Building Scotland’s Low Emission Zones (LEZs)
We are writing to all community councils throughout Scotland in order to make them aware of a Scottish Government consultation called Building Scotland’s Low Emission Zones (LEZs) We have progressively reduced air pollution in Scotland over recent years, but poor air quality – predominantly caused by road transport – remains an issue at a number of hotspots in our towns and cities. Following the May 2017 local elections, several local authorities in major Scottish cities have made positive statements around LEZs, and we are encouraged to see the strong political will across local government to support improvements to air quality. Our Programme for Government committed to introducing LEZs into Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow between 2018 and 2020, and you may have read or heard in the media that the first LEZ will be put in place in Glasgow by the end of 2018. The Building Scotland’s Low Emission Zones consultation paper sets out the proposed arrangements and options to deliver a consistent approach to designing, building and managing LEZs in Scotland. We would therefore invite your community council, and residents in your area, to respond to the consultation at https://consult.scotland.gov.uk/transport-scotland/building-scotlands-low-emission-zones/ or by emailing your comments to [email protected] The consultation will close at 23:59 on 28 November 2017. Kind regards Building Scotland’s Low Emission Zones Environment and Sustainability Transport Scotland Buchanan House 58 Port Dundas Road Glasgow G4 0HF
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Revised Boundary Changes for the UK Parliamentary changes in Glasgow - Respond by 11th December 2017The consultation will run until 11 December 2017. Members of the public and interested parties can get further information and submit views on the Commission’s interactive portal at www.bcs2018.org.uk. Please find below the revised Boundary suggestions for Glasgow.
Full details , maps & shape files are available here http://www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk/2018_westminster/revised_proposals/index.asp These proposals are open for public consultation from the 17th October until the 11th December 2017. We shall review these changes and prepare a report for the Business Bureau on how the Council Wards, Scottish Parliamentary Constituencies and Community Council Boundaries may be affected. Glasgow Central Burgh Constituency 73,735 electors The proposed constituency comprises: Glasgow City Council area ward 11 (Hillhead): and part of ward 5 (Govan), ward 10 (Anderston/City/Yorkhill), ward 12 (Partick West) and ward 15 (Maryhill/Kelvin) where the boundary largely follows community council area boundaries. From our Initial Proposals, the constituancy boundary is changed by Bellahouston Park and Kelvinside. The constituency name is unchanged from our Initial Proposals. Glasgow East burgh constituency 75,433 electors The proposed constituency comprises: Glasgow City Council area wards 9 (Calton), 19 (Shettleston) - 20 (Baillieston) and part of ward 18 (East Centre) where the boundary partly follows a community council area boundary. From our Initial Proposals, the constituency boundary and name are unchanged. Glasgow North East burgh constituency 71,443 electors The proposed constituency comprises: Glasgow City Council area wards 16 (Canal) - 17 (Springburn/Robroyston), 21 (North East) and part of ward 10 (Anderston /City/Yorkhill) where the boundary follows a main road, and ward 18 (East Centre) where the boundary follows community council area boundaries. From our Initial Proposals, the constituency boundary is unchanged. The constituency name is changed from Glasgow North. Glasgow North West burgh constituency 75,983 electors The proposed constituency comprises: Glasgow City Council area wards 13 (Garscadden/Scotstounhill) - 14 (Drumchapel/Anniesland); and part of ward 12 (Partick West) and ward 15 (Maryhill/Kelvin) where the boundary follows community council area boundaries. From our Initial Proposals, the constituency boundary is changed by Kelvinside. The constituency name is changed from Glasgow West. Glasgow South East burgh constituency 73,621 electors The proposed constituency comprises: Glasgow City Council area wards 1 (Linn), 7 (Langside) - 8 (Southside Central); and part of ward 2 (Newlands/Auldburn) where the boundary follows community council area boundaries. From our Initial Proposals, the constituency boundary is changed by Cathcart and Shawlands. The constituency name is unchanged from our Initial Proposals. Glasgow South West burgh constituency 76,138 electors The proposed constituency comprises: Glasgow City Council area wards 3 (Greater Pollok) - 4 (Cardonald), 6 (Pollokshields); and part of ward 2 (Newlands/Auldburn) and ward 5 (Govan), where the boundary largely follows community council area boundaries. From our Initial Proposals, the constituency boundary is changed by Bellahouston Park, Cathcart and Shawlands. The constituency name is unchaged from our Initial Proposals. The Community Council has been asked it's views on the following traffic calming scheme for the area. If anyone has any comments please leave them in the comment section at the bottom of this article or email us with them.
THE GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL (CITYWIDE 6A)
TRAFFIC CALMING SCHEME 201_ The Council propose to consider the introduction of the above named Traffic Calming Scheme and I wish to establish the views of your organisation. Background to the proposed Scheme Glasgow City Council are currently in the process of implementing Mandatory 20mph Speed Limit Zones throughout the City. The purpose of the Mandatory 20mph Speed Limit Zone is to ensure that vehicle users reduce their speeds to 20mph or less, and therefore improve road safety for pedestrians, cyclists and all other vehicle users. By turn, it is anticipated that this will encourage more people to walk and cycle, which would have associated health benefits. Furthermore, a report by Department for Transport (DfT), titled, ‘Relationship between Speed and Risk of Fatal Injury: Pedestrians and Car Occupants’, notes the following benefits: - If someone is hit by a car at 40 mph they are 30% likely to be killed. - If someone is hit by a car at 30 mph they are 7% likely to be killed. - If someone is hit by a car at 20 mph they are 1% likely to be killed. The ‘Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016’ (TSRGD) has added speed roundel road markings to the list of prescribed traffic calming features and states that no point within a 20mph zone shall be more than 50 metres from a prescribed traffic calming feature. Also, Transport Scotland have published the ‘Good Practice Guide on 20mph Speed Restrictions’ - Version 2-June 2016, which states that 20mph Limits can now be considered without traffic calming measures at locations where the ‘existing mean speeds are no greater than 24mph’. It is the Council’s intention to use this benchmark and in addition to speed roundel road markings throughout the zone, any road within a 20mph zone, where the speeds are shown to be higher than 24mph, will also have some physical traffic calming measures installed. This positive change in regulations will also help ensure that physical traffic calming measures are only installed at locations where there is a speeding issue and areas where vehicle speeds are already low and below 24mph, can be implemented as 20mph Zones without the need for traditional and costly traffic calming measures such as speed cushions. Following this report, a series of speed surveys have been carried out throughout Ward 5. The results have then been assessed to determine the following: · The locations that are already suitable for the implementation of 20mph Zone; · The locations that require the installation of traffic calming measures before they can be implemented within the 20mph Zone · The locations that are not suitable for the implementation of 20mph Zone. In view of the above, a total of 14 streets (68 individual locations) have been identified for the installation of speed cushions. These are detailed below: Roads affected by the proposed traffic calming measures The roads affected by the proposals are:- 1. Copland Road 2. Craigton Road 3. Crossloan Road 4. Drive Road 5. Govan Road 6. Harmony Row 7. Hinshelwood Drive 8. Holmfauld Road 9. Langlands Road 10. Linthouse Road 11. Lorne Street 12. Mallaig Road 13. Summertown Road 14. Woodville Street Details of the proposed Scheme The proposed scheme (as depicted on the attached plan) will comprise of:- Copland Road 1. The installation of 4 speed cushions, approximately 40 metres north of the extended north kerbline of Edmiston Drive (approximately 1.8m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 2. The installation of 4 speed cushions, approximately 2.7 metres north of the extended north kerbline of Harrison Drive (approximately 1.8m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 3. The installation of 4 speed cushions, approximately 2 metres south of the extended south kerbline of Fairley Street (approximately 1.8m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 4. The installation of 4 speed cushions, approximately 4.2 metres north of the extended north kerbline of Mafeking Street (approximately 1.8m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 5. The installation of 4 speed cushions, approximately 14 metres north of the extended north kerbline of Woodville Street (approximately 1.8m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 6. The installation of 4 speed cushions, approximately 3 metres north of the extended north kerbline of Brighton Place (approximately 1.8m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 7. The installation of 4 speed cushions, approximately 1.7 metres south of the extended south kerbline of Copland Place (approximately 1.8m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); Craigton Road 1. The installation of 3 speed cushions, approximately 2.8 metres south of the extended south kerbline of Cruden Street (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 2. The installation of 3 speed cushions, approximately 1.7 metres south of the extended south kerbline of McGregor Street (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 3. The installation of 3 speed cushions, approximately 1.8 metres south of the extended south kerbline of Luss Road (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 4. The installation of 4 speed cushions, approximately 76.5 metres north of the extended north kerbline of Luss Road (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 5. The installation of 4 speed cushions, approximately 7 metres south of the extended south kerbline of Nimmo Drive (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 6. The installation of 4 speed cushions, approximately 40 metres south of the extended south kerbline of Crossloan Road (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); Crossloan Road 7. The installation of 3 speed cushions, approximately 17 metres east of the extended east kerbline of Langlands Road (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 8. The installation of 2 speed cushions, approximately 3.5 metres west of the extended west kerbline of Uist Street (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 9. The installation of 2 speed cushions, approximately 8 metres west of the extended west kerbline of Elderpark Street (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 10. The installation of 4 speed cushions, approximately 93 metres east of the extended east kerbline of Elder Street (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 11. The installation of 4 speed cushions, approximately 159 metres east of the extended east kerbline of Elder Street (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 12. The installation of 4 speed cushions, approximately 232 metres east of the extended east kerbline of Elder Street (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); Drive Road 13. The installation of 3 speed cushions, approximately 13 metres north of the extended north kerbline of St Kenneth Drive (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 14. The installation of 3 speed cushions, approximately 101 metres north of the extended north kerbline of St Kenneth Drive (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 15. The installation of 3 speed cushions, approximately 39.3 metres south of the extended south kerbline of Skipness Drive (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); Govan Road 16. The installation of 4 speed cushions, approximately 381 metres west of the extended west kerbline of Harvie Street (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 17. The installation of 4 speed cushions, approximately 308 metres west of the extended west kerbline of Harvie Street (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 18. The installation of 4 speed cushions, approximately 219 metres west of the extended west kerbline of Harvie Street (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 19. The installation of 4 speed cushions, approximately 144 metres west of the extended west kerbline of Harvie Street (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 20. The installation of 4 speed cushions, approximately 58 metres west of the extended west kerbline of Harvie Street (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 21. The installation of 4 speed cushions, approximately 44 metres south west of the extended west kerbline of Lorne Street (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 22. The installation of 3 speed cushions, approximately 104 metres south of the extended south kerbline of Craigiehall Place (approximately 1.8m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); Harmony Row 23. The installation of 5 speed cushions, approximately 13.8 metres north of the extended north kerbline of Crossloan Road (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 24. The installation of 5 speed cushions, approximately 12 metres north of the extended north kerbline of Harmony Square (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 25. The installation of 5 speed cushions, approximately 29 metres south of the extended south kerbline of Harmony Place (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 26. The installation of 5 speed cushions, approximately 58 metres north of the extended north kerbline of Harmony Place (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); Hinshelwood Drive 27. The installation of 2 speed cushions, approximately 5.3 metres east of the extended east kerbline of Skene Road (approximately 1.8m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 28. The installation of 2 speed cushions, approximately 17.5 metres west of the extended west kerbline of Hinshelwood Place (approximately 1.8m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); Holmfauld Road 29. The installation of 2 speed cushions, approximately 34.3 metres north of the extended north kerbline of Govan Road (approximately 2m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 30. The installation of 2 speed cushions, approximately 38 metres north of the extended north kerbline of Linthouse Buildings (approximately 2m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 31. The installation of 2 speed cushions, approximately 119 metres north of the extended north kerbline of Linthouse Buildings (approximately 2m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 32. The installation of 2 speed cushions, approximately 201 metres north of the extended north kerbline of Linthouse Buildings (approximately 2m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); Langlands Road 33. The installation of 3 speed cushions, approximately 2 metres south west of the extended south west kerbline of Langlands Avenue (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 34. The installation of 3 speed cushions, approximately 7.2 metres west of the extended west kerbline of Burghead Drive (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 35. The installation of 3 speed cushions, approximately 1.9 metres west of the extended west kerbline of Holmfauldhead Drive (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 36. The installation of 2 speed cushions, approximately 2.3 metres east of the extended east kerbline of Mambeg Drive (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 37. The installation of 3 speed cushions, approximately 4.5 metres east of the extended east kerbline of Drumoyne Road (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); Linthouse Road 38. The installation of 3 speed cushions, approximately 13 metres south of the extended south kerbline of Linthouse Drive (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 39. The installation of 2 speed cushions, approximately 52.5 metres north of the extended north kerbline of Linthouse Drive (approximately 2m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); Lorne Street 40. The installation of 3 speed cushions, approximately 6.0 metres south of the extended south kerbline of Brand Street (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 41. The installation of 3 speed cushions, approximately 41 metres north of the extended north kerbline of Brand Street (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); Mallaig Road 42. The installation of 4 speed cushions, approximately 19 metres north of the extended north kerbline of Shieldhall Road (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 43. The installation of 4 speed cushions, approximately 36.5 metres south of the extended south kerbline of Mountgarrie Road (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 44. The installation of 3 speed cushions, approximately 13 metres south of the extended south kerbline of Murroes Road (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 45. The installation of 3 speed cushions, approximately 12 metres south of the extended south kerbline of Munlochy Road (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 46. The installation of 2 speed cushions, approximately 11.5 metres south of the extended south kerbline of Mallaig Place (approximately 1.8m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); Summertown Road 47. The installation of 4 speed cushions, approximately 15.5 metres east of the extended east kerbline of Broomloan Road (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 48. The installation of 4 speed cushions, approximately 5.5 metres east of the extended east kerbline of Vicarfield Place (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 49. The installation of 4 speed cushions, approximately 26 metres west of the extended west kerbline of Dunsmuir Street (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 50. The installation of 4 speed cushions, approximately 7 metres west of the extended west kerbline of Briton Street (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 51. The installation of 3 speed cushions, approximately 5.5 metres east of the extended east kerbline of Clynder Street (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 52. The installation of 3 speed cushions, approximately 19 metres west of the extended west kerbline of Merryland Street (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 53. The installation of 4 speed cushions, approximately 10.3 metres west of the extended west kerbline of Carmichael Street (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 54. The installation of 4 speed cushions, approximately 10.5 metres west of the extended west kerbline of Govan Road (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); Woodville Street 55. The installation of 3 speed cushions, approximately 12 metres west of the extended west kerbline of Kintra Street (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 56. The installation of 4 speed cushions, approximately 45 metres east of the extended east kerbline of Kintra Street (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 57. The installation of 4 speed cushions, approximately 51.5 metres west of the extended west kerbline of Clynder Street (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 58. The installation of 4 speed cushions, approximately 13.5 metres east of the extended east kerbline of Clynder Street (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 59. The installation of 4 speed cushions, approximately 23 metres west of the extended west kerbline of Copland Road (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 60. The installation of 4 speed cushions, approximately 9.4 metres west of the extended west kerbline of Carmichael Street (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); 61. The installation of 4 speed cushions, approximately 35 metres west of the extended west kerbline of Whitefield Road (approximately 1.9m in width, 2m in length and 75mm in height); |