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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 16:13:10 +0100
From: donald matheson (hcp97151@pop-hub.strath.ac.uk)
Subject: roads campaign
JAM 74 - Stop the M74! (Glasgow)
Joint Action against the M74 is an alliance of 15 organisations, with some
individual members, campaigning against the extension of the M74 through
the southern suburbs of Glasgow.
The road plan has been on the council's and business groups' agendas since
the 1960s, but there has never been a study either looking at the transport
needs of those who live in the area or a comparison of the benefits (if
there are any) of the road beside the benefits of other transport measures.
Simple measures such as bus and HGV lanes on the M8 motorway that already
runs through Glasgow haven't been considered, though congestion affecting
lorries on that road is a major argument for the new road.
The road would cost £177 million, or £35 for each of its 5 miles. It would be raised on 40 foot stilts for most of its way, and would lead to the destruction of churches, houses and two historic buildings. It is a ring
road that goes through rather than round a city, and is an example of the
worst planning thinking.
The road's been given planning consent by Glasgow City Council (it took
them 8 minutes after listening to a day's worth of submissions in 1996).
But no one has agreed to pay for it. The Scottish Executive is currently
considering all trunk road plans for Scotland, and has made vey positive
noises about the need for sustainable transport strategies--the environment
and transport minister is the green Sarah Boyack. JAM74 wants to make sure
that the road never makes it past this stage.
If you can help, phone Donald Matheson on 0141 556 1535 or email
donald.matheson@strath.ac.uk.
Our web page is http://www.strath.ac.uk/Students/Environment/JAM74.htm
new website (Sep '02) - http://www.geocities.com/jam74_uk/
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