Strathclyde Cycle Campaign
THE ORGANISERS HAVE CHANGED THE DATE! It is now 1 week earlier than previously advised.
GoBike has been made aware of this event by one of our members:
Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 12:30 PM | Eventbrite, FREE event
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GoBikers! We have been sent, late on 14 February, the following e-mail and this attachment, 2016 -2025 Action Plan – February 2017 update – R03 B&W version (the coloured version is too large for our web domain, but please e-mail convenor@gobike.org if you need a copy)
“GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL CYCLING FORUM REPRESENTATIVES
Please find attached colour and B&W versions of the draft 2016 Action Plan Review. The final version will be placed on the Council’s cycling webpages later this month.
A report was submitted to the Sustainability and Environment Committee on 01 February 2017, visit http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/councillorsandcommittees/viewSelectedDocument.asp?c=P62AFQDNDN0GZ3Z3NT.
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
Note: 1. The photos are Glasgow City Council’s – the one above is from the Strategic Plan for Cycling – GoBike does not know where all this cycle route kilometrage is. 2. GoBike is the organisation that initially proposed that Glasgow City Council start a Cycling Forum. 3. We were not consulted on the Review; it was conducted internally with all the departments involved submitting their updates and it is intended that a review will be carried out annually. 4. The last meeting of the Cycling Forum was held on 24 August 2016 – the minutes are not yet available – and the date of the next meeting has not yet been determined.
GoBikers! We have been sent, late on 14 February, the following e-mail:
“GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL CYCLING FORUM REPRESENTATIVES
Please find attached colour and B&W versions of the draft 2016 Action Plan Review. The final version will be placed on the Council’s cycling webpages later this month.
A report was submitted to the Sustainability and Environment Committee on 01 February 2017, visit http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/councillorsandcommittees/viewSelectedDocument.asp?c=P62AFQDNDN0GZ3Z3NT.
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
Note: 1. The photos are Glasgow City Council’s – the one above is from the Strategic Plan for Cycling – GoBike does not know where all this cycle route kilometrage is. 2. GoBike is the organisation that initially proposed that Glasgow City Council start a Cycling Forum. 3. We were not consulted on the Review; it was conducted internally with all the departments involved submitting their updates and it is intended that a review will be carried out annually. 4. The last meeting of the Cycling Forum was held on 24 August 2016 – the minutes are not yet available – and the date of the next meeting has not yet been determined.
We have been sent an e-mail with the following message about the proposed redevelopment of Byres Road, with an invitation to attend the consultation event on 23 February:
“There’s a new Byres Road coming….
Funding of £9m has been allocated through the Glasgow City Region Deal to make Byres Road better for people. This means improvements for walking, cycling, air and noise pollution, business and community activity. And there will be still be room for buses, cars and delivery vehicles.
Consultation and design work are starting now. Construction will take place from autumn 2018. Yes, it really will happen!
The Council’s media release from 24 January 2017 contains more information: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=20609
Our dedicated Facebook page will have updates throughout the project: www.facebook.com/ByresRoadCorners
Here’s another hospital to visit, and learn about cycling and the law. Register at Eventbrite for this second, free, lunchtime talk from Cycle Law Scotland:
If you missed the excellent Cycle Law Presentation at our AGM in November 2014, or you wish to get up-to-date with protecting cyclists on the road, and you are able to get to a daytime meeting, then get along to this free event, a talk by Brenda Mitchell of Cycle Law Scotland:
So, the long awaited plans for the Sauchiehall Street avenue, with its two way cycle lane, are now out for consultation, see: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=18127 – but, hold on. There’s no mention of the separated cycle lane in the advert and the key does not have a colour code for what looks to be this facility. We have looked at the drawings and here’s the wording of the e-mail sent to Glasgow City Council requesting clarification. We will keep you updated on progress:
| Subject: | Re: Sauchiehall Street Traffic Regulation Order |
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| Date: | Tue, 24 Jan 2017 15:37:11 +0000 |
| From: | GoBike! (Convenor) <convenor@gobike.org> |
| To: | Hubbert, Brian (LES) <Brian.Hubbert@glasgow.gov.uk> |
| CC: | McDonagh, Stephen (LES) <Stephen.McDonagh@glasgow.gov.uk> |
Brian, hello,
Many thanks for forwarding the drawings etc for this long-awaited scheme! We have heard so much about the Avenue concept, and the Sauchiehall Street avenue in particular, that it is good to have confirmation that there is progress.
However, having looked at the drawings, we have concerns, which I hope you can alleviate; they include:
To provide clarity could you please:
We are very keen to see the very ambitious ambition for Sauchiehall Street that we have been led to expect become a reality and we would not like to see it fail because of ambiguity of the plans and/or misunderstanding of your intentions.
I look forward to hearing from you soon,
With best wishes,
Tricia Fort
Convenor, GoBike! Strathclyde Cycle Campaign, www.gobike.org
The public consultation event for the Knightswood BMX Centrewill take place on Thursday 19 January 2017, 4-9pm at Knightswood Community Centre.
All the details are on the Dumbarton Road Corridor Environment Trust website: https://dumbartonroad.wordpress.com/2017/01/10/knightswood-bmx-track-consultation-event/
Regulating our buses will lead to more organised bus services, giving better coverage and thus encourage car owners to leave the car at home and use the bus. This, in turn, will lead to less congestion on our roads and less chaotic driving, thus improving conditions for those of us who cycle. GoBike therefore supports the campaign to Re-regulate Scotland’s Buses
Unite Scotland‘s Haud the Bus Petition to regulate Scotland’s Buses will be heard by the Public Petitions Committee at The Scottish Parliament Edinburgh next Thursday 19th January at 9:30am. Members of the public may attend committee meetings at the Parliament, so get there if you can.
There is a Facebook event with the details:
Cyclists, including GoBike members, to the west of Glasgow, have erected a white bike at the junction of Great Western Road(A82) westbound and the slip road to the Erskine Bridge(A898) to commemorate 2 people who were killed in the latter part of 2016 while cycling on the A82 by motorists. The first cyclist, Allan Fleming, a 48 year old man from Clydebank, was killed on 4th September by an Asda lorry and the second cyclist, Allan Smith, a 58 year old man from Glasgow, was killed on 18th December by a car driven by an 83 year old man.
Details of the first incident are at: http://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/police-identify-cyclist-killed-road-11844931
Details of the second are at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-38364433
Police are appealing for witnesses to both these incidents. Please contact them if you were in the area at the time of either.
Let’s hope we don’t have any similar incidents in 2017, but please do ensure that you report any cycling accidents involving injury to the police. Also make sure you get the assistance of an organisation such as CyclingUK or Cycle Law Scotland to pursue a claim against a motorist who has driven in such a way as to cause injury. If we can take action against the non-fatal incidents then perhaps we can raise awareness and prevent the heartache and pain of fatalities.
Please enjoy your cycling in 2017 and do take action to improve conditions for cycling.