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Author	elreekothesneako
Comment	My point is that urban planning that's based on a car-centric model is old fashioned, short sighted and doesn't benefit citizens equally across the economic divide. That sort of vision has deeply fucked Glasgow in the past, we need to look to a better vision for the future. Better public transport and active travel options, like pedestrianised streets, should be the priority, not individual cars. If the train network (the biggest UK suburban rail network outside London) was better run, and more reasonably priced, there would be no need to bring a car into some of the busiest parts of the city, where literally every street is end to end cars parked on pavements that are meant to be for pedestrians. When people do need to drive from rural areas, there could and should be better park and ride options, on the wider train network as well as the subway. vans, lorries, delivery vehicles do not need to use kelvin way other than, maybe, to get to the uni or museum. In certain circumstances, vehicles get down Buchanan street, there's no reason you can't apply different rules when the scenario requires it. Nobody is suggesting we dig it all up, just close it to cars. Main bus routes don't currently go down it, so no change there. Also buses, if they were better run and less expensive would be a good thing that cuts the need for car use. Prioritising cars gets you unsafe roads, crowded pavements, shite air quality, accidents, disparate populations, and climate change. Why would we want that to be the future?
Reddit Link	https://www.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/gjhw72/kelvin_way_last_night_lets_just_keep_it_traffic/fqlch0n/
Created	Thu 14th May 2020 11:58am
Status	normal ()

My point is that urban planning that's based on a car-centric model is old fashioned, short sighted and doesn't benefit citizens equally across the economic divide. That sort of vision has deeply fucked Glasgow in the past, we need to look to a better vision for the future. Better public transport and active travel options, like pedestrianised streets, should be the priority, not individual cars.

If the train network (the biggest UK suburban rail network outside London) was better run, and more reasonably priced, there would be no need to bring a car into some of the busiest parts of the city, where literally every street is end to end cars parked on pavements that are meant to be for pedestrians. When people do need to drive from rural areas, there could and should be better park and ride options, on the wider train network as well as the subway.

vans, lorries, delivery vehicles do not *need* to use kelvin way other than, maybe, to get to the uni or museum. In certain circumstances, vehicles get down Buchanan street, there's no reason you can't apply different rules when the scenario requires it. Nobody is suggesting we dig it all up, just close it to cars. Main bus routes don't currently go down it, so no change there. Also buses, if they were better run and less expensive would be a good thing that cuts the need for car use.

Prioritising cars gets you unsafe roads, crowded pavements, shite air quality, accidents, disparate populations, and climate change. Why would we want that to be the future?