Strathclyde Cycle Campaign
At long last a little more cycling provision may be coming to the east of the city. Phase 1 for the design for the East City Way project has begun consulting online (here) and a public drop in session will be held this coming week on
Wednesday 26th September 3:45pm – 7pm Mount Vernon Primary School, 80 Criffell Road, G32 9JQ Continue reading “** East City Way – Public Drop-in this Wednesday **”
There will be a temporary diversion in place from tomorrow Tuesday 25th September for two weeks along part of the NCN75 at Dalmarnock. This is due to the need to form two outfall points at the river Clyde. The diversion route is shown as the red dashed line on this map.
We are so excited to be a part of the team who will be bringing Glasgow their first ever World Car Free day celebration this very Saturday 22nd September 2018. On Kelvin Way we will be joining cities from all around the world in celebrating a reclamation of the street for people.
Come along between 12-6pm and not only will you find a car-free, safe and unpolluted street to hang out and party on, but you will also find all and more of this: Continue reading “World Car Free Day – Glasgow – 22 September 2018”
Tricia, our incredible lead on consultations is away this month adventuring the world and reviewing actual zebras crossing, so this guest consultation digest comes to you from your consultations novice co-convenor, who continues to be amazed by the scale of Tricias task and how well she handles it. Normal and more capable service will resume in October! In the meantime we have some mostly positive consultations for you to get stuck into, and a win win suggestion we’ve made to the council on their standard traffic calming policy. Continue reading “Consultation Digest Issue 18 – 16 September 2018 – The Everybody Wins Approach and Other Stories”
GoBike co-convenor Iona has recently returned from a beautiful trip to sunny Seville – a city that has been crowned by some, as the fourth most bicycle friendly city in the world. And what she found was a cycle network, a not always perfect network, but a fully linked up, joined up and functional… network.
It’s Friday, it’s the 7th September and it’s…
So, when on your bike today, as part of your commute, group ride, or just popping down the street for some milk, take a photograph of that piece of infrastructure that you like, as well as one of that makes you curse every time you use it or pass it. Continue reading “Today is #GlasgowCycleInfraDay18”
The return of #GlasgowCycleInfraDay Continue reading “#GlasgowCycleInfraDay18 ** this Friday 7th September **”
We have lots of news, good and not so good, in this issue – a new bridge over the Black Cart in Renfrewshire, a possible new bridge over the canal at Stockingfield, good and not so good news from Clyde Place/Buchanan Wharf, 20mph confirmed for Calton Barras, proposals for new offences of causing death or serious injury while cycling and much, much more, so please read on. Continue reading “Consultation Digest Issue 17, 04 September 2018, New Cycle Bridges, Re-design for Battlefield and lots more.”
International Car Free Day is coming to Glasgow! We are co-hosting a closed road event on the afternoon of Saturday 22nd September 2018 on Kelvin Way to celebrate a reclaiming of our streets, the freedom to roam and play, and a will for a safe and unpolluted environment. Continue reading “International Car Free Day is Coming to Glasgow!”
Sunday 2 September – Palacerigg Country Park and so much more!
The route of this ride will take us out to Palacerigg Country Park via Hogganfield Park and Luggiebank on the edge of Cumbernauld. On the return journey, we will head south through Plains to use the new M8 motorway cycle path between Eurocentral and Baillieston, before heading into Glasgow potentially along London Road. There will also be some unsurfaced country paths along the way. Around 40 miles. Continue reading “GoBike Ride to Palacerigg Country Park and so much more! – Sunday 2nd September”