A short list of consultations – a few closing very soon in Glasgow and Renfrewshire.
Continue reading “Consultations: May 2025”Consultations: May 2025
Scottish Government drops car traffic reduction commitment
Transform Scotland has responsed to the Scottish Government’s recent decision to drop it’s commitment to reducing car traffic by 20% by 2030.
Transform Scotland’s Public affairs manager Laura Hyde-White said
“It is deeply disappointing to see the Government abandon its target to cut car traffic by 20% by 2030. This was a very ambitious goal which demanded transformational change.”
“Yet since its announcement progress has been piecemeal at best, with the Government spending the past four years tinkering with public transport fares and delivery plans stuck in limbo as responsibility bounced between national and local government.”
“But we need traffic reduction more than ever — not only for climate, but for cleaner air and safer streets, a healthier and fairer society, and a stronger economy.”
Source: Transform Scotland
Photo by Quaid Lagan on Unsplash
May’s GoBike ride, 04 May 2025
This month’s ride took us north through the city, past the yet-to-be-completed Pitt Street
cycle lane and along the Garscube Road cycle lane to the canal. Then it was over the Stockingfield Bridge and along to Kirkintilloch. Our journey to Palacerigg is shown above.
How to Start a Bike Bus – Cycling to School Webinar with Shawlands Bike Bus
Have you seen a Bike Bus pop up on social media or in your local area? Interested in starting one in your local community?
Learn from Shawlands Bike Bus Co-founder, Katherine Cory (also Women on Wheels Families Coordinator!) about how to get started, tips, tricks, challenges and how different bike buses tackle barriers to cycling to get families in their communities riding to school!
Bike buses ooze fun and joy and this short webinar is sure to be an enjoyable intro to the movement. There will lots of time for Q&A, so don’t be shy – get your questions ready!
Sign up here – Zoom link will be sent on day of event. All welcome.
Source: Shawlands Bike Bus
Palacerigg Country Park is the GoBike destination on 04 May
On Sunday 04 May, we will head out of the north of the city along the Forth & Clyde Canal
to Kirkintilloch, and then take the Strathkelvin Railway Path into North Lanarkshire.
Continue reading “Palacerigg Country Park is the GoBike destination on 04 May”GoBike newsletter April 25
Our April 2025 newsletter has just been sent to over 600 people via MailChimp. You can read the newsletter here.
Photo by Davide Baraldi on Unsplash
Kidical Mass – Sun 18 May
Join Sunny Cycles, Women on Wheels and Parents for Future Scotland for Kidical Mass on Sunday 18 May for a family-friendly ride through the city, calling for Safer Streets for All.
Meet at The People’s Palace on Glasgow Green at 2:30pm and the ride begins at 3:00pm. All ages, all welcome. Mark your calendars and spread the word!
Whether you’re coming with family, friends, or simply care about making our streets safer and more inclusive – this ride is for you! This is a day to come together, have fun, and pedal for a better future.
Source: Facebook Sunny Cycles
Please support SPT’s bus franchising plans
SPT (Strathclyde Partnership for Transport) are currenty running a public consultation on the final Strathclyde Regional Bus Strategy.
Get Glasgow Moving has been coordinating the Better Buses for Strathclyde campaign since Sep 2023 calling for public control and public ownership of the bus network.
GoBike is proud to be one of nearly 50 organisations to support the Better Buses for Strathclyde campaign, which has made a lot of progress over the past 18 months.
GoBike is calling on members and supporters to please respond to the consultation. Better Buses for Strathclyde has put together detailed guidance on how to respond. The deadline for responding to the consultation is 5pm on Thur 29 May.
There are also a series of public events being held over the coming weeks as well:
Clydebank Public Meeting, Wednesday 23 April 2025, 7pm, Clydebank Town Hall, 5 Hall Street, G81 1UB
Glasgow Public Meeting – Whiteinch, Tuesday 29 April 2025, 6:30pm, The Whiteinch Centre, 1 Northinch Court, G14 0UG
Glasgow Public Meeting – Kingsway, Tuesday 13 May 2025, 1:15pm, Kingsway Community Connections, 50 Kingsway Court, G14 9SR
Glasgow Public Meeting – Bridgeton, Thursday 22 May 2025, 7pm, Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC), 8 Landressy Street, Bridgeton, G40 1BP
Continue reading “Please support SPT’s bus franchising plans”LEZ Community Support Fund to support environmental projects
Environment-enhancing projects from across Glasgow will share £732,000, as penalties collected through the city’s Low Emission Zone are poured back into local communities.
Eighteen organisations will receive grants of between £20,000 and £50,000 to deliver a broad range of schemes following successful bids to the council’s LEZ Community Support Fund.
Projects include improvements to children’s play areas, free bike provision, establishing food growing spaces and enhancements to greenspaces.
Other initiatives involve peatland restoration, installing solar panels, air quality education projects, urban rewilding, and wildflower meadow planting.
Continue reading “LEZ Community Support Fund to support environmental projects”Today’s GoBike ride: 31 miles in the sun
Fourteen of us set off from the SEC this morning, crossing over the river and through Cessnock to Bellahouston Park (including a quick toilet stop).
Continue reading “Today’s GoBike ride: 31 miles in the sun”