Glasgow Govan

There are many options for travelling around Glasgow using bus and rail. The nearest subway station is Govan. Use the Traveline Scotland journey planner to plan the most convenient route. There are different options for public transport fares, including:

• Travelling for free on buses in Scotland with a National Entitlement Card (e.g. under 22s or over 60s).
• Bus fares across Glasgow are now capped at £2 for a single journey. Find out more on the FirstBus website.
• ScotRail train tickets can be purchased at the station or on the ScotRail app. You maybe able to buy a railcard or eligible for other discounted train tickets. Visit the ScotRail website for more information.

Most local journeys can be done by walking, cycling or public transport. But for occasional journeys that need to be done by car, why not consider renting one of the nearby car club vehicles from Co Wheels Car Club? Car clubs offer the benefits of access to cars without the costs and hassle of owning one. You can hire a car by the hour, starting from £4.95 per hour, including all fuel costs and standard insurance. £1.50 monthly membership fee for Glasgow residents (usually £5) – for more information visit the Co Wheels website.

You can also travel around Glasgow with a bike. Partick is a 10 minute cycle away and George Square in the city centre is 20 minute cycle away.

There are local groups that can help you to feel more confident cycling in Glasgow. Groups offering support for adults include:

• Bike for Good– runs regular community rides from their Southside hub on Victoria Road. Check out the Bike for Good website for more information.
• Women on Wheels – offers cycle training for women and non-binary people from their base on Dixon Road in Govanhill. Visit the Women on Wheels website to learn more.
• Cycling Scotland – lists other cycling trainers that operate in the local area – see the Cycling Scotland website for more details.

You can walk or wheel around Govan and Glasgow. Govan Subway Station is a 10 minute walk away and Partick is an 20 minute walk away.

There are several groups running welcoming and free health walks to help build your walking confidence and meet other people. Visit the Walking Scotland website to find a local group.

This pop-up mobility hub is a hire station for Glasgow’s Voi cycle hire scheme, with hire stations all over the city. Use your phone to rent a bike from your nearest hire station and drop it off at another hire station of your choosing.

The project aims to work out how more people in Scotland can be supported to walk, wheel and cycle for short local journeys. The hub therefore needs to be near where people live, work or visit, or a combination of these things.

The site at Harhill Street was chosen after an assessment process and site visit that looked at things like:

• Existing sustainable transport options (e.g. bus, train, cycling, walking)
• Proximity to amenities (e.g. shops, parks and schools)
• Potential for more people to take journeys by public transport or walking or cycling
• Site gradient, pavement height etc.

This location scored highly in this assessment as it is close to Govan Subway station, bus routes and has a high potential for modal shift to more sustainable types of transport.

No, the council is not funding the pop-up mobility hubs project. The funding for the project comes from Strathclyde Partnership for Transport’s People & Place initiative, which is a grant fund of Transport Scotland. The aim of the funding is to make it easier for more people in Scotland to walk, wheel or cycle for short, local journeys.

The hub will be in the area from 7 October for 6-8 weeks. The space will then revert to its usual function.

We are testing different areas of Scotland to see what works well and what does not to help people to walk, wheel and cycle more. Keeping pop-ups between 6 to 8 weeks means that we can try different types of location and also gives more people the benefit of having the pop-up in their area.

The hub features:

• Accessible seating to allow those with mobility needs (or anyone else) to rest while walking
• Bike repair stand and pump
• Bike parking and Voi bike hire
• Colourful planting and greenery
• Free walking and cycling events for the community while the hub is in the area

We have installed over 20 pop-up hubs across Scotland and none so far have resulted in any major issues relating to antisocial behaviour or littering for residents. However, we will respond to any issues raised (see below for how to contact us) and our team will check on the hub regularly.

Any events held at the hub will be during the day time and very occasional. Footfall should not be more than would be expected for a location that is on a residential street. Longer events will be held at a nearby venue. Please see the events section of the web page to view more details about where events are being held.

If you have an urgent concern to report about the hub, you can email scotland@como.org.uk or call 07553 355519 between Monday to Friday, 10am-4pm.

If you would like to share your opinion on the hub, positive, negative or neutral, you can fill in our survey, which can be accessed at: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/Govan-pop-up/