Transport

Details of key transport projects are included in the main Clyde Waterfront website. These include:

Clyde Fastlink – a dedicated high quality 'tram on tyres' network from central Glasgow to Renfrew and Clydebank via Glasgow Harbour, Pacific Quay, the SECC and Govan.
Crossrail – developing links between railways north and south of the river with new stations in the Gorbals and Merchant City.
North Clydeside Development Route – improving access between Clydebank and the city centre and supporting the extension of Clyde Fastlink to Clydebank.
New bridges including the Clyde Arc are highlighted in the Bridges section.
Walking and cycling routes highlighted in the Green networks section.

The section on river use includes details of transport on the river. The on the water section includes ideas for you to get out on the river.

Lesson/project ideas (search all lesson/project ideas)

Title	Short description	Related curricular areas	Age group
Design a new bus route	Applying k/u of Maths: Speed, Distance and Time, Social Arithmetic and prisms in a project to design a bus route.	Health and Wellbeing, Languages, Mathematics, Social Studies, Technologies	Lower Secondary
Design a water vehicle	Developing learning about boat and building a model vehicle for the Clyde.	Expressive Arts, Science, Social Studies, Technologies	Upper Primary
Futuristic Clyde transport	By considering how transport could be improved along the Clyde, and using skills in design and planning, pupils will create a photomontage of the Clyde waterfront to present for a competition judged by a transport provider.	Expressive Arts, Languages, Science, Social Studies, Technologies	Lower Secondary
Promoting a public transport service	Promote a new water transport service having researched possibilities, requirements and planning regulations.	Expressive Arts, Languages, Social Studies	Upper Primary
Public debate	Research the pros and cons of the Clyde waterfront being used for public transport and write an argument which will be presented in a public debate with parents and community as the audience.	Languages, Social Studies, Technologies	Upper Primary, Lower Secondary
Report on the launch of a ship from BAE	Write an accurate report, using appropriate language techniques, of a launch of a ship, the opening of a bridge on the Clyde or another event on the Clyde by attending the event and acting as reporters.	Languages, Mathematics, Social Studies	Upper Primary, Lower Secondary
Transport maps - getting about guides	Researching routes and applying knowledge and understanding in a project to design map-guides.	Expressive Arts, Languages, Mathematics, Social Studies, Technologies	Lower Secondary
Transport on the Clyde	Apply knowledge and understanding of technology to design a new public boat service for river transportation.	Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Technologies	Lower Secondary
Transport trading card game design	Design and make playing cards for a trading card game based on River Clyde transportation.	Expressive Arts, Languages, Social Studies, Technologies	Upper Primary
Water taxis	Research the costs and feasibility of running a water taxi company on the Clyde and present this information as part of a business plan to a rep from local authority for review.	Expressive Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, Technologies	Lower Secondary