Re-positioning the Metropolitan Region of Glasgow & Clyde Valley, Scotland, 1996 to 2031 A Retrospective & Prospective in 2006 for the Metrex Szczeczin Conference Dr. Grahame M. Buchan, Glasgow & Clyde Valley Structure Plan Joint Committee
Glasgow Metropolitan Region - The Strategy Pendulum 1950 s Economic Growth Overspill New Towns Strategy 2010 s 2000 s Economic Growth Metropolitan Repositioning Strategy 1960 s Economic Growth Expansion Strategy 1990 s Economic Restructuring Metropolitan Restructuring Strategy 1970 s World Recession Retrenchment, Strategy 1980 s Economic Consolidation Urban Renewal Strategy
The Legacy of Economic Change Sunset of the Shipyards Granaries now demolished! Vacant & Derelict land Riverside Clearance Redundant Power Station Icon of a Past Time
Metropolitan Competitiveness Glasgow & Clyde Valley Structure Plan Joint Committee Modern economy is service-based Modern economy is metropolitan Edinburgh & Glasgow C-Rs 67% of Scotland s economy Urban environments - key to economic growth The Florida Creative People thesis City-region agenda is Scottish priority Sustainable Place creation a re-vitalised agenda
Changing Economic Structure of Urban Scotland Source : BAK International Benchmarking Club
The Development Strategy Repositioning the Metropolitan Region A 20 Year Development Horizon
hanged Planning Structures Pre- and Post- 1996 Pre- 1996 National Level Scottish Office National Policy Guidance Post - 1996 National Level Scottish Executive National Planning Framework & Policies Regional Level Strathclyde Regional Council Regional Structure Plans New Unitary Councils (32) both Strategic & Local Plan responsibilities Strategic Developmen Plans & Local Developmen Plans Local Level District Councils 19 in Strathclyde Local Plans Strategic Plans Joint Working Local Plans Individual Authority Glasgow & Clyde Valley Structure Plan Joint Committee
Joint Strategic Plan - Concepts & Big Ideas Central Development Corridor - 2000 Green Network setting & structure - 2000 Community identity - 2000 Flagship Initiatives key engines of the Strategy - 2000 New growth agenda - 2006 ministerial approval 2002 awaiting ministerial approval Glasgow & Clyde Valley Structure Plan Joint Committee
etropolitan Flagships Spatial Priorities of the Development Corridor Clyde Waterfront Gartloch-Gartcosh ROE Bishopton City Centre Clyde 'Gateway' Ravenscraig - Motherwell - Wishaw
Green Network linking Town & Country
The Strategic Base of the Re-positioning Strategy City Centre Universities Waterfront Regeneration Glasgow West Cultural & Educational Quarter Cultural Tourism Glasgow & Clyde Valley Structure Plan Joint Committee
ity Centre Cultural Hub Cathedral Precinct The Art School by Charles Rennie Mackintosh RSAMD s Opera School The Royal Concert Hall George Square the metropolitan heart Royal Academy of Music & Drama Public Art in a Bus
ity Centre The New Economy The IFD International Financial District New Office Construction UK s No. Two Retail Capital The Call-Centre Sector Café Society Glasgow-style
Universities Economic Drivers The G.U. Wolfson Medical Building The G.U. Bio-Tow Glasgow Caledonian University Glasgow University
Clyde Waterfront Regeneration a Work in Progress Science & Media The Media Campu Icon Structures Scottish Exhibition Centre Reflecting the new image Bridging the River Glasgow Harbour
Waterfront Regeneration in the pipeline Neptune s Way Bridge, Rogers New Transport Museum, Hadid
lasgow West Cultural & Educational Quarter Kelvingrove Park Kelvingrove Gallery Wolfson Medical Building The C-R Mackintosh House Hunterian Gallery Kibble Palace, Botanic Gardens
Cultural Tourism New Lanark World Heritage Site Museum of Modern Art Burrell Gallery - Intern The Doulton Fountain Burrell Gallery
The Next Decade The Challenge! A Growth Agenda and a Sustainable Metropolitan Development Strategy
The Sustained Growth Agenda Migration 2002 2025 The Key Driver of Demographic Change 5000 2500 Joint Committee s Projections 0-2500 2002 2010 2017 2025 Government Projections -5000 GRO(S) Sustained Growth
Corridor Plan Community Growth Areas Restructuring Communties Growing Existing Communities New Neighbourhoods
METROPOLITAN REGENERATION - CONTRIBUTORY SCHEMES CLYDE WATERFRONT METROPOLITAN REGENERATION BISHOPTON Yoker Relief Road North Bank MTS South Bank MTS Finnieston Bridge East End Regeneration Route GARTLOCH- GARTCOSH M8 - Junctions 27 to 29 M74 Completion MTS Tollcross Whifflets - Rutherglen Electification CLYDE GATEWAY METROPOLITAN REGENERATION MTS Schemes Road Schemes Fixed Rail Schemes Paisley - Shields Junction Capacity Rail Station Regeneration Initiative Areas - GCVJSPC
Renewable energy Looking Forward - Strategic Issues for the Metropolitan Plan Climate Change Continued restructuring Sustainable environments Urban congestion Land-use & transport Green Network
Conclusions Glasgow & Clyde Valley Structure Plan Joint Committee A new metropolitan Services-based economy A twenty-year Development Strategy Regeneration and renewal Culture, Art, Architecture, Education, Media, Tourism Managed Growth Focus on Strategic metropolitan issues Partnership as Governance & Delivery