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Author	Scunnered20
Comment	If the Botanics line is to go ahead there would most likely be compulsory purchase orders on the homes which are situated on the old Kirklee Station stretch of the line. Them being there wouldn't be enough to stop project of this scale and significance from happening. On the point about serving the richest and best served area: the line would extend via the Botanics out to Maryhill. Indeed Maryhill Tesco was built with specific provisions to leave clearance for any future tram / train line along the old alignment. That's why it's on stilts with a car park underneath. Beyond that, there would be scope for such a line to continue on to Drumchapel, as was proposed for the Strathclyde Tram in the 90s. It was quashed by a range of arguments at the time, one being that the route served the richest area of Glasgow (Hillhead). That might've been true, but it is one section of a line which would have dramatically improved transport options for people in two of the poorest areas of the city, connecting Drumchapel and Maryhill directly to subway services at Kelvinbridge, with the line continuing on to the Exhibition Centre and Glasgow Central. The metro plans look like they're rehashing this plan, which should be welcomed. It also suggests the line could potentially extend on past Central Low Level on to the southside via the Cathcart Circle, providing direct services between Maryhill and the Southside. I don't know why anyone would be against this?
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Created	Thu 23rd Feb 2023 12:56am
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If the Botanics line is to go ahead there would most likely be compulsory purchase orders on the homes which are situated on the old Kirklee Station stretch of the line.

Them being there wouldn't be enough to stop project of this scale and significance from happening.

On the point about serving the richest and best served area: the line would extend via the Botanics out to Maryhill. Indeed Maryhill Tesco was built with specific provisions to leave clearance for any future tram / train line along the old alignment. That's why it's on stilts with a car park underneath.

Beyond that, there would be scope for such a line to continue on to Drumchapel, as was proposed for the Strathclyde Tram in the 90s. It was quashed by a range of arguments at the time, one being that the route served the richest area of Glasgow (Hillhead). That might've been true, but it is one section of a line which would have dramatically improved transport options for people in two of the poorest areas of the city, connecting Drumchapel and Maryhill directly to subway services at Kelvinbridge, with the line continuing on to the Exhibition Centre and Glasgow Central.

The metro plans look like they're rehashing this plan, which should be welcomed. It also suggests the line could potentially extend on past Central Low Level on to the southside via the Cathcart Circle, providing direct services between Maryhill and the Southside. I don't know why anyone would be against this?