A bid to make Glasgow's Battlefield area feel safer for all those who use it has been boosted thanks to £2.5m of funding from the Scottish Government.
The money will will help progress the Connecting Battlefield programme, which aims to improve public space and make the area safer .
The local authority has teamed up with Sustrans for the street design project, which seeks to prioritise people over vehicles, create new crossing points and reduce the volume and speed of traffic. The programme will also improve connectivity and create better access to public transport.
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The leader of Glasgow City Council, Susan Aitken, said this would be a “huge step forward” to extend the city’s active travel network.
Councillor Aitken said: “The realisation of Connecting Battlefield will see uninterrupted segregated cycle infrastructure from Battlefield all the way into the city centre and is a huge step forward in our plans to extend the city’s active travel network to connect as much of the city as possible.”
The project will work on previous plans collaborated on with residents and businesses using the Langside area including Battlefield Road, Grange Road - along the side of Queens Park - to Queens Drive and Victoria Road where it would link up with the South City Way.
Welcoming the announcement, councillor Paul Leinster added: “This funding from the Scottish Government is extremely welcome and vital for creating the greener, safer, more connected community that all those of us who live, work or socialise in Battlefield want to see.
“The community has been working hard on these plans for many years now and it’s great to have the backing of the Scottish Government to help make them a reality.”
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