Consultation as Avenues project reaches Broomielaw and Clyde Street
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Two Avenue projects are coming to Glasgow city centre at the Broomielaw and Clyde Street. The redevelopment is part of an ongoing £115m effort to make walking and cycling ‘more attractive, promoting active travel and increasing connectivity’. It is funded by the Glasgow City Region City Deal.
Currently work is underway for the Avenues project on both Argyle Street and Sauchiehall Street - with work set to begin soon on the Broomielaw and Clyde Street Avenues. The plans are now open to an online consultation with a survey available here to register your views.
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Hide AdThe Avenues programme will transform city centre streets and when complete will form a network of connected routes that are ‘not only more attractive and accessible for all those who use them as places in which to live, work, shop, study or invest in, but are safer and more easily maintained’, the council say.
Glaswegians can expect from the Avenues project:
- Green/blue infrastructure (such as street trees, planting and Rain Gardens)
- Enhanced and widened footways
- Single surface crossing points
- Segregated cycle lanes
- Reduced street clutter
- Intelligent Street Lighting (ISL) and improved lighting features
Councillor Ruairi Kelly, Convener for Neighbourhood Services and Assets at Glasgow City Council, said: “The investment being made in the Avenues reflects the changes that are now taking place in the city centre, and the proposals for the Broomielaw and Clyde Street are great examples of that. The consultation event at The Briggait on 15 May offers the opportunity to go along and find out more about how the Avenues work will benefit these key city centre streets.”
The £115million Avenues programme in the city centre is funded through the Glasgow City Region City Deal, which is funded by the Scottish and UK Governments. The Glasgow City Region City Deal sees both governments each provide £500million of funding for infrastructure projects.
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