The return of #GlasgowCycleInfraDay Continue reading “#GlasgowCycleInfraDay18 ** this Friday 7th September **”
#GlasgowCycleInfraDay18 ** this Friday 7th September **
GoBike Call for Action Day – One Week To Go!
We are excited that there is only one week to go until our 2nd annual Call for Action Day.
We’d love to have you along for the afternoon to hear about what GoBike has been doing over the past year, including info on projects that came out of the Call For Action day last year including:
Cycle Desire Network Map
Continue reading “GoBike Call for Action Day – One Week To Go!”
Call For Action Day – 3 weeks to go – Book Now
Come along to the GoBike, Strathclyde Cycle Campaigns Call for Action day, where we will be showcasing our recent campaigning activity and successes and find out how you can get involved, as well as shape our current campaigns:
- Our Byres Road Cycle Lanes Campaign
- Councillor Tours
- Friends of South City Way
- Consultation Responses
- #GlasgowCycleInfraDay2018
- Friends of Bears Way
Continue reading “Call For Action Day – 3 weeks to go – Book Now”
Date for Diary: Call For Action 28th July
The second annual GoBike Call For Action day will be taking place on the 28th of July.
Last year’s event resulted in some amazing campaigns including the high profile #GlasgowCycleInfraDay17 and the creation of Friends of South City Way.
This year find out how you can get involved in a number of exciting campaigns and activities to promote cycling:
- Our Byres Road Cycle Lanes Campaign
- Space for People Byres Road
- Consultation Responses
- Friends of South City Way
- #GlasgowCycleInfraDay2018
- Pot Hole Golf
- Friends of Bears Way
- Councillor Tours
The event will take place from 13:30 to 16:30 on Saturday 28th July in Glasgow.
We will have an announcement soon on the venue, as well as the ability to book via Eventbrite but for now, stick 28th July in your diaries!
#iloh the Good
As cycle campaigners, it is often the bad and dangerous, or more often than not, the lack of cycling infrastructure that we shout about. However, there is also some infrastructure around that we actually really do like, and would love to see more of.
To celebrate Valentine’s Day, the Cycling Embassy of Great Britain updated their Insert Loved One Here image creator, to enable people to show their love for genuinely good cycling infrastructure. Here in Glasgow, we decided to take make this physical, and had some stencils created with a love heart and the #iloh hashtag. An intrepid group of GoBike volunteers took to the rather chilly streets on the evening of the 13th of February, so that Glasgow could wake up the next morning to find a little bit of cycling infrastructure love. Here, we show you the bits we chose and why. Continue reading “#iloh the Good”
#iloh – The Dangerous
On Friday the 9th of February a number of intrepid GoBike members took to the streets of Glasgow, the purpose being to bring the Cycling Embassy of Great Britain’s Insert Loved One Here #iloh social media campaign into the physical world.
Armed with bright orange spray chalk and some laser cut stencils, two teams adventured on their bikes to the roads of Glasgow.
Tonights aim was to highlight some sections of infrastructure we have that are not just bad but are actually dangerous. Here’s a run down of some of the areas we tagged. Continue reading “#iloh – The Dangerous”
Insert Loved One Here #iloh Hits The Streets of Glasgow
GoBike members have been busy out on the streets this week using chalk to highlight dangerous infrastructure and showing their love for the good cycling infrastructure we have in and around Glasgow. Continue reading “Insert Loved One Here #iloh Hits The Streets of Glasgow”
Get Your MSP to Sign Up To The 20mph Bill
Mark Ruskell has recently submitted his 20mph bill in its final form to Holyrood.
GoBike support this Bill and would ask that you contact your MSP and encourage them to sign up to the Bill.
The Bill proposal is open for signing till December 19th. They can do that by emailing the Chamber Desk in Parliament.
#HowMuchSpace Very Rough Schedule
So tomorrow is the day we take a photo on Ingram Street for #HowMuchSpace. Below is a rough schedule for the morning. It is going to be a very fluid 45 minutes, but hopefully everyone will have a wee bit of a laugh in the process. Ultimately we hope to have an image that shows how much space is needed to move a number of people by car or bikes in a recognisable part of Glasgow.
#HowMuchSpace Very Rough Schedule
10:00 Congregate at GoMA
10:15 Group Photo in Front of GoMA
10:16 Go to “Car” Positions marked out along Ingram Street
10:30 Take “Car” Photo
10:31 All those in “cars” then line up along Ingram Street
10:40 Take bike photo
10:41 Any other cyclist join the line of bikes along Ingram Street
10:43 Take Final Photo
If time, everyone spreads out to fill Ingram Street and Take Final Final Photo
10:45 Depart for the start of HSBC City Ride
Tomorrow should be a good day for being out on a bike in the centre of Glasgow.
How much space!
It is an iconic image from, the City of Münster, taken in 1991, to show the space required to transport 72 people. It has been copied many times and we want to recreate it for Glasgow, so need your help.
We were inspired by Metro Houston, who tweeted their version during the week.
Hate traffic? Here’s something to think about. Cars take up a lot of space and often they’re carrying only one person. -M pic.twitter.com/pSbcILH68z
— METRO Houston (@METROHouston) August 18, 2017
Like a solar eclipse, this aligned with this Sunday, 27th August 2017, seeing the HSBC City Ride come to Glasgow. As part of this a number of the city centre roads are to be closed. Including Ingram Street, in front of the Gallery of modern Art (GoMA). What could be a better back drop for a Glasgow version.
So if you are in town on Sunday for the HSBC City Ride, or you are just out and about on your bike, pop along to GoMA at 10:15 to take part in How Much Space! the Glasgow addition.