| Comment | I wish the council would be more forceful in its communication about the Brockburn Road cycle lane.
It's not just a random lane plopped down for the sake of it to piss off drivers. It's part of the city's long term city cycling network, and one of the key routes through Pollok in that plan, so it's (hopefully) going nowhere. I wish they responded to the criticism by saying this. The majority of planned routes are on major neighborhood roads, because international examples going back decades show this is how you encourage and support greater numbers of people cycling. People want to ride in the most direct way to where they're going, on well lit roads with with routes that connect up and directly pass by various amenities, not along back streets or sketchy off road routes.
The problem with the Brockburn Road route at the moment is the junctions. The separation from traffic is fine and helpful for cyclists, but there's no protection at any of the multiple junctions and roundabouts it touches, particularly that massive horrible roundabout at Peat Road. And at the moment, it's fairly disconnected from the rest of the growing network.
It looks temporary at the moment, but the idea is it will be developed into permanent infrastructure and better connected to the rest of the network via Crookston Road and Corkerhill Road when funds allow. |
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