top, like putting solar panels on the roof of a coal power station.

    Posted 8 years ago #
  3. Cyclingmollie
    Member

    It must have been wonderful walking from Sauchiehall Street to Charing Cross via Garnethill before the M8 was built. Garnethill feels like the edge of the world now.

    Posted 8 years ago #
  4. chdot
    Admin

    "Garnethill feels like the edge of the world now."

    Own little world?

    Even has its own literature.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garnethill

    Posted 8 years ago #

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