Comments on: Is Glasgow going to come back a better place to cycle after lockdown? https://www.gobike.org/is-glasgow-going-to-come-back-a-better-place-to-cycle-after-lockdown-11472 Strathclyde Cycle Campaign Tue, 23 Jun 2020 22:38:49 +0000 hourly 1 By: Nico https://www.gobike.org/is-glasgow-going-to-come-back-a-better-place-to-cycle-after-lockdown-11472#comment-14027 Tue, 23 Jun 2020 22:38:49 +0000 https://www.gobike.org/?p=11472#comment-14027 Agree with the post. Council seems to be focusing primarily on the city centre, but the issue is that people need to be able to safely travel to the city centre to enjoy it/do their commissions, etc. Only mass method of transport, as things stand, are cars and public transport, both of which are discourage, the former for air quality/environmental and congestion issues, the latter due to the pandemic. I know there are plans for temporary measures for other areas, but, living in Dennistoun, I have not seen any changes as of yet and hope to see these implemented sooner later than later as traffic is still low and the good season allows for more outdoor activity, both making people more willing to try city cycling.

]]> By: Stuart MacQuarrie https://www.gobike.org/is-glasgow-going-to-come-back-a-better-place-to-cycle-after-lockdown-11472#comment-14020 Sun, 21 Jun 2020 14:00:25 +0000 https://www.gobike.org/?p=11472#comment-14020 Not long after the Farcelink lanes opened on Broomielaw I suggested buses going westbound could use one lane with a bus lane eastbound on north side of Broomielaw enabling a 2 way cycle path to be created on the Farcelink lane on the redundant bus lane. Farcelink in total is an example of poor road design and the buses rarely keep to the 20 mph speed where this operates.

The other thing about Glasgow as a city for cyclists is that it would not be too difficult using existing roads to create an inner circle of cycle paths following the general line of the subway and expanded to Bridgeton/Parkhead/Dennistoun in the east and an outer circle taking in the peripheral housing schemes. These circles could be linked by ‘spokes’ cycle paths to the proposed and existing Avenues projects. Glasgow has the roads capacity to accommodate this quite easily and it would be comparatively inexpensive.

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