Not before time, Glasgow City Council are proposing a ban on parking at the junction of Priory Road and Knightscliffe Avenue, just opposite the Aldi and M&S Stores just off Great Western Road. Our letter of support to this sensible move is here on our consultations pages. The consultation is open until Friday 22 January, so please do add your support to this move in the right direction.
Flooding – Clyde Tunnel 30 Dec – will it be sorted this year?
One of our members commutes through the Clyde Tunnel and videos the journey – here’s last Wednesday’s ride:
Let’s hope it’s been fixed, certainly hasn’t been on national news!
One more tale of woe for the Southern General!
What to do next Sunday? Cycle Glasgow with GoBike!
Wondering what to do next Sunday, the 10th day of Christmas? Come along to the GoBike! ride, Sunday 3rd January, 10am from the north end of Bell’s Bridge and explore some of the new, and not-so-new, cycling infrastructure in the south of the city, see: https://www.gobike.org/about-us/cycle-rides
The picture shows Councillor Alastair Watson, not quite on the bike, at the grand opening of the South West City Way, which runs past Scotland Street School.
“Quiet Route” Queens Park to Muirend via Langside Road
Glasgow City Council propose a “quiet route” from Queens Park via Tantallon Road and Langside Road to Muirend. There are to be daytime restrictions on parking and junction remodelling. Our letter of approval, modified by comments and questions, may be seen here on our Consultations page.
Car Parking and Cycling – items in the news.
Today’s Herald has this very positive article about the Pavement Parking Bill being promoted by Glasgow Kelvin MSP Sandra White: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14119494.Motorists_set_to_be_banned_from_parking_on_pavements/ (The picture on the website shows Derek Mackay, one of the confirmed speakers for the GoBike! Hustings on 16 March 2016.)
Also, a good analysis in yesterday’s issue in a letter from Norman Armstrong following on from Bob Downie’s about sharing road space: http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/14116575.Cars_have_killed_45_000_Britons_in_the_21st_century__bicycles_less_than_10/
This letter is followed by another “interesting” one from someone complaining about people cycling on footways – just as well he wasn’t “clipped on the shoulder” by a car – and Alexandra Parade is somewhere we have suggested to Glasgow City Council that needs cycle lanes on the road.
Mother knows best – so listen up, motorists!
Superb letter in today’s Herald from Bob Downie further to the report of death threats from Bearsden residents at the Bear’s Way consultation evening on 19 November: http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/14111629.Letters__Motorists_and_cyclists_must_learn_to_live_together/#comments
Plus there’s an “interesting” letter about shared footways following it!
Yet more Glasgow Consultations!
Glasgow City Council propose a 20mph speed limit for Dowanhill. If local residents see a concern with this please let us know and we can amend our letter of support, now loaded on our Consultations page.
They also propose a 30mph limit on the A728 from Polmadie Road, again see our Consultations page for our support.
Details of both are given on the GCC website.
Please respond to these if you support them.
Consultations, Consultations: make sure your voice is heard!
Glasgow City Council is consulting, and we have responded to the following:
Improving bus access to the new hospital (QEUH) in Govan, details on our Consultations page for both Berryknowes Road and the Manse Brae area on the south side. Both these consultations close on 11 December; please object to the closing up of Manse Brae at its junction with Carmunnock Road with no through way for cycles. The council’s proposals may be seen at: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=4216
Mandatory 20mph speed limit in the city centre, again our letter is on our Consultations page. This consultation closes tomorrow, ie 30 November, so if you haven’t done so already, please do write in and support this proposal.
There are 2 further public consultations ongoing, to which we encourage you to respond. The first is for Victoria Road on the south side, coming north from Queens Park. There was a public drop-in session on 26 November, and the proposals, particularly for a cycle lane on either side of Victoria Road, are very promising. However, there is no firm proposal for extending into the city centre and the council seem reluctant to use the route already popular with cyclists, ie Eglinton Street. Please point these things out when you respond. You can see the proposals and the survey on the city council’s consultation page.
The second is for the renewal of the Sauchiehall and Garnethill areas of the city, extending westwards to take in part of the area adjacent to Woodlands Road. There are some very adventurous proposals, including covering over part of the M8 in a rather long consultation document; this, and the very short survey are given on the same consultation page. The proposals include a far bigger emphasis on walking and cycling, which we should welcome.
Police probe Death Threat as mystery Bearsden Resident threatens to execute Council Staff over Cycle Path
The bears aren’t happy about this one! The car-using Bearsden populace was out in force at the Consultation event last Thursday:
Victoria Road, Glasgow: Consultation 26 November
Message from Allan Maclean, Glasgow City Council, re a public consultation event in the Calder Street Baths, 3-7pm on Thursday 26 November,received today:
“I am pleased to attach a copy of our promotional leaflet for the above public consultation. Please forward it to anyone that you think might be interested.
Also, as you may already be aware, there is a public event tomorrow regarding Shawlands Civic Square. The event is being held at Langside Hall between 10.00am and 6.00pm to enable the public to view initial plans.
Kind regards, Allan
Allan Maclean, Project Officer, Technical Services, Land & Environmental Services
Glasgow City Council, 231 George Street, GLASGOW G1 1RX
Phone 0141 287 9038
PLEASE TRY TO ATTEND THIS CONSULTATION: IT’S IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE WHO CYCLE AND WALK, AND TRY TO USE LOCAL AMENITIES, GET THEIR VOICE HEARD.