Furious Locals Force U-Turn on Cycle Lane Plan: ‘This Will Finish Govan Off’
Don’t Disrupt Govan, Don’t Destroy Our Businesses — Community Leader’s Warning to City Planners
Exclusive by Gary Fanning
Govan residents and traders are up in arms over proposals to overhaul their roads with cycle lanes — branding the proposals “undemocratic”, “unwanted”, and “devastating for local business.”
More than 200 residents packed into the Pearce Institute on Govan Road on Tuesday night, furious at the six-week consultation process on the Active Travel Scheme — a proposal to overhaul traffic along Govan Road with new cycle lanes, narrower roads, and changes to parking and access.
The meeting, organised by Govan, Govan East, and Drumoyne Community Councils, revealed the depth of opposition, with many calling the consultation process rushed and out of touch with the realities of daily life in the area.
“It is not for us and it is not going to happen,” one speaker declared, drawing applause from the room.
The project is in the design and development stage and further consultation is, and was always planned.
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