“We don’t only build ships on the Clyde. We build men”. - Jimmy Reid. Shipyard apprentices, Glasgow, 1944. Pic: Imperial War Museum

Martin was one of the good guys in the Scottish Greens. They really should listen and think about what’s he’s saying.

To welcome you back, we’ve been working to improve the look and feel of our city centre #SpacesForPeople measures which help to ease physical distancing. Attractive new planters, seats and lots of gorgeous greenery are now in place 🤩 🌿 More 👉 glasgow.gov.uk/27013

What’s amazing is that it’s gone from a single lane each direction for motor vehicles, to a single lane each direction for motor vehicles plus cycle lanes plus a divider with planting. Just shows how much space was wasted before!

Karangahape Road Enhancements #Auckland #Construction More photos at aklconstruct.nz/project/karang…

The Netherlands is one of the few countries with underground bicycle parking garages; and is definitely the country with the most! Tour some of these amazing facilities, and learn about the unique bicycle storage challenges experienced by Dutch planners. youtube.com/watch?v=9HdqTZ…

The Barcelona 🇪🇸 superblocks are about so much more than traffic calming. Superblocks are about nurturing social cohesion by putting human interactions back at the centre of communities and developing the full potential of streets👇👇

Ahead of the hugely exciting grand opening of the Hamiltonhill Claypits LNR tomorrow, we thought we'd re-share this timelapse of the Garscube Bridge as part of the overall project! We're looking forward to being there tomorrow to say #helloclaypits with Scottish Canals!

With major storms in the USA this week: a VERY important watch about handling rainwater via bioswales (so I directly embedded it here!) This 2013 Streetfilms (Now 1,116+ films!) has 40K+ watches but this year has seen a huge rise of late! Mayor Eric Adams New York City Council NYC Water NYC DOT Eric Adams

Strathclyde Partnership for Transport: Extend Glasgow Subway opening hours beyond COP26 - Sign the Petition! chng.it/fB8z967H via Change.org UK

The council diversions for cycling walking and wheeling are so convoluted and poorly signposted we felt we had to do our public duty to help residents, activist and delegates find their way around during #COP26. Sustainable transport is the future for our climate. 👀 #DireVision

Hi folks, am looking for two-way cycling on one way motor traffic streets (contraflow cycling) examples? I need argue it can happen, and that balance approach is having it in place instead of not having it! Thanks. Here is example in Glasgow (though this is isn’t wide enough):

chapeau to Glasgow for building this route on a main road *even though* there is a narrow winding canal path alternative. Now there's a year round female friendly route that makes life better for everyone

#HappyWorldArtDay22 🎨 Today we are #celebrating the artists that paint our roads every day! Video Credits - @ostreetstudio okt.to/52rVNB #linemarking #worldartday #art #Meon

In the Netherlands more #cyclists are killed in traffic than people in cars. Cars are getting safer and safer - for their drivers and passengers. But what about other road users? Ten tips for safer cycling by Dutch @Fietsersbond. Thread 1/11

St George’s Road, at its junction with Garscube Road, is the location of this beautiful new mural by the famous Glasgow Artist Rogue One.

Just completed 600 sq mtrs of Rain Gardens along Forest Rd cycle lane (with SuDS) for Waltham Forest Council With over 10,000 plants and 100’s of trees we think this could be the greenest cycle lane in London. Could all new cycle lanes incorporate greenery...? Will Norman Labourstone

Fancy yourself as a bit of a street designer? Now's your chance. We're giving free access to BetaStreets desktop demo for a month at the moment. Head over to BetaStreets.co.uk/demo Get on it!!

Great to see active travel infrastructure enabling more people to get around with ease