A MULTI-MILLION pound grant is set to be accepted by the council to fund transport strategies which will reduce the city's "dependency on cars".

Glasgow councillors are being asked to accept £3m from Sustrans' 'Places for Everyone' fund, which is backed by Transport Scotland, when they meet on Thursday.

The money will be used to develop a number of transport strategies, including a connectivity plan for Glasgow, a city centre transformation plan, a liveable neighbourhoods plan, an active travel strategy and a bus services improvement partnership.

A condition of the grant is that plans must be delivered by June 2021. The council will contribute an extra £500,000.

A public consultation, titled Connecting Communities, will be carried out, covering all the plans.

It aims to establish how everyone can "travel clean and sustainably" to help Glasgow become carbon-neutral by 2030 and how transport can ensure everyone has access to opportunities, reducing poverty and deprivation.

The council will also outline options which would "drive inclusive growth" across the Glasgow city region and make "every neighbourhood more liveable".

Consultation had been planned for before summer but is now being reviewed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

A report to councillors states the connectivity plan will focus on how people and goods move into and around the city every day.

It adds a city centre transformation plan would be designed to "reinforce" Glasgow as "one of the leading destinations in Europe for people to visit" and create "a pleasant environment for people to live".

The plan would "identify the challenges and opportunities we have to reduce pollution and congestion and to create high quality cycling infrastructure and pedestrian spaces".

The liveable neighbourhoods plan is aimed at reducing "the city's dependency on cars" and making walking, cycling and public transport the first choice.

"It is essential that our residents benefit from safer, quieter streets that facilitate play, walking and cycling," the report adds.

The council has identified the need to refresh Glasgow's strategic plan for cycling. An active travel strategy will widen its remit to "take account of all forms of active travel".

A Bus Services Improvement Partnership is also planned to "achieve our goals on sustainable travel", buses "will need to play a more active role".

"This partnership will ensure that the transport strategies closely align with the needs and requirements of the bus industry and provides an ideal opportunity to take forward these shared aims and goals."