Success of Battlefield's new cycle route to Glasgow revealed
The route, completed in November 2024, forms part of the Connecting Battlefield project and stretches along Queen's Drive and Langside Road.
It provides improved access to Queen's Park and the New Victoria Hospital, while also linking to the South City Way at Victoria Road, offering a direct cycle route into the city centre.
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As part of the project, the area has also seen upgrades for pedestrians — including widened and resurfaced footpaths, step-free pedestrian crossings, enhanced street lighting, and low-level planting to improve local green spaces.
Councillor Angus Millar, city convener for transport and climate, said: "The success of the first phase of the Connecting Battlefield project shows that where we provide safe, segregated active travel infrastructure, more Glaswegians will make use of it.
"This project directly connects to the South City Way cycle route to the city centre and is a great example of how we are building up a connected network of routes that help people get about the city safely by bike and on foot."
"Encouraging more people to travel actively can create a cleaner, more cost-effective, and healthier transport network that makes the best use of our limited road space and operates efficiently for everyone.
"It is crucial that everyone has easy access to safer routes for active travel and I look forward to the project's second phase starting later this year which will deliver improvements in the Grange Road area.'
John Clelland, a healthcare support worker with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, said: "I use the route almost every day either going to or from work, or to get to other parts of the local area.
"It's definitely an improvement and you can see it's being well used by people walking or cycling.
"I know a lot of people who work in the hospital who use it as part of their journey to get here, and it seems to be encouraging more people to walk or cycle to work."
"As a pedestrian it is good to see the improvements that have been made to prioritise the busy crossing for those of us on foot."
The first phase of the Connecting Battlefield project was funded through Transport Scotland's Active Travel Transformation Fund.
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Fiona Hyslop, cabinet secretary for transport, said: "I am pleased to see the extensive use of the first phase of Connecting Battlefield.
"The positive response to the new cycle way shows just how important active travel routes such as this one are to local communities across Scotland."
'Active travel routes like this one, enable more people to save money, live healthier lives and leave their car at home to reduce their emissions."
The second phase of the project — covering Grange Road, the Battlefield Rest junction, and Battlefield Road at Mount Florida — is currently at the detailed design stage, with construction expected to begin in autumn.
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