Clyde Fastlink brochure

Who Will Benefit?
Local Clyde residents
Visitors to Clyde Corridor
Statement by Councillor
Craig Roberton
Chairman of Glasgow
Clyde Regeneration Ltd
The Clyde waterfront has undergone a massive transformation in
recent years with £80m of investment underway or completed in
the last 12 months, and the private and public sector investment
in the Clyde Corridor over the next 10 years expected to reach
£2.8 billion. Glasgow City Council are fully committed to this
process and have set up Glasgow Clyde Regeneration Ltd to
deliver regeneration projects on the Clyde waterfront.
46,000
2.5 million
Indicative Project Timeline
These developments will dramatically change the skyline and
will place greater pressure on our roads and transport services.
New transport infrastructure is therefore required to serve the
development proposals. Two new road and pedestrian bridges
across the Clyde at Finnieston/Govan and Broomielaw/Tradeston
costing around £50 million will soon be constructed, with plans
for other river crossings, transport links and river pontoons being
considered, all of which will greatly support regeneration of the
Clyde waterfront.
(per annum)
2005
Developments in
the Clyde Corridor
Winter ‘06
Clyde Fastlink...
connecting Glasgow
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Consultation process
(leisure, retail, office and business)
Planning stages:
design & route development
In particular, to help tackle increased traffic congestion and pollution
in the city centre and provide better access to the new employment,
leisure and retail facilities on the Clyde Corridor, Glasgow City
Council has drawn up proposals for an innovative public transport
system which will connect the city centre to the waterfront.
2006
Key Benefits
Clyde Fastlink will make a real difference to people living, working
and visiting the City and will protect our environment by reducing
the number of cars on the road and air pollution. Combined with
the existing and proposed transport infrastructure it will give
Glasgow an integrated transport system befitting its
metropolitan nature.
Proposed route and plans
submitted for approval
• Better public transport through improved services and
dedicated roadways
Decision expected Summer
• Increased accessibility along Clyde Corridor
Contract awarded
Contact
For further information on
Clyde Fastlink, please contact:
• Better co-ordination between other public transport services
and real time information
Director of Land Services
• Higher passenger carrying capacity
20 Cadogan Street
Glasgow City Council
• Shorter, more reliable journey times and services vehicles every six minutes
2007
• Reduced environmental impacts from traffic
• New state-of-the-art vehicles using clean fuel technology
giving low emissions and low noise
Construction starts early 2007
• Level boarding ensuring ease of access and mobility
System operational late 2007
• Modern shelters
• Modified road junctions to include traffic control
Glasgow G2 7AD
Email: clydefastlink@land.glasgow.gov.uk
Website: www.glasgow.gov.uk
NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART PUBLIC
TRANSPORT SERVICE FOR GLASGOW
faster, reliable travel for
the Clyde Corridor
What is Clyde Fastlink?
This service will offer state-of-the-art travel through tram like road
vehicles and has been designed to provide better, safer and more
reliable travel.
Clyde Fastlink has been designed to ease congestion at key
locations in the City and will operate at six minute internals, seven
days a week. The vehicles themselves will offer level boarding
and will run without the need for rails or tracks. Introduction of
Conductors is being considered to provide customer support
and minimise delays. A first for Glasgow, the vehicles will run on
a dedicated roadway from Glasgow Harbour to the east end of
Broomielaw and onwards to Central Station, thereby ensuring a
speedier delivery of service and minimal planning disruption.
To ensure prompt, punctual and reliable journey times, the Clyde
Fastlink service will not only run on a dedicated roadway for most
of the route but will be backed up by the latest traffic control
systems. Priority signaling will ensure passengers bypass
congestion in the city centre and at key locations on the route,
and real time information will keep passengers informed of actual
vehicle arrival times.
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MAVISBANK
Clyde Fastlink Route
Media Village
© Copyright Glasgow City Council 2005
Proposed developments shown may not have final approval