Cop26 road closures

[ssd]

Has anyone got any information that's not just a wee fuzzy online map?
I've googled loads and am just confused.
I've not been in city centre in ages but will be going regularly from next week.
All i can really see is a map online covered in red ,which doesn't say much.

It looks like the whole of the city centre is a no go area for 3 weeks.

Personally i find it all a pain in the arse.

@Y0uCann0tBeSer10us

Just in case things weren't quite farcical enough bin workers are also planning to strike during COP26. So 10s of thousands of visitors from all over the world, including most heads of state, will be met with a city at a standstill because no-one can travel anywhere (by road or train apparently) with rubbish piling up in the streets, and Scottish government minister-led protests too. It should have been such a great opportunity to showcase Glasgow and Scotland as a whole - what a waste.

To be fair, I'd imagine most heads of state (of rich countries anyway) will be able to travel unaffected. That's why the rest of us are being delayed!

I shouldn't imagine Joe Biden will be significantly affected by the Glasgow refuse collectors' strike either.

We were told to expect the Clydeside expressway to be closed, roads near the secc and rather unhelpfully to expect periodic other closures, some due to protesters.

We have been told to work from home for the duration but appreciate that not everyone has that luxury so a complete nightmare for them.

anyone know where the protests might be or will they just pick somewhere at random on the M8 to block?

Not sure… the ‘official’ protest March is from kelvingrove to Glasgow green (100,000 ) on 6th November… but I’m sure there will be more disruption e.g. tunnel etc …. Feeling totally fed up with the thought of it and don’t for one minute think it will make any difference to climate change, unfortunately.

The area around the SECC - the Blue Zone - will be the only “ no go “ area for the general public, it’s for people with accreditation only.

The rest of the city centre will have some road closures so obviously that will affect buses and taxis too. But everywhere apart from the green zone should be open to pedestrians and cyclists.

COP guests ( pedestrians and cyclists ) are going to be directed to use the Broomielaw / Anderson Quay and Bothwell St / Stobcross St going east / west . And of course the whole area between Central and Queen St stations and Buchanan bus station and The City Chambers will be very busy.

There will be shuttle buses for delegates which will run between the bus and train stations and the blue and green zones.

Someone upthread mentioned about Covid. Delegates have to provide their vaccine status AND a negative LFT every single day to enter the Blue Zone.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-58809709

Details here

Zil lanes on the major (closed to plebs) roads. 30000 unvaccinated delegates, 10000+ potential rioters, a train strike, police that wouldn't recognise civil disorder if it crashed in a ditch.

People make Glasgow. What it is.

Does anyone have any suggestions for the best way to get from Edinburgh to the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Tuesday 2/11? My DD is performing. We would obviously hop on a train if they are running. Worry about bus with traffic/road closure issues and car having both traffic and parking issues. I don't know Glasgow too well. Any advice hugely appreciated!

The bus station is right across the road so I'd probably go with that but leave LOADS of time.

@Haudyourwheesht

The bus station is right across the road so I'd probably go with that but leave LOADS of time.

Great to know, thank you!

@childrenoftherevolution

The trains will be running between Glasgow and Edinburgh as many delegates are staying in Edinburgh and travelling each day.

So I’d take the train into Queen St and walk the 5 minutes up to the Royal Concert Hall.

Dont worry too much about catching Covid from the delegates - they have to prove vaccine status and have a negative LFT every single day to attend events. So they are probably safer than your average Glaswegian.

There’s a disappointing amount of fear mongering about “ foreigners” on this thread 🙁

The city will not be full of chaos and riots for a month.. Yes of course there will be protests because we live in a democracy and its a controversial subject. But they won’t be everywhere everyday.

The trains, buses and underground will all run - they will just be busier than usual at rush hour. How do you think the delegates, official observers, staff and volunteers are going to get into town each day?

The city didn’t grind to a halt during the Commonwealth Games and none of the bad things that were predicted happened. This will no doubt be the same.

[quote GenderAtheist]@childrenoftherevolution

The trains will be running between Glasgow and Edinburgh as many delegates are staying in Edinburgh and travelling each day.

So I’d take the train into Queen St and walk the 5 minutes up to the Royal Concert Hall.

Dont worry too much about catching Covid from the delegates - they have to prove vaccine status and have a negative LFT every single day to attend events. So they are probably safer than your average Glaswegian.

There’s a disappointing amount of fear mongering about “ foreigners” on this thread 🙁

The city will not be full of chaos and riots for a month.. Yes of course there will be protests because we live in a democracy and its a controversial subject. But they won’t be everywhere everyday.

The trains, buses and underground will all run - they will just be busier than usual at rush hour. How do you think the delegates, official observers, staff and volunteers are going to get into town each day?

The city didn’t grind to a halt during the Commonwealth Games and none of the bad things that were predicted happened. This will no doubt be the same.[/quote]
Thanks so much, it's great to be given some hope the trains will run!

@GenderAtheist is the scotrail strike not affecting the GLA to EDI services then? That's good to know though a little frustrating being someone not on that particular line.

Infor on train strikes here . But they are mostly on Sundays and @childrenoftherevolution wants to travel on a Tuesday.

www.travelinescotland.com/travelNewsArticle?newsId=ID-27/03/2021-18:13:44:853

COP travel updates here
www.travelinescotland.com/cop26

Is there not a full strike starting Nov 1?

Scotrail is saying...

We'll do everything possible to avoid strikes during the event. However, should the strikes go ahead between 1 - 12 November, we will look to run a very limited rail service in order to support travel to and from COP26. Any changes to service levels will be confirmed should strike action go ahead.

So if no agreement is reached in the next week, which it could possibly be, it sounds like services would be very limited. Possibly tied to the start/end of the conference day, or restricted to people with COP "tickets". I would be wary of assuming trains would be running at anything like usable frequency, even Edinburgh to Glasgow. Unfortunately.

The Sunday strikes are a separate thing, and have been going on for about 6 months now. They are a right PITA for anyone needing to travel then, but obviously less effective disruptive overall.

According to Scotril website there is a threat of industrial action 1-12 November which if it goes ahead means there will be very limited services across Scotland.

Have to say I do not share @GenderAtheist's optimism but hope to be proved wrong

sorry that should be Scotrail not Scotril

Wow I'm shocked at cop delegates getting priority.

Is that optimism or deliberate misrepresentation?!
I mean there was such an air of goodwill and let's do it about the Commonwealth Games.
I'm not expecting anything like the same atmosphere because, well I've watched the news about Rebellion Rebellion protesters.🤷

@StupidPhones

Wow I'm shocked at cop delegates getting priority.

Sorry... I don't know that for sure - don't mean to scaremonger. That was just my interpretation of what Scotrail's statement could mean in practice.

It is a difficult one, though. It is obvious the RMT chose those dates because of COP, as 1) there will be more people coming to Glasgow generally, 2) road travel for "locals" will be tricky around then because of road closures/ demonstrations etc, so train usage may have been higher than normal and 3) it looks pretty shit for a country hosting a climate conference not to have a functioning public transport network/ not to ensure its public transport workers have decent working conditions.

So the union knows it will be an effective strike to threaten and there is a real incentive for an agreement to be reached beforehand. And about 90% of the membership voted in favour, so there is a real strength of feeling. However, if it does go ahead, and regardless of when it was planned for, the rural areas would have been shafted and any skeleton service kept on in the central belt. So it's not that surprising that Scotrail would focus on the COP services, even though a national strike is bad for everyone in the country. Which may well be part of the Union's argument. I just hope something is resolved!

On the plus side, it would stop extinction rebellion from gluing themselves to trains, I suppose, if there are no trains running...

Well yes it will have the desired effect of keeping us all immobile.😂

@ssd Don't know where you are but is walking to and from work a possibility for you??

I live 7.6 miles from work (I'm in the deep southside!! and work in east end) and I do walk it at times in 'non COP26' times to save on travel costs.

We are working from home for 3 weeks because of COP26 and I'm so happy about it!! Spent today in my nightgown and making lunch and doing ironing in between teams meetings.

It's shit if you have to commute, I was worried about that. They should have made provisions for people.

I am worried about increase in cases too.

I’ve given up worrying about the bloody train availability as it looks like the school staff strikes will close the schools anyway 🙈 So I’ll be at home. Again. Homeschooling. 🤯😫

@Yellow85 are school staff striking too? Is that the janitors/cleaners/admin ?