Strathclyde Cycle Campaign
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.”
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”
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”
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.
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.”
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”
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
We are really sorry to announce that Saturday’s WCV Campaigners Training Day has had to be postponed due to the weather. We are sorry to disappoint but will aim to get a new date out for this as soon as we can. All ticket holders have been contacted but please do share the word around anyone you know who had been planning on coming on the day.
Until the next time, enjoy the white stuff!
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”
JURA STREET consultation A3 poster v2 LR
News just in from Glasgow City Council:
“OFFICIAL
MESSAGE SENT ON BEHALF OF SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT – LAND AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Dear Sir / Madam
Due to the adverse weather conditions and the current forecast for further snow. Today’s Jura Street consultation event at the Palace of Art, has been cancelled. Continue reading “Jura Street Consultation Event Today – 28 February **CANCELLED**”