After Glasgow’s Gordon St consultation, here’s a list of consultations from outside the city. A few are closing over the weekend in North Ayrshire and Inverclyde.
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Consultation Extra: Gordon Street & Central Station entrance
Coming back after summer holidays, for some of us, may involve leaving Glasgow Central station onto Gordon St. The scene you’re met with can vary from ‘hustle and bustle’ to a full-on three ring circus of buses, taxis, bikes, people and luggage coming from all angles. There’s a lot of conflict on the block of Gordon St at the station entrance, so it’s ripe for reorganisation. However, the current ‘public realm’ proposals leave a lot to be desired, especially for cycling.
GoBike thinks the changes exclude cycling. We need your help to respond and spread the word about the Gordon St SmartSurvey (consultation deadline: Sunday 24 August). In this article we explain the issues…
Continue reading “Consultation Extra: Gordon Street & Central Station entrance”Consultations & Updates: June 2025
A short list of consultations in and around Glasgow; including some drop-in events. Also, important feedback about progress on city-wide projects.
Continue reading “Consultations & Updates: June 2025”Please support SPT’s bus franchising plans
SPT (Strathclyde Partnership for Transport) are currenty running a public consultation on the final Strathclyde Regional Bus Strategy.
Get Glasgow Moving has been coordinating the Better Buses for Strathclyde campaign since Sep 2023 calling for public control and public ownership of the bus network.
GoBike is proud to be one of nearly 50 organisations to support the Better Buses for Strathclyde campaign, which has made a lot of progress over the past 18 months.
GoBike is calling on members and supporters to please respond to the consultation. Better Buses for Strathclyde has put together detailed guidance on how to respond. The deadline for responding to the consultation is 5pm on Thur 29 May.
There are also a series of public events being held over the coming weeks as well:
Clydebank Public Meeting, Wednesday 23 April 2025, 7pm, Clydebank Town Hall, 5 Hall Street, G81 1UB
Glasgow Public Meeting – Whiteinch, Tuesday 29 April 2025, 6:30pm, The Whiteinch Centre, 1 Northinch Court, G14 0UG
Glasgow Public Meeting – Kingsway, Tuesday 13 May 2025, 1:15pm, Kingsway Community Connections, 50 Kingsway Court, G14 9SR
Glasgow Public Meeting – Bridgeton, Thursday 22 May 2025, 7pm, Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC), 8 Landressy Street, Bridgeton, G40 1BP
Continue reading “Please support SPT’s bus franchising plans”GoBike February Ride, the Good, the Bad and the Downright Ugly!
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.
Continue reading “GoBike February Ride, the Good, the Bad and the Downright Ugly!”Current Consultations: December 2024
A list of open consultations (A–Z by area/date).
Continue reading “Current Consultations: December 2024”Glasgow bike campaigns present jumbo “Thank You” card to bike lane consultation staff
Parents and children from Shawlands Bike Bus and campaigners from GoBike have presented a jumbo “Thank You” card to staff at a bike lane consultation in Pollokshaws Burgh Hall.
Glasgow City Council is consulting on an ambitious plan to build 57km of new bike lanes in the Inner North and South of the city. This is the first phase of the planned 270km City Network of safe active travel routes.
Continue reading “Glasgow bike campaigns present jumbo “Thank You” card to bike lane consultation staff”Consultation Digest (Local) Issue 166, 9 September 2024
The highlight of this issue is the long-awaited public consultation on Phase 1 of Glasgow’s City Network of fully segregated cycle lanes. There are a series of in-person events between the 8th and 19th of September, and an online consultation. Showing strong support for the city network at this stage is crucial.
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“The best laid schemes…
…o’ Mice an’ Men, Gang aft agley.” Happy Burns Night! Rabbie lived in Dumfries for a while and this first issue of 2024 includes events on Galloway and Ayrshire’s hopes to become a new national park (before the bid goes to the Scottish Parliament). Also, there are updates on two City Deal plans for “relief roads” with question marks about active travel links around them.
In the Southside, there’s a day of workshops in Govanhill. A few pre-consultations for development plans close soon, followed by the Development Frameworks for Pollok and Easterhouse. Nextbike have a survey about new hire station locations. Traffic Orders have started to re-appear, including ones for Avenues Plus.
Continue reading “Consultation Digest (Local) Issue 151, 25 January 2024”Consultation Digest (Local) Issue 146, 19 October 2023
Out of the rubble…
As destruction dominates the news abroad and in parts of the UK, there’s little solace to be found. However, this issue has a few consultations with plans for new construction following demolitions in North Glasgow and North Ayrshire. Also, renewal for a town centre in South Lanarkshire. In Glasgow, there are plans for city centre junctions and a ‘conversation’ event in the Southside. Elsewhere, there’s a one-way system proposed in Renfrewshire.
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