A £3 million funding package will be put towards three infrastructure projects in Scotland’s biggest city.
Glasgow City Council has been awarded the cash injection from Sustrans Scotland Community Links, a Transport Scotland-funded programme which invests in projects that make it easier for people to walk and cycle for everyday journeys.
The council’s infrastructure plans focus on connectivity, city centre transformation and improving the attractiveness and accessibility of neighbourhoods.
The three inter-related projects will help shape the city’s transport network, sustainability and inclusive economic growth of the city centre.
Councillor Anna Richardson, city convener for sustainability and carbon reduction, said: “I’m delighted to announce that with an investment of £3m of Scottish Government funding in partnership with Sustrans, we’ll be able to start work on these three significant projects.
“We’ll develop an overarching transport strategy for Glasgow with sustainability at its heart, as well as setting out how we’ll transform movement around the city centre and address many of the challenges we’ve been set by the connectivity commission.
“We’ll also produce a liveable neighbourhoods plan, a blueprint for improving every neighbourhood in the city. Over the next 18 months, through these projects, we’ll set out our 10-year vision for a transport system that will address inequality, connectivity and climate change.”
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