The document outlines a city centre transport strategy with the objectives of increasing sustainable transport use and reducing traffic emissions. It involved consultation workshops and feedback was incorporated. The final strategy focuses on improving bus operations, pedestrian environments and cycle routes. It also reviews parking and aims to implement a 20mph zone. The strategy timeline is outlined.

1. City Centre Transport Strategy

2. City Centre Transport Strategy
CITY CENTRE STRATEGY

3. City Centre Transport Strategy
Improve Quality of Experience
- Creating a place people want
to come to and spend time in
that is easily accessible

4. City Centre Transport Strategy
KEY ONGOING PROJECTS
•Fastlink
•Public Realm
•Buchanan Galleries
•City Campus
•Strategic Parking Review

5. City Centre Transport Strategy
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

6. City Centre Transport Strategy
ISSUES FROM INITIAL CONSULTATION
•Public Transport / Cycling Issues
•Traffic Issues
•Pedestrian Issues

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PUBLIC TRANSPORT / CYCLING ISSUES

8. City Centre Transport Strategy
TRAFFIC ISSUES

9. City Centre Transport Strategy
PEDESTRIAN ISSUES

10. City Centre Transport Strategy
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

11. City Centre Transport Strategy
STAG PART 1 ANALYSIS - EXAMPLE

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13. City Centre Transport Strategy
CONSULTATION 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

14. City Centre Transport Strategy
CONSULTATION FEEDBACK
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.

15. City Centre Transport Strategy
CONSULTATION FEEDBACK
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

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FINAL 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

18. City Centre Transport Strategy
FINAL 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

19. City Centre Transport Strategy
FINAL STRATEGY – AVENUES / CYCLE ROUTES

20. City Centre Transport Strategy
FINAL 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

21. City Centre Transport Strategy
KEY 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

22. City Centre Transport Strategy
PROJECT 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