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Author	Scunnered20
Comment	> Maybe the could improve the subway first? A new subway circle would cost £2-3 billion, minimum. Not happening. Sounds attractive as it's a relatively headline & attention grabbing idea, but it's extremely limited in terms of benefits to costs. >Improve the roads and cycle ways? Not sure about the specific complain about roads, but if you mean surface quality (which is a very fair complaint), a many millions is being spent over the coming year in Glasgow via the [Neighbourhood Infrastructure Improvement Fund](https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=29388). Most of it on road and pavement resurfacing. See here for some information on plans for [cycling infrastructure](https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/activetravel). >Improve the absolute shithole that is George Square, and Sauchiehall Street. And Union Street. [George Square and adjacent streets' plans, construction set for 2024, completion in 2026](https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=29478). [Sauchiehall Street Avenue extension plans](https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/23297399.latest-sauchiehall-street-avenues-work-goes-tender/), both of these being funded by the City Deal. Nothing much in the works for Union Street to be fair though. >Improve the train stations in and around the city? The entire metro project is about improving the existing rail network. Supplementing it in places with entirely new lines and stations, and maximising the potential of some existing lines and stations by looking again at the types of trains that use them. Can smaller, lighter, 'metro' style trains run on some lines to offer higher frequencies, for example. >before spending millions on the PROPOSAL of a fucking MONORAIL?!? What monorail? No one's proposing a monorail.
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Created	Thu 13th Apr 2023 9:41pm
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> Maybe the could improve the subway first?

A new subway circle would cost £2-3 billion, minimum. Not happening. Sounds attractive as it's a relatively headline & attention grabbing idea, but it's extremely limited in terms of benefits to costs.

>Improve the roads and cycle ways?

Not sure about the specific complain about roads, but if you mean surface quality (which is a very fair complaint), a many millions is being spent over the coming year in Glasgow via the [Neighbourhood Infrastructure Improvement Fund](https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=29388). Most of it on road and pavement resurfacing. See here for some information on plans for [cycling infrastructure](https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/activetravel).

>Improve the absolute shithole that is George Square, and Sauchiehall Street. And Union Street.

[George Square and adjacent streets' plans, construction set for 2024, completion in 2026](https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=29478). [Sauchiehall Street Avenue extension plans](https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/23297399.latest-sauchiehall-street-avenues-work-goes-tender/), both of these being funded by the City Deal. Nothing much in the works for Union Street to be fair though.

>Improve the train stations in and around the city?

The entire metro project is about improving the existing rail network. Supplementing it in places with entirely new lines and stations, and maximising the potential of some existing lines and stations by looking again at the types of trains that use them. Can smaller, lighter, 'metro' style trains run on some lines to offer higher frequencies, for example.

>before spending millions on the PROPOSAL of a fucking MONORAIL?!?

What monorail? No one's proposing a monorail.