Amazing video, I moved from Glasgow nearly 5 years ago after living there for 20 years, this is the antidote to FB fuds complaining about LEZ destroying the city, I grew up in Boriheed and was told the city was too dangerous, looking at Raymond Depardon’s photos from 1980 I could see why. The Glasgow I left was looking forward, and this this video gives me hope, that when I do come back, it will be great.
Same shit going on in Aberdeen with LEZ and bus gates - a vocal bunch online complaining that it's killing the already dead city centre. Can't wait to have better cycle infrastructure here too.
This was a great video, council should be employing you to show off progress! Byers Road is looking amazing. I love the look of all the new streets and cycle lanes (when taxi's aren't parking in them!). Exciting times.
@@brianhunter4137 I totally agree that the council should be employing me 😁 just loving the progress of all these projects and look forward to the day that we can all cycle around the city on fully segregated cycle lanes 😁
Great vid - I was glad to see the work being done on Byres Road last time I was in Glasgow. You should do a vid on Aberdeen if you ever get the chance to come up here, and one on how easy it is to take your bike around via ScotRail!
Wow, this is really cool that you are trackiong all this and giving a good positive message out. When you cut to drone footage I was well impressed! Good work :)
Very nice to see that getting done. Some of the unmarked stuff you showed me, at the beginning was a bit confusing, but the later stuff with lines and cycle symbols looks amazing. People need to remember that "road" does not equal "thing for cars". Roads are for everyone. Telling car drivers not to park on corners, where they block sight-lines and make accidents more likely to happen does not work. Good drivers obey the rule. Bad drivers ignore the rule and cause accidents. Changing the roads so that you physically can not park on the corner does work. Telling motorists to drive at 20 miles per hour so they do not squash kids to death with their cars does not work. Good drivers obey the rule. Bad drivers hurt people. Changing the roads, so the car lanes are slimmer and weave in and out forces drivers to drive at a sensible speed. You don't create a race track and rely on car drivers doing the right thing. You create a public space that forces car drivers to do what you need them to do and that also forces bike riders to slow down when they are close to pedestrians. And once everyone learns to "read" the road markings and the street furniature, they should automatically be doing things in the safest way. So what's the delay with the cycle paths, where the housing has not yet been built? Is the council worried that construction lorries will trash the cycle lanes? Or are they worried that a cycle lane built before house construction starts will induce demand for cyclists riding down that road and increase the risk of bike owners being hit by the construction lorries? Do they want to quietly dissuade bikes, get the lorry work done and then shrink down the vehicle lanes at the end of the project? Is the council leaving a "wide route" in and out for lorries and then putting in the bike infrastructure, where no more major works need doing?
I think the council are trying to build cycle lanes (in some areas) at the same time as projects like housing developments and Hotels/student accommodation are being built. It is also better to put lanes on streets that have housing on them already as this makes it safer to use. Personally I wouldn't feel 100% safe cycling on Carlisle street on a dark winter night. When we eventually get a cycle lane on Carlisle street and the North Hanover street avenue project is complete you will almost be able to cycle from George square north to Milton almost traffic free. I've also got a frustration with the amount of unused land in this part of the city as there is so much potential here.
Fab capture of the workers doing the cycle logo! Great video, really enjoyed the update- makes me want to explore more of the city as it’s too long since I was out in some bits!
Really thankful for all your effort on reporting the ever growing cycleways getting built around Glasgow. You also highlight routes via cycleways that people might not be aware of and get folk commuting by bike or just out for a cycle to see their city. So you my friend are having a direct impact/effect on getting people out on their bikes or at the very least getting folk thinking about it! So sir, I tip my cap to you. Well done. How about starting an urban ride group using cycle paths/network to explore our great city? Just an idea, anyone?
Thanks so much for taking the time to film all this work, it really looks like they are at last building some great cycling infrastructure in Glasgow and not just the "token gestures" previouisly done.
I feel like things have finally started to accelerate with the city bike network in these last few months. I really hope they keep the momentum going because it's getting close to enabling so many more people to easily navigate town outside of a car.
Can't wait for Battlefield Phase 2, to be honest. That's the most exciting for me, although I'm still not sure if I like or not the priority change to Sinclair Drive.
Indeed, Glasgow is struggling and there's many things the council can rightly be blamed for for failing at, but the growth in cycle infrastructure over the last 5 years or so is mesmerising and the city now probably boasts one of the fastest growing networks in the UK, right after London. The other great thing is, where infrastructure is getting built it's on a very high level in my view. You know, I used to scoff at the idea of Glasgow becoming a cycling Mecca, but now I'm no longer so certain. Ironically, there's a real possibility the city's lack of any decent form of public transport will also help boost cyclist numbers in future. I know that if I lived somewhere close-ish to the centre, I might well be getting on my bike to get to work. Go Glesga Toon!
The question is: can they sustain it? The amount of potholes and patches on current roads is already third-world like, when this will come up to re-paving, will we end up in an even worse state?
The design of the bit up wallacewell rd etc looks decidely dodgey - bit of a missed opportunity to really change the feel of the street I think. Road needs to be narrowed to minimum width and the remaining space used for wider cycle lanes, footway and some more trees - really lacking in green. great vid tho!
Im not totally sure why but the job was split in two at highburgh road and the north section will be completed by a different company up to great western road but the plans have been published on the council website for a while so it really should just be a continuation but as far as I am aware there is no definitive start date yet
Great to see some positive change but the levels of urban decay, deprivation and all round poor public space in parts of glasgow/scotland is shocking. we really are a long way behind many european cities in comparison
Hawthorn street has been botched. the cycle lanes arent properly segregated and motorists often park on cycle lanes, never mind the way they have set up the bus stops where cyclists have to ramp up and can come into conflict with pedestrians
@@spiderbootsy I’m not a fan of this whole setup. I’m glad there is something in place. I thought when they upgraded the bus stops last year it was a small improvement. Was really annoyed that both the junctions at Finlas street and Ashfield street had an upgrade without allocating space for cyclists. It’s also the same cars that park on it everyday. Especially the one that blocks the entrance to the cycle lane on the Saracen park side.
Peddlers pay zilch towards the up keep of the roads yet they demand cycle lanes nice smooth surfaces pot hole free, should be licensed, taxed and have insurance, btw I'm a cyclist.
Peddlers don't drive 2 ton vehicles and likely cause zero relative wear to the roads, along with causing zero pollution, and zero noise pollution. So, this is a nonsense take. We should be encouraging more people to cycle, not making it more expensive and difficult for them. Tax cars and 4x4s even more, I say.
bikes dont wreck the roads. vehicles do. if you install a cycle lane it will be pot hole free for a very long time. why should you have to pay tax for a bike? whats next taxing pedestrians for walking on pavements? it is infrastructure after all why dont they pay their fair share? sounds a bit nutty doesnt it?
Cyclist, then you think you'd know that anyone who works/ drives etc pay for the roads through their tax deductions. As I'm sure you're aware that road tax does not exist and there is no ring fenced tax monies exclusively for roads, Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) could be the payment your thinking of the MOTOR VEHICLES pay based on emissions and weight of vehicle = wear on road + pollution! So should all new cars which are tax exempt, not to mention hybrids and electric vehicles and that's VED as ROAD TAX hasn't existed for many many many decades, so these vehicles should be removed from the road also? No one is being forced to drive a car, choose to drive a car, pay tax (VED) simple!
Road building funds come from council tax and general tax revenues - not "road tax" (VED). Road tax was abolished in 1937. Cyclists do pay for the roads - and most will own cars too so your argument (which was weak to start with) is moot. VED is a charge for emissions, so cyclists would be zero rated. The funds from VED are not ringfenced for road upkeep.
Horsesh*t. Peddlers don't drive 2 ton vehicles and likely cause zero relative wear to the roads, along with causing zero pollution, and zero noise pollution. So, this is a nonsense take. We should be encouraging more people to cycle, not making it more expensive and difficult for them. Tax cars and 4x4s even more, I say.
1. Cars are heavily subsidised. 2. Most cyclists also own cars. 3. Cyclists pay taxes like income taxes to the budget too. 4. A bicycle weighs about 10-15kg and doesn't damage the road nearly as much as a 2 ton vehicle. 5. Why should cyclists pay for fuel, road or pollution taxes when they don't destroy roads and... don't pollute? 6. If you like the new shiny tarmac on a bicycle lane - grab a bike and use it. :)
