| Comment | Was that related to the aborted Strathclyde Tram?
I get the cynicism, but it's fair to say we're closer now than we've ever been to seeing trams return to Glasgow. The Clyde Metro proposals have been given clear and official support from the Scottish Government, with preliminary route planning going on now from what I've read.
It's gotten to a stage the Strathclyde Tram never reached. That was quashed at an earlier stage, when it was brought before the relevant (pre Scottish Parliament) parliamentary committee for approval or rejection. It was rejected on the basis that it would negatively impact bus patronage. That was at a time where massive public transport investment was lower down the agenda and bus operators held more power than now though.
Things have changed fundamentally and the signs are all as good as they can be that we can reasonably expect trams in Glasgow again. May be years away but the plans are in motion in a way they haven't been before. In fact, the Strathclyde Tram project that your work related to is likely to be a component of the metro plans. |
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