Glasgow City Centre Transport Strategy presentation

City Centre Transport Strategy

City Centre Transport StrategyCITY CENTRE STRATEGY


Improve Quality of Experience - Creating a place people want to come to and spend time in that is easily accessible

City Centre Transport StrategyKEY ONGOING PROJECTS

•Fastlink

•Public Realm

•Buchanan Galleries

•City Campus

•Strategic Parking Review


INITIAL CONSULTATION

2 General Workshops

6 Themed Workshops

3 Presentations to Chamber of Commerce

Presentations to Bus Operators

Number of meetings with individual stakeholders – SPT, Friends of Earth, First etc


ISSUES FROM INITIAL CONSULTATION

•Public Transport / Cycling Issues

•Traffic Issues

•Pedestrian Issues

City Centre Transport StrategyPUBLIC TRANSPORT / CYCLING ISSUES

City Centre Transport StrategyTRAFFIC ISSUES

City Centre Transport StrategyPEDESTRIAN ISSUES


DRAFT OBJECTIVES

•Increase the modal share of trips to / from and within the city centre by walking, cycling and public transport

•Provide access for residents, blue badge holders, tourists and traffic essential to sustain economic functions

•Enhance the quality and legibility of main pedestrian spaces, key development areas and main access routes

•Reduce harmful traffic emissions

•Enhance road safety and personal security for all city centre users

City Centre Transport StrategySTAG PART 1 ANALYSIS - EXAMPLE


City Centre Transport StrategyCONSULTATION FEEDBACK

General / Objectives•Broad agreement with the principles of the Strategy. •Support for the Avenues concept

Air Pollution•Concerns that the strategy did not go far enough in tackling air pollution

Business / Resident Access•Important that essential business and resident vehicle access maintained •Important that the appeal of the city centre to those who chose to travel by car is not reduced


Cycling•Support for an increase in cycle routes.•Importance of linking city centre routes to existing cycle routes outwith the city centre was emphasised

•General support for routes segregated from traffic and protected from parked cars

Other Traffic Management Measures / Parking•General support for the introduction of a 20mph limit

•Mixed response to the further pedestrianisation of Argyle Street and Queen Street.


Bus Operations

•General support for an improvement to bus operations and public realm at Union Street.

•Limited support for introducing a ‘bus hub’ at Stockwell Place in order to encourage less buses to travel through the City Centre

•Limited support for use of alternative bus routes to reduce concentration of buses on key corridors such as Union Street

•General opposition to allowing buses on the pedestrianised section of Argyle Street


City Centre Transport StrategyFINAL OBJECTIVES

•Improve the health of Glasgow Citizens by increasing the modal share of trips to / from and within the city centre by walking, cycling and public transport

•Support the growth in economic vibrancy of the City Centre by ensuring access for residents, blue badge holders, tourists and traffic essential to sustain economic functions

•Enhance the quality and legibility of main pedestrian spaces, key development areas and main access routes

•Reduce harmful traffic emissions to assist the City in meeting all national air quality objectives

•Enhance road safety and personal security for all city centre users

City Centre Transport StrategyFINAL STRATEGY – TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

Bus gates / traffic management on Renfield St and Oswald St

Enhancements on Union Street – bus operations / pedestrian environment

Review bus stop usage

Restrict access to Gordon Street

Maintain access to rail stations etc

City Centre Transport StrategyFINAL STRATEGY – AVENUES / CYCLE ROUTES

City Centre Transport StrategyFINAL STRATEGY – OTHER KEY ACTIONS

•Investigate and finalise the implementation of a 20mph zone in the City Centre

•review loading and servicing facilities

•review disabled parking provision

•complete a strategic review of parking facilities

•Review and improve signing and information provision

•Consider ways to introduce a Low Emissions Zone within an emerging national framework

City Centre Transport StrategyKEY ACTION BROUGHT FORWARD

- STRATEGIC PARKING REVIEW

•Recommend level of off street public car parking to meet future needs of the City Centre

•Review location of off street car parking spaces

•Consider issues that influence motorists choice with regard to use (or not) of City Centre car parks

•Consideration of different roles of City Centre parking in meeting the daytime and night time economies

City Centre Transport StrategyPROJECT TIMELINE

•May - June 2014 – consultation

•July – September 2014– incorporate feedback

•October 2014 – finalise strategy

•November 2014– report to PD committee

•Jan 2015 – seek approval at Executive Committee

•Feed into Consultation on District Strategy

•Continually refine / review

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Glasgow City Centre Transport Strategy presentation