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Closet Classicist wrote:Scottish Executive have granted approval despite the reporter at the public inquiry ruling against it:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4379553.stm
Closet Classicist wrote:My bone of contention is how it severs the southside from the city centre..............................................................It will act a psychological barrier as if the Clyde wasn't a big enough one already.
DasGutHerrDoktor wrote:Can I just give the other view - as a resident of Rutherglen I am delighted. The main street should cease to be an exhaust filled car park for much of the day, traffic in the residential streets used as rat-runs will be reduced......
I am not in favour of roads for roads sake, but this will help alleviate much of the through traffic on a network designed 100 years ago, and will be a blessing to many areas in south Glasgow.
Additionally it is mainly on old industrial land, much of it contaminated, and for much of its route follows the main railway line, so can hardly be accused of causing destruction of green space etc.
How many of those that are against it actually live in the immediate area of the proposed line ???
escotregen wrote:........The core of the problem is that our existing system of transport is unsustainable; no matter what we do within the confines of the existing system it must go on getting worse and worse despite more and more money being poured into the car and motorway lobby......... Glasgow ..... with one of the worse bus public transport systems.
escotregen wrote:The reason being that no motorway build anywhere in the U.K. has led to a lessening of traffic. The most benefit you might get is a temporary lessening in the routes that existed before the motorway
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