Today the Glasgow City Region Cabinet considered the transformative economic impact of the UK and Scottish Government funded £1.13 billion City Deal as set out in the latest Annual Performance Report. The Region’s City Deal continues to make significant progress since it kicked off in 2014. In total, more than…
A new transport hub at Muir Street, Motherwell is open and providing improved facilities for residents, visitors and businesses. It includes a new access road and path between Hamilton Road and the railway station, with a rank for eight taxis, parking for blue badge holders, and drop off spaces. An…
Exciting plans to create a new Civic Space in Bishopbriggs are taking centre stage thanks to an online exhibition. The new focal point is part of the Bishopbriggs Town Centre Regeneration project – a key element of the Council’s £34.88 million Place and Growth Programme, supported by the UK and…
On Thursday 15 June, in-person consultation on the design proposals for the Duke Street & John Knox Street Avenues Plus project will take place in the area, with a four-week online consultation also beginning on that day. The £21.3 million Avenues Plus programme will see the development of a series…
The £5.641million contract for the next Avenue in Glasgow city centre to begin – the Sauchiehall Precinct & Cambridge Street Avenue – has been awarded to MacLay (Civil Engineering Limited) at a council committee today. This Avenue will be part of wider network of new, attractive, accessible, safe, sustainable and…
Residents, businesses and groups are being invited to help guide the location of a new route which aims to boost business opportunities and cut congestion in Bishopbriggs town centre. Consultation is being held on options for the new Westerhill Development Road (previously referred to as Phase 5 of the Bishopbriggs…
A project to reduce flood risk and boost active travel in Springburn will be enhanced by an £89,500 award from the Places for Everyone programme to fund the design of a complementary active travel route. A new east-west link connecting Red Road with Broomfield Road would encourage more walking, wheeling,…
One of Scotland’s main cruise ports is set to experience its busiest year since records began. Greenock Ocean Terminal has 91 cruise liners booked into the Inverclyde town’s new dedicated pontoon across 2023 – a rise of over 25 per cent on last year. As many as 150,000 passengers and…
The landmark cyclist, pedestrian and wheeler Sighthill Bridge over the M8 will soon open to the public. The new bridge is part of a wider active travel network connecting Sighthill, the nearby city centre and neighbouring communities in North Glasgow and is a key feature of the £250million regeneration of…
A Glasgow City Council committee has today (7 March) considered the design statements now established for the George Square and surrounding Avenues project. The project has now completed RIBA Phase 2 in its design, and as work on the design process continues, further consultation with key stakeholders – including local…
