Progress has been made towards advancing 11km of walking, wheeling, and cycling routes in the Inner North and South of Glasgow, with a recent bid submitted to Transport Scotland’s Active Travel Infrastructure Fund (ATIF).
The move is part of a larger effort to create a City Network, consisting of 270km of safer, segregated active travel routes, aimed at encouraging walking, wheeling, and cycling as the preferred way to travel for everyday journeys.
By connecting to existing routes and active travel projects already in development, the nine new routes which will provide better pedestrian infrastructure and high-quality, protected cycle ways, will contribute toward the expansion of the network.
Subject to a successful bid outcome, these routes would be advanced to the ‘developed design’ stage.
Inner North:
1. Maryhill Rd (from Garscube Rd Connecting Woodside project to Bilsland Dr)
2. Bilsland Dr
3. Hawthorn St
4. North Canal Bank St (from Borron St to Pinkston Rd)
South:
5. Shields Rd
6. Nithsdale Rd (from Dumbreck Rd at Dalkeith Ave to Calder St/Allison St at Victoria Rd)
7. Darnley St (from Titwood Rd to Nithsdale Rd)
8. Titwood Rd (from Haggs Rd to Darnley St)
9. Maxwell Rd
The funding bid follows a detailed review of almost 55km of potential routes in the two areas. This work included an analysis of traffic patterns and parking availability, as well as significant input from the local community.
This work has led to the development of 42.62km of routes to the ‘concept design’ stage – 21.82km in the Inner North and 20.81km in the South. Routes not part of the recent ATIF bid are hoped to be advanced in the future, subject to successful funding applications.
This progress on route development comes after extensive public engagement activities in the two areas including numerous pop-up and drop-in events. Further engagement initiatives involved community councils, businesses, and accessibility organisations – with outreach also undertaken with women further to our Feminist Town Planning approach.
The feedback gathered during this engagement phase led to the development of additional, new routes for the Inner North network and alternative routes for the South – all of which were communicated at public information events and through our news channels.
The continued development of the City Network plays a critical role in delivering on our climate change targets and for Vision Zero where no-one is killed or seriously injured on our roads, streets, cycle ways and footpaths.
Following recent changes to the national funding structure for active travel, work is now ongoing to expand collaboration across council services, explore new ways to deliver the City Network and identify additional funding sources that can support the development of active travel routes beyond the ‘concept design’ stage.
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