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Campaigners Day Hailed an Inspiration

Today’s Walk Cycle Vote Cycle Campaigners Day in Glasgow was a resounding success with a meeting of positive, informed and enthusiastic minds with a fantastic range of thought/ideas provoking speakers and workshops and amazing networking. There is so much for us all to now take forward to help us make better places for everyone.

Click here for the full story nicely played out on Twitter today.

Thank you so much to all our positive, informed and enthusiastic attendees, to our amazing speakers and workshop hosts and to the incredible Walk Cycle Vote for setting it all up.

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GoBike Ride to Strathclyde Country Park – Sunday 1st April

 

This coming month’s cycle ride will take you on a leisurely ride along NCN75 to Strathclyde Country Park. Come and join us for a 35 mile trip taking in Uddingston, Bothwell, the new cycling provision at the Raith Interchange, High Blantyre, Cathkin and Toryglen, before joining the route of the South City Way. Continue reading “GoBike Ride to Strathclyde Country Park – Sunday 1st April”

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Campaigners Training Day This Weekend!

Hey folks. Just a reminder that our Campaigners Training and Networking Day in conjunction with Walk Cycle Vote is on this Saturday in Glasgow at the Whisky Bond. There is still time to grab yourself a last minute place. Head on over to the Eventbrite to register your free place. Continue reading “Campaigners Training Day This Weekend!”

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Consultations Digest, Issue 5, 20 March 2018: UK and Glasgow consultations in this issue.

Yes, we’ve a UK government request for your views in this issue, so do get your responses in. They say that they want more of us out on our bikes or walking so here’s your opportunity to tell them what needs to be done to facilitate that.  See section 1.3 below. Continue reading “Consultations Digest, Issue 5, 20 March 2018: UK and Glasgow consultations in this issue.”

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Plans to Protest Glasgow’s Lack of Ambition on Low Emission Zone Plans

On Friday we shared with you Friends of the Earth Scotland’s response to the proposals Glasgow City Council has put forward for their Low Emission Zones. We are in full agreement that these fall way below standards likely to make a difference to the illegal levels of pollution in our city. Continue reading “Plans to Protest Glasgow’s Lack of Ambition on Low Emission Zone Plans”

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Glasgow’s Low Emission Zones – Your Help is Needed

Proposals for how the Low Emission Zones in Glasgow will run have just come out and they fall way below expectations. We have an urgent request for your help from Friends of the Earth who have an e-action open here calling for their reform. It only takes half a minute – please support this if you can.

** We only have until Tuesday 20th March to lobby the Environment Committee ** Continue reading “Glasgow’s Low Emission Zones – Your Help is Needed”

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New cycle parking for Glasgow – thanks to GoBike members!

Thanks to input from you our members, we have been able to help out Glasgow City Council with their latest programming of cycle parking locations. Land Environmental Services have asked us to pass on their thanks.

Of the 71 locations you all suggested we have 32 being taken forward into programming, and 25 others currently being considered and investigated. If you made a suggestion and want to see it’s status check in on the description on your location on this map:

Thank you again for participating and for helping us help the council make things better for folk getting around on bikes. We look forward to more positive collaborations in the future!

It’s been great to be able to get you involved – if you fancy helping out some more sign up as a member and we can get you hooked up to our Slack channels where all the action happens. If you’re already a member and want to get in involved on Slack email us to let us know.

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International Women’s Day… and Cycling.

A very happy International Women’s Day to you all! On this most excellent day and also the centenary of the Women’s Suffrage Act being passed, we would like to share some facts on women and cycling with you to celebrate. Continue reading “International Women’s Day… and Cycling.”

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** New Date ** Walk Cycle Vote Campaigners Day – 31st March

The new date for our co-hosted Campaigners Training Day is out! Stick Saturday 31st March into the  diaries and sign up again to the Eventbrite here:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/walkcyclevote-campaigners-day-tickets-43853991469 Continue reading “** New Date ** Walk Cycle Vote Campaigners Day – 31st March”

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** CANCELLED ** GoBike Monthly Bike Ride – Sunday 4 March – Kilmacolm Circular

Sorry folks, due to weather conditions our March ride has been cancelled. See you all in better climes in April we hope!

 

For more GoBike rides see our other Facebook events pages or our Cycle Rides section on our website: https://www.gobike.org/about-us/cycle-rides