Byres Road TROs Need Your Support

You may have seen in our last Consultations Digest that Byres Road Traffic Regulation Orders are out for consultation until Friday 14th February. We are expecting there to be some backlash against these and so your emails of support could go a long way to countering any opposition.

The three TROs (found here for Hillhead and for Byres Road) relating specifically to parking restrictions and the reduction of the speed limit to 20mph. Both of these changes will allow for safer walking and cycling along Byres Road and will make the area a far nicer place to be. We do have some concerns with the specifics of the designs we see in the plans and are working at pushing the council to improve these, but it's important to state that these TROs relate not to the designs, but to the particular points of parking and speed limit only.

If you do have a moment please drop an email of support in to HillheadTRO@glasgow.gov.uk , ByresRoadTRO@glasgow.gov.uk and ByresRoad20mph@glasgow.gov.uk respectively. Your own words would be preferable but you could state something along the following lines:

Dear Byres Road TRO Team ( ByresRoadTRO@glasgow.gov.uk )
The Glasgow City Council (Byres Road) (Traffic Management and Parking Controls) Order 20_
I would like to add my support to the proposed changes to the parking restrictions outlined in the above TRO. A reduction in parking will allow Byres Road to be a more pleasant place to be. We are pleased to see provision included for disabled parking and believe the changes will further encourage people who can, to use active travel and public transport to access the area.

Dear Byres Road 20mph Team ( ByresRoad20mph@glasgow.gov.uk )
The Glasgow City Council (Byres Road) (20MPH Speed Limit Zone) Order 20_
I would like to add my support to the proposed changes to the speed limit outlined in the above TRO. A reduction to 20mph will make Byres Road a more pleasant place to be, and safer for people walking and travelling by bicycle and car.

Dear Hillhead TRO Team ( HillheadTRO@glasgow.gov.uk )
The Glasgow City Council (Hillhead) (Traffic Management and Parking Controls) Order 20__
I would like to add my support to the proposed changes to the parking restrictions outlined in the above TRO. A reduction in parking will allow Byres Road to be a more pleasant place to be. We are pleased to see provision included for disabled parking and believe the changes will further encourage people who can, to use active travel and public transport to access the area.
However, we are concerned that there is the option for households to apply for a second parking permit. In a city that is trying to reduce the use of private cars, one permit per household, particularly in an area well-served by public transport, is plenty.
We also consider that the cost of parking, at 80p per hour, is far too low, not just here but across the city, and should be more in line with the cost of a return bus fare.

If you want to help further spread the word to increase support, one of our members Jo from Space for People Byres Road has made a print at home handlebars flier pdf. If you're around the West End and fancy printing off a couple of sheets, these can be easily cut up (cut into strips and then half way up along the dotted lines on either end) and placed on other bikes you see parked up.

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Thanks folks - let's hope we are nearly on the road to success for a better Byres Road for EVERYBODY.