Glasgow Traffic

• Car ownership has increased


  There are more cars on the roads increasing congestion
• Grid iron street pattern


  Many junctions which increase queuing and congestion
• Stationary cars


  Increase air pollution, reducing environmental quality of the city
• Glasgow is a route centre


  Main roads leading to it (e.g. Pollokshaws Rd)
• The Kingston Bridge is a bridging point over this river


  Bottleneck of traffic which creates delays
• On street parking


  Restricts traffic flow, causing delays and making people arrive to work late
• Traffic flow restrictions


  Can delay emergency services resulting in loss of life
• Roads often deteriorate and have large potholes
• Road works


  Disrupt the flow of traffic and create delays
• Glasgow's CBD attracts many people to shop and work from a large area


  Many pedestrians disrupting traffic flow
• Glasgow's CBD has a huge public transport system


  Build-up of traffic behind them creating queues
• Being stuck behind buses


  Leads to frustration amongst drivers and increases likelihood of road accidents
• People will bring their vehicle into the CBD


  increasing the overall volume of traffic
• Motorway extensions


  Bypass congested areas such as in the CBD
• Motorway extensions


  Increase air pollution as more people are on the roads
• Bridges and tunnels (Clyde Tunnel)


  Improve flow of traffic between the north and south
• Bridges and tunnels


  Divert people away from the CBD but can have their own issues with congestion at peak times
• Pedestrianised streets (Buchanan Street)


  Vehicles can no longer use them
• Pedestrianised streets


  Have less congestion, reducing air pollution
• One-way streets


  Increase the flow of traffic at junctions
• One-way streets can be confusing 


  result in people becoming lost and late
• Increase car sharing


  1. Promote the use of apps such as co-wheels

  2. Reduce the volume of vehicles on the road
• Car sharing

  Number of vehicles available has increased
• Public transport improvements


  Buses provide free Wi-Fi and have USB charging ports
• Public transport


  May not be as effective because the use of private transport is often cheaper
• Bus lanes


  Make public transport more efficient and reduce traffic caught behind them
• Bus lanes


  Have been successful as they make buses more efficient so people are more likely to use them
• Multi-storey car parks (Buchanan Galleries)


  Reduce on street parking on the surrounding streets
• Multi-storey car parks


  Have been successful as it has removed cars from the road, widening them and increasing the flow of traffic
• Increased parking charges


  People are more likely to use public transport so there are less cars in the CBD
• Public transport


  Is not as effective as people still prefer the convenience of their own private transport
• Public transport


  Have yearly fare increases
• Co-Wheels has been successful because


  Pick-up/drop off sites have increased, reflecting its popularity
• One way streets can increase journey times


  resulting in frustration