A what?
Yes a cycle infrastructure day.
In effect, it was a day for a number of different cyclists to take photos and videos of the cycle infrastructure that they came across, good or bad. A snapshot of cycling infrastructure in Glasgow, the award winning cycling city......
Umm, errr....award winning??
If you read this blog at all, you will know I'm not normally short of words, but for once I'm going to say very little. The images and videos (they are at the end of the list) say it all.
I'll be sending this list to Frank at the council shortly. He never replied to any of the tweets. Feel free to write to Frank yourself if you've been moved by what you see, or keep this page bookmarked for the next time a politician says how great Glasgow is for cycling.
Oh and if you like infrastructure bingo, Bike Gob has it covered.
It's alright @GlasgowCC claiming 300km of infra, but what use is it like this? #GlasgowCycleInfraDay @FMcAveety pic.twitter.com/tIjcyWR4Ef
— Ernie Marples (@ErnieMarples) February 6, 2015
#GlasgowCycleInfraDay shared use beside Express Way should also be better lit. Who would take up cycling here? pic.twitter.com/pxiGS96rP1
— grayza (@grayza) February 6, 2015
#GlasgowCycleInfraDay journey home: shared use beside Express Way is ok apart from some pinch points like this. pic.twitter.com/SBtZZODHbY
— grayza (@grayza) February 6, 2015
#GlasgowCycleInfraDay no space for infra on Argyle or Kelvinhaugh St which could join 2 existing cycle routes pic.twitter.com/kEBKR0xkB0
— grayza (@grayza) February 6, 2015
#GlasgowCycleInfraDay journey home: one stretch of infra on Berkeley St then straight into on coming traffic. pic.twitter.com/l1gLHpSBnn
— grayza (@grayza) February 6, 2015
#GlasgowCycleInfraDay journey home: at last some segregated infra! Poor lighting meant I did miss some pot holes. pic.twitter.com/5UFgCnrM9T
— grayza (@grayza) February 6, 2015
#GlasgowCycleInfraDay journey home: this ASL on Berkeley St is always well used - by cars. Are ASLs ever enforced? pic.twitter.com/5xXRIezv3g
— grayza (@grayza) February 6, 2015
#GlasgowCycleInfraDay is there no way to join Bath St to the Berkeley St cycle infra across M8 & beside the Mitchell? pic.twitter.com/tgEUVU2XwG
— grayza (@grayza) February 6, 2015
#GlasgowCycleInfraDay journey home: Bath St with unusable shared bus-lane http://t.co/aio2KdW7E9 pic.twitter.com/mLgQx5NmfO
— grayza (@grayza) February 6, 2015
#GlasgowCycleInfraDay journey home: will this 4 lane bridge over Queen St Station ever have a cycle lane? @FMcAveety pic.twitter.com/a2WdGmjVMQ
— grayza (@grayza) February 6, 2015
#GlasgowCycleInfraDay yesterday's journey home: Cathedral St - no cycle infra pic.twitter.com/CAXIsyQKJm
— grayza (@grayza) February 6, 2015
Be nice to have @GlasgowCC remind businesses that bike stands are for bikes. #GlasgowCycleInfraDay @FMcAveety pic.twitter.com/FsLg8dXQNn
— Ernie Marples (@ErnieMarples) February 6, 2015
.@GlasgowCC Why provide it if you won't protect it? #GlasgowCycleInfraDay @FMcAveety pic.twitter.com/rXNyPoSPN8
— Ernie Marples (@ErnieMarples) February 6, 2015
.@GlasgowCC Why provide it if you won't protect it? #GlasgowCycleInfraDay @FMcAveety pic.twitter.com/rXNyPoSPN8
— Ernie Marples (@ErnieMarples) February 6, 2015
It beggars belief that @GlasgowCC expects us to cycle this close to parked cars. #GlasgowCycleInfraDay @FMcAveety pic.twitter.com/DOWpyMjMAq
— Ernie Marples (@ErnieMarples) February 6, 2015
.@GlasgowCC 's infra policy is 'fit & forget'. No effort is made to keep it clear. #GlasgowCycleInfraDay @FMcAveety pic.twitter.com/F7hTvYAcsa
— Ernie Marples (@ErnieMarples) February 6, 2015
This route was good until @GlasgowCC slapped a bottle bank on it. Glass everywhere. #GlasgowCycleInfraDay @FMcAveety pic.twitter.com/SAMQ0e8NxY
— Ernie Marples (@ErnieMarples) February 6, 2015
99% of @GlasgowCC cycle infra is tokenistic, like this example of NCN7 in Govan #GlasgowCycleInfraDay @FMcAveety pic.twitter.com/pioJcYYu2J
— Ernie Marples (@ErnieMarples) February 6, 2015
@magnatom #glasgowcycleinfraday Gt Western road- acres of tarmac, giant central reservation. Infra? Ha! pic.twitter.com/bdOaCGMnBf
— robert (@sturmeyarcher3) February 6, 2015
@magnatom #glasgowcycleinfraday really? pic.twitter.com/y2jckdYXXd
— robert (@sturmeyarcher3) February 6, 2015
@magnatom #glasgowcycleinfraday more dreadful crap and a toucan. What a wasted opportunity pic.twitter.com/3osPUwq0Qn
— robert (@sturmeyarcher3) February 6, 2015
@magnatom #glasgowcycleinfraday secc, come off the funny bridge, and oh, just go somewhere... pic.twitter.com/yNHzNvdvn6
— robert (@sturmeyarcher3) February 6, 2015
@magnatom #glasgowcycleinfraday always telling you to get off, never to get on, and as for public realm at the SECC pic.twitter.com/D6WKT6FhGQ
— robert (@sturmeyarcher3) February 6, 2015
@magnatom #glasgowcycleinfraday so where do I pick up the cyclepath- surely not over there on the left, behind... pic.twitter.com/X8oVlcwJko
— robert (@sturmeyarcher3) February 6, 2015
@magnatom #glasgowcycleinfraday so many lights... pic.twitter.com/r9GvU0p5ET
— robert (@sturmeyarcher3) February 6, 2015
@magnatom #glasgowcycleinfraday this ice rink is now 3 weeks old pic.twitter.com/UcTdx03Wbo
— robert (@sturmeyarcher3) February 6, 2015
@magnatom #glasgowcycleinfraday Och it's only a van, hang on... pic.twitter.com/ly7Zy87iH4
— robert (@sturmeyarcher3) February 6, 2015
@magnatom #glasgowcycleinfraday what is this crap? wide lane,wider lane,even wider lane (for cars) pic.twitter.com/7MCml5P5Yw
— robert (@sturmeyarcher3) February 6, 2015
@magnatom #glasgowcycleinfraday want to turn right- we'll put a lamp post right in your way...turn left after that... pic.twitter.com/USYBiVo9YK
— robert (@sturmeyarcher3) February 5, 2015
@magnatom #glasgowcycleinfraday Obstacle course in guise of 'award winning' infra.yes, taxi in double yellow bus stop pic.twitter.com/EG9atsKbvJ
— robert (@sturmeyarcher3) February 5, 2015
#glasgowcycleinfraday expressway-not enough room, Broomielaw-furniturefoulup...there's more... pic.twitter.com/VF81xfvGmx
— robert (@sturmeyarcher3) February 5, 2015
@magnatom #glasgowcycleinfraday Crow Road, magic paint fading pic.twitter.com/36gHaudvDc
— robert (@sturmeyarcher3) February 5, 2015
@magnatom #glasgowcycleinfraday my commute- the Switchback- 4 lanes, sometimes a central reservation, no infra! pic.twitter.com/CsZmv4YncH
— robert (@sturmeyarcher3) February 5, 2015
So, apparently this sort of thing is totally OK in Glasgow - Rutherglen Bridge - #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/daI2rOd4rx
— SouthGlasgowGN (@SouthGlasgowGN) February 5, 2015
Finally some good news, the ever expanding cycle storage at GCU @CaledonianNews #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/4THlW6xQzb
— Ken Jong-un (@kennymunro) February 5, 2015
Far too narrow filter lane, usually sucks the unwary into a left hook (Port Dundas Rd) #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/plSM1iXGTj
— Ken Jong-un (@kennymunro) February 5, 2015
The delightful Paris-Roubaix section beside Cowcaddens Subway, can shake your teeth loose #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/2OW9KYUulT
— Ken Jong-un (@kennymunro) February 5, 2015
Another handily placed sign post, it's as if there is nowhere else to hang signs here #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/aOjfrLK6uz
— Ken Jong-un (@kennymunro) February 5, 2015
Re-laid surface already falling apart. Just utter crap work here. #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/LpPwOxIVle
— Ken Jong-un (@kennymunro) February 5, 2015
A week since last snowfall, this pedestrian/cycle underpass at cowcaddens still covered in ice #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/ZOqbpM0VPl
— Ken Jong-un (@kennymunro) February 5, 2015
Lovely spot to plant a lamp post #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/J2nDPT4R3r
— Ken Jong-un (@kennymunro) February 5, 2015
This is where cyclists are supposed to leave the road. I think. Disintegrating surface too. #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/YeNXHV1SC7
— Ken Jong-un (@kennymunro) February 5, 2015
Maryhill Rd @ QMD where they have lovely ASZs for the use of private hire taxis. #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/XIu0Mgtz2y
— Ken Jong-un (@kennymunro) February 5, 2015
Maryhill Rd, potholes so deep you could lose a child in them #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/m4HUoRfHBy
— Ken Jong-un (@kennymunro) February 5, 2015
Spot the poorly designed & best ignored cycle lane.It's not very visible in real life either. #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/DQcX0Oc4KQ
— David Brennan (@magnatom) February 5, 2015
@magnatom more examples - bearing in mind this is rush hour: #glasgowcycleinfraday @GlasgowCC pic.twitter.com/BoHKrj4qww
— Jim Collinson (@jimcollinson) February 5, 2015
"Cyclists only" unless you run a takeaway. Cycle lights always blocked by 2 cars on Crow Rd #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/EbylxBI1cp
— Jim Collinson (@jimcollinson) February 5, 2015
#glasgowcycleinfraday New City Road. pic.twitter.com/bAq3s5yPmG
— Tom Watson (@Byron_Silver) February 5, 2015
Sorry about the blurred image. Pollokshields this morning. More paint. Is it a cycle lane? #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/qkJg6uptyd
— Tom Watson (@Byron_Silver) February 5, 2015
@magnatom Here's my #glasgowcycleinfraday pics! pic.twitter.com/dj5tWdVS3A
— Andy Prеесе (@andy_fab) February 5, 2015
A road regarded as suitable for cycling to school. Delusions of @GlasgowCC never fail to amaze #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/ZyzaJeYI09
— Car-Sick Glasgow (@carsickglasgow) February 5, 2015
Ferociously crap. #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/SIi0FSHpgs
— Car-Sick Glasgow (@carsickglasgow) February 5, 2015
part of my route too: RT@Scotbloc Basically no cycle infrastructure on Cathedral St. @GlasgowCC #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/cq4ZJFDm2U
— grayza (@grayza) February 5, 2015
@Byron_Silver dont forget convenient and responsive cycle crossings for the shared-use paths #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/9vBrzjcCVV
— SouthGlasgowGN (@SouthGlasgowGN) February 5, 2015
An excellent, if expensive, segregated road at Pacific Quay. Oh wait it's for buses... #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/j6lUeY9Prw
— Tom Watson (@Byron_Silver) February 5, 2015
Bollards to this. #glasgowcycleinfraday M8 footbridge, part of NCN7 I believe. pic.twitter.com/tgUs0QlXZj
— Tom Watson (@Byron_Silver) February 5, 2015
#glasgowcycleinfraday some delights that await cyclists on NCN 7 nr Cessnock- knee high bollards, traffic & potholes pic.twitter.com/BG68MbnJMp
— SouthGlasgowGN (@SouthGlasgowGN) February 5, 2015
On +ve note, despite (NOT because of) infrastructure, still a lot of bikes to be seen in city #GlasgowCycleInfraDay pic.twitter.com/WD8kgTkOuF
— Joe Soap (@JoeSoap76) February 5, 2015
There is no safe legal alternative to this pedestrianised street. #GlasgowCycleInfraDay pic.twitter.com/zGsirEaFaM
— Suicyclist (@suicycling) February 5, 2015
There is no safe legal alternative to this pedestrianised street. #GlasgowCycleInfraDay pic.twitter.com/zGsirEaFaM
— Suicyclist (@suicycling) February 5, 2015
This is not a cycle route. #GlasgowCycleInfraDay pic.twitter.com/ncpKSQVc0y
— Suicyclist (@suicycling) February 5, 2015
Sums it all up: Driver in car in cycle lane as 4 @CommunitySafetyGlasg officers stand chatting #GlasgowCycleInfraDay pic.twitter.com/My07LMHYWR
— Joe Soap (@JoeSoap76) February 5, 2015
Full segregation, the bad kind. #GlasgowCycleInfraDay pic.twitter.com/flilDORLdc
— Suicyclist (@suicycling) February 5, 2015
Breath in! #GlasgowCycleInfraDay pic.twitter.com/FzbUDYPwJI
— Suicyclist (@suicycling) February 5, 2015
Clear & comforting signage for cyclists looking for that award winning bridge. #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/D8poHQe95m
— Galen O'Hanlon (@galenohanlon) February 5, 2015
Wheel trapping cobbles before the nice bridge. #GlasgowCycleInfraDay pic.twitter.com/Vn3MWfezOa
— Suicyclist (@suicycling) February 5, 2015
Right turn contra-flow, but now where do I go? #GlasgowCycleInfraDay pic.twitter.com/8KBeiZ0vbB
— Suicyclist (@suicycling) February 5, 2015
Right turn contra-flow, but now where do I go? #GlasgowCycleInfraDay pic.twitter.com/8KBeiZ0vbB
— Suicyclist (@suicycling) February 5, 2015
More door zone death traps #GlasgowCycleInfraDay pic.twitter.com/ME40Iu5fII
— Suicyclist (@suicycling) February 5, 2015
Entering @GlasgowCC, everything immediately becomes more dangerous. #GlasgowCycleInfraDay pic.twitter.com/KbgTAGapXD
— Suicyclist (@suicycling) February 5, 2015
Well meant but this cycle contraflow spits you out into oncoming traffic due to parking. #GlasgowCycleInfraDay pic.twitter.com/BloXJqfKar
— Joe Soap (@JoeSoap76) February 5, 2015
Incursion by design. Car parking on either side so there’s not enough room for bus and bike. #GlasgowCycleInfraDay pic.twitter.com/4iONnavYo2
— Joe Soap (@JoeSoap76) February 5, 2015
I can't think that these islands serve any practical purpose at all… too costly to remove? #GlasgowCycleInfraday pic.twitter.com/3mKvKrX7I0
— Joe Soap (@JoeSoap76) February 5, 2015
"No Loading" on Clarence Drive. It's ok, just park on the pavement. #glasgowcycleinfraday @GlasgowCC pic.twitter.com/eL8KPJPBy7
— Jim Collinson (@jimcollinson) February 5, 2015
#glasgowcycleinfraday StreetViews from a sassenach
a) HC163 example b) especially crazy: E-bound exit from path pic.twitter.com/8dek9pzq8N
— Jitensha Oni (@jitensha_oni) February 5, 2015
Cyclist forced into being pedestrian on the Off/On ramp to canal route NCN754 at Lochburn Rd. #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/VNXFH6NQPR
— Bike Gob Glasgow (@BikeGobGlasgow) February 5, 2015
Govan Rd. Beneath this row of cars is a cycle lane. Better than 'door zone' across the road? #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/lxOL7vpvOc
— SouthGlasgowGN (@SouthGlasgowGN) February 5, 2015
The strict adhering to ASL paint demo on Maryhill Road. #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/KPBBZgUVp5
— Bike Gob Glasgow (@BikeGobGlasgow) February 5, 2015
Oh the Garrioch Road "cycle path" is for school children??!! Explains the Chelsea tractors. #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/azAMS1Yeu8
— Bike Gob Glasgow (@BikeGobGlasgow) February 5, 2015
Still Garrioch Road "cycle path". #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/HmJgGhMJDy
— Bike Gob Glasgow (@BikeGobGlasgow) February 5, 2015
Garrioch Road "cycle path". #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/D80Lx5RLGM
— Bike Gob Glasgow (@BikeGobGlasgow) February 5, 2015
Pollokshields again. Includes token pavement parker on wide empty street. #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/xN9TIuDkBn
— Tom Watson (@Byron_Silver) February 5, 2015
Berkeley Street lights confusion. #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/T9rHCRm7r8
— Bike Gob Glasgow (@BikeGobGlasgow) February 5, 2015
Icy muddy corner with van sticking nose into the hell of the Berkeley Street cycle lanes. #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/CHd3i1ReZV
— Bike Gob Glasgow (@BikeGobGlasgow) February 5, 2015
Pollokshields. Cars are NOT badly parked, lines too close to kerb. Plus it's just paint :-/ #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/sHoNu3tui1
— Tom Watson (@Byron_Silver) February 5, 2015
Bus drop off / lollipop crossing double whammy on Bike Gob's favorite, Berkeley Street. #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/f5GPB0frnW
— Bike Gob Glasgow (@BikeGobGlasgow) February 5, 2015
More mega ice next to the nicely gritted road at London Road/Trongate. #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/nDvzPSF4jf
— Bike Gob Glasgow (@BikeGobGlasgow) February 5, 2015
Bike Gob pities the gob trying to enter the cycle lane from the other direction on London Rd! #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/xUwaSyWkKk
— Bike Gob Glasgow (@BikeGobGlasgow) February 5, 2015
Nae sweeping of the Glasgow Sauce on the road on London Road. #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/KEoSQ40cBZ
— Bike Gob Glasgow (@BikeGobGlasgow) February 5, 2015
Icy entry to a bus drop zone on London Road. #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/0Jx8xVR9zW
— Bike Gob Glasgow (@BikeGobGlasgow) February 5, 2015
Misery 3: ungritted path - no space for bikes (Clarence Dr). Thanks a lot! @GlasgowCC #glasgowcycleinfraday @magnatom pic.twitter.com/hlrr7eV44U
— Jennifer Hilder (@JenniferHilder) February 5, 2015
Misery 2: terrible road surfaces (Clarence Dr, Highburgh Rd, Uni Ave) @GlasgowCC #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/mLTdXhngI4
— Jennifer Hilder (@JenniferHilder) February 5, 2015
Misery 1: parked cars + opening doors. Don't think those tiny blue signs work @GlasgowCC #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/yDnFddOJHO
— Jennifer Hilder (@JenniferHilder) February 5, 2015
Any cyclist in this narrow cycle lane gets squeezed out by cars. West Nile St. @GlasgowCC #glasgowcycleinfraday pic.twitter.com/UXRmCwmPdz
— Scotbloc (@Scotbloc) February 5, 2015
This is Gt Western Rd. That's an inadequate cycle approach to an inadequate ASL. #glasgowcycleinfraday @GlasgowCC pic.twitter.com/KSp2RPunVv
— Scotbloc (@Scotbloc) February 5, 2015
Entry 2 for #glasgowcycleinfraday. I fell off here a month ago. I reported. Nothing's been done. pic.twitter.com/yybH3JIWHK
— David Brennan (@magnatom) February 5, 2015
My first #glasgowcycleinfraday entry. A fantastic mini cyclocross cycle lane. pic.twitter.com/VOU24I8Kg4
— David Brennan (@magnatom) February 5, 2015
Impressed with 'quality' of entries for #glasgowcycleinfraday. I'll blog about it in day or so. Here's my video. https://t.co/14BOm3TRo2
— David Brennan (@magnatom) February 6, 2015
@fyinnertube @magnatom Eventually got this done http://t.co/1mQ1OIyg80 use if and as you wish - indexed a bit check 5:49 for obvious hazard
— fyinnertube (@fyinnertube) February 8, 2015
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