Traffic Problems+solution In Glasgow

Question 1

problem

Answer 1

Centre of Glasgow suffers from traffic congestion problems due to reasons such as eg Glasgow being a bridgous point meaning traffic moving from north to south has to cross a bridge and use a tunnel

Question 2

1. Improve public transport

Answer 2

Subway has been imporved- eg modern carriages, train every 6 mins- encourage more people to use it- subway will move 000’s of people daily below ground- reducing surface transport.

Free wifi- encourage commuters to use the bus as a ‘mobile office’

Rail link between Glasgow and Edinburgh has been modernised to encourage more people to use it. Eg electrify the line- quicker journey. Longer trains- 9 carriages rather than 6

Integrated transport- train and rail timetables ‘matched up’ - synchronised making it easier to use public transport.

Question 3

Pedestrianised streets

Answer 3

streets where no vehicles are allowed

Makes it difficult to take cars into city centre

Question 4

Penalise drivers who use the C.B.D

Answer 4

Charge drivers who use the CBD.

High parking charges eg Mitchell street.

Employ traffic wardens to impose charges.

Double yellow line mean
parked cars cannot block streets.

Question 5

Bus lanes

Answer 5

Encourages people to use buses- can move through CBD quicker.

This reduces no. Of cars on road

Question 6

Build a bypass

Answer 6

The m74 extension connects towns such as Hamilton with Glasgow airport

This means:

Journey times have been cut my 20 mins.

Congestion on the Kingston bridge has been reduced by 000’s of cars no longer having to cross the bridge.