LCRIG expands reach into Scotland
The Local Council Roads Innovation Group is expanding its reach into Scotland with the addition of three Scottish councils as new members. Glasgow City Council, Clackmannanshire Council and Ayrshire Roads Alliance have all joined LCRIG. Susanne Ingham, Executive Officer and Secretariat at Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG), said: “It is vitally important that we expand […]
Glasgow taxi drivers given more time to prepare for LEZ
Taxi operators in Glasgow who do not have access to funded retrofit solutions to meet Low Emission Zone requirements will be given extra time to prepare. The City Council’s plan to grant a ‘time-limited exemption’ of one year to operators under these circumstances would see enforcement of the emission standards required by Glasgow’s LEZ deferred […]
Glasgow installs automatic cyclist warning signs
Glasgow City Council has become the first local authority in the UK to install cycle-activated electronic signage on the road network. The LED warning signs which illuminate a cycle symbol to alert drivers to the presence of cyclists are designed to reduce incidents of conflict, particularly where travel routes cross side junctions or building entrances. […]
Glasgow defaults to 20mph limit
Glasgow is set to become a default 20mph city as the city’s council prepare a £4.5m plan to slow down drivers on residential streets. STV news reports the roll-out of 20mph streets is due to come into force by 2024 to 2025 with the limit to be considered the normal speed across neighbourhoods. It could […]
Council introduces device to halt traffic for a “School Bike Bus”
A so-called “bike bus” route in the southside of Glasgow, where children ride together to and from school for safety, has been made safer thanks to a new 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 […]
Campaigners petition for a “reduced or removed” M8 through Glasgow
It’s the only city in Britain with a motorway running right through the middle, and a group of campaigners in Glasgow are trying to the city’s M8 reduced. A group calling itself @ReplacetheM8 is calling for the Scottish Government to “Investigate options for removing and reducing the impact of the central Glasgow section of the […]
Q-Free bicycle warning signs deployed in Glasgow
Smart city mobility solutions company Q-Free has announced a four-year agreement with the City of Glasgow to supply and install cycle detection equipment and associated services. The agreement includes interactive and customised flashing electronic bicycle-activated warning signs which warn drivers that cyclists are approaching a junction or travelling in the cycleway ahead where visibility of […]
Glasgow e-scooter scheme recommended for approval
Scotland’s first e-scooter rental trial is a step closer to reality. The Scotsman reports that councillors in the city have been recommended to approve the scheme, which would mean e-scooters are permitted on roads and cycle paths but not pavements. They would be limited to 15.5 mph. The report says the plan will be considered […]
Glasgow gets £4m grant to expand social distancing initiatives
The city of Glasgow’s been granted £4 million extra to spend on changing its transport network to leave more space for people to move about. This latest development takes the total amount awarded to the council for Spaces for People initiatives to £7.5 million. It’ll be used to speed up expansion of temporary travel infrastructure […]
