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Author	BaldyBiker
Comment	Been to cities all over the world where there's far far fewer cars than we have on our streets because they've been built that way from the ground up or developed that way over decades and decades. Business that require staff access to vehicles don't base themselves in city centres where there's no car access. Glasgow's not that kind of city. In the distant future it may be but considering the speed anything gets done in this country under this government, don't bank on it happening in yours or my lifetime. We have an appalling public transport system with public transport not even a distant consideration when new housing developments pop up here there and everywhere. Considering we live in the 2nd wettest part of the UK (beaten only by Cardiff i believe) can you imagine what banning cars from the city will do to footfall when so many people need to walk in the pissing rain for up to mile just to get to a bus stop and even then may need 2 buses to get there. Rail network coverage is even worse. It would cripple footfall. Once we have public transport like so many other top cities around the world have then we could realistically start moving towards a car free city centre but until then it won't happen or if it did it would be devastating. 3 times in the past 6 months I've had to drive into the city centre to pick my wife up because she's been unable to get home after works dinners or night out. Waited hours for taxis that don't show up, no available public transport past about 11:30pm. If cars were banned she and no doubt hundreds off others over the course of a weekend would be left stranded for god know how long with god knows who roaming rat arsed about the streets. Not just retail that would suffer, hospitality would take an absolute battering as well.
Reddit Link	https://www.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/10xuk6b/pedestrian_knocked_down_by_car_in_glasgow_city/j7whmpl/
Created	Thu 9th Feb 2023 10:07pm
Status	normal ()

Been to cities all over the world where there's far far fewer cars than we have on our streets because they've been built that way from the ground up or developed that way over decades and decades. Business that require staff access to vehicles don't base themselves in city centres where there's no car access. Glasgow's not that kind of city. In the distant future it may be but considering the speed anything gets done in this country under this government, don't bank on it happening in yours or my lifetime.

We have an appalling public transport system with public transport not even a distant consideration when new housing developments pop up here there and everywhere. Considering we live in the 2nd wettest part of the UK (beaten only by Cardiff i believe) can you imagine what banning cars from the city will do to footfall when so many people need to walk in the pissing rain for up to mile just to get to a bus stop and even then may need 2 buses to get there. Rail network coverage is even worse. It would cripple footfall. Once we have public transport like so many other top cities around the world have then we could realistically start moving towards a car free city centre but until then it won't happen or if it did it would be devastating.

3 times in the past 6 months I've had to drive into the city centre to pick my wife up because she's been unable to get home after works dinners or night out. Waited hours for taxis that don't show up, no available public transport past about 11:30pm. If cars were banned she and no doubt hundreds off others over the course of a weekend would be left stranded for god know how long with god knows who roaming rat arsed about the streets. Not just retail that would suffer, hospitality would take an absolute battering as well.