November 19 2024

Glasgow City Council has shared more details on the latest phase of its Avenues Plus programme, with a traffic-choked intersection and dual carriageway at Cowcaddens Road firmly in its sights.

Slashing four lanes of traffic down to two will free up space for a dedicated cycle lane and a pedestrian-priority crossing over the busy Port Dundas Road. Environmental enhancements are also planned including new paving and tree planting to help humanise the northern fringe of the city centre.

The 15-month build programme will begin in January 2025 for completion the following year and includes the revamp of Duke Street and South Portland Street to improve onward connectivity to the east and south of the river. Cllr Angus Millar said: “The city centre is experiencing a period of significant transition but so too are those communities on its peripheries. Some are unrecognisable from just a few years ago.

“The commission of experts we tasked with providing us with recommendations to improve connectivity around Glasgow proposed extending the Avenues out of the core city centre and that’s now happening. In just over a year’s time Glaswegians will see areas ignored for too long positively transformed."

General improvements include resurfacing, new kerbing and the installation of rain gardens to reduce flood risk and alleviate local pollution.  

5 Comments

#1 Posted by Roddy_ on 19 Nov 2024 at 12:18 PM

That wide expanse of pavement in Duke Street needs to be better defined whether through materials or seating or planting or street furniture.
A vast swath of blacktop doesn't really do it.

#2 Posted by EM0 on 19 Nov 2024 at 12:31 PM

This is badly needed for Cowcaddens Road, this entrance to Glasgow is concrete jungle and needs to be more inviting!

#3 Posted by Gandalf the Pink on 19 Nov 2024 at 12:35 PM

Lets get the bingo cards at the ready for Colin and Karen who are no doubt smashing the keyboards:

1. Cyclists don't pay road tax
2. It rains in Glasgow
3. Middle class welfare
4. Only middle class people cycle
5. Only upper class people cycle
6. Working classes being forced out of their cars
7. Children can cycle in the roads
8. Only built to service woke students at Cal-Uni
9. Bikes are expensive
10. Something about leftist elites

I would like to understand why leaving the busy road alone while utilizing the quiter McPhater Street which links the university and bus station, then to the Piping Centre, Dundasvale Court, Cowcaddens subway, underpass to New City Road and then onto the West End or up over the hill to the School of Art was not selected as a preferred option.

That is the route I usually cycle when heading towards GRI. I guess using the road network is perhaps more direct, however I would like to see what the options/thought processes are for continued travel once the cycle lanes have ended.

#4 Posted by Fresh Prince of Bel End on 19 Nov 2024 at 16:05 PM

MAMIL being public enemy number one in Glasgow right now.

#5 Posted by Osbert Lancaster on 20 Nov 2024 at 17:09 PM

The swathe of blacktop on Duke St. is a disgrace, the planning application was populated with street trees, which have not materialised, are these new images to be believed?

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