Life on the edge… The latest Liveable Neighbourhood consultation features some less well known areas at the edge of the city. They have some surprises, as a recent GoBike ride found in Ruchazie (pictured) with its rare water vole habitat. LN consultation events for Lambhill to Milton take place TODAY and tomorrow. Nearby, the Flourishing Molendinar project is back with detailed plans, including for junction 12 of the M8. Over the boundary in North Lanarkshire there are new plans for an Urban Cycling Park. East Dunbartonshire has an update on development at the edge of Bishopbriggs. Elsewhere ..read more

This ride will see us heading out to Renfrewshire via Govan and Hillington. We will see progress on the Paisley-Renfrew path, and use the new cycle facilities in the Glasgow Airport and Inchinnan areas, then take a tour around the Dargavel area. After that, we will head for the Erskine Bridge and cross to the north side of the River Clyde. Return to Glasgow will be via Clydebank where we may stop for lunch. 30 miles, with one short section on a main road. We will meet at 10am at the north end of Bell’s Bridge at the SEC, Congress Road, Glasgow. For more information on GoBike rides, see: htt ..read more

All around… 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:  ..read more

In the centre… Town centres dominate this issue – one in South Lanarkshire (visualisation in featured image, above) and no less than eight in East Renfrewshire! Elsewhere, North Lanarkshire’s consultations continue and South Ayrshire looks at car parking. Glasgow has a few projects in both the West End and in the north of the city – one of the latter links with East Dunbartonshire. On 26 March a vigil was held for Una Brandreth, who was killed while cycling in Bearsden a week before. The petition to improve road safety in the area now has over 2,000 signatures. Section 1: Current Con ..read more

At the root… As Spring approaches, there’s new life in grassroots Glasgow projects in the Southside, North East and some related projects in the West End. There’s also city centre and Nextbike news. East Renfrewshire are going big with five projects at once. North Lanarkshire have neighbourhood conservation areas and a few traffic orders. East Dunbartonshire look at the A803 corridor with drop-in event TODAY in Bishopbriggs. However, there’s tragic news elsewhere in the area as a collision killed a 56-year old woman cycling on Manse Road, Bearsden. It involved an HGV driver, as many other fata ..read more

Rising in the East… An earlier Digest ahead of the last East Renfrewshire drop-in event for five further projects. GoBike hopes the person cycling on Ayr Rd who was involved in a recent collision with a bus driver can make a full recovery. Glasgow, has plans for air quality, two projects in the West End and one in the East End. North Lanarkshire has an order for ambulance parking and a conservation consultation. Section 1: Current Consultations(in date order for responses) 1.1: Glasgow Air Quality Action Plan (Draft) 2024 Council: Glasgow City. Subject: An update to the existing ..read more

We will head through the western side of Glasgow before reaching Bearsden and Milngavie. Along the way we will pass a couple of historic buildings. After visiting the Mugdock and Craigmaddie Reservoirs, we will return towards Glasgow along the Bears Way, and then join the Forth & Clyde Canal to head towards Speirs Wharf, finishing around lunchtime. 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 ..read more

Bearing East? East Renfrewshire take their cycle tracks into town. East Dunbartonshire turn their back on the Bearsway to go rural. Moves to improve Glasgow’s air quality and conserve areas of North Lanarkshire. City streetspace allocation – favouring buses over bikes? Section 1: Current Consultations(in date order for responses) 1.1: A77/Ayr Road Active Corridor – Phase 3 Map of Phase 3 of A77 Ayr Road showing crossings and continuous footways Council: East Renfrewshire. Subject: Following Phase 1 on a rural section of Ayr Road and Phase 2 in the Malletsheugh/Maidenhill area ..read more

Rip it up… …and start again – regeneration in one of Glasgow’s ‘Big Four’ post-war council estates. Making a start in Inverclyde and starting up again in East Dunbartonshire. Also, Nextbike station locations and ‘made’ orders. Section 1: Current Consultations(in date order for responses) 1.1: Walking, Wheeling and Cycling in Inverclyde Map of proposed routes in Inverclyde Council: Inverclyde. Subject: A rare consultation for this area with a tight deadline. It looks at a variety of routes: Route 1: Port Glasgow Rail Station – Coronation Park;  Route 2: Lynedoch Street, Gree ..read more

Yes, 6 brave souls headed out in the wind and rain for an excellent 15 miles – yes, just 15 miles of a ride, but we saw lots. We saw football grounds, old and new, cycle tracks, parks (lots of), a museum or two, cycle infrastructure and rivers. We climbed hills and speeded down them, avoided dogs and their owners, just about missed cars crossing the South City Way and, despite the weather, had a great time. Do join us next time, or the one after. The infrastructure ride planned for January, but delayed because of ice, will now be in April. For December’s ride, cancelled because of snow, check ..read more