On March 9th we’ll be closing <a href="https://connectingwoodside.commonplace.is/comments">the map</a> to comments and shifting our focus to get your comments on design proposals for routes in the project. Keep an eye out for a newsletter soon with more details.Thank you for all the contributions you’ve made so far. They’ve helped us understand your priorities for your neighbourhood and informed our designs for the project.Since June 2018, we&#39;ve had...<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco,w_1024/v1581531046/projects/connectingwoodside/c64069f1-89e1-4a98-92ba-187fa27ab931.png" />Don’t stop just yet!There’s still just under a month left before we close the map to comments, so there’s still time to let us know what you want to see improved in your area as part of the project. We want to hear your thoughts and suggestions on how to improve the area for people walking and cycling. The project team reads them all and keeps them in mind when drawing up designs.We’d particularly like to know:<li>Is there something small which we could change which would make a big difference to your everyday journey on foot, by bike, or using a mobility aid? We’ve already dropped 22 kerbs in the project area.</li> <li>Are you struggling to park your bike somewhere in the project area? Let us know and we can look at putting in bike racks. We’ve put in over 80 new spaces so far!</li> <li>Are you a local resident and would like somewhere secure and near your home to park your bike? The council are rolling out a city-wide pilot scheme for secure cycle storage, and we’ve got some units to place in the project area. Let us know where you’d like to store your bike!</li>Get pinning!

Just keep pinning...until 9th March!

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco,w_1024/v1579086954/projects/connectingwoodside/3978920a-6a18-4153-ae63-741e33fc038d.png" />Have your say on even more improvements to the environment of Woodside - the gardens, streets and play spaces!Queen&#39;s Cross Housing Association are holding a drop-in consultation event as they move forward with design proposals for the Woodside ‘Making Places’ project.What?A free family-fun event with lots of activities (and food!)Staff from Queens Cross, as well as the landscape architects from RaeburnFarquharBowen, will be at the event to introduce the Making Places project and answer any questions.We will be hosting fun activities for all the family including hand-crafting, apple juicing and spiralising, and to test your skills on a cycling pump track.When?This Saturday, 18th January, from 10-2.Where?Windsor Community Hall, on the corner of Maryhill Road and Windsor Street.The venue has level access and an accessible toilet.What if I can’t make it?The Making Places team have set up <a href="https://www.facebook.com/QC-Woodside-Making-Places-100170524851034">a Facebook page</a> where you can leave comments about things you like and dislike in the Woodside area.How does this link to Connecting Woodside?Both project teams are working closely together to make sure that the projects complement each other, and that both projects make Woodside a friendly place to walk and cycle, and an attractive place to live and visit.

Free family fun event this Saturday!

Garscube RoadConstruction on the first phase of the Connecting Woodside project will begin in early 2020! This is a segregated cycle route on Garscube Road, from Firhill Road to the underpass at Dobbie’s Loan.Also included in this phase is a signalised crossing at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and a significant remodelling of the junction of Possil Road/Garscube Road/St George’s Road to enhance the facilities for people walking and cycling.Consultation and design updatesThanks again to everyone who took part in the consultation about West Princes Street and St George’s Road in August. We’ve been busy reading all your comments and working on the designs we showed you. <a href="https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=47792&amp;p=0">The full consultation report is available on the Glasgow City Council website here</a> [PDF download opens in new window].Keep an eye out for more news in March – we’ll be back online and in person with updated designs to share with you.<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco,w_1024/v1576598098/projects/connectingwoodside/f3abc440-db11-4c4c-9013-6136dc383dc1.png" />What are we working on now?West Princes Street QuietwayWe showed you our early ideas for how to make West Princes Street a comfortable and accessible walking route and a simple, obvious and safe cycling route in the Connecting Woodside network.We’re now working up more detailed designs for West Princes Street, incorporating your comments. We’ve been out on the street mapping utility cabinets, signposts, bins and other bits of street furniture to see if we can reduce clutter for pedestrians.St George’s Road – northern sectionWe showed you our early ideas for the northern section of St George’s Road, including a physically separated cycle route from Clarendon Place to the junction of Possil Road/Garscube Road/St George’s RoadWe’re now working up more detailed designs for the northern section of St George’s Road, incorporating your comments to make sure this key neighbourhood street is a great place to walk and cycle.St George’s Road – southern sectionWe showed our latest detailed drawings for the southern section of St George’s Road, from the junction of Maryhill Road/Phoenix Road to Charing Cross/Sauchiehall Street. This section also includes a connection to the West Princes Street Quietway.All we want for Christmas is…for you to keep sticking pins on the map!Remember, it’s never too late to comment on what you want to see improved in your area as part of the project. We are always looking for your thoughts and suggestions on how to improve the area for people walking and cycling – just pop your suggestions on our <a href="https://connectingwoodside.commonplace.is/comments">Commonplace Map</a> . The project team checks in regularly to see what you’ve been saying.We’d particularly like to know:<li>Is there something small which we could change which would make a big difference to your everyday journey on foot, by bike, or using a mobility aid? We’ve already dropped 22 kerbs in the project area.</li> <li>Are you struggling to park your bike somewhere in the project area? Let us know and we can look at putting in bike racks. We’ve put in over 80 new spaces so far!</li> <li>Are you a local resident and would like somewhere secure and near your home to park your bike? The council are rolling out a city-wide pilot scheme for secure cycle storage, and we’ve got some units to place in the project area. Let us know where you’d like to store your bike!</li>Get pinning!<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco,w_1024/v1576598098/projects/connectingwoodside/f3abc440-db11-4c4c-9013-6136dc383dc1.png" />

Connecting Woodside end of year update!

Add your comments and suggestions to make Woodside a better place for walking and cycling. Your feedback could help Woodside get funding to improve the area, so please share this project with friends and neighbours.