Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the Glasgow Spaces for People Commonplace mapping tool. There has been a fantastic response with over 16,000 contributions.Comments can still be added until 23:50 tomorrow, 10th July, please share the page with others who might be interested.Responses received will be used to inform future Spaces for People plans as COVID-19 restrictions ease, with temporary interventions prioritised that offer the greatest benefit to public health, balances the needs of all users, and can be delivered in a short timeframe. Glasgow City Council’s <a href="https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/spacesforpeople">website</a> is updated regularly with information about which measures are being implemented. Thank you again for your time and ideas, if you have further comments the page remains open until 23:50 tomorrow.

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Work starts today to install temporary travel infrastructure on key streets around George Square, as part of the council&#39;s Spaces for People programme which is providing extra space for physical distancing to protect public health and suppress a resurgence of COVID-19.These short-term measures which will include closing some roads to traffic, and the widening of footways; will make it easier for people to move around our city centre and more readily access shops, businesses, community facilities and public transport hubs including Queen Street Station.Road Closures The following roads will be closed to all traffic, except cycles:<li>George Square (East) </li> <li>George Square (West)</li> <li>Hanover Street (local access via Ingram St)</li> <li>North Hanover Street (northbound bus gate) - this is to assist with pedestrian movement around Queen Street Station. The southbound lane will remain open.</li>Footway WideningThe following footways will be widened in the area immediate to George Square:<li>George Square (the taxi rank and disabled parking bays remain on the north side)</li> <li>Hanover Street</li> <li>North Hanover Street (northbound)</li> <li>George Street</li> <li>Queen Street</li> <li>St Vincent Place</li> <li>Cochrane Street</li>On-street parking will be suspended in the affected areas, with extra space for people made available by repurposing the immediate road space usually occupied by parked vehicles.<a href="https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=49489&amp;p=0">View illustrative images of Spaces for People temporary measures [885kb]</a>Visualisations by <a href="https://www.stantec.com/en">Stantec</a>Disabled Parking Bays and Taxi RanksTo mitigate any loss of disabled parking bays and taxi ranks as a result of these temporary measures, alternative provision has been made on adjacent streets. There are taxi ranks already in place at West George Street and Nelson Mandela Place. Disabled bays which number more than those temporarily taken out of use, have been made available in Albion Street, Hanover Street, Hutcheson Street, Martha Street, Miller Street and South Frederick Street.Bus StopsThere will be some limited local changes but when the works are complete the bus stops will remain at their existing locations or adjacent to them.Spaces for PeopleSupported by £3.5m funding from the Scottish Government and administered by <a href="https://www.sustrans.org.uk/our-blog/projects/2020/scotland/spaces-for-people-making-essential-travel-and-exercise-safer-during-coronavirus/">Sustrans Scotland</a> , <a href="http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/spacesforpeople">Spaces for People</a> will see temporary infrastructure measures introduced across Glasgow to provide extra space for people to walk, wheel or cycle as COVID-19 restrictions remain in place.Short-term measures across our city centres and neighbourhoods will see footways widened at pinch points to ease pedestrian movement and make it easier to access businesses, community facilities and public transport hubs. Consideration will also be given to the positioning of temporary strategic cycling routes to highlight cycling as an attractive, viable and long term commuting choice.Get InvolvedIf you have suggestions for public spaces in Glasgow where it is difficult to maintain physical distancing whilst out walking, cycling and wheeling, please share these on our <a href="https://glasgowspacesforpeople.commonplace.is/">Commonplace Mapping Tool</a> . In collaboration with Sustrans Scotland, this interactive platform enables users to highlight areas across the city centre and neighbourhoods, where emergency temporary measures such as pavement widening and new cycle lanes could be introduced to help people maintain physical distancing and suppress a resurgence of the virus.This temporary travel infrastructure will be in place from Friday 26 June 2020 for a minimum period of 10 weeks, and reviewed in line with the <a href="https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-framework-decision-making-scotlands-route-map-through-out-crisis/"> Scottish Government&#39;s COVID-19: Framework for Decision Making - Scotland&#39;s Route Map through and out of the crisis</a> .Work to make the changes should be complete on Monday 29 June 2020, with no works taking place on Saturday 27 June or Sunday 28 June 2020.

Work to Create Spaces for People around George Square Starting Soon

A green man revolution will benefit city centre pedestrians, with twenty sets of traffic lights at busy crossing points now automated, removing the need to push the button that prompts the green man to display.Adjustments to the traffic lights at these junctions which include Queen Street at George Square and Argyle Street at Hope Street, will ease pedestrian movement and ensure there is no need to touch equipment to cross the road.Spaces for PeopleThis initiative forms part of the council&#39;s <a href="http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/spacesforpeople">Spaces for People</a> programme which provides additional space for physical distancing in public places, to protect health and suppress a resurgence of COVID-19. Pedestrian BenefitsThe automated traffic lights will also where appropriate, be set to either minimise pedestrian waiting time or increase the duration the green man is displayed; with both adjustments made where possible.Signage to advise pedestrians, will be affixed to street furniture to make it clear that that the crossing is automated and that there is no requirement to touch the crossing button to display the green man.The council is also looking at locations in the city centre where the green man becomes the default setting, giving pedestrians priority over road traffic at light controlled crossings. This follows a successful trial at the junction of Queen Street and Argyle Street.Vehicles will still be able to travel through these junctions when the lights indicate they can proceed.Prioritise WalkingCouncillor Anna Richardson, City Convener for Sustainability and Carbon Reduction, said:&quot;Being able to cross the road more easily, and without the worry of being unable to maintain physical distancing is essential to increase public confidence as lockdown restrictions ease. Changing how traffic lights operate at some of our busiest junctions is an important step to minimise crowding on pavements and prioritise walking as a safe way to move around the city.&quot;Physical DistancingSupported by £3.5m funding from the Scottish Government, administered by <a href="https://www.sustrans.org.uk/our-blog/projects/2020/scotland/spaces-for-people-making-essential-travel-and-exercise-safer-during-coronavirus/">Sustrans Scotland</a> ; the council&#39;s <a href="http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/spacesforpeople">Spaces for People</a> programme will see the introduction of temporary travel infrastructure in our city centre, across city neighbourhoods and on active travel routes. Footways will be widened at pinch points and also to create easier access to community facilities and public transport hubs. Temporary strategic cycling routes are also being considered, which will highlight cycling as an attractive, viable commuting choice. Automated Traffic Lights - LocationsThe pedestrian stage will now serve the following 20 city centre junctions without the need for the crossing button to be pushed:<li>Hope Street / Gordon Street</li> <li>Argyle Street/ Hope Street</li> <li>Hope Street  / St Vincent Street</li> <li>Renfrew Street  / W Nile Street</li> <li>North  Hanover Street  / Killermont Street </li> <li>North  Hanover Street  / Cowcaddens</li> <li>Renfield Street  / Renfrew Street </li> <li>Cathedral Street  / N Hanover Street</li> <li>Cathedral Street / N Frederick  Street </li> <li>Queen Street  / George Square </li> <li>West George Street   / Queen Street </li> <li>George Square / North Hanover Street</li> <li>George Square / North Frederick Street </li> <li>George Square  / Cochrane Street </li> <li>George Street  / Montrose Street</li> <li>High Street  / Duke Street</li> <li>Lancefield Quay / Finnieston Street</li> <li>Broomielaw / Oswald Street  / King George V Bridge</li> <li>Clyde Street  / Jamaica Street</li> <li>Clyde Street / Stockwell Street / Victoria Bridge</li>The traffic lights at the junctions of Maryhill Road / Garrioch Road, and Great Western Road / Queen Margaret Drive are also now automated.

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