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Photo listing: cycleways (good practice)

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This listing only shows photos within East Kilbride.
Go to the national CycleStreets photo listings for photos beyond.

Once it gets going, the Cornwall Street cycle lane settles down into a reasonable facility.

At long last the path between Toryglen Road and Prospecthill Circus has been rebuilt, providing an off-road connection between Rutherglen and Toryglen. The path previously was terrible (see #70595).

The underpass beneath Queensway, connecting St Lawrence Park and Falkland Drive. Like many of the old underpasses in East Kilbride, there is a cycleway and separate footway.

The excellent footbridge across Kingsway, connecting Kelso Drive and Burns Park. A few more of these wouldn't go amiss!

The cycle track along Queensway, between Birniehill and The Murray roundabouts.

A cycle link between Lindsayfield Road and the East Kilbride to Strathaven cycle route on Jackton Road.

The underpass beneath Murrayhill, in common with a number of other underpasses in East Kilbride of a similar vintage, has a cycleway and separate footway. Access from Mungo Park to Bowden Park, and as East Kilbride's cycle route 1 to Darwin … [more]

East Kilbride's cycle route 1 in the park.

The Smart Bridge between Shawfield and Dalmarnock.

Lit main route through Cuningar Loop park.

A nice wide path between New Douglas Park and Auchinraith Avenue. However, it doesn't last and it's back to standard shared narrow footway around the corner!

New bridge heading into dalmarnock with amazing overlooked buildings in the background. http://t.co/rooXqZDvdt

Cycle track next to A70 road approaching Hyndford Bridge (see also #49698)

(from #49694) ...this section of cycle track allows cyclists to get from Hyndford Bridge to the minor road to Carmichael and onwards to Biggar, without going on the main A70 road.

NCN74 alongside B7078, with M74 motorway seen in the distance

Shared-use path alongside A724, part of NCN 74. Footway gets narrower after junction (see #31756).

Widened footway around bus stop on Bothwell Road, part of NCN 74

Several of the roundabouts in East Kilbride town centre have their own cycle and pedestrian roundabouts in the centre of the road roundabout, with access via underpasses and sliproad-style cycle tracks. This is the start of the cycle track … [more]

Several of the roundabouts in East Kilbride town centre have their own cycle and pedestrian roundabouts in the centre of the road roundabout, with access via underpasses and sliproad-style cycle tracks. This is the start of the cycle track … [more]

Several of the roundabouts in East Kilbride town centre have their own cycle and pedestrian roundabouts in the centre of the road roundabout, with access via underpasses and sliproad-style cycle tracks. This is the start of the cycle track … [more]

East Kilbride local cycle route 1 entering Town Centre Park

Cycle path crossing Mossneuk Road to access residential street on far side of road, on way to Hairmyres.

Cycle path and separate footway through subway under Queensway, East Kilbride.

Cycle path with separate footway, under railway line in East Kilbride (see also #31496)

Old cycle path at end of Glenluce Terrace, which even has a streetname sign so cyclists know which street they are arriving in! (see also #31497)

Toucan crossing on route across main road. Path extends a considerable way across town (but see #31493).

NCN 75 crossing Blantyre Farm Road, at end of cycle path from Uddingston and start of on-road section to Westburn. A 40mph limit has been imposed on Blantyre Farm Road.

The David Livingstone Memorial Footbridge over the River Clyde, between Bothwell and Blantyre

Underpass leading to cycle/pedestrian roundabout in the middle of The Murray Roundabout, Queensway, East Kilbride

Path south from Whitehills Terrace

Queensway cycle track, East Kilbride routes 2 and 3

A Sustrans mile post on probably Britain's highest cycle path. The old A74 was a dual carriageway. After the motorway was built this was reduced to a single carriageway plus an excellent cycle path. It's very remote. The sign reads "12M to … [more]

One of the highest quality, smoothest, longest bike paths in the UK. It's half of a dual carriageway closed when the motorway opened (the other half is still a road). This is also probably the highest altitude bike path in the UK.

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