Glasgow City Centre

[redcard]

Does anyone commute through the city centre?

I ride from Buchanan St station to Paisley Road West, and am getting annoyed and the length of time it takes me to do the mile down past Central Station.

Is there a better way?

 

[Pat "5mph"]

At central cross into Jamaica street (Mac Donald's) into the Clyde cycle way, cross over at the first pedestrian bridge, you're in the south side at commerce street. Alternatively, if you want to avoid all traffic, follow the path, or the road (no glass!) until secc, cross bell's bridge at bbc/science centre, you're at Ibrox, more or less.

 

[Hawk]

How do you go at present? All the way down the pedestrian Buchanan street?

 

[Pat "5mph"]

How do you go at present? All the way down the pedestrian Buchanan street?

He, he: better to avoid: take Miller street instead at George Square, the one (I think) that corners the underwear shop. I don't ride in town, too busy looking at the shops

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Yes I'd have said the cycle paths by the Clyde. Gotta get there first though - Buchannan street, down past St Enoch, and you will be there.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Either that or go the other way and get onto Glassford Street or High Street or somewhere in the Merchant City, like Bell Street, Albion Street, Trongate, Parnie Street etc and cycle track it from Glasgow Green et al.

 

[redcard]

How do you go at present? All the way down the pedestrian Buchanan street?

Yeah, I probably should have explained the route I take currently!

I leave Buchanan St at the taxi rank, take a right at the cinema, down Renfield St and under the Hielanmans Umbrella

 

[glasgowcyclist]

How about going all the way west along Bath Street, continuing to Berkley Street and either :

a) threading your way to Finnieston Street and then across the squinty bridge, or
b) head for Minerva Street and through the elevated bike/pedestrian walkway to the SECC and Bell's Bridge?


GC

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Yeah, I probably should have explained the route I take currently!

I leave Buchanan St at the taxi rank, take a right at the cinema, down Renfield St and under the Hielanmans Umbrella

Busy there: instead, take a left at the ex odeon, into St Vincent Street, cycle down to the lane where L'ariosto used to be (it's a di maggio's grill now), at the exit of the lane you're in house of frazers, cross into argyle street, into st enoch square, join the clyde path or the road at the back of the square.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

How about going all the way west along Bath Street, continuing to Berkley Street and either :

a) threading your way to Finnieston Street and then across the squinty bridge, or
b) head for Minerva Street and through the elevated bike/pedestrian walkway to the SECC and Bell's Bridge?


GC

Yes! That would be faster from Buchanan: a wee bit uphill, though

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Either that or go the other way and get onto Glassford Street or High Street or somewhere in the Merchant City, like Bell Street, Albion Street, Trongate, Parnie Street etc and cycle track it from Glasgow Green et al.

You want him to go backwards to go forwards?

 

[boydj]

I did the commute from West Regent St to Paisley for a couple of years. Simplest way is straight down Renfield St / Union St / Jamaica St, and then right on Kingston St once you are across the bridge. Straight over, then left and right on the one-way takes you onto Nelson St / Paisley Rd West. The lights in Renfield St are a bit of a pain, but if you stay in the right lane until just before Argyle St you should make reasonable progress. Stay on the right in Jamaica St and over the bridge as well so you don't have to cut across any motorised traffic.

You could go along the Broomielaw from Jamaica St and take the Squinty bridge or Bells Bridge, but it's no quicker.