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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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