This Is My GlasgowMay 9

A spiral ramp leading up to a pedestrian walkway over the M8 in the Anderston area of Glasgow. This is needed because the motorway, built in the 1960s, sliced this community in two. As a result, land which used to be occupied by homes and businesses has become a dead space, now occupied by a spiral of concrete, and has been for the last 60 years.

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#glasgow #anderston #urbanplanning #urbandevelopment

Show threadChristo. London, EnglandMay 9
@thisismyglasgow
I've often wondered why Glasgow put motorways through densely populated area rather than a large circle around the City
Show threadThis Is My GlasgowMay 9
@Christo_459 It was originally meant to be part of a ring road around the city centre, but it was never completed. Part of the idea was to make it easier for people from the suburbs to get into the city to work, but at a massive cost to local communities, and indeed a massive loss to Glasgow's coffers as its population shrank and it lost about half its tax base to suburbs which don't pay taxes to Glasgow. It was not a well-thought through idea.
Show threadChristo. London, England
@thisismyglasgow
Such a shame. It's so in people's faces
May 9 at 6:01pmWeb