Author: Tricia Fort

We were alerted to the consultation to allow cycling on the east footway of Finnieston Street by the local Community Council.  The footway just isn’t wide enough to take all the pedestrians and people on bikes who might be using this busy part of town, with all its conference and event venues.  We have thus submitted an objection.  This is just the part of town that needs good cycle facilities for all the visitors to the area and we are pleased that the Community Council and the local Green Party Councillor agree with us.

At the same time we have given our approval to City Council plans to restrict waiting and loading at Festival Gate, off Pacific Quay and the introduction of 20mph zones in Drumoyne and Mansewood.

You can see further information and our letters on our Consultations page on our website

We are now informed that the Abellio ScotRail Cycle Innovation Plan is available here on the Transport Scotland website.  It contains lots of information about their plans for cycles and trains.

GoBike is, from May 2015, represented at the ScotRail Cycle Forum, which meets next on 27 August.

Lots of events on in Glasgow and the west for Bike Week.  Check out the Glasgow City Council supported events A3 bike week poster (web)

GoBike have traditionally had a stand at several events in Glasgow during Bike Week, but not this year.  The City Council are concentrating on consultation on their Strategic Plan for Cycling 2015 -2025, which starts next week.  See our next post for details.

There has been news this week of the Active Travel Manifesto, launched by 7 leading charitable organisations in Scotland, in time for the 2016 Holyrood Elections.  You can see further information at: http://transformscotland.org.uk/blog/2015/06/09/scotland-on-the-move-active-travel-charities-set-out-vision-for-improving-scotlands-health/

GoBike will be contributing to the election debate next year – details to follow – but if you wish to get involved in informing cyclists, and non-cyclists, about the views of the different political parties as they related to cycling and walking, do get in touch.

GoBike is, once again, taking part in this event at Hamilton Race Course: http://www.whatsonlanarkshire.co.uk/event/020867-family-man-fun-day/

We do need volunteers for our stall there, so please, even if you can only spare an hour or so, get in touch with the GoBike Convenor by e-mail at convenor@gobike.org, giving your name and the hours you can do.

Apart from that, it will be a great day out, so get yourselves along there and enjoy the day

Far be it from GoBike to be advertising, but Jason, a keen cyclist, who runs the State Bar on Glasgow’s Holland Street has managed to get 2 beers produced with a cycling theme and is launching them tomorrow evening, Thursday 21 May.  In the words of their twitter feed “This Thursday we will be launching our cycling ale from @AlechemyBrewCo king of the hill 2.1(aussie hops) &Le vainqueur 2.1% (USA hops)”

Could be worth a try.

GoBike has today responded to current GCC consultation (it closes tomorrow, 15 May) for 20mph zones in 3 parts of Anniesland and Knightswood.  Some of these areas already have traffic calming and that will stay, but new traffic calming in the shape of road “cushions” is proposed.  In the light of the success of our 20mph petition on Tuesday at GCC’s Petitions Committee, we have suggested that this is not necessary and that signage should suffice.  We also suggest that the areas, particularly near Jordanhill School be extended.  You can see our response here

If you support this, please let Glasgow City Council know!