West of Scotland residents have been invited to participate in an SPT consultation that looks to improve connections between communities.

The Regional Transport Strategy (RTS), which is currently in its draft stage, also looks to tackle public transport’s pollution levels and explore how public transport can help Scotland’s economy post-Covid.

Policies currently in the draft include creating minimum standards for the quality of public transport services, improving the quality and integration of bus services, and delivering changes in the region’s active travel infrastructure.

SPT’s chair, councillor Stephen Dornan, said: “Communities across the region are struggling right now with the cost of living crisis, and getting back on their feet after Covid, and it is essential that our new strategy reflects their hopes and aspirations, and helps address the challenges they face.

“This new strategy has the potential to be a game-changer - it is bold, strong and ambitious, because it needs to be. I would encourage everyone with an interest in transport in the west of Scotland to read the strategy, get involved and have your say.”

There are also prospective plans to undertake transformative infrastructural projects comparative to the Clyde tunnel.

Once the strategy is put in place, it will affect public transport in the area for the next fifteen years.

The consultation will be open to the public until Friday, October 28.

You can find more info on the consultation and how to respond to it at the SPT’s website: www.spt.co.uk/vision.