Strathclyde Regional Bus Strategy

Bus is the most frequently and widely used form of public transport in the west of Scotland. Everyday, the bus network helps connect us to school, work, shops, services and our family and friends. Bus also plays a role in tackling big problems like climate change, inequality and social isolation.

However, bus use has been falling for a long time. Fewer people use a bus to travel and bus services are less frequent than 10 years ago. Many people and communities have told SPT that they want better bus services.

The Strathclyde Regional Bus Strategy is SPT’s process to improve the bus network. Here, you can learn about our process and the ways you can participate in it to help shape the future of bus in the region.

Regional Bus Strategy

Strathclyde Regional Bus Strategy

Read the draft SRBS

Consultation now closed

Thank you to everyone who participated in the consultation on the draft Strathclyde Regional Bus Strategy. The consultation is now closed. This webpage will be updated later in 2025 following review of the consultation feedback.

What's been done so far?

The first stage of the development of the SRBS development was the SRBS Case for Change. This report sets out the key problems with the bus network and the desired transport outcomes, objectives, and core policy areas to improve the bus network.

Following this, initial policies and measures were developed and an Options Appraisal was carried out. The aim of the appraisal was to identify a recommended operational model for bus services in the region. The recommendations of the Options Appraisal were reported to SPT Partnership in March 2024.

A consultation on the recommendations of the Options Appraisal was carried out in April - May 2024. The outcomes of the consultation were reported to the SPT Strategy and Programme committee in September 2024.

In February 2025, the SPT Strategy and Programmes committee approved the draft SRBS for public consultation.

The consultation on the draft Strathclyde Regional Bus Strategy took place in March – May 2025.

Please use the links above if you wish to find out more information.

What’s happening right now?

The consultation feedback on the draft Strathclyde Regional Bus Strategy is being reviewed and a progress report will be presented to SPT Partnership in June 2025.