Clyde Waterfront Education

Kingston Bridge at night

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
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
Design a water vehicle Developing learning about boat and building a model vehicle for the Clyde. Expressive Arts, Science, Social Studies, Technologies Upper Primary

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