Chaos on the buses

Officially, public policy encourages greater use of buses as a means of reducing both pollution and congestion. Therefore, it should worry us that the three biggest bus operators in Glasgow are warning in The Herald today that the city faces years of traffic chaos during the redevelopment of Buchanan Bus Station. Moreover, many believe the end result will be an inferior facility unlikely to attract extra passengers. The dubious objective of all this disruption is to double the size of the Buchanan Galleries, transforming it into one of the largest shopping complexes in Britain at the very moment when the nation's shopping habits may be changing.