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Glasgow infrastructure update, Summer 2025

View up Pitt St past covered bike traffic light to fenced off bike lane going up hill

In case anyone else has been losing track of all the construction projects going on just now… Glasgow City Council put out an Avenues Programme Progress Report (PDF) in April 2025. However, a few that were due to be complete by May 2025 are still going on. So, it seemed like a good time to revive GoBike’s Infrastructure Update and have a look…

Snapshot of progress

The following is a snapshot of active travel works in and around the city centre during May/June 2025.

Most of these are part of the Avenues Project (or Avenues Plus). Not all projects include segregated cycle lanes, for example: Holland St and Sauchiehall Precinct (but the latter has removed raised platforms so there’s more space for cycling). The photos give an idea of how things are taking shape. 

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Consultations: March 2025

Connecting Greater Govan: Langlands Road visualisation

A list of open/forthcoming consultations – including in-person events and online surveys. 

A regional strategy, some area-wide consultations in the west of Glasgow, local routes in Argyll & Bute and West Dunbartonshire plus a few pump track proposals…

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Consultations: February 2025

Custom House Quay & Carlton Place plans – downstream view looking west across Glasgow

A list of open/forthcoming consultations – including in-person and online events. 

Some major consultations for Glasgow City, North Lanarkshire and the wider region (via Clyde Metro), so time for an update…

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Get Glasgow Moving’s response to SPT’s consultation

Dutch-style junction on West Mains Road at Torrance Rd, East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire (bike lights still covered, Sept 2023)

Guest blog

Ellie Harrison, GoBike member and Chair of Get Glasgow Moving, shares her view about SPT’s Regional Active Travel Strategy consultation which closes this Sunday 1 September.

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Consultation Digest (Local) Issue 165, 22 August 2024

A man cycling past an NCN74 sign on paths in Chatelherault Country Park

A fork in the path?

This issue includes a regional strategy, a few TROs, openings, development plans, Lanarkshire parks and Renfrewshire villages.

There’s another event about Elderslie TODAY 2–7pm in Erskine Sport Centre.

There have been some responses about the future of the Digest. They’ve been split between ones who like the current Digest and those in favour of a more general newsletter.

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Consultation Digest (Local) Issue 164, 08 August 2024

Elderslie Main St

InDigestion?

There are a few additions in this issue as we come out of holiday time. However, a recent GoBike meeting raised wider questions about the Digest (and GoBike itself).

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Consultation Digest (Local) Issue 163, 25 July 2024

A721 W Hamilton St, Motherwell

«Vive le vélo!»

Paris is in the spotlight for sport but maybe also the rapid transformation of the cities’ streets under mayor Anne Hidalgo. Glasgow sees some progress of its own – the South City Way officially open to Trongate and Byres Rd phase 1 nearing completion. The city council’s survey on behaviour campaigns closes soon.

Renfrewshire have their own milestone with the upgraded route from Erskine to Glasgow Airport. Will SPT’s Regional Active Travel Strategy bring big changes for cycling in towns like Motherwell, pictured (see 2.1)? Elsewhere, there are consultations relating to Local Development Plans in East Ayrshire; both North and South Lanarkshire; and West Dunbartonshire. Also, a few Traffic Orders…

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Consultation Digest (Local) Issue 162, 11 July 2024

A portion of proposed SPT Active Travel network map

Getting away…

It’s holiday time with summer sports to tide us over until… more summer sports. As the rosettes (and some of their owners) are put back in their box, the pre-election restrictions end. SPT take the chance to launch a major active travel consultation (like RATS up a drainpipe?). There’s a survey about Places in West Dunbartonshire and South Lanarkshire’s Development Plan. Also, city road safety campaigns and Glasgow Uni’s campus update.

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