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Author	eenbiertje
Comment	> whilst it's a good idea it's also important that adequate space is retained for those who need to commute by car and that we don't end up with no parking spaces Not really disagreeing with what you say here, we do need to maintain a balance in terms of how different modes are able to access the city. Just chipping in with a point worth knowing. The City centre already has well more than enough off street parking capacity to surpass parking demand. Info in the recent Connectivity Commission report, page 17: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/connectivitycommission We can afford to lose a lot of (possibly even the majority of) on street parking, particularly on major arterial roads and streets that have heavy footfall in and outside the city centre. In fact, I said we need to maintain a balance there - I don't know that maintain is the right word. I think we need to create a balance that doesn't currently exist between transit modes. We have a situation (through the legacy of 20th century urban planning) of private vehicle traffic being over catered to, in terms of dedicated road space, to the detriment of safe cycling and walking routes. So, IMO I'm all for the council making changes to roadspace share that makes it easier for non drivers to get around.
Reddit Link	https://www.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/huu0r8/new_cycle_lanes/fyqynk5/
Created	Tue 21st Jul 2020 9:53am
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> whilst it's a good idea it's also important that adequate space is retained for those who need to commute by car and that we don't end up with no parking spaces

Not really disagreeing with what you say here, we do need to maintain a balance in terms of how different modes are able to access the city. Just chipping in with a point worth knowing. The City centre already has well more than enough off street parking capacity to surpass parking demand.

Info in the recent Connectivity Commission report, page 17: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/connectivitycommission

We can afford to lose a lot of (possibly even the majority of) on street parking, particularly on major arterial roads and streets that have heavy footfall in and outside the city centre.

In fact, I said we need to maintain a balance there - I don't know that maintain is the right word. I think we need to *create* a balance that doesn't currently exist between transit modes. We have a situation (through the legacy of 20th century urban planning) of private vehicle traffic being over catered to, in terms of dedicated road space, to the detriment of safe cycling and walking routes. So, IMO I'm all for the council making changes to roadspace share that makes it easier for non drivers to get around.