A new city centre transport plan has been published by Glasgow City Council, promoting walking and cycling over car use.

One of the key aims is a reduction in car use in the city centre by 30% in the next 10 years.

More street space currently used for on-street parking will be given over to space for walking or cycling.

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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 key elements of the strategy include “making the city function better for all users including users with restricted mobility”.

Promoting sustainable transport over car use is at the heart of the measures to bring about the transformation of the city centre streets.

The plan states it will require: “Reducing the need to travel and specifically reducing the need to access the city centre by car (-30%), encouraging more journeys on foot (+30%) and by cycling /wheeling (+200%).”

It also wants to “support greater use of public transport through public transport improvements”.

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.

George Gillespie, executive director of neighbourhoods, regeneration and sustainability, said: “Improvements to accessibility and sustainable transport are at the heart of this strategy.

“The City Centre Transport Plan will see road space within Glasgow city centre re-allocated for active travel and green infrastructure as well as public transport provision to support a shift to more sustainable modes of travel.

“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.”

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The plan noted cycling across the city centre doubled between 2009 and 2019.

It also said 63% of city centre households don’t have access to a car or van and rely on other travel modes.

Angus Millar, convener for transport and city centre recovery, said: “Globally and across Scotland, our city centres are changing.

“Here in Glasgow, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has brought the drive for a sustainable, mixed-use city centre into focus.

“The question of how we get to and about the city centre is an important part of the conversation on its future.

"It is therefore essential that we have a clear strategic underpinning to all these strands of work, ensuring that people and goods can move effectively, and that sustainable forms of transport are prioritised.

"This City Centre Transport Plan seeks to do that.”