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Cycling Scotland annual conference

The Cycling Scotland Conference is coming to Dundee on Wednesday 10th September 2025. Join other experts and decision-makers, from across Scotland, to share learning and celebrate progress towards enabling more people to cycle for everyday journeys.

Keynote speakers include:

  • Mark Flynn, Dundee City Council Leader
  • Brian Deegan, Active Travel England Director of Inspections
  • Rebecca Morris, Vision Zero Communications Director
  • Jillian Evans, Head of Health Intelligence and Divisional General Manager, NHS Grampian
  • Glenn Lyons, Mott MacDonald Professor of Future Mobility at the University of West of England   

The Conference will be Chaired by Laura Young, award winning climate activist and environmental scientist. 

Image: source Cycling Scotland website

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GoBike supports the Joint Active Travel Manifesto

Cover from 'A Joint Active Travel Manifesto for 2026'

GoBike joins over 50 organisations from across Scotland that have come together to urge all political parties to enable more people to walk, wheel or cycle, ahead of the run up to the 2026 Holyrood election.

The ‘Joint Active Travel Manifesto for 2026’, supported by a range of health, environmental and road safety organisations, calls for parties to commit to multi-year budgets, link public transport and improve road safety, in order to build on ongoing success and bring the benefits of walking, wheeling and cycling to more people.

From helping to reduce Scotland’s carbon emissions to improving public health and supporting local economies, the manifesto highlights some of the many benefits that active travel brings, calling on parties to pledge to support five key commitments on continued national investment, long-term funding, infrastructure, linking active and public transport, and creating safer streets.

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New Yoker to Renfrew bridge open

The new Yoker to Renfrew bridge opened to the public on Friday 9 May 2025.

The 184-metre, twin-leaf bridge has been built as part of the £1.3bn Glasgow City Region City Deal. It swings open to allow river traffic such as the PS Waverley to move freely along the River Clyde. The opening was also reported on the STV News and the BBC News

The bridge forms part of a newly opened 5km active travel route connecting Yoker and Clydebank to Pailsy town centre.

You can check when the bridge will be open to river traffic and therefore unavailable to pedestrians, cyclists and motor traffic on the dedicated webpage https://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/renfrew-bridge

Photo source: Colin Mearns Clydebank Post https://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/news/25149275.renfrew-bridge-welcomes-public-across-glasgows-river-clyde/

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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.”

Read more here

Source: Transform Scotland

Photo by Quaid Lagan on Unsplash

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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

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Kidical Mass – Sun 18 May

Poster for kiddical mass cycle ride on Sat 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

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Please support SPT’s bus franchising plans

Photo of several Better Buses for Starthclyde camapigners outside SPT main office with banners and posters

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

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LEZ Community Support Fund to support environmental projects

Image of the Glasgow Low Emission Zone traffic sign

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.

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Cycling Scotland Board recruitment

Woman cycling along a segregated cycle route in an urban setting

Cycling Scotland are currently recruiting for two new trustees to join their Board.

The Board provides strategic leadership for Cycling Scotland, working with the staff team, and they’re are looking for new trustees with a variety of skills including transport planning, legal or HR. Recognising the value of diversity, they encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

The recruitment pack details the responsibilities of a trustee and how to apply. The deadline for applying is Wednesday 23rd April 2025.