One of the key aims is a reduction in car use in the city centre by 30% in the next 10 years.
, promoting walking and cycling over car use.More street space currently used for on-street parking will be given over to space for walking or cycling.The plan, if approved, will finalise a 'hierarchy of users' with walking and wheeling at the top, followed by cycling, public transport, then taxis and private hire cars with private vehicles at the bottom of the list.
The plan states it will require: “Reducing the need to travel and specifically reducing the need to access the city centre by car , encouraging more journeys on foot and by cycling /wheeling .”By 2030, the key date for when the targets are to be met, 80% of trips into the city centre are expected to be made on foot, by bicycle or public transport.
“A 30% reduction in private car traffic will create a safer environment for walking, wheeling and cycling and allow placemaking to further enhance the public realm, supporting projects like George Square and the People First Zone.”The plan noted cycling across the city centre doubled between 2009 and 2019.
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