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Author	fiverfeed
Comment	I was away for about 7 years total coming back in 2020, cycle around the city quite a lot and there seems to be plenty of building, investment, areas that have improved beyond recognition. Definitely not in the negative camp. Some things that I really like are : \- Claypits nature reserve and other things happening in and around the canal, once Sighthill "opens" back up again there's a whole new leisure/watersport/greenspace area around Pinkston/Port Dundas that should be great I think and fairly accesible from various points in the city, was snooping around it on my bike the other day and imgagining it busy on a summers day, could be something great for my end of the city. \- Cycle lanes/bike infrastructure : absolutely pros and cons and parts of it that just make no sense (ie bike lane ends and you're now on the wrong side of the road, genius!). However, it's better than what there was or more accurately, wasn't! The hire bike scheme works great for me too if I'm just breaking up a journey by foot or public transport. \- Community gardens etc there's been an explosion in projects/funding and that would seem to genuinely be partly down to some positive legislation [https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/foodgrowing](https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/foodgrowing) and organised/direct community action. Still room for so much more and something that pretty much anyone can get involved in locally if they look for it/make it happen! Hope that helps! :)
Reddit Link	https://www.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/uvwjcb/is_glasgow_genuinely_getting_worse_for_the_past/i9p2xq0/
Created	Mon 23rd May 2022 4:57pm
Status	normal ()

I was away for about 7 years total coming back in 2020, cycle around the city quite a lot and there seems to be plenty of building, investment, areas that have improved beyond recognition. Definitely not in the negative camp. Some things that I really like are :

\- Claypits nature reserve and other things happening in and around the canal, once Sighthill "opens" back up again there's a whole new leisure/watersport/greenspace area around Pinkston/Port Dundas that should be great I think and fairly accesible from various points in the city, was snooping around it on my bike the other day and imgagining it busy on a summers day, could be something great for my end of the city.

\- Cycle lanes/bike infrastructure : absolutely pros and cons and parts of it that just make no sense (ie bike lane ends and you're now on the wrong side of the road, genius!). However, it's better than what there was or more accurately, wasn't! The hire bike scheme works great for me too if I'm just breaking up a journey by foot or public transport.

\- Community gardens etc there's been an explosion in projects/funding and that would seem to genuinely be partly down to some positive legislation [https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/foodgrowing](https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/foodgrowing) and organised/direct community action. Still room for so much more and something that pretty much anyone can get involved in locally if they look for it/make it happen!

Hope that helps! :)