Strathclyde Cycle Campaign
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.
Continue reading “November’s GoBike ride: up and down to the south-east”
This ride takes us across the South Side of Glasgow, including checking up on the latest extension of the South City Way, and out to Linn Park.
Continue reading “GoBike: a Sunday outing to explore the South-East, 03 November”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.
Continue reading “Consultation Digest (Local) Issue 166, 9 September 2024”
This issue includes a regional strategy, a few TROs, openings, development plans, Lanarkshire parks and Renfrewshire villages.
There’s another event about Elderslie TODAY 2–7pm in Erskine Sport Centre.
There have been some responses about the future of the Digest. They’ve been split between ones who like the current Digest and those in favour of a more general newsletter.
Continue reading “Consultation Digest (Local) Issue 165, 22 August 2024”
There are a few additions in this issue as we come out of holiday time. However, a recent GoBike meeting raised wider questions about the Digest (and GoBike itself).
Continue reading “Consultation Digest (Local) Issue 164, 08 August 2024”
This ride will see us visit Strathclyde Country Park with the outward route via Cambuslang, Blantyre and Bothwell, and return via Bellshill and Mount Vernon.
Paris is in the spotlight for sport but maybe also the rapid transformation of the cities’ streets under mayor Anne Hidalgo. Glasgow sees some progress of its own – the South City Way officially open to Trongate and Byres Rd phase 1 nearing completion. The city council’s survey on behaviour campaigns closes soon.
Renfrewshire have their own milestone with the upgraded route from Erskine to Glasgow Airport. Will SPT’s Regional Active Travel Strategy bring big changes for cycling in towns like Motherwell, pictured (see 2.1)? Elsewhere, there are consultations relating to Local Development Plans in East Ayrshire; both North and South Lanarkshire; and West Dunbartonshire. Also, a few Traffic Orders…
Continue reading “Consultation Digest (Local) Issue 163, 25 July 2024”
For our June ride, we will head up to the Whitelee Wind Farm. The route out will be through the South Side of Glasgow, Rouken Glen Park and Newton Mearns, and the return will be through East Kilbride and King’s Park.
Further changes for the Broomielaw, more Liveable Neighbourhoods and transport plans.
Continue reading “Consultation Digest (Local) Issue 159, 16 May 2024”
East Renfrewshire has the most consultations this time with its eight town centre surveys. East Dunbartonshire has a pair either side of Bishopbriggs, to the north and south (A803 Stage 2 closing soon). The latter affects North Glasgow as does Flourishing Molendinar. Also, there’s parking on an NCN in South Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire features a few times and its a last call for town centre regeneration in South Lanarkshire.
Glasgow has a few new traffic orders but the focus today will be the pair of West End consultations for Yorkhill/Kelvingrove and Anderston.
Drop-in event: TODAY Thursday 18 April 2024 at 3.30–7pm in The Pyramid at Anderston, 759 Argyle Street, Glasgow G3 8DS.