I think that the way that we seem to make pedestrians vegetate at pedestrian crossings waiting an age for the lights to change is pretty stupid. I, for one, begrudge the removal of subways on busy roads. It also annoys me the fact that in slow moving traffic many people don't stop to allow people to cross the road where they could easily do so.
This story may be of interest to you, Mojo. The bridge was ruined when a lorry crashed into it. The suggestion was to replace the bridge with traffic lights, but this was fought by local residents who now will get the bridge replaced, and a lower speed limit to boot.
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In many areas the balance is starting to be struck by giving public transport vehicles, cycles and pedestrians greater priority than cars but sadly that number is still quite small.
This is the big pro of congestion charging. In Glasgow in the peak time, driving around appears to be nearly impossible. I've never tried it in peak times because I'm sensible, but it's even bad off-peak as well. It's the same in most cities across the UK, of course. I would welcome congestion charging in Glasgow City Centre for motor vehicles; the public transport infrastrucutre is definitely in place, although I think a much needed subway modernisation programme would be good to handle the increased use.
I welcome bus and cycle lanes. They are only part time in Glasgow for the most part, but these lanes are for buses, cycles and taxis only, and are the "inside" lane. The benefits of this on, for example, Great Western Road and Edinburgh Road, are obvious. The traffic continues to flow, yet the buses are moving on, unobstructed, cyclists have less traffic to contend with and taxis get to their destinations quicker. This small change has probably done a world of good keeping the roads in the city, and indeed the city itself, moving.