Scottish LEZ projects “already cost £36m”
Preparation work for Low Emission Zones in four cities in Scotland has cost £36 million before any of them are up and running. The Scottish Daily Express reports the schemes being set up in Glasgow (pictured), Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee have run up costs for grants given to councils to help them run their schemes […]
Glasgow sets out plans to implement citywide 20mph speed limit
Glasgow has set out plans to implement a citywide 20 mile per hour mandatory speed limit aimed at boosting road safety and encouraging active travel. The City Council’s Environment and Liveable Neighbourhoods Committee heard that a roll-out of 20 mph speed limits across the majority of Glasgow’s roads will be delivered over the next 18 […]
Glasgow’s city centre transport plan revealed
A report on the final version of Glasgow’s City Centre Transport Plan – and the public consultation that informed it – has been presented to a council committee. The key proposals include a People First Zone – bounded by Hope Street, Cowcaddens Road, North Hanover / Glassford Street and Howard Street. In this zone, people […]
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 […]