Only one day to go until our Call for Action Day. We have had a great response, but can always make space if you want to come along too.
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Get out on your bike with GoBike, Sunday 01 September. Explore south of Glasgow to Strathaven.
Sunday 1 September – Strathaven Circular
Strathaven is a popular destination and our cycle ride this month will take a circular route out through Eaglesham and back via High Blantyre, with a lunch stop at Strathaven.
45 miles, including some short but steep climbs.
Meet 10am Bell’s Bridge, Congress Road, Glasgow.
Further details at https://www.gobike.org/about-us/cycle-rides
Consultation Digest Issue 41, 20 August 2019: Promising news from East Renfrewshire and a Glasgow Avenues update.
There is lots more in this Digest, with quite a bit of feedback again, including news from ScotRail and a reply to our objection to the painted cycle lanes proposed for University Avenue,
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Just in, latest news from Connecting Woodside, see: https://connectingwoodside.commonplace.is/news/2019/08/12/connecting-woodside-latest-consultations
Continue reading “Consultation Extra: Glasgow, Connecting Woodside: Consultation Events, 15 and 27 August!”GoBike Call For Action Day 2019
The third annual GoBike Call For Action day will be taking place on Saturday the 31st of August, at the Heart of Scotstoun from 10:30 to 16:00.
This year we will be looking at mapping and the collection of data to help us campaign. Focusing on how we use to feedback to the council on consultations and encouraging money to be spent in areas that will give the greatest benefit to those on bikes. This will include looking at:
- Strategic Cycle Routes
- Local cycle routes, how to map
- Key roads for maintenance and pot hole repair
- Winter maintenance – key routes
South West City Way, Glasgow, ongoing works at the Barclays Bank Site, West Street
Have you been struggling to walk or cycle along West Street or from Paisley Road West to West Street along the South West City Way? Read on to find out what’s happening:
Continue reading “South West City Way, Glasgow, ongoing works at the Barclays Bank Site, West Street”Consultation Digest Issue 40, 06 August 2019
This Digest contains only one new consultation but it’s a big one, from Transport Scotland and there is a surprising amount of feedback, finishing with the excellent news that Yorkhill and Kelvingrove Community Council have been successful in gaining funding for their cycling village. The picture heading this Digest shows the proposed new bridge over the Clyde, see Item 3.11.
Continue reading “Consultation Digest Issue 40, 06 August 2019”Consultation Digest Issue 39, 23 July 2019: featuring a park, an airport, parking and avenues.
This issue contains disconcerting news about parking in 2 residential areas of Glasgow and promising news about Battlefield, City Centre avenues, City Deal works around Glasgow Airport and Pollok Park. Do read on:
Continue reading “Consultation Digest Issue 39, 23 July 2019: featuring a park, an airport, parking and avenues.”Consultation Digest Issue 38, 10 July 2019: the South City Way approaches the City Centre
This issue, a day late – sorry – contains news of proposed building works at Glasgow University that conveniently ignore the lack of cycling access, the South City Way advances to King Street, lots of forthcoming consultations and, in feedback, we hear that more parking attendants are to be employed in Glasgow – let’s hope they can get parking controlled, but do read on for more. There’s a surprising amount of news given that we are now into summer holidays.
Continue reading “Consultation Digest Issue 38, 10 July 2019: the South City Way approaches the City Centre”Glasgow City Council to no longer count bus lanes as cycle routes!
GoBike is heartened to learn this week that Glasgow City Council will no longer be counting bus corridors as part of the city’s cycling route network. Years of wishful thinking had allowed GCC to claim 310km of cycle routes in the city by counting any road designated as a bus corridor – even when some included roads are without bus lanes for long stretches. We hope that this newer, more realistic approach will allow officers and elected members to fully appreciate the work that needs to be done to fulfill the aspirations in the council’s Strategic Plan for Cycling.
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