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Vladimir wrote:It certainly does, and so it shall continue. That is, until someone else realises that Scotland is a load of crap, by its own making... ::):
Vladimir wrote:We seem to spend enough money ...... wasting it all on alcohol and drugs.......
.......Im saying raise duty on all alcohol and raise other taxes at the same time.
glasgowken wrote:I really can't see this happening, and it may not be the best use of the money anyway.
As much as I like the Subway i'd prefer to see a tramway system introduced along the major roads in the city, and some sort of road bridge (NOT a footbridge) across the river at Clydebank or Scotstoun.
glasgowken wrote:My thoughts are not really for trams to run along congested streets, there are other ways. For example it could run just alongside Dumbarton Road and the Clyde, similar to the plans already in place (or make the cars use that route). A large section of Great Western Road is already laid out for trams, and the same could be said about many roads into the city centre. Once in the centre the trams could run along the quieter backroads, paralel to the main roads, and of course the pedestrian precincts are already perfect to run a (slow) tram service, it could be done if the will was there.
The problem is there is always a tendancy for these scemes to be over complicated, hence the price goes up & up.
The Erskine bridge is a bit too far. There's a huge gap between the Clyde Tunnel & Erskine that sorely needs a vehicle crossing. Braehead-Scotstoun is probably the best location. Perhaps even Braehead shopping centre will fair a wee bit better if there's a bridge around that area. I would imagine folk from Renfrew would also frequent the Scotstoun side more if crossing was easier. As it is, at that point both banks are isolated from each other, it doesn't have to be like that.
There are hundreds, if not thousands of bridges designed to lift, or swivel out of the way of river traffic. If it can be done 100 years ago, it's surely not a big deal today.
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