Consultation Digest (Local) Issue 96, 30 September 2021

Less wordy on a Thursday.

The cut-down Digest continues in its new Thursday slot. Also, contents links have been reinstated.

Forthcoming consultations:

• Two Liveable Neighbourhood pilots have started with two to follow – Dennistoun to Cranhill and Greater Govan to Kingston.
• Glasgow’s draft Active Travel Strategy goes to council committee next week with consultation to follow.

Contents
(new consultations in bold – link jumps to article)

Section 1: Current Consultations

1. Bishopbriggs TRO – Waiting & Loading Restrictions
2. Secure City Centre Cycle Parking Survey
3. Milngavie TRO – Waiting & Loading Restrictions
4. Langside to Toryglen Liveable Neighbourhoods consultation
5. Ruchill to Cowlairs Liveable Neighbourhood consultation
6. Ayr Road (A77): Spaces for People, Phase 2
7. Helensburgh to Garelochhead active travel route
8. Rethink Glasgow

Section 2: Consultation Feedback

1. Queen Margaret Drive TRO
2. COP26 Active Travel route closures

Section 1: Current Consultations
(in date order for responses)

1.1: Linnhe Avenue, Ochil Road & Thrums Avenue, Bishopbriggs TRO – Waiting & Loading Restrictions

Council: East Dunbartonshire.
Area: Bishopbriggs.
Subject: Waiting and loading restrictions.
First covered: Digest 95, Item 1.3.
Website links: Notice and Combined documents.
Deadline: 1 October.

1.2: Secure City Centre Cycle Parking Survey

Council: Glasgow City.
Subject: Secure cycle parking at city centre employers and travel hubs. These would include the main rail stations at Central and Queen St, as well as Buchanan Bus Station.
First covered: Digest 94, Item 1.10.
Website link: GCC city centre cycle parking consultation page and cycle parking survey. 
Deadline: 3 October.

1.3: Stewart Street Car Parks, Milngavie TRO – Waiting & Loading Restrictions

Council: East Dunbartonshire.
Area: Milngavie.
Subject: Removing waiting restrictions at a town centre car park.
Website links: Stewart St Car Parks map, Notice for Revocation Of No Waiting – Stewart St Car Parks, Stewart St draft order and the 2013 Order.
Deadline: 1 November.

1.4: Langside to Toryglen Liveable Neighbourhoods consultation

Council: Glasgow City.
Area: From Langside (at edge of Shawlands) across Battlefield, Mount Florida and part of King’s Park to Toryglen (and Polmadie).
Subject: “Liveable Neighbourhoods will be accessible and healthy places that allow people of all ages and abilities, to play and socialise outdoors in their local area, as well as making walking, cycling and public transport the first choice.”
Website link: Langside to Toryglen LN Commonplace map.
Deadline: No obvious deadline.

1.5: Ruchill to Cowlairs Liveable Neighbourhood consultation

Council: Glasgow City.
Area: From Ruchill (at edge of Maryhill) across Possilpark, Hamiltonhill, Rockvilla, Craighall, Keppochhill and Port Dundas to Cowlairs (plus Sighthill Park).
Subject: As above. See also GCC’s Liveable Neighbourhoods overview and Urban Big Data Centre’s article for further background.
Website link: Ruchill to Cowlairs LN Commonplace map.
Deadline: No obvious deadline.

1.6: Ayr Road (A77): Spaces for People, Phase 2

Council: East Renfrewshire.
Area: Ayr Rd through Newton Mearns.
Subject: Phase 2 consultation about replacing the phase 1 cones with light segregation.
First covered: Digest 91, Item 1.5.
Website link: ERC Ayr Road Phase 2 Commonplace page.
Deadline: No obvious deadline on this one (still seems to be open).

1.7: Helensburgh to Garelochhead active travel route

Council: Argyll and Bute.
Area: Gare Loch east shore (A814/B872).
Subject: Active travel route between Helensburgh and Garelochhead (by Faslane naval base).
Website link: Helensburgh to Garelochhead active travel consultation.
Deadline: No obvious deadline.

1.8: Rethink Glasgow

Organisations: Lateral North/OnePlanet/After The Pandemic
Area: Glasgow.
Subject: A “region-wide conversation to re-think a new vision for Glasgow’s future”.
Website link: Rethink Glasgow, Commonplace site.
Deadline: No obvious deadline.

Section 2: Consultation Feedback

2.1: Queen Margaret Drive TRO

Council: Glasgow City.
Area: Queen Margaret Drive in West End of Glasgow.
Subject: Two-way cycletrack to be installed on northern edge of QMD along with parking restrictions.
First covered: Digest 46, Item 1.7.
Website links: QMD final order and QMD plan, which is the same as previous version (consulted on in 2019). However, GoBike has written to GCC to query design at side roads in light of Cycling by Design guidance update 2021.

2.2: COP26 Active Travel route closures

Council: Glasgow City.
Subject: GoBike have had further messages from ‘Get Ready Glasgow’ about access around COP26. Since the last Digest, we’ve presented our petition (about keeping active travel paths open around COP26) to a council committee. See the article, below, or our social media accounts for further info.
First covered: Digest 94, Item 1.2.
Website links: GoBike petition supported by councillors at council hearing.