The latest newsletter is doing the rounds. If you haven’t got one, you can
There’s details of Bungo in the Back Lanes, keeping the lanes clean, glass bins, local businesses and local news in brief.
If you want to write something for the newsletter, or even better if you fancy helping edit it or laying it out, please get in touch.
You can also find the newsletter, and old ones back to the 1990s, at the BygoneBungo Newsletter Archive.
The latest newsletter is on its way. If it hasn’t made it through your door already, you can
There’s details of Window Wanderland, fast approaching, the date for Bungo in the Back Lanes in the summer, a parking update, a Brighter Bungo, and a bit of local history (if you call Australia local).
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The Society has been busy since the AGM, and has now submitted a response to the council based on your feedback and comments. You can still feed back yourself here until 15 December. You should use the code on your letter from the council if you have it, but the survey can be completed without it.
We wrote thus
To Kevin Argue and the Transport Projects department:
Please find attached the Strathbungo Society’s response to Glasgow City Council’s proposed changes to bin collections and parking arrangements within the Strathbungo Squares, Roads, Streets, and Gardens. As a community organisation representing local residents, the Society has gathered extensive feedback, concerns, and objections from those who will be directly affected. These views are reflected in full within the attached document.
The Strathbungo Society vehemently objects to the proposals as currently presented. Residents have expressed deep concern regarding the impact these measures would have on the character of the area, the quality of life within our conservation neighbourhood, and the daily practicalities of living, working, and travelling in Strathbungo. The proposals, in their current form, fail to take into account the unique constraints of the area, the heritage considerations, and the strong and well-evidenced views of the community.
We urge Glasgow City Council to reconsider these plans and we are committed to working collaboratively to help find solutions that address the Council’s aims while preserving the safety, accessibility, and historic character of the area.
We trust that the Council will give full and serious consideration to the attached submission and to the clear objections raised by the community.
Kind regards
Paola Rezzilli
Chair, the Strathbungo Society
The Society’s response can be read in full below.
Strathbungo Consultation Response
Meanwhile, the Society had an online meeting with the council regarding the bins. The council still wishes to find a solution to the issues they face collecting from the lanes between Nithsdale Road and Queen Square. The following was agreed
Due to damage to the Queen’s Park Church steeple, we have had to make a last minute change of venue.
The AGM will now be in the Queen’s Park Baptist Church Hall on Balvicar Drive.
The original AGM post has all the details.
Like many, I have significant concerns over the council’s proposals for Strathbungo. But rather than rant, I would like to present a radical alternative approach that could be better for both pedestrians and motorists. Let me explain.
Firstly, note this is a personal opinion, not an official policy of The Strathbungo Society. Secondly, I am making a few basic assumptions:
If you have gone through the council consultation’s questionnaire already, you will have seen questions about a “Home Zone”. This is at our instigation, so I had better explain what a Home Zone is, and why I think it is a better option.
When we first got wind of the council’s plans for change to bin collections and parking controls in Strathbungo back in the summer, we conducted a survey of local residents. This was advertised through our usual digital channels and through various local WhatsApp groups.
We received over 200 replies, with a real balance of opinions, but the take-home points are:
1. The pavements aren’t fit for purpose, because they are already too narrow, and blocked not just by cars but by hedges too. This is particularly so in the Squares and Moray Place.
2. Residents are either happy walking in the road, or feel it is necessary. Many consider it a positive aspect of life in Strathbungo, and many would continue to do so even if pavement parking was banned.
3. Thus it makes more logical sense to create a Home Zone, where pedestrians have priority in the roadway, rather than banning pavement parking.
4. Motorists need to be deterred or prevented from parking across property entrances however, especially if pavement parking is permitted.
5. A parking permit scheme is not popular; most parking is residential anyway, and it was not thought it would improve parking provision. There was little evidence it would reduce the number of cars owned by residents.
6. There is concern that a permit scheme might increase conversion of front or back gardens for parking. The option might not always be available, but 35% of respondents said a scheme might encourage them to do this.
7. On-street central bin stores are deeply unpopular, and steps to enable continued collection from rear lanes were a clear preference.
8. Any solutions need to consider the need for EV charging infrastructure, if EVs are to be more popular.
You can read the parking survey results in full. They will be discussed at the AGM on 4th November.
UPDATE: No sooner do we post than the council publishes the full consultation. You can see it here, though loading the plan as a pdf is a struggle. You can access an alternative version here – it is a vast improvement and zooms instantly (thanks to Paul Hart for doing this).
The AGM of the Strathbungo Society will be on Tuesday 4th November.
NOTE: Due to emergency repairs to the Queen’s Park Govanhill Church steeple, we have had to change the venue at short notice.
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The latest newsletter has arrived, just in time for our next event, our annual AGM on Tuesday 4th November. If it hasn’t made it through your door already, you can
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The latest newsletter has arrived, just in time for our next event, Bungo in the Back Lanes. If it hasn’t made it through your door already, you can
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The latest newsletter has arrived, just in time for our next event, Window Wanderland. If it hasn’t made it through your door already, you can
Note the workshop to help you plan for Window Wanderland is this Saturday at The Point. Details in the newsletter.
If you want to write something for the newsletter, or even better if you fancy helping edit it or laying it out, please get in touch.
You can also find the newsletter, and old ones back to the 1990s, at the BygoneBungo Newsletter Archive.
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