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www.glasgowchamberofcommerce.com Plans to improve the very heart of Glasgow will be made reality by a new team
The city centre management team: Paola Pasino, Seamus Connolly, John Foster, Jane Laiolo, Gillian Black, Derek Dunsire and Caroline Little
TEAM PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON CITY CENTRE
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lasgow has deployed a new team in a bid to make its city centre world class.
Te seven-strong group of
professionals with years of experience in different disciplines will aim to drive forward the regeneration of the city centre. Te idea of the team is based on
programmes already in place in London, New York and Melbourne. It is part of a strategy drawn up
jointly by Glasgow Chamber of Commerce and Glasgow City Council to produce a five-year plan for the centre of the city. It focuses on identifying and
promoting the unique aspects of nine different districts that make up the city centre and seeking to improve each of the areas. Te first part of the plan will see
action being taken on concerns raised by city centre-based businesses and residents. Tese include dealing with the
negative aspects of what is there – environmental blight and poorly maintained sites and moving on to the positive and pro-active, with
“If we are going to make this city centre
better, we need to know its real DNA, and we can do that by engaging with local people”
the need to create new spaces and promoting city centre activities more widely. A key focus of the strategy is
more closely aligning the City Council’s planning process with what people and businesses want to use the area for. A Council spokesman said:
“Tese regeneration frameworks will put people – how and what they use, perceive, enjoy and dislike – at the heart of city planning. Teir development is a wonderful opportunity to find out how people use the city centre day and night. “Tis more people-orientated
approach is something other cities, such as New York, London and Melbourne have all benefited from. “If we are going to make this
city centre beter, we need to know its real DNA – warts and all – and
we can do that by fully engaging with local people who work, live, study or visit the area.” Te strategy will also seek to
bring businesses, the public and voluntary sectors together to address how to improve each of the nine districts and their use around the clock. Te nine districts are:
Anderston, Broomielaw, Centre, Cowcaddens, Merchant City and High Street, Sauchiehall Street, St Enoch, Townhead, University and Cathedral. Te city centre management
team includes Gillian Black, Jane Laiolo, Derek Dunsire, John Foster, Caroline Litle, Seamus Connolly and Paola Pasino. Te team has already compiled
a list of 50 actions to improve the city centre between now and 2019. Te City Council spokesman
said: “It is an exciting time in the city centre, particularly with all the positive effects the Commonwealth Games is bringing to the city. “To ensure the city centre is
looking and functioning at its best, a series of cosmetic treatments and improvements projects have already been developed and our city centre strategy will build on these good pieces of work to deliver a number of projects to kick start regeneration in each district. People will see the physical changes happening shortly.” Stuart Patrick, Chief Executive
of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, said: “Tis will have an extremely positive impact upon businesses, acting as a one-stop portal which they can liaise with to address strategic and operational issues while progressing opportunities within the city. “Glasgow Chamber of
Commerce actively organised for businesses from key sectors to engage with the Council’s city centre strategy group, which led directly to the recommendation for this team to be established.”
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