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M8 @ FINNIESTON
M8 @ ANDERSTON STATION
M8 @ ANDERSTON
M8 @ KINGSTON
M8 @ KINGSTON
ANDERSTON PARADE @ FINNIESTON
ANDERSTON INTERCHANGE STATION
ANDERSTON PARADE SOUTH
SOUTH CENTRAL STATION
SOUTH CENTRAL STATION
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• TheAnderstonParadeboulevardwillrunfromCharingCrossatSauchie-hall,allthewaytoPaisleyRoad,SouthoftheRiver,creatinganessentialandlongneededN/Sconnection
• Theboulevardwillhavespace allocatedforthroughtraffic,localtraffic,pedestrians,bicyclistsandgreenspace
Likemanyof thestreets inAnderston, these roadsare very wide. Glasgow @ Hand will make slightchanges to incorporate street treesandmake thestreetsmorelocal.
M8 @ FINNIESTONA• TheM8isgradingdownwardstopass underSt.VincentStreetandretain
thatcoursefortheremainderoftheWesternFlank• TwohighspeedsliproadsallowconnectiontotheCityCentre• Social HousingdominatestheWesternborder
M8 @ ANDERSTON STATIONB• Theconvergence siteoftheClydesideExpresswayandtheM8• Pedestriantransportisextremelydifficult and dangerous;thisisa• motorist’szone• Therailstationispoorly located,attheintersectionofmajorN/Sand• E/Wbarriers
M8 @ ANDERSTONC• JustaftertheKingstonBridge,theM8still looms ominouslyat18metres
inheight• Almostalllandsremainsderelict,vacantorusedasmakeshiftparkinglots• Theareahaslost all tracesofthevibrantlifethatexistedbeforetheM8
• Here,theM8isthemainriverfrontattraction• Althoughariver-crossing,theKingstonBridgeisnot accessibletopede-
striansanddoesnotaccomodatelocal/districttraffic• Almost touching historical buildings, the Kingston Bridge has clearly
disruptedtheviabilityoftheKingston/Tradestonarea
ANDERSTON PARADE @ FINNIESTONA
ANDERSTON INTERCHANGE STATIONB• THE MOST INFLUENTIAL SITE FOR GLASGOW @ HAND 2037• Thevibrantstationwillbeadirect link betweenmajorN/Sand• E/Wroutesaswellanindirect linktothesubwayloop• Entrancewillbegainedthrougha new plaza adjacenttothe• ArgyleStreetextensionandnewdistrictnode
ANDERSTON PARADE SOUTHC• Here,theboulevardwillbeanessentialconnectionbetweentheRiverfront,
IFSDandnewresidentialareainAnderston/Finnieston
• TheSouthCentralrailstationwillbecentredatanewDistrictnodeandattheheartofnewly established density
• Thestationisaccessedviaashort pedestrian walkwaythroughthecentreofthenode,adjacentthenewKingstonBridge
• VisualattractionssuchastheFerrisWheelacrosstheriver,alongwithfournewbridgeswillmakecross-Clyde activityenticing,purposefulandsafe.
ELLIOT STREET1
ELDERLIE STREET2Treeswillbeusedtobeautifythestreetsandmoreimportantly,define appropriate spaceforbicyclistsandpedestrians.
MORRISON STREET3SomestreetsintheCityCentreleadingtotheM8arestrictlyvehicular,frombuidlingtobuilding.StreetslikeMorrisonstreetwillbemadecompleteandsafeforpedestrians,possiblebecauseoftheconnectionstothenewAnderstonParaderatherthantheM8.
SAINT VINCENT ST JUNCTION4TwolanesflankingtheAnderstonParadeBoulevardwillsurface from the tunnel,servingastheWesternflank’smain junctionwiththeCity.
THE CLYDESIDE BOULEVARD5Theformerexpresswaywillbeconverted into a boulevard.InadditiontohandlingthethroughtrafficfromtheExpressway(willretain its formoutsidetheCity),theboulevardhaslocalaccessroads,bicyclelanesandpedestrianspace.
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