Connecting Woodside – Phase 2 (St George’s Road)

Connecting Woodside is an ambitious area based project which forms a key component in Glasgow's proposed cycle network. The project complements many surrounding projects and acts as 'the missing piece of the jigsaw' helping to connect Woodside/Woodlands to Sauchiehall Street, the Forth and Clyde Canal and regeneration work at Port Dundas and Sighthill. At the heart of the Connecting Woodside project is an aim to work with the community to improve streets and public spaces for walking, wheeling and cycling, rebalancing streets to reduce the dominance of road traffic.

The project will help to grow an active travel culture so that all, young and old, feel safe and comfortable making their daily journeys. The project will also help to deliver a better quality of life in a social environment for residents and visitors to the area. Improving the cycling infrastructure and facilities will also help to make cycling safer and more accessible for all, which will encourage people to cycle instead of drive for shorter journeys.

The provision of dedicated, separated cycle infrastructure on St George’s Road will connect Sauchiehall Street Avenue and the City Centre to the existing Garscube Road cycle segregation, Claypits nature reserve and the Forth and Clyde Canal. This cycle facility will also provide a direct, safe and inclusive connection for the communities of Woodside and Woodlands whilst supporting travel options for the recent regeneration of the communities of Hamiltonhill, Sighthill and Port Dundas.

New cycle facilities on St George’s Road will also see direct and safe connections between the proposed Quietway routes on North Woodside Road, Braid Street, West Princes Street and also the future “Underline” route at New City Road being delivered as part of the City Centre Avenues programme. 

As well as the provision of cycle facilities on St George’s Road, this phase of the Connecting Woodside project proposes to introduce enhanced pedestrian crossing points, improved footway surfaces, LED street lighting and improvements to the existing green spaces.

Following on from the consultation held in October 2022 for Connecting Woodside, St George’s Road, Glasgow City Council and Sustrans will be holding a further public walk-in engagement event with a supplementary online consultation to gather comments for the latest design proposals for St George’s Road and Charing Cross.  The purpose of this consultation is to present the updated technical design, which has been amended following analysis of feedback and comments received from the community and key stakeholders during the October event.

Copies of the detailed design drawings can be viewed using the link:  www.glasgow.gov.uk/ConnectingWoodside

The Connecting Woodside Interactive StoryMap by accessed using the link: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/5fc3acb89e6e498fac8468bfcea3f253

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