A BUSY section of Glasgow's canal towpath is closed for around 20 days to allow construction work on a new pedestrian/cycle bridge. The path is shut between Firhill and Applecross from today (Monday 25 November) to Sunday 15 December. A retractable bridge is being...
Active Travel
‘EXTREMELY Positive’ Response To Sauchiehall Avenue
COUNCIL officials say the Sauchiehall Avenue public realm project is already proving a success in reviving the street. The transformation of the streetscape between Charing Cross and Rose Street was completed this summer, the first of many people-friendly Avenues...
DELAY For Glasgow’s Public Realm Avenues Project
WORK on the next Glasgow City Centre Avenue is not expected to begin for at least 12 months. A City Council report states that construction activity on making more streets people and bike friendly is likely to start in late 2020. The first Avenue, completed this...
E-BIKE Hire Fleet Takes To Glasgow’s Streets
MORE than 60 electric bikes, based at 21 electric stations, have been added to Glasgow's nextbike hire fleet. The e-bikes join the existing Glasgow fleet of 650 standard bikes and were made possible by a joint funding initiative from Glasgow City Council and the...
COMPLETION Of First Glasgow ‘Avenue’ Celebrated
GLASGOW City Council has marked official completion of the first of the active travel and public realm 'Avenues' to be delivered across the City Centre. Sauchiehall Avenue -- on Sauchiehall Street between Charing Cross and Rose Street -- has been built as part of the...
ACTIVE Travel Plan For Pollok Country Park Includes Charges For All Car Parks
A CLAMPDOWN on "uncontrolled parking" and restricting vehicle access are among measures being proposed to make Pollok Country Park more pedestrian and cycle-friendly. The Transforming Pollok Country Park Project aims to make major improvements at the showpiece...
£25MILLION Boost For Glasgow’s Cycling And Walking Transformation
MAJOR projects to improve walking and cycling provision in Glasgow have been awarded a total of £25million. The funding is part of the Places for Everyone programme run by active travel charity Sustrans Scotland and Transport Scotland. The money will go to two...
IN Pictures — The Sauchiehall Street ‘Avenue’
SAUCHIEHALL Street, between Charing Cross and Rose Street, has been turned into the first of Glasgow City Centre's new people-friendly Avenues...
DESIGNS Drawn Up For More People-Friendly City Centre Streets
PUBLIC consultation is to take place over two more of Glasgow City Centre's Avenue public realm schemes. Design work has taken place for Renfrew Street, Killermont Street and North Hanover Street, and Elmbank Street and Holland Street. How Killermont Street would...
ACTIVE Travel Link And Landscaping Approved For Glasgow Canal Basin
SCOTTISH Canals have been given permission to landscape rundown former industrial land at Port Dundas. Glasgow planning officials approved the proposals for Mid Wharf Street beside Pinkston Canal Basin, which include providing a path for pedestrians and cyclists as an...
