From Style Mile to the Golden Z - councillors will vote on a big plan to save Glasgow's city centre.
Business and economy editor, ScotlandSauchiehall Street, Buchanan Street and Argyle Street will incorporate 1,350 new or converted flats under a new long-term vision for the city centre.Moving on from the dominance of shopping, the city centre could double its population in just 12 years.The council plan would boost the night-time economy, helped by more footfall from local residents.
The British Retail Consortium reported that footfall in Glasgow was down 7.2% in the year to June, more than it was in 10 other large British cities. Of those cities, Edinburgh had the strongest year-on-year growth, of 4.7%. The two major shopping centres which anchor the junctions on the Golden Z - Buchanan Galleries to the north and St Enoch's to the south - both face demolition and rebuilding with a broader mix of uses.
Around half the homes envisaged are seen as coming from refurbished and repurposed buildings, while half would be new-build, with many using space above shops on upper floors.And while less conventional office space will be needed in the city centre, the plan foresees more flexible and agile workplaces.
"It's crucial we have a diversity of uses. We need more of a mix, a more sustainable mix, looking at retail but also food and drink, harnessing creative and cultural institutions we have in Sauchiehall Street, bringing them down onto the street and also more residential accommodation in these areas."Outer Spaces is a charity that is seeking out such spaces for use by artists of all sorts.
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