Due to developments within the transport landscape, and a recommendation from the Connectivity Commission that a metro proposal should be progressed, Glasgow City Region Cabinet paused the City Deal funded Airport Access Project to develop a feasibility study on a wider regional metro opportunity.
To deliver this work on behalf of Glasgow City Region, a Metro Feasibility Study project team was mobilised in 2020.
Led by Glasgow City Council, this holistic appraisal set out to tie-in with other work ongoing in respect of transport planning.
The work of this multi-disciplinary project team was boosted in February 2021 with the inclusion of a metro concept as a recommendation within Phase 1 of the Scottish Government's second Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2).
STPR2 as a strategic review, considers transport needs in Scotland and informs investment priorities for the next 20 years by providing recommendations on which Scottish Ministers can base future investment decisions.
The inclusion of a metro concept at this stage of STPR2 meant that the Metro Feasibility Study could full align with, and provide collaborative support for the review process.
The Metro Feasibility Study project team also worked with Invest Glasgow to include within their Greenprint for Investment Prospectus details of how a Metro could attract inward investment and business growth.
January 2022
The Scottish Government published the STPR2 Phase 2 Draft Reports.
These reports outlined 45 medium to long-term, national and regional transport investment recommendations, of which Clyde Metro was one.
The STPR2 Phase 2 Draft Reports described Clyde Metro as a multi-billion investment, which when complete could better connect over 1.5 million people to employment, education, and health services in and around the Glasgow City Region:
All of the investment recommendations contained in the STPR2 Phase 2 Draft Reports were consulted upon in early 2022 to help inform the STPR2 Final Reports.
December 2022
The Scottish Government published the STPR2 Final Reports, in which Clyde Metro was confirmed as a key priority for future transport investment.
See STPR2 Appraisal Summary Table – Recommendation 11: Clyde Metro [605kb]
About Clyde Metro, the STPR2 Final Summary Report says:
The STPR2 Final Technical Report includes a map, highlighting the indicative extent of Clyde Metro:
Next Steps:
STPR2 Documents:
STPR2 Appraisal Summary Table – Recommendation 11: Clyde Metro [605kb]
Transport Scotland: Final Summary Report - December 2022 - STPR2
Transport Scotland: Final Technical Report - December 2022 - STPR2
Transport Scotland: Summary Report – January 2022 – STPR2
Transport Scotland: Draft Technical Report - January 2022 - STPR2
Metro Feasibility Study Project Updates:
Metro Feasibility Study: Update to ESCR Committee (1 Feb 2022)
Glasgow City Region - Regional Economic Strategy (Dec 2021)
Invest Glasgow - Greenprint for Investment (Sept 2021)
Metro Feasibility Study: Update to Glasgow City Region Cabinet (6 April 2021)
Metro Feasibility Study: Update to Glasgow City Region Cabinet (6 October 2020)