Sometimes Core Paths get forgotten when it comes to discussing cycle facilities and I publish this piece as a short reminder. The concept of “Core Paths” was introduced  under  the  Land  Reform  (Scotland)  Act  as  way  of  recording  and  safeguarding  … Continue reading Core Paths: What are They, Why are They Important & Where are They?

How does data from the Strava cycle tracking app compare to roadside cycle surveys? Can we use use data from the Strava cycle tracking app as a proxy for cycle traffic? The evidence suggests yes. Here is a link to … Continue reading Ground Truthing Strava: Its use as a Proxy for Total Cycle Traffic

Subtitle: Can we Really Use Strava Data as a Proxy for Total Cycling Traffic? Wouldn’t it great if you could log all cycle activity to create a map of where every cyclist actually rode? With that sort of data you … Continue reading East Refrewshire and the Strava Conundrum

Lovers of the Para Handy stories may not know that the author Neil Munro (https://bit.ly/2oKm2JT) also wrote humorous stories about other characters living in and around Glasgow. Here is a tale from his stories of Erchie, a sometime beadle (church … Continue reading Glasgow in 1942

A lost presentation from 2015 revived. Glasgow’s High Accident Rate Roads Note the high accident rate for female cyclists in the Byres Road area in the Extra slide. I have no explanation, its just an observation. This trend was also … Continue reading CYCLE ACCIDENT DISTRIBUTIONS IN THE CITY OF GLASGOW 1999-2013

I sent a sizzling letter to The Herald this last week, but they declined to publish.What did I say wrong? Never mind, here it is.   Dear Letters There seems to be some very specific priorities set in the legal … Continue reading Double Standards in Lane Enforcement

A popular meme employed to counter the idea of Scottish independence is that Scotland is a subsidy junky, relying on preferential funding from Westminster to allow its peoples a modern standard of living. On a simple analysis this is grounded … Continue reading Scotland, the Primest of Prime Military Real-Estate in NW Europe

I am in favour of slowing the traffic in built-up areas of Scotland and I warmly welcome the bill proposed by Mark Ruskell to reduce default traffic speeds in our cities, towns and villages from 30mph to 20mph (Proposed Restricted … Continue reading The Red Flag Act 1865-1897: What Can it Do For Us?

Ever asked yourself “How can I live a greener lifestyle?. How can I as an individual consume less and have a smaller footprint on our shared planet’s resources?”. Intuitively we all know that the simplest and best way is to … Continue reading Plumelabs Flow Air Quality Tracker: a New Entry to the Green Consumption Market

Today I am off piste at UBDC with a guest blog. Mashing up Strava, European Cycling Challenge and STATS19 accident data. Where do Glasgow’s cyclists cycle and how do we know? http://ubdc.ac.uk/news/2017/september/where-do-glasgow-s-cyclists-cycle-and-how-do-we-know/ Continue reading UBDC Guest Blog