Two ambitious developments could see Glasgow’s uncompromising urban motorways becoming a little greener: a public park spanning the chasm created by the M8 at Sauchiehall Street and a fresh skate park under the M74
Glasgow’s historic centre has been ringed for decades by motorways which carve through the city. But now they could be slowly reclaimed for residents,with plans to span one with an urban park and decorate a moment with a “world course” skate park.
Plans are now underway to roof over the gulley for the M8 which slices past the Mitchell library and Garnethill, and only a short distance to the south create an urban sports and skate park between the legs of the fresh M74 extension.
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Source: theguardian.com