My contribution to the GoBike! Call For Action Workshop 29/07/17 is linked here GoBike Campaign Workshop, Where do Glasgows Go? Continue reading Where do Glasgow’s Cyclists Cycle and How do We Know? Presentation at GoBike! Call For Action Workshop
The concept of reducing default urban speed limits to 20mph in urban areas, except on selected through-routes, is an idea which has recently become a significant public issue. People are increasingly realising that slower traffic speeds improve the environment and … Continue reading 20mph Speed Limits by Common Consensus, Not by Physical Infrastructure (or why 20mph by traffic calming is doomed to fail)
This is a demo of a work in progress which may one day see the light of day. Continue reading Draft Glasgow Cycle Map
Both I and others, notably the redoubtable Dave Brennan http://www.magnatom.net/, have asked serious questions about what should or should not be considered as belonging to Glasgow’s cycle network. In the opinion of the officers of the city, anything that has … Continue reading A Slap in the Face
Have you ever wondered about the average speeds that cyclists can maintain? Have you ever wondered if cycling on a back street is likely to be significantly slower than cycling on the main direct route? Wonder no more. I have … Continue reading The Speed of Glasgow’s Cycle Traffic
Strava vs. The European Cycling Challenge One of the difficulties of providing safe and appropriate cycle provision for cyclists has been to actually know where they want to cycle. It may seem a relatively simple task to map cycle desire lines, but there are many 1000’s of possible routes and resources to conduct definitive road-side surveys are limited. In recent years, however, with the near universal adoption of mobile phones and their inbuilt GPS tracking, it has become possible for cyclists to download and run apps that make their movements available to central servers, their travel data aggregated and maps … Continue reading Where do Glasgow cyclists cycle?
My request for 20mph urban speed limits, published in the paper edition of The Herald 10/03/16 but for some reason not on their website. The headline is not mine. Continue reading My Request for 20mph: Herald Agenda 10/03/16
Pollok Roundabout on Barrhead Road shyly accepted its accolade as the single most dangerous traffic location for Glasgow cyclists in 2014, revealed from the newly released road traffic accident data. “It was nothing”, said Pollok. “Most years I manage to nail a cyclist or 2, but raising my game to get 3 in a single year was something I have been building up to. I am in friendly competition with the other roundabouts such as Auldhouse, Battlefield and Shieldhall Road, but this year I got everything right and showed those guys how to be well-dangerous. The bookie’s favourite, Auldhouse, only … Continue reading Glasgow Roundabout Cracks it for 2014!
At the bottom of this post is a copy of the response I sent to GCC regarding the two proposed options for revised road layouts which will potentially include new cycling provision. Details are on the Council website. Whilst I broadly welcome the proposal, I am very concerned that GCC are still suggesting cycle lanes in the car-door opening zone (Option 1). Option 2 is better but it is very hard for south-travelling cyclists to access. I will be at the discussion forum at Govanhill Baths, 3-7pm on the 26th November to listen and to contribute. As part of my … Continue reading My Response to the Victoria Road Plans
Glasgow City Council’s strategy for implementation of 20mph areas in Glasgow has historically been to site them in wholly residential areas. Whilst this makes these areas both safer to the residents and the environment more pleasant, my analysis of accident data shows that by far the greater number of the cycle/pedestrian accidents happen in non-residential areas, in particular: In the city centre On arterial roads On roundabouts located on dual carriageways. (See maps in the CTC 2015 AGM presentation CTC 2015 AGM 20mph Presentation final, revised motions) The council seems to have recently recognised the first of these anomalies and has proposed … Continue reading Glasgow’s Most Dangerous Roundabout and Other Dodgy Roads
