TRAFFIC PROBLEMS IN GLASGOW

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TRAFFIC PROBLEMS IN GLASGOW
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Lesson starter

• You have a piece of poster paper in front of you.
• You must draw a line down the middle of it.

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Lesson starter

• On one side write down all of the changes that
  have happened in Glasgows CBD.
• On the other side write down all of the changes
  that have happened in Glasgows inner city.

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TRAFFIC PROBLEMS IN GLASGOW
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Lesson Aims

• To look at the problems that traffic congestion
  causes in settlements.
• To find out how we can stop traffic congestion.

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Task 1

• Turn your poster paper over and draw a line down
  the middle again.
• On the left side answer the following question
• What sort of traffic problems can major cities
  face?
• Can you think what factors cause these problems?

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The Problem!
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• Many people working in the C.B.D. which may have
  narrow streets . This means that there are
  potentially many cars travelling into a busy area
  on a daily basis.
• Shortage of off-street parking which means people
  park on the roads and so increase congestion.
• People not using public transport - either
  because it is less convenient, too expensive or
  not available.
• More people own and use cars.

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The Problem!
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• Many people travel into the CBD at the same time
  (rush hour) and this can cause massive traffic
  jams.
• Many people now commute and this means that the
  motorways are often very busy during rush hour.
• Glasgow has many bridges that are crossed daily.
  This can result in bottlenecks
• The CBD is the oldest part of the city and was
  built before cars were invented. Roads are
  narrow and straight

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What do you think are the solutions to the
traffic problems?

• You have 4 minutes to come up with as many
  solutions as you can think of. Write them on the
  right hand side of your paper.

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General Solutions

• Parking Restrictions eg double yellow lines,
  parking metres to limit the number of cars in the
  city centre and to limit the length of stay.
• Flexi-time helps to reduce congestion at rush
  hour by giving people more flexible working
  hours.
• Roundabouts help traffic flow better at
  junctions than traffic lights.
• Increase and improvement of public transport

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Solutions Specific to Glasgow

• Park and Ride schemes commuters leave their car
  at train / underground station and take train /
  underground into CBD, and so easing congestion
  in the CBD.
• Glasgow Underground reduces the amount of
  traffic above ground.
• One way systems in CBD helps traffic flow better
  and reduces congestion at junctions.

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• Bus Lanes help make journeys by bus faster and
  therefore encourages more people to use public
  transport.
• M8 goes right through the CBD and therefore
  reduces journey times.
• New motorway construction M77 and M74
  extension.
• Cycle lanes and Cycle to Work scheme both of
  which encourage cycling in the city

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Glassford Street Bus Lane
Glasgow City Council made 700,000 from fines on
Glassford Street between April 23 2013
andDecember 31st 2013
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M77 Joining M8
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• Two pedestrian bridges and one road bridge (Clyde
  Arc) have been built over the Clyde
• In the inner city, traffic calming measures have
  been implemented e.g. speed bumps which slows the
  speed of the traffic
• http//news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_5350000/ne
  wsid_5358200/5358248.stm?bwbbmpwmnews1bbcws
  1

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London

• Congestion charges in the centre of London making
  people pay a lot of money to drive through.
• Boris bikes electric bikes that can be hired
  for the day and returned to charging points
  later.

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Value of Motorways?

• Improves accessibility and attracts investment
• They become congested at rush hour
• Costly to build and maintain
• Encourages car usage
• Increases CO2 emissions

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Example past paper question

• Traffic congestion is now a major problem facing
  many cities in developed countries.
• Describe and explain schemes which have been
  introduced to reduce problems of traffic
  management in any named city you have studied in
  an developed.

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• Traffic congestion is now a major problem facing
  many cities in developed countries.
• Describe and explain schemes which have been
  introduced to reduce problems of traffic
  management in any named city you have studied in
  an developed.

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Video clips

• http//www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/solutions-
  to-traffic-congestion/4725.html
• http//www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/managing-r
  oad-congestion-in-cambridge/529.html
• http//www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/monitoring
  -and-controlling-traffic/6059.html

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Starter

1. What are some of the traffic management problems
   faced in a named city that you have studied?
2. What are some of the traffic management solutions
   that are in place in a named city that you have
   studied?
3. What changes have taken place in the CBD of a
   city you have studied in recent years?
4. Explain the changes that have taken place in
   Glasgows inner city in recent years.