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WHAT NEXT FOR GLASGOW’S URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE?

Sep 18, 2020 | News, Regeneration Frameworks

The end of the 20th century saw declining trends in high street retail habits and city centre population density. More recently, the number of people looking to live within city centres is on the rise; however, to encourage continued growth…

WRITING THE NEXT CHAPTER IN GLASGOW’S REGENERATION STORY

Sep 11, 2020 | Cowcaddens, Learning Quarter, Merchant City, News, Regeneration Frameworks, Townhead

Here is the fourth blog in a series that discusses different aspects of the ongoing (Y)our City Centre District Regeneration Frameworks. Dr Mark Robertson, Managing Partner of Ryden

GLASGOW BEGGING STRATEGY

Sep 10, 2020 | Glasgow Begging Strategy, News

On 3 September 2020, Glasgow City Council’s City Administration Committee approved the Glasgow Begging Strategy (GBS) for 6-week public consultation which will begin on 11 September 2020. This document has been developed by a Short Life Working Group (SLWG) which was...

GLASGOW CITY CENTRE MURAL TRAIL UPDATE

Sep 7, 2020 | News

Like many people impacted by the ongoing Covid-19 emergency, DRS City Centre Regeneration have endeavoured to maintain as much functionality as possible while being restricted to working from home, and this has led to the development of some innovative outputs to...

FESTIVALS AND THE CITY: COVID-19 AND BEYOND

Sep 3, 2020 | News, Regeneration Frameworks

This is the third blog in response to the work being done by the team working to prepare District Regeneration Frameworks for Cowcaddens, Townhead, the Learning Quarter and the Merchant City. Professor David McGillivray is Chair in Digital…

(Y)OUR PLACE MATTERS

Jul 21, 2020 | Cowcaddens, Learning Quarter, Merchant City, News, Regeneration Frameworks, Townhead

Work continues with the development of District Regeneration Frameworks (DRFs) for Cowcaddens, Townhead, Learning Quarter and Merchant City. The process seeks to engage with as many stakeholders as possible.

(Y)OUR CITY CENTRE

The Sauchiehall and Garnethill District Framework has been completed, and work has started on delivery. Work has commenced on Phase 2 of the DRF, which includes the areas of Broomielaw, Blythswood, Central and St Enoch. In addition, phase 3 of the DRFs, which covers the areas of Cowcaddens, Merchant City, “The Learning Quarter” and Townhead are now in the planning stage, with Austin-Smith-Lord appointed as lead consultant for this phase. These will help deliver the objectives set out in the City Centre Strategy of making the city centre the place to Stay, Live, Shop and Play, Visit and Enjoy Work and Create, Learn, Discover and Innovate and Invest and Build.

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The feedback from our conversations with residents, visitors, businesses, and developers is that you want a green, liveable city centre that fosters creativity and opportunity. So the Council is working with businesses, residents, institutions and public agencies to make the city centre a more people-friendly place
– a better place to live, visit and do business

moving the city centre forward

All the work that we’ll be doing to take the city centre forward over the next few years will be shaped by the City Centre Strategy and Action Plan and the City Centre Transport Strategy which were published in 2014. These strategies are our blueprint mapping out how the city centre’s streets and public spaces will be better managed and more people-friendly.

We’ll be making the city centre cleaner, greener and easier to get around on foot, by bike and public transport, with a network of green avenues linking through the city centre. Wi-fi, marketing, outdoor events, lighting and public safety will all be improved – and much more besides. Everything is geared towards delivering jobs, growth and prosperity over the next decade.

district by district

In 2015, we started to plan how to make this idea work. It’s a big job, so we split the city centre into nine recognisable ‘Districts’. We have worked with local people and businesses to identify the opportunities. By 2022 we will have a plan in place that will drive change over the next ten years. Find out more about what’s happening in each District.

working together

The Council’s City Centre Regeneration Team will work hard with people and organisations in each District to make that change happen. Whether you work, live, invest in or visit the city centre, the team can’t do it all on their own. We need your help to deliver change. Your help might come in a variety of forms: allowing a new business start-up cheap use of your vacant shop for a few weeks, organising a community event in a public space, helping a neighbour to tidy their front garden, or cycling and walking around town rather than driving.

The City Council will be doing its bit by making city centre streets and spaces more people- and business-friendly. We’ll do that, with you, by preparing a new plan for each District over the next few years. Please get in touch with us if you have any questions or ideas about the changing city centre.

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