Dashed Lines

GoBike have posted for the first time in a while. Hopefully more to follow…

Very speedy - had brakes on so I didn’t go into the back of someone! Heavy bikes but smooth once motor kicks in.

Critical Mass ride on George St, Edinburgh

Critical Mass stopped at lights near the Scott monument

Critical Mass ride at Royal Mile

End of Critical Mass ride around Teviot Place, Edinburgh

Just made it to Critical Mass - on #Voi hire bike this time. Shorter ride in city centre - busy but stayed dry. Played Scottish playlist since it was near Burns night. Liked blasting Teenage Fanclub at St Andrews Square! @edcriticalmass.bsky.social

Young Scot is a card given to every child in Scotland. It already got them discounts in shops and attractions - just extended that to buses.

Report reveals impact of free bus travel on the lives of young people - Young Scot Corporate A new report has revealed the lasting benefits of the Young Persons’ (Under 22s) Free Bus Travel Scheme, highlighting its role in supporting young people through the cost of living crisis, tackling ch...

Scotland has free bus travel for u22s. Seems to do some of the above. Bus drivers don’t always like dealing with kids but seems positive overall. See: youngscot.net/news-databas...

A large group of people, including children, on bikes of all sizes cycle through a green space. The text reads: Pedal on Parliament - Save the date: 30th May 2026, 11.30am - #PoP26 - Meadows to Holyrood on closed roads, for a cycle-friendly Scotland

We’re back - Save the Date! In 2026 we Pedal on Parliament for a cycle-friendly Scotland, on Sat 30th May at 11.30am - Middle Meadow Walk to Holyrood, Edinburgh on closed roads.

#ThisMachineFightsClimateChange #pop26

Minor point in the scheme of what’s happening but thought this was interesting about protestors and public transport: bsky.app/profile/czbi...

Tens of thousands gather in downtown Minneapolis for ‘ICE Out’ day • Minnesota Reformer Tens of thousands of Minnesotans marched in downtown Minneapolis Friday in a negative 30 degree windchill to protest the federal government’s continuing surge of immigration enforcement — demanding ci...

Impressive turnout in Minnesota yesterday - esp in -10F/-23C! Dunno if it made UK evening news but not on BBC radio bulletins. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/23/t...

It is a shocking photo but I agree it’s important to see. Especially as it seems to contradict headline. Article should say ‘car driven into woman on pavement’

YouTube video by Scotch Bonnet Records Mungo's Hi Fi - Bike Rider Ft Pupajim

Mungo’s Hi-fi from Glasgow…
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Thornwood Roundabout and National Cycle Network Route 7 Project - Glasgow City Council Information on consultation for Thornwood Roundabout and National Cycle Network Route 7 Project.

Thanks for view of lights and Stobcross Rd - maybe an option if it’s not used by Clyde Metro. Current plans would at least be safer: glasgow.gov.uk/article/1415.... You covered the ground out to Renfrewshire! Worth going east next time - Duke St and most Avenues should be done for Commonwealth Games

Screenshot of error message on Edinburgh Hogmanay website

Not sure if streaming is working for First Footin gigs…?

Multicoloured Cyclehoop bike hangar at old Tam Shepherds shop on Queen St, Glasgow

Harsh way to learn to lock the frame not the wheel. Also, metres away from secure bike parking for £1 (Trips: cyclehoop.rentals/types/short-... in case it helps anyone else). 🫣

I also wonder why UK doesn’t make more of tidal. There’s been plenty of time to expand from successful pilot projects… #Orkney
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True about 1st tramline - City of Edinburgh Councillors played politics with it. But Transport Scotland took over extension to Newhaven and it was on time/budget. CEC’s preferred option for North-south line would take over #Roseburn shared path - will cost billions and be fought tooth and nail.

In my Board I’ve helped get secure bike parking at nearly 20 sites. Usage varies - knobbled by lack of cycling infra to get to them. Also, rail infra issue with one acute hospital linked to Glasgow but not to rest of county where patients come from! No solutions in Clyde Metro plans either…

…and Roseburn path/Dean bridge issues. Glasgow has four main hospitals - only Gartnavel is next to train station. Clyde Metro due to link to QEUH and maybe Stobhill. Years away but might still beat Edinburgh N-S tram?

“sovereignty will remain what it has become: a word we invoke when convenient, and abandon when tested.” David Tyler

Relevant quote for many more failures in the Anglo world than just Australian intelligence…

Best ‘Brit holiday rep gone native’ vibes since Jamie off Eastenders

Sorry, forgot you did King St last time. A bit further east is wee Melbourne St lane, off Duke St (due to link that route to future active travel hub/park). Langside Rd was recently kerbed + construction towards Battlefield Rd. Wider GCC map: glasgowgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappv...

Sustainable Transport Projects - Glasgow City Council Information and guidance on projects in development and construction, expansion of cycle route networks and associated infrastructure.

As @chrisplavelle.bsky.social says a lot of roadworks in city centre. Most due to finish in Spring ahead of Commonwealth Games (except George Sq, sadly). Further out there’s NE Active Travel Routes at Wallacewell Rd/Stobhill. Further info: www.glasgow.gov.uk/article/3947...

The Avenues - Glasgow City Council Maps, plans and visuals for the Avenues..

City centre: St George’s Rd (southern bit - north still under construction), Cambridge St, Pitt St, George V bridge, Sauchiehall St precinct (eastern end - shared but useful link). Maybe King St (at end of S City Way) if you haven’t seen it. A few links might help: www.glasgow.gov.uk/article/1180...

Consultations: December 2025 Another big City Deal project in North Lanarkshire and last calls for consultations from Glasgow and South Lanarkshire.

Last consultations roundup for 2025 - Glasgow, N and S Lanarkshire: www.gobike.org/consultation....
Chinatown event: 10 Dec 2025, 3-7pm at Dundasvale Residents Hall

Punching the air on Canongate, Edinburgh

Riding past the Scottish Parliament towards Holyrood Park

Waiting at lights on Earl Grey St, Edinburgh

Gathered at the Causey at the end of the ride

Last Critical Mass of 2025. Shorter city centre route - rough figure of 8 loop over and under South Bridge. Stayed dry - a bit chilly so thanks to #TheCausey for hot drink! @edcriticalmass.bsky.social

Front door?

Interesting article and building. Looks great at front/back but more forbidding at sides. Curve made me think of an 80s tenement - Shakespeare St, Maryhill, Glasgow: blogs.ed.ac.uk/docomomoiscu... Some new HA builds have blocks with courtyards and a few pends (Slatefield St/Whitevale) but no curves…

Our version of “look at his face, just look at his face!”!?

Ellen’s Glen Road - restored wall and pavement with fences removed and bollards reinstated

Ellen’s Glen - a few years after the trees were cut down and umpteen years since the bank collapsed… the wall is reinstated and fences are away! 🎉 Bollards back in too. Bittersweet for us - a certain someone would’ve loved extra wheeling room but been annoyed at no fences to shake. 🥺 @spokes.org.uk

Glasgow infrastructure update, Summer 2025 In case anyone else has been losing track of all the construction projects going on just now… Glasgow City Council put out an Avenues Programme Progress Report (PDF) in April 2025. However, a …

Glasgow had about 10 city centre Avenues projects under construction over the summer. Partly due to hosting Commonwealth Games 2026. A few more routes going in the West End and one in the East End too. But long term plans for wider City Network hitting serious issues. www.gobike.org/glasgow-infr...

StreetView of St Mary’s Primary School on A6094 Polton St, Bonnyrigg

Awful that any primary school might need Hostile Vehicle Mitigation bollards. Even worse if they don’t get anything. I’d bet on speed cushions for Polton St - usual council response…