Timetable for transformation of Glasgow city centre

Glasgow City Council has released a timetable showing a plan to transform the centre over the next few years.

Work on the creation of 11 "Avenues" will start early next year which will see major thoroughfares redesigned including Argyle Street, the Broomielaw and Clyde Street.

Changing landscapes

Councillor Angus Millar, City Convener for City Centre Recovery, said the transformation would help deliver on the ambitions for the city centre, with benefits Glasgow would enjoy for decades to come.

He said: “Our city centre has undoubtedly been impacted in recent years by multiple and overlapping challenges, from the legacy of the pandemic, fires, and absentee property owners to the shift to online retail and cost-of-living and inflation crises.

“But it’s increasingly a focal point for major investment, for population growth and we have a responsibility to nurture that and create the cosmopolitan feel Glasgow deserves.

“We know from our own past that when we make these changes, Glasgow has flourished."

Changes to Sauchiehall, Pitt and Cambridge Streets are nearly finished and councillors say it should help to stimulate more economic investment.

Disruption

Councillor Ruairi Kelly, City Convener for Neighbourhood Services and Assets, said: “The Avenues roll-out has already been delayed by the pandemic so it’s critical that we push on with the transformation of the city centre.

"There will of course be some disruption but we’re putting in place the foundations for the next century and can assure Glaswegians that the hassle will be worth it.

“And right throughout the process we’ll ensure residents and businesses are kept informed of progress and disruption is kept to a minimum.”

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