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Go Bike East Dunbartonshire Newsletter Winter 2000
Council improves park life in Bishopbriggs.
Bishopbriggs Public Park is set to benefit from a Council
investment of more than £40,000 to upgrade the area and
make it more attractive.
Councillor Billy Hendry said, "The improvements to the
park are part of a wider £300,000 Council investment planned
for the Bishopbriggs town centre area.” Among the enhancements
proposed are:-
“A more welcoming space at the entrance will be created
and fully resurfaced, making it more appealing to walkers and
cyclists.”
and
“New seats, litter bins and cycle hoops will be added
- all of a modern design to mirror similar pieces in the town
centre”
The question which has to be asked is “Are the cycle hoops
decorative and therefore a waste of public money, or are they
Sheffield racks?”
We also expect to see the removal of the ‘No Cycling’
signs and cyclepaths extended through the park towards the golf
course.
Improved maintenance at Craigdhu Wedge
A Go-Bike member wrote to his Councillor to complain about
lack of maintenance of the Craigdhu Wedge Cyclepath. As a result,
the Park’s Department has put in place a maintenance agreement
which will stop the vegetation encroachment on the path.
Well done East Dunbartonshire Council! Surely a lesson here about
the benefits of telling your elected representatives what you
expect your Council to deliver in terms of cycling provision!
Failed grant application.
East Dunbartonshire Council applied for a grant for the construction
of a multi story car park at Milngavie railway station. This
was part of the Scottish Executive’s "pubic transport challenge fund".
East Renfrewshire Council have been given a cash boost of £450k
from the fund. All of the successful applications had cycling
measures in them. If you think of the words ‘green’
and ‘sustainable’ then this will give you an idea of
the types of applications which are likely to succeed. If you
think ‘town centre car park’ then you might as well
not post the application form. The council should consider this
when making applications. There is a moral here, ask for what
you might get, not what you would most like to have.
Elsewhere in this issue :- New money to be spent on roads. Pedestrian lights for Auchenhowie Road. Council to cut traffic congestion. People on the move, survey results. Influence your Local Plan : the process. New local web links