Consultations: February 2025

Custom House Quay & Carlton Place plans – downstream view looking west across Glasgow

A list of open/forthcoming consultations – including in-person and online events. 

Some major consultations for Glasgow City, North Lanarkshire and the wider region (via Clyde Metro), so time for an update…

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GoBike February Ride, the Good, the Bad and the Downright Ugly!

Kinning footbridge works

Ten of us set off this Sunday morning and cycled the intricate route shown on the map above, and what a variety of infrastructure we saw.

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Sunday 02 February: GoBike’s Infrastructure Ride

'Look out for each other' campaign (GCC) video screenshot

Let’s hope the weather on Sunday is conducive to checking out all the cycling infrastructure on Andy’s route: the new and not so new, the good and not so good.

Byres Rd cycle lane – bollards being added, August 2024
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CANCELLED – Save the date – Annual General Meeting

GoBike AGM Jan 2025 graphic

Please note that due to the red weather warning the AGM has been cancelled. The new date will be posted in due course. Stay safe everyone.

10:30am on Saturday 25 January 2025 

at the Pearce Institute, 840-860 Govan Road, Glasgow G51 3UU 

Please save the date for our forthcoming AGM. It will be a great opportunity for members and others to hear what GoBike has been up to over the past couple of years and importantly have your input into what GoBike should be focusing on moving forward.

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Sunday’s GoBike ride CANCELLED – the weather is against us

Byres Rd cycle lane – bollards being added, August 2024

Sorry about this but the ice is scary out there and, as you know, GoBike rides try to avoid busy main roads. Paths and byways could be treacherous.

THE RIDE ON 05 JANUARY IS OFF – WILL BE RESCHEDULED FOR 02 FEBRUARY

Happy New Year – and please don’t forget Sunday’s ride!

Byres Rd cycle lane – bollards being added, August 2024

Sunday 05 January will be our specific infrastructure ride and will take in much of the recently built cycle infrastructure within Glasgow. Let’s hope the weather is kind to us. We will revisit Byres Road, taking a more detailed look than last month.

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Our Bridges route, for today, 01 December and photos

Wee Bridge, Pollok Park

Here’s the part route that I did today – sorry I had to leave you, but thanks everyone for your help! I seem to be fully recovered from my wee dip.

Here’s the full route – with thanks to Tim!

A bit trickier to see, but do read on for some photos!

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Sunday 01 December, time for the Circular GoBike ride!

Govan-Partick bridge from Govan
Stockingfield Junction Bridges and viewing platform, Forth and Clyde Canal. View East towards Ruchill (image: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
Stockingfield Bridge (image: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

For our themed December ride, we will be taking a spiral tour of Glasgow, taking in a number of new, rebuilt, and other modern bridges. These include new cycle bridges, railway bridges, motorway bridges, and river and canal bridges.

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November’s GoBike ride: up and down to the south-east

Overtoun Park, Rutherglen

Today’s ride had some hills, short and sharp and we encountered what can be a hazard at this time of year – fallen leaves. So do take care when you are out and about.

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