November 3 2022

Glasgow City Council has opened a public consultation concerning proposed changes to the Cowcaddens Road and Dobbie's Loan area to help reconnect the city centre to its northern hinterland.

The Avenues Plus project, overseen by Sustrans and Ironside Farrar, will improve accessibility by replacing underpasses with street-level signalled crossings.

Emphasising the 'depaving' of the public realm the work will provide room for trees to take root as well as drop kerbs, tactile surfaces and rest points to bolster inclusion.

Outlining the need for action the team wrote: "The current layout of Cowcaddens Road and Dobbie’s Loan is a result of comprehensive redevelopment associated with the M8 and associated roads in the 1960/70s. These vehicle-focused routes created a boundary between north and south. Recent regeneration is encouraging people to live, work or study here. Avenues provide the opportunity to re re-establish lost connections and create active travel routes to the city centre."

Particular attention will be given to the Port Dundas Road junction to facilitate pedestrian and cyclist crossings, with one option including the closure of Port Dundas Road to vehicles.  

5 Comments

#1 Posted by EM0 on 3 Nov 2022 at 13:49 PM

So much talk of the avenues, and such painfully slow action. I know it has been tough with pandemic etc, but come on - get moving! Glasgow city centre looks like a decimated war zone!

#2 Posted by Matt on 3 Nov 2022 at 16:36 PM

Can someone enlighten me as to what a "rain garden" is please?..
It looks like tree planting but concerned I am missing something innovative/ revolutionary.

#3 Posted by Hash on 3 Nov 2022 at 20:26 PM

#2, a rain garden is a landscaped area in an urban setting (such as here) that is designed to take in floodwater, and significantly reduce the amount of water that runs into drains during rainfall events. The trees and planting species are tolerant of being inundated for periods of time

#4 Posted by Not really here on 7 Nov 2022 at 11:07 AM

Absolute nonsensical proposal - closing Port Dundas Road removes (another) key vehicular route into the city centre and will inevitably lead to more congestion on other routes.

The pedestrian routes around the city need long term joined up thinking but living around this area not really sure where all this pedestrian traffic is going to come from to justify? Pedestrian and cycle routes implementation also needs to be done with a view of maintaining a competent and functional traffic system. The city centre is already dying with many citing how difficult it is to now get in and out by car (and total lack of affordable and reliable public transport network) why kill it off more?

#5 Posted by Cadden's Cow on 7 Nov 2022 at 11:11 AM

#4 the city should be impossible to get in and out of by car. Hope that helps.

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