12 of us set off from the SEC on a very chilly but very sunny morning and circumnavigated the city centre, as shown on the Strava map above (with thanks to Carol) and the Cycle Travel Map, https://cycle.travel/map/journey/782905 provided by Andy.

The route may be found here: https://www.plotaroute.com/route/3196131?units=miles

We saw work completed, work started but not yet finished and areas where work is required. Also on our route, just before we exited Lauriston for the South City Way is now the shortest cycle route in the city, blocked off by that very same South City Way!

Thanks are due to Tim for the feature photo, taken just after we travelled along the under-threat Gordon Street contraflow lane. Tim, of course, is not in the photo, but nor is another member of the group, who left us early because of the cold.

The question of the ride was “Why are cycle lanes surfaced in so many different colour finishes? Someone must, or should know?

Next month’s ride will, no doubt, feature fewer sets of traffic lights, but a longer distance, as we head south to Dechmont Hill.

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…

Glasgow Central is the busiest station in Scotland with nearly 25 million pedestrian entrances and exits annually (April 2023 – March 2024). While it has entrances on all sides, the majority of footfall goes through the northern Gordon St entrance. That short section of road also contains a black cab rank, drop-off in-shots, bus stop (under the canopy!) and a (very faded) painted cycle lane.

Council proposals – pedestrians, taxis and buses

The main proposed change is to make the block one way, eastbound only. The black cab rank is staying and the bus stop will be moved to the east of it (was under the canopy). The space under the canopy becomes officially pedestrian-only (it often feels like it is already until a bus drives in!). This change may be spurred by Boots moving into the Gordon St shop unit (formerly used by the ticket office/First Class lounge).

Proposals include several large benches and concrete planters to add greenery. A few seats near the entrance would be useful for people waiting for taxis. However, there seem to be several large units with seats on all sides in a street most people wouldn’t choose to hang out on, due to the risk of anti-social behaviour. These seem to take up a lot of space, possibly to be robust enough to meet the council’s obligations for Hostile Vehicle Mitigation (to guard the station entrance against a terrorist attack). However, HVM bollards, like those near the Scottish Parliament, would do the same job in much less space.

Council proposals – cycling

The obvious question with a one-way street is ‘will there be a contraflow cycle lane?’ Frustratingly, the answer seems to be ‘no’. That’s despite the clear precedent on the block to the east (with a cycle-only light already installed). Also, the temporary layout outside Central itself during Covid-19.

Even worse is the fact an eastbound-only road would cut off access to the southbound contraflow lane on Hope St to the West City Way (and the Nextbike station). Early correspondence from GoBike to GCC and survey responses by members focussed on these issues.

Council response

The response we got from Glasgow City Council included some statistics and a new map with an alternative westbound route. These seem to be new proposals for protected lanes on St Vincent St and Wellington St, separate to previous Avenues plans. If so, that’s appreciated but the current plans for Avenues stop at Buchanan St and the proposed route seems to start a block later at W Nile St. Also, it goes uphill after Hope St and bypasses the station altogether!

Going north on W Nile St seems to be the suggested way to get to the new route (rather than hazardous George Sq or pedestrian-heavy Buchanan St). However, this still takes you out of your way through seven sets of traffic lights (versus one at Gordon St/Union St). This is supposed to be a route to a railway station so people can actually catch their train!

Also, this means the Hope St contraflow lane being changed to northbound (with changed signals at Gordon St). The map mixes current and future routes so it’s not clear what’s being kept, but the survey page doesn’t show any cycle lane. The changes and installing the new lanes would cost much more than a lane on Gordon St.

Why are GCC offering a longer, more expensive alternative for cycling but not any other mode of transport? The council’s justification is the figures in graphs produced from CCTV with automated counters. It’s not clear how accurate these are when most people would walk their bike in and out of the entrance. As above, Central’s main entrance is one of the busiest places in the country for pedestrians.

At the western end of Gordon St, there’s the Hope St segregated contraflow lane (and a Nextbike station). That lane goes past the side entrance of Central Station then turns to the West City Way on Waterloo St, which continues to the Connect2 bridge over the M8 and beyond. So, most people cycling from the West End to Central would use the Hope St entrance (not Gordon St).

Cycling infrastructure to the east is patchy to non-existent. Gordon Street’s faded cycle lane leads on from a painted contraflow lane (between Union St and Mitchell St). It’s to the west of the pedestrianised part of Gordon St (off Buchanan St). Coming from Dennistoun or Royston there are hellish junctions at Castle St towards Cathedral St. The few (slightly) quieter streets like Bell St or Havannah St give way to main roads like Ingram St (before you can cut through Royal Exchange Sq and across Buchanan St). There’s a patchy protected route from Calton via London Rd/St Andrews Square but it heads south of the station (so isn’t much use if you’re going for a High Level train). On Duke St, the Avenues Plus protected route that’s under construction should help. However, it still won’t connect to George St/George Square or Gordon St. The above goes some way to explain the cycling figures.

Regardless, GCC, ScotRail, SPT and others have made commitments to support active/sustainable travel, which includes increasing cycling modal share. You don’t do that by disadvantaging cycling compared to all other modes. It’s frustrating that, just as ScotRail have improved bike spaces and markings on trains, there are moves to make it harder to cycle to the busiest station in Scotland. There’s a national transport hierarchy with cycling second after pedestrians and before public transport and private cars. That clearly isn’t being followed in the Gordon St plans.

Rail and cycling should be a natural combination – take the train for longer distances and bike for the last few miles. This is well understood in places like Belgium and the Netherlands, where cycle-train commuters are studied as a separate category. The Dutch are known for high quality infrastructure like protected routes and huge cycle parking garages at their main train stations. In future, as routes like Argyle St develop, Network Rail could use empty shopfronts on Argyle St/Hielenman’s Umbrella, which back into Glasgow Central, or the road ramp on Hope St to create new bike parking for people who don’t/can’t take their bike on the train. In the meantime, they should still support direct routes for people who want to take their bike with them (to both High and Low Level platforms).

Potential solution

The simpler, cheaper, more direct solution to the issue would be to put a westbound contraflow cycle lane on the revised Gordon St. It would preserve links to existing infrastructure (instead of forcing a confusing reorganisation). Since there would be no need for a westbound lane on the road the pavement could be extended, even with a westbound bike lane. Getting smaller planters and seating and arranging them with a gap to a new row of bollards would leave space for a contraflow lane. Since the eastern parking in-shot is being removed (a one-way lane only needs about 2m). It’s more open at the western side (where the fireman statue is set back from the corner).

If the alternative route links with other Avenues plans then it could still be useful in future. But, for getting to a train on time, Gordon St is still the best option.

Consultation links

See: GCC Gordon St article and Gordon St SmartSurvey. The survey has half a dozen short pages (or more depending on answers to questions) but most of the questions are optional. If you want, you can skip to comment boxes to raise the issues we mentioned, above.
Consultation deadline: Sunday 24 August 2025.

Snapshot of progress

The following is a snapshot of active travel works in and around the city centre during May/June 2025.

Most of these are part of the Avenues Project (or Avenues Plus). Not all projects include segregated cycle lanes, for example: Holland St and Sauchiehall Precinct (but the latter has removed raised platforms so there’s more space for cycling). The photos give an idea of how things are taking shape. 

St George’s Road

Works started: 17 March 2025 (St George’s Rd article).
Progress: An earlier phase is complete at Charing Cross so works are moving north from there. There are already some improvements to side road junctions.
Connections: Charing Cross/Sauchiehall St at southern end. Northern end links to Garscube Rd as part of Connecting Woodside programme.
Completion due: Early 2026.

Sauchiehall Precinct/Cambridge Street

Works started: 27 September 2023 (Sauchiehall Precinct article).
Progress: Long-running works – western part of Sauchiehall Precinct (Rose St end) is finished with platform removed and new trees. Work still going at eastern end around W Nile St. Cambridge St also has finished sections but road still fenced off at Sauchiehall St.
Connections: Sauchiehall St, Buchanan St and underpasses to Cowcaddens Subway and Garscube Rd. In future, due to link to W Nile St Avenue.
Completion due: Originally summer 2024, should happen summer 2025!?

Pitt Street/Holland Street

Works started: Late March 2024 (Pitt St/Holland St article).
Progress: Most of Holland St is done – despite the name, it doesn’t have bike lanes. Protected cycleway is on Pitt St – mostly complete but fenced off. Slightly twisty crossing from Waterloo St (maybe designed to slow southbound riders?). Gradient doesn’t look too bad there but maybe a bit steeper up to W George St (by St Vincent St church – see main image, above). Lanes seem wider to accommodate faster descent. Works still ongoing either side of Bath St. 
Connections: Sauchiehall St to north and Waterloo St at south (West City Way/Connect2 bridge over M8).
Completion due: Was May 2025 but still bits to finish – hopefully not long. UPDATE: Pitt St lanes seem to be open.

Argyle Street (West)

Works started: 13 May 2024 (Argyle St W article).
Progress: Large parts of it are in place but unfinished, apart from the earlier phase in front of the JPMorgan Chase building.
Connections: Crossings at western end to path under Kingston Bridge from Clyde Walkway/NCN7. Also, to major developments near Daily Record building, like Platform (confusingly, the third place in Glasgow with that name – after the Arches event and venue in Easterhouse). Eastern end will link to Argyle St East (currently being designed).
Completion due: December 2025.

George V Bridge/Broomielaw

Works started: 24 March 2025 (George V Bridge article).
Progress: Mostly complete at southern end and lanes on bridge itself. Work still to do to link new protected bike lanes to existing Broomielaw route (may include installing bike-specific traffic lights?).
Connections: Clyde Walkway/NCN7 at north and Barclays campus/Clyde Place at south.
Completion due: End of June 2025. UPDATE: the lanes seemed to be open mid-June.

George Square

Works started: May 2025 (was originally meant to be January – George Sq article).
Progress: Boards have gone up around former parking lanes. The Spaces for People planters seem to have been relocated to southern side of road. Not clear if it’s intended for pedestrians or cycling (with ‘bus boarder’ ramps onto pavement in front of bus stop). Slightly narrowed lanes in new arrangement seems like they could cause conflict for the next year and a half. Statues have been removed for maintenance.
Connections: Avenue on N Hanover St. Protected lanes going in at north side should eventually link to George St Avenue (but it was put back by City Deal spending review).
Completion due: August 2026. 

North Hanover Street/Kyle Street 

Works started: 26 May 2025 (N Hanover St/Kyle St article).
Progress: Just started on N Hanover St where bus diversion will cause a lot of disruption. Kyle St has some areas fenced off and a closure on a side street.
Connections: George Sq at south, Dobbie’s Loan/Cowcaddens Rd to west and Sighthill Bridge off Kyle St at northern end.
Completion due: April 2027.

Cowcaddens Road/Dobbies Loan

Works started: 18 February 2025. (Cowcaddens Rd/Dobbies Loan article).
Progress: Avenues Plus route on Cowcaddens Rd had to have a sinkhole repaired by Scottish Water.  On Dobbie’s Loan work has started on the southern pavement. 
Connections: N Hanover St/Kyle St to east (and Sighthill Bridge beyond).
Completion due: April 2026.

Duke Street/‘Barras North’

Works started: January 2025 (Duke St article).
Progress: Another Avenues Plus project – works to replace northern pavement on Duke St are nearly there. The protected bike lanes will go on the southern side of the road (and John Knox St works will follow). The ‘Barras North’ project between Barrack St and Bellgrove St has new speed tables and widened pavements, with a protected bike lane near completion on Melbourne St. Also, there’s been work on a crossing at Bellgrove St near the station.
Connections: At east, path through future ‘linear park’ and sheds development at Meat Market, off Duke St/Melbourne St. At the western end, future High St and George St Avenues. 
Completion due: April 2026.

Make or break

While not every detail will be perfect, and works can drag on, it’s clear there’s a lot happening. Once these are complete there will be the bones of a network of segregated cycleways around much of the city centre. We’ll still need to look at the gaps but there are further plans in the pipeline. It’s good to reflect on progress every so often and give credit where it’s due.

There’s a lot riding on the success of the Avenues project for active travel and the city in general. The disruption and pricetag mean there will be plenty of criticism (much of it from people who live outside the city). If we want more Avenues, and wider projects in the City Network, then healthy usage numbers from the above will really help the cause. And the more we (as individuals and as a group) can explain the difference they make to citizens, the better.

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.

We cycled along Kelvin Way, which we hope will remain as an active travel route, we made our way over University Avenue – very disappointing that despite GoBike’s campaigning we didn’t get cycle lanes there and then on to Byres Road. This is work in progress, but we cycled along the new lanes, where we could.

Then it was on to Highburgh Road and Clarence Drive, both, along with University Avenue, part of the “Colleges Cycle Route”, once our City Council’s flagship route. Highburgh Road still has a faint green cycle lane painted on but it’s too narrow and too close to the parked cars to be practical. Presumably, for the safety of people cycling, bollards have been put in down Clarence Drive, but the cycle lane remaining is so, so narrow.

We entered Kelvinside and then Kirklee, where the roads are wider, though still with so many parked cars and on to Doune Gardens, blocked off to through motor traffic (so handy for parking the car!) but with cycle filter gaps. Great! But there were not wide enough for a tricycle or cargo bike – so tricky if taking the wee ones to school or nursery on a bike.

Next place of interest was Garscube Road with its newish cycle lanes and we safely negotiated the right turn into St George’s Road, for the start of what will be a cycle lane right down to Charing Cross – but not yet.
At Charing Cross we made our way across the almost-finished junction and on to the pleasant Sauchiehall Street cycle lanes.
Cambridge Street is looking good, but again not yet finished.

Why, oh why have chicanes been put into the route under the M8? How awkward they are, but we got through and struggled up the zig-zag path to the canal and a short break at Speirs Wharf

Next it was on to the superb cycle lanes on Pinkston Road, before pressing on to the smart new bridge over the M8 and down to cross Baird Street and through Townhead to North Hanover Street.

A surprise awaited us in George Square – no, there are no cycle lanes yet, but there was a dragon! A belated celebration of the Chinese New Year on 29 January.

We continued south to the curious lanes on King Street and Bridgegate, eventually getting through the traffic lights at the Clutha junction and cycled south on the South City Way, which is a useful route before turning left just after the Citizen’s to get to the rather poor and dilapidated cycle lane along the south side of the Clyde.

The Suspension Bridge brought us back over the Clyde into Glasgow Green from where we cycled west to the George V Bridge. The shared path on the eastern side of the bridge is adequate – though there has been a recent consultation about the bridge so cycle provision might improve.
We made our way along the cycle lanes, which are good, to the Kingston Bridge, crossing under the bridge and making our way to what just couldn’t be worse – the Kinning Park Footbridge – see the photo at the top!
Fortunately there’s another bridge not too far along, which we used before crossing over Paisley Road west and on to the cycle lane round Festival Park which was littered with debris from Storm Eowyn. Then it was over the Clyde Arc Bridge to end our ride.

Conclusion: some good, some not so good, and some just not good enough.

PS: the group photo is so good, I put it in twice!

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.

“We started our bike bus because our children can’t safely cycle to school without it. Some people have described a bike bus as a human bike lane and it works well, but it is dependent on the voluntary efforts of many people and can also be difficult for some to access. What we need is a proper network of cycle lanes that are accessible to everyone, including school children, at all times. From the plans we’ve seen to date the city network looks really promising so we wanted to come and pay our appreciation to the design team.”
Parent, Shawlands Bike Bus

“We’re extremely excited about the ambition of the council’s plans. Cities like London and Paris are showing that when cycling is safe, it becomes one of the most popular forms of transport. A city-wide cycle network will give the people of Glasgow access to a cheap, healthy form of transport. It will help the city get to net zero. And because bikes are so space-efficient, it will even improve congestion.”
Spokesperson, GoBike

Cycling has been growing rapidly in Glasgow as new cycle lanes have been built. Crowds of cyclists are now a common site on the South City Way at rush hour, and a survey found that more than 1 in 4 vehicles on Victoria Road are now bicycles.

Glasgow City Council describes the City Network as providing “an accessible, safe, coherent and direct active travel network across Glasgow. To be delivered by 2031, the City Network will connect key amenities and drivers of travel such as education, business, retail and culture.”

Our ask to you

The consultation is open till October 20. Please check out the plans for the Inner North and South networks and complete the short consultation.

About the organisations:

Shawlands Bike Bus is a group of parents and children who cycle together to Shawlands Primary School. It is a part of the rapidly-growing global bike bus movement. It is equipped with an “Ultra Smart Cycle System” that allows the bike bus leader to temporarily control the traffic lights at Shawlands Cross – this won ‘Exemplary Approach to Active Travel and Public Space’ at the National Transport Awards in 2023.

GoBike is a campaign for safe cycling infrastructure across Strathclyde. Originally founded in the 1980s, the all-volunteer group has recently had success securing cycle lanes on Glasgow’s Byres Road.

We are sorry for the delay in publication of this edition. Derek, who usually writes the digest, tragically lost his young step-son Edgar. We would like to pay tribute to Edgar and extend our heartfelt condolences to Derek and his family.

Featured Consultation

Glasgow’s City Network Inner North & South

Council: Glasgow.
Subject: At long last, the first public consultations have begun on Glasgow’s City Network, a city-wide network of segregated cycle lanes. These cover Inner North and South, two of the three areas intended for Phase 1 of construction. The third, Greater Govan, is also being designed.

The networks are the most complete proposal we have seen in Scotland. Inner North provides 24km of cycle lanes, and South provides 33km. These are real networks rather than arterial “highways”. If you only fill in one consultation this year, make it this one. It is incredibly important to show our support.

You can fill in the consultation online until October 20th, and attend these public events:

Inner north

SOUTH

Website links: Survey and Information
Deadline: 20 October 2024.

Section 1: Current Consultations
(in date order for responses)

1.1 High St Avenue (Glasgow)

Council: Glasgow.
Subject: Questionnaire on proposals for High Street
The introduction of a bidirectional cycle lane, rain gardens, and a welcome reduction in car lanes on this key Glasgow street. This will form an important part of the city network, connecting to the Argyle Street Avenue.
Website links: Survey
Deadline: Unclear.

1.2: New parking laws (Renfrewshire)

Council: Renfrewshire.
Subject: How Renfrewshire will implement the national pavement parking prohibitions. Apparently “enforcing these in Renfrewshire from November 2024.” However, 22 locations would be exempt – the consultation is about the exemption order. RC invite feedback but only by letter or email: ei@renfrewshire.gov.uk.
Website links: Renfrewshire Council’s New parking laws webpage.
Deadline: 11 September 2024.

1.3: Renfrewshire Villages Safe Walking Initiative

Council: Renfrewshire.
Subject: Despite the name, it seems to include cycling: “…transport consultants Stantec [will] carry out a study in Bishopton, Bridge of Weir, Elderslie and Lochwinnoch. The study aims to create a safer environment in the villages for all road users by managing traffic speeds, to encourage people to walk, wheel, and cycle more often for local trips.”
Website links: Renfrewshire Villages Safe Walking Initiative storymap, Renfrewshire Council VSWI webpage, Bishopton survey, Bridge of Weir survey, Elderslie survey and Lochwinnoch survey.
Deadline: 22 September 2024.

1.4: Tell Us About Your Place (West Dunbartonshire)

Council: West Dunbartonshire.
Subject: A survey based on the Place Standard tool to ‘score’ areas of the county. 
Events – In Person drop-in (with presentation at 4.30pm):
– Alexandria Community Centre, 28 August 2024, 3pm – 7pm
– Dalmuir Community Centre, 11 September 2024, 3pm – 7pm.
Virtual Drop-in events: 28 August, 10am – 11:30am and 3 September, 6:30pm – 8pm.
Website links: Tell Us About Your Place webpage (including survey link).
Deadline: 30 September 2024.

1.5: South Lanarkshire – Local Development Plan 3 (LDP3)

Council: South Lanarkshire.
Subject: Plan to “set out how our places will look in the future”.
Website links: South Lanarkshire View article and LDP3 webpage (including survey link).
Deadline: 30 September 2024.

1.6: Dennistoun Parking Control Zone

Council: Glasgow
Subject: Dennistoun Area Engagement – Parking Controls and Traffic Measures
Website links: Information and Survey
Deadline:  13 October 2024.

The distance will be 25 miles, with one big hill and a section on a busy main road. There are also some short sections of non-asphalt path.

We will meet, as usual, at the north end of Bell’s Bridge, Congress Road, Glasgow at the SEC at 10am.

I was disappointed by recent unbalanced coverage of Glasgow City Council proposals to develop North East Active Travel Routes (NEATR) in the Springburn area. Glasgow Times reported on a local group, supported by two Labour councillors, which was opposed to the plans. The reporting focused on cycle lanes on Wallacewell Road (ironically, championed by a previous Labour councillor). However, it ignored the wider plans for the area.

The proposals will connect Wallacewell Road to new lanes on Broomfield Road, Red Road and Northgate Road. In future, these could link with Petershill Drive towards Royston and Petershill Road towards Sighthill and the city centre. There are a number of primary schools in the area and NEATR will provide safer crossings. The lanes will allow some children to wheel to school by scooter or bike and the improved footways will make walking more attractive. Junctions will be redesigned so that vehicles can turn safely without inhibiting pedestrians on the footways.

I am not a resident, but I have been leading bike rides in the area for groups of asylum seekers and people who are in recovery. I use the paths in Springburn Park to build confidence, then take the groups on Wallacewell Road’s segregated cycle lanes. This helps them to get experience of riding safely alongside traffic. This one kilometre-long road provides a 2 km ride; out and back. I also have to attend clinics occasionally at Stobhill Hospital, near proposed new lanes on Broomfield Road. To block or remove the lanes would disadvantage people who want to cycle or wheel.

Crossing points

One of the major deficiencies in the Springburn area is the almost complete absence of pedestrian crossings. Wallacewell Road has a single zebra crossing at the extreme eastern end. There are no pedestrian crossings over main roads like Balornock Road, Broomfield Road and Balgrayhill Road. This a barrier to safe access to the superb Springburn Park. NEATR will provide these crossings and more.

One of the Glasgow Times pieces gave a full page to a ‘horror’ accident suffered by a local resident, who tripped on an ‘armadillo’ while crossing Wallacewell Road. He suffered a broken arm and other injuries. I wish him a full recovery. However, the Times article implicitly, but not very subtly blamed the cycling infrastructure stating that parts of the armadillo are black and not easily seen. There are, literally, thousands of kilometres of kerbs lining Glasgow’s roads as well as railings and other barriers. Everyday some people somewhere in the city trip over these, fortunately with no serious injury in most cases. But, where is the righteous demands to remove kerbs and barriers in our media?

As I indicated, Wallacewell Road has one pedestrian crossing. A street of that length with housing along it, shops, a playground, a park, a health centre, etc. ought to have at least six crossings. Had there been enough then the unfortunate gentleman may not have had to hurry across the carriageway, resulting in his misfortune.

It is disgraceful that Springburn has been so poorly provided for in terms of safer streets and crossings. I sympathise with the anger of some local people. However, focussing attacks on cycling provision on Wallacewell Road, diverts attention away from the main purpose of creating safer streets for people. They can use these to access schools, parks and green spaces, the hospital, shops, etc.

The project helps inclusion for school children, asylum seekers, people in recovery – voices not often heard in these debates. Councillors should bear that principle in mind and seek to represent all residents.

Regional Active Travel Strategy

Organisation: Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT).
Subject: SPT are the public body who run Glasgow Subway and fund/co-ordinate some other travel services including bus routes and active travel routes (without always reconciling the two). For example, SPT were a funder for recent Dutch-style cycle junction works on the A77 Ayr Road. However, they also funded the 9-lane Pollok roundabout redesign and they’re a key partner in the Strategic Bus Partnership, whose bus lanes on key routes like Maryhill Rd and Paisley Rd West may conflict with protected cycle routes. They’re developing a regional Active Travel Strategy (ATS) and Network & Infrastructure Delivery Plan (DP). These follow their recently published Regional Transport Strategy (A Call to Action, 2023-2038). SPT want to hear “feedback on the key opportunities and problems associated with walking, wheeling and cycling across the west of Scotland.”
SPT online webinar – Monday 30th October from 6.30pm to 8pm on Microsoft Teams.
Website links: Regional Active Travel Strategy webpage, ‘project purpose’ Storymap and ATS public survey.
Deadline: 12 November 2023.

City Centre Strategy

Council: Glasgow City.
Subject: City Centre Strategy (CCS) 2024-2030 “brings together the “Big Moves” that will transform Glasgow’s city centre in the short to medium term.” The consultation questions will ask about these and: “three thematic pillars which will enrich the inherited features of Glasgow’s City Centre and shape a new cycle of shared opportunity: Magnetic Experience, Front Door for Innovation and A Place to Live.” Redevelopment includes both Buchanan Galleries and the St Enoch Centre (see featured image), major housing developments along the Clyde, further Avenues and recommendations from the District Regeneration Frameworks (DRFs).
Website links: City Centre Strategy document (PDF, 7.6MB) and CCS survey.
Featured: Digest 128, 1.4 (DRFs).
Deadline: 3 December 2023.

Andy promises to take us to the Colleges Cycle Route; let’s see if it has improved beyond the view on the feature image for this post!