Here is the latest news from the City Centre Regeneration Team
STORIES ON THE HIGH STREET – A THRIVING CITY
The Thriving City story map has been developed as part of the High Street Area Strategy, to offer an opportunity to explore 1500 years of history of the High Street of Glasgow. Like many projects within the strategy, the Thriving City story map intends to bring more...
AWARD FOR PROJECT THAT HAS DELIVERED SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE
The Council’s City Deal funded Sauchiehall Street Avenue has recently won the Excellence in Sustainable Infrastructure category at the Landscape Institute Awards 2020. The City Deal/City Centre Regeneration team…
2020 VISIONS – BEACONS OF HOPE IN TRONGATE WINDOWS
A series of installations from Nich Smith Lighting Design – 2020 Visions – runs from 12 – 20 December 2020. Tron Theatre is working on a series of projects, funded through the Scottish Government’s Performing Arts Venue Relief Fund…
CYCLING IN GLASGOW CITY CENTRE INCREASES
Glasgow City Centre has long been associated with poor air quality. However, steps are being taken to enhance air quality into the city centre. There is already evidence of what can be achieved by limiting car and bus usage in the city centre. For instance, the first...
(Y)OUR PLACE MAP: A CITY OF PORTRAITS
Here is the latest blog in the series that discuss different aspects of the ongoing (Y)our City Centre Regeneration. Here artist Peter McCaughey, Lead Artist and Director of WAVEparticle introduce…
TIER 4: WHAT CAN YOU STILL DO IN GLASGOW?
As announced by the First Minister on 17 November, Glasgow is now in Tier 4, effectively putting the city into lockdown once again. Consequentially, all our lives will be further impacted, with all but essential retail being forced to close. In addition, bars,...
WHAT NEXT FOR GLASGOW’S URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE?
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
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
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...