Urban Introduction

1. Higher Urban Urban Introduction Traffic Congestion [Date] Today I will: - Know the problems with traffic in Glasgow’s CBD and know how they have been tackled. What are some of the problems with traffic?

2. Higher Urban Urban Introduction How long does it take you to get to school in the morning?

3. Higher Urban Urban Introduction As Glasgow grew rapidly into the main commercial and industrial centre of Scotland, and as car ownership and use of lorries for transporting goods increased dramatically from about the 1950s onwards, the city began to suffer more and more from the build up of traffic. Congestion, noise, air pollution, increased travel time and cost to business became major problems. The city, like most others, was in danger of grinding to a halt. The politicians and planners had to come up with solutions to ease traffic congestion. See page 17 of the Summary Notes

4. Higher Urban Urban Introduction Take a new double page in your jotter and in the middle write: Traffic Solutions: Glasgow You are going to construct a mind map.

5. Higher Urban Urban Introduction One Way Streets: Traffic only in one direction for example, Hope Street Effectiveness: Can cause confusion

6. Higher Urban Urban Introduction Bridges and tunnels such as Clyde Tunnel: Again to divert traffic Effectiveness: Very helpful at alleviating congestion

7. Higher Urban Urban Introduction M8 and M74: This means that traffic ‘misses’ the CBD. Effectiveness: Very helpful, jams though on the Kingston Bridge.

8. Higher Urban Urban Introduction Pedestrianisation: Roads for only pedestrians. Effectiveness: Increases congestion elsewhere.

9. Higher Urban Urban Introduction Encourage use of public transport in the city: To reduce car traffic Effectiveness: Not as convenient for people

10. Higher Urban Urban Introduction Reduce Street Parking: high parking charges through use of parking meters, parking permits, traffic wardens; To reduce car traffic Effectiveness: Unpopular but effectively reduces traffic

11. Higher Urban Urban Introduction Park and Ride: Such as Shields Rad Underground Effectiveness: People still have convenience of car

12. Higher Urban Urban Introduction [Task One] Create a table with three columns and fill in points underneath. [Task Two] 2009 (a): For Aberdeen or a named city you have studied in an EMDC, describe and explain why it suffers from traffic congestion (12 marks) [Task Three] 2008: Describe strategies used to solve the problem of traffic congestion in a city you have studied and comment on the success of the strategies (12 marks)