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    Technical Notes 2025, Issue 41 - Strathclyde Regional Bus Strategy Consultation

    • Report by:

      Ann Davie, Chief Executive

    • TN Number:

      041-25

    • Subject:

      Strathclyde Regional Bus Strategy Consultation

    • Responsible Officer:

      Heather Holland, Chief Planning Officer Executive Officer - Land Planning & Development

    • Publication:

      This Technical Note will be published on the Council’s website following circulation to Members. Its contents may be disclosed or shared outwith the Council.

    • Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) has published a draft Regional Bus Strategy for consultation. The draft strategy and supporting documents can be accessed on the SPT website. The deadline for responding to the consultation is 5pm Thursday 29 May 2025.
    • SPT wants to attract more people to bus usage and to ensure buses provide essential access for everyday travel. The draft Regional Bus Strategy describes a future bus network that aims to deliver:
      • Buses where they are needed, when they are needed.
      • Reliable and quicker bus journeys.
      • Affordable and attractive fares and ticketing.
      • Accessible and safer bus journeys.
      • A trusted and recognisable bus network.
      • A seamless and integrated bus network.
      • A more environmentally sustainable, resilient and adaptable bus network fleet.
    • The draft Strathclyde Regional Bus Strategy also sets out a delivery plan. This includes SPT’s proposal to take forward the development of bus franchising for the region, actions to deliver bus infrastructure and wider policies that support a bus friendly environment.
    • SPT will be arranging an information session for Council transport officers to provide input. If Members would like any comments to be conveyed through this process, please contact sustainability@eastdunbartonshire.gov.uk by 5pm on 30 March 2025.