Yorkhill andKelvingroveCycling Village

‘Aspiring to be Scotland’s most accessible community’

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IntroductionThe proposed Yorkhill and Kelvingrove Cycling Village project is the shared vision of the Yorkhill and Kelvingrove Community Council (YoKeCoCo) and Glasgow City Council. It is the first community led proposal to be submitted for Sustrans Places for Everyone funding.

YoKeCoCo aims to make Yorkhill and Kelvingrove the most accessible community in Scotland. Achieving this through the provision of an accessible, active travel network mostly comprising of footway and public realm improvements, protected wheeling and cycle routes, and traffic calming. The project will support local businesses by creating an attractive, accessible destination for customers. Whilst celebrating and enhancing the areas built and natural heritage environment.

The Yorkhill and KelvingroveCycling Village project is uniquein that it was conceptualised throughits strong community leadership and high level of community participation from its inception. This project offers an exemplar of how neighbourhoods can be transformed by the people who know them best, whilst being closely supported by the local authority. As described in the words of the Yorkhill and Kelvingrove community this project is ‘essential; inspirational; accessible; progressive; for everybody’

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The Yorkhill and Kelvingrove area west of Glasgow city centre, is a vibrant, thriving and growing community. The expansion of the Scottish Events Campus (SEC) to the southern side of Yorkhill and Kelvingrove has led to a boom in leisure tourism and visitors to the area. The area has seen an associated growth in businesses opening in Yorkhill, Kelvingrove and Finnieston to serve these users. The volume of people moving around within the area is anticipated to rise with the imminent expansion of the SEC.

A large number of new residential and student dwellings have been established in recent years and more continue to be built. To the north of the area is the popular and attractive 85-acre Kelvingrove Park within which is situated the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.

The proposed provision of an active travel network comprising of a mix of protected wheeling and cycling routes, traffic calming and footway and public realm improvements will enable Yorkhill and Kelvingrove to be a safe, inclusive and attractive place for all visitors and residents to discover and enjoy. It will allow residents and visitors to move around easily between their homes, transport hubs, community facilities and local businesses. It will increase active travel mode share, whilst also

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addressing highlevels of localised air pollution. The projectwill significantly improve connections between various trip generators, most notably those to the north and south of Argyle Street, which currently acts as a barrier due to heavy traffic volumes.

The concept of the Cycling Village is based on the Mini-Holland model which aims to encourage more people to walk, wheel and cycle for short everyday journeys. Whilst providing healthier streets and places for everyone. The project aligns with Glasgow City Council’s wider strategic plan to create an active travel network covering the whole city, and it aligns with other council-led area based projects. The project will connect three National Cycle Network routes (NCN 7, 75 and 756) with the West City Way route, fulfilling a gap within the existing Glasgow city cycle network.

The current concept design for the Yorkhill and Kelvingrove Cycling Village is the result of extensive research and public consultation undertaken by Yorkhill and Kelvingrove Community Council (YoKeCoCo). The ongoing work by YoKeCoCo evidences the strong approach to community engagement that would underlie the future design stages of the project.

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Key Aspects v Community-led project

v Aspiration to become Scotland’s most accessible community

v Provision of safe, accessible active travel infrastructure within Yorkhill and Kelvingrove

v Partnership and delivery

v Creation of local ‘gateways’ and destinations within existing streets through public realm improvements

v New and improved permeability and connectivity for active modes between Yorkhill, Kelvingrove, Finnieston and the City Centre

v New and improved inclusive cycle infrastructure provision suitable for all ages and abilities

v Rebalance of the place and movement functions of streets to reduce the dominance of motor traffic

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Objectives and BenefitsThe key objective of the project is to become Scotland’s most accessible community. This will be achieved through the provision of an inclusive active travel network, comprising a mix of protected wheeling and cycle ways, quiet routes, footway improvements, junction improvements, traffic management, public realm improvements and secure cycle storage.

The project aims to work with the whole community, with a particular focus on vulnerable users and those with protected characteristics, to inform designs of an environment which works for everyone. The project will create greater priority for pedestrians, wheeled modes and cyclists, and rebalance the place and movement functions of streets within the area to reduce the dominance of motorised traffic. The project includes public realm and

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green infrastructure improvements at key locations including Exhibition Centre Rail Station, the Derby Street entrance to Kelvingrove Park, Old Dumbarton Road and the open space at the eastern end of Kelvinhaugh Street.

These locations have been identified in consultation with the community and the design will be the subject of ongoing community engagement in the next stagesof development.

The proposal will significantly improve connections between the various trip generators within Yorkhill, Kelvingrove, Finnieston and the wider Glasgow area.

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Key Outcomes v An urban area that prioritises

access, inclusion and spatial equity

v A safe, accessible and attractive place for all visitors and residents to discover and enjoy

v Ability for all residents and visitors to move around easily between their homes, transport hubs, community facilities and local businesses

v Improved active travel mode share

v An urban area that mitigates dependence on motorised modes of transport as the primary choice

v Improved air quality

v Infrastructure interventions that promote improved health outcomes

v Creation of a destination whilst celebrating and enhancing the areas built and natural heritage environment

v Support of local businesses by attracting a wider range of customers to the area

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The Yorkhill and Kelvingrove Cycling Village will provide accessible walking, wheeling and cycle infrastructure, and streetscape improvements throughout the Yorkhill and Kelvingrove area with the aim of becoming Scotland’s most accessible community.

The project includes proposed delivery of;

• A protected cycleway along Minerva Street connecting into the National Cycle Network route• A Quietway along St Vincent Crescent, featuring improved permeability with potential closure of the street to traffic*.• Public realm improvements outside the Exhibition Centre Rail Station with potential closure of Expressway slip road to traffic • A protected cycleway along Derby Street connecting with Kelvinhaugh Street• A protected cycleway along Kelvinhaugh Street connecting with the pedestrian bridge across the A814, including bridge improvements to make it more cycling and wheeling-friendly and the inclusion of murals under the arches

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• Public realm improvements to Kelvinhaugh Street• An east-west active travel route along Gilbert Street and Haugh Road• A segregated cycleway along Sandyford Street and Yorkhill Street• Improved connections between student residences and the University of Glasgow• Prioritisation of Derby Street and Kelvingrove Street for active travel• Public realm improvements along Old Dumbarton Road• Junction upgrades at Finnieston Street/Argyle Street• Improved crossing facilities across Argyle Street• A suite of community-led behaviour change interventions

These proposals are subject to further technical appraisal and design work. However, they have been initially led by Yorkhill and Kelvingrove Community Council through extensive community consultation and information gathering in partnership with Glasgow City Council. This will continue to be a key element of the project going forward.

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The Yorkhill and Kelvingrove Cycling Village project is an exemplar community-led project that will provide an accessible, safe and attractive place for residents and visitors to Yorkhill and Kelvingrove to spend time in. The project proposes to provide a network of mainly protected wheeling and cycling lanes, supported by Quietway* streets and junction improvements. Along with a number of public realm improvements. The project promotes the priority of pedestrians, wheeled-users and cyclists over motorised users, transforming the streets within Yorkhill and Kelvingrove into an accessible place for all users of all abilities. YoKeCoCo will lead on a suite of focused behaviour change interventions for the whole community. This is anticipated to have positive health, well-being and environmental impacts for everyone.

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Potential Future Link toGlasgow UniversityConclusions

Design work for the Yorkhill andKelvingrove Cycling Village is currentlyat concept stage and extensive community consultation and information gathering has taken place to inform design development. Further technical feasibility will be undertaken.

The main funding partners for this proposal are Glasgow City Council and Sustrans. The project is expected to cost £12.1m. Due to the extensive nature of the scheme, it is being delivered in four key phases and each phase will improve accessibility and encourage active travel, with completion scheduled for 2021/2022.

* Quietway are a network of connective cycle routes integrated within the active travel route network, in areas of lower speed limits and traffic volumes, supported by Quietways wayfinding measures.