Scottish Transport Awards success for Glasgow active travel projects
Glasgow Council has been recognised by the Scottish Transport Awards 2022 – with two of its sustainable transport projects scooping prestigious accolades at last night’s award ceremony. The first vital link of the £8m Connecting Woodside active travel project jointly won the Excellence in Walking, Public Realm & Cycling award, alongside delivery partner Cyclehoop Ltd for the council’s innovative secure […]
Active travel and public realm improvements delivered in North Glasgow
A City Deal project led by the council that is helping to transform an area of North Glasgow into a vibrant neighbourhood by improving its connectivity with the city centre and adjacent communities has recently delivered public realm improvements and enhanced active travel routes. An upgraded pedestrian route linking the city centre with Speirs Wharf and […]
Glasgow Council makes a smart move with ‘game-changing’ device to halt traffic for a school bike bus
A bike bus route in the southside of Glasgow has been made safer thanks to an innovative, bike-mounted, remote-controlled device that holds traffic to let the children cross, in good time. In what is believed to be a first of its kind in the UK, new, smart technology from a wireless transmitter, developed for Glasgow […]
Community-led liveable neighbourhood plans strive to reduce car dependency in Glasgow
Glasgow’s Liveable Neighbourhoods are set to reduce the city’s car dependency by transforming streets into safer, more attractive spaces where everyday needs can be met locally and where people travelling actively and by public transport are prioritised. The climate crisis and recent pandemic have brought to the fore the importance of local public space. As […]
Glasgow City Council to build ‘People First Zone’ to encourage more active travel
A ‘People First Zone’ where people would have priority over vehicles has been placed at the heart of plans to transform Glasgow city centre. The proposal for a People First Zone intends to create an area of high-quality public realm in the city centre that encourages walking, wheeling and cycling while still providing access for […]
The amount of cyclists in Glasgow increases by 300% in three years
An important active travel route in Glasgow has been praised for improving the number of cyclists on the road. The Garscube Road route has seen a massive rise in a short space of time. It has has gone from seeing around 939 cyclists per week in 2019 to 3,416 per week in 2022. The route […]
Sustainable transport in Glasgow gets £12.8m boost
Sustainable transport in Glasgow is to receive a £12.8m cash injection after the council secured funding from a number of national and regional schemes. The funding will go towards a range of projects including improving the bus corridor on Renfield Street, supporting the work on the city’s emerging active travel network and encouraging people to […]
New transport strategy in Glasgow tackles climate change and inequality
Glasgow’s new transport strategy has set a direction for tackling the climate emergency and city inequalities, according to the city council. Following extensive consultation and preparation since 2020, the final policy framework for the Glasgow Transport Strategy has now been approved by the council’s City Administration Committee. It’s first time since 2007 that the vision […]
Lead Designer appointed for Avenues Plus project in Glasgow
Ironside Farrar Limited has been appointed as the lead designer to work across the four locations on this project. The Avenues Plus project is a £21.4million Sustrans-funded project under the Places for Everyone programme. The project will add to the Glasgow City Region City Deal-funded Avenues programme in the city centre to link with neighbouring […]
Green light for Glasgow’s active travel network
Plans to build a City Network of active travel infrastructure for all parts of Glasgow have been approved by the council’s City Administration Committee. Intended to support a crucial shift to walking, wheeling and cycling as part of the wider effort to reduce the city’s carbon footprint and improve air quality, the plans will add […]
