| Comment | I don't think they'll ever close it. IMO Uni avenue would be a lot better closed or one-way because there's access to all Uni parking from the bottom or side streets. My biggest problem is the amount of parking, when the footpath is about a metre and a half wide at points with very bumpy surfacing. Bike lanes on both or one side would help the cyclists going up to the Uni and disabled people or pram walkers who can't roll on that pavement because of the roots.
If the argument is park access for disabled people, they can put a filter in the middle that restricts motor traffic. If the argument is that traffic would go up, more roads increase traffic and fewer roads decrease it, look up induced demand. If traffic was really a concern, why don't we open the road from Kelvingrove Gate to Eldon Street? There's room for two lanes and parking, that would surely alleviate traffic by a considerable amount.
Someone mentioned that it's a nightmare to drive around the West End during the festival. It's because of all the plonks taking cabs and Ubers to the festival and getting dropped off in the middle of the street because all the parking's full. You can't compare the festival to a road closure. |
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