March 25 2025

Glasgow City Council has shared its planned designs for a series of prominent road junctions across the west end as part of an initiative to boost active travel.

The online consultation shares developed designs for Yorkhill and Kelvingrove, specifically Kelvinhaugh Street, Derby Street, Parkgrove Terrace and Kelvingrove Street.

They show how upgraded pavements, step-free crossings and segregated cycle paths could lay the groundwork for future walking, wheeling and cycling in the area.

Cllr Angus Millar commented: "We want to provide greater opportunities to move about Glasgow safely, and by establishing a City Network of active travel routes we can connect communities across the city.

"Connecting Yorkhill and Kelvingrove will improve the environment for walking, wheeling and cycling, and link to existing active travel routes such as those in Kelvingrove Park and the Govan-Partick Bridge. The project will also encourage more sustainable travel by improving connectivity with Exhibition Centre train station."

Consultations have concluded for phase one of the project, with construction due to start on Radnor Street, Haugh Road, Yorkhill Street and Sandyford Street later this year.

Public feedback on the latest phasing is invited through 27 April. 

5 Comments

#1 Posted by Fat Bloke on Tour on 25 Mar 2025 at 13:37 PM

Still no plans for Commonhead Road and Lochend Road I see. Much easier fix -- pick up the litter and fill in some potholes.

Move about safely -- well where are the plans for Union Street and Jamaica Street?

Plus spending lots of scarce public resources on Transport 1400's huge herd of hobby horses delivering road congestion that was not there in the first place.

Strange set of priorities -- put in new pavements but do not keep them well maintained or even pick up the litter.

Student level politics and programme delivery.

#2 Posted by James Hepburn on 25 Mar 2025 at 14:40 PM

Glasgow City Council have throughout their history been a study in ineptitude. This is just another example of how they waste our money.

#3 Posted by Roddy_ on 25 Mar 2025 at 20:34 PM

Common pattern to the naysayers :

A. Complain about inaction
B. Complain about action taken
C. During action turn into 'Umarells' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umarell
:)

Also fun to play pothole bingo on social media - ie the first to mention 'potholes' is the loser

#4 Posted by Alec on 26 Mar 2025 at 16:57 PM

Pothole complainers - I would imagine there is funding they can access if they focus on renewable transport.
Also it's never either or, ask for both

#5 Posted by Useless Eater on 27 Mar 2025 at 08:56 AM

This design isn't just bad; it's actively hostile plus shambolic, outdated, and eye-gougingly ugly. You'd think they're on a mission to destroy small businesses and torment drivers and cyclists into emigrating, what with the same failed designs showing up in different corners of the city. Einstein was right when he said the definition of stupidity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. It's mendacious to call this progress.

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