News on Your City Centre 2020

How would you improve the Merchant City?

What projects do you think would make a difference?

What would you support and like to see happen?

An Action Plan and Framework for the regeneration of the Merchant City is currently being prepared by a consultant team appointed by Glasgow City Council. We want your input to help shape and influence the priority projects to improve the Merchant City.

The Merchant City, alongside the Learning Quarter, Townhead and Cowcaddens, is the focus of the current phase of (Y)our City Centre District Regeneration Frameworks. And now is the time to have your say.

Sign-up for the event on the Thursday 22 April, pick the bits that interest you most and work with the project team to develop proposals and ‘co’design’ ideas (sign-up details below).

All events are free to attend and will be held on Zoom.

Using the Programme of Events listed below sign-up to as many of the sessions as you like. There are a number of different workshops happening throughout the course of the day that may be of specific interest to you - these will be based on different themes, taking place at different times throughout the day, session times and details listed in Programme of Events below. For more information and content related to this event and the other districts, please visit https://www.glasgowcitycentrestrategy.com/city-centre-workshops.

Co-Design Day Launch (1000 - 1030)

An introduction to the project and the day’s events.

Sign up via Evenbrite: (Y)our Merchant City Proposals Workshop - Co-Design Day Launch Tickets, Thu 22 Apr 2021 at 10:00 | Eventbrite

Getting Around - Workshops (1030 - 1230)

A participatory workshop considering how to make the Merchant City more accessible and better connected.

Potential projects include;

· (Y)our Thriving High Street

· Great Street – George Street / Duke Street

· Merchant City Open Spaces

· Glasgow Cross + Saltmarket

· Calton Connections (Duke Street to Gallowgate, Meatmarket to High Street)

· Open Campus Connections

· ……?

Sign up via Evenbrite: (Y)our Merchant City Proposals Workshop - Getting Around Tickets, Thu 22 Apr 2021 at 10:30 | Eventbrite

City Centre Communities – Workshops (1300 - 1500)

A participatory workshop to consider how to improve the quality of life for communities in the Merchant City.

Potential projects include;

· Merchant City Open Spaces

· Community Facilities

· Creative Communities

· Open Space, Play and Activity

· ……?

Sign up via Evenbrite: (Y)our Merchant City Proposals Workshop - City Centre Communities Tickets, Thu 22 Apr 2021 at 13:00 | Eventbrite

Reimaging (Y)our Merchant City (1530 - 1730)

A participatory workshop to test ideas to reimagine and transform the Merchant City and its relationship to the city.

Potential projects include;

· (Y)our Thriving High Street

· High Street Hub – Station + TIC2

· Medieval Quarter

· City Centre Communities / 20 min Neighbourhoods

· New City Centre Living

· Art, Culture + Place

· …….?

Sign up via Evenbrite: (Y)our Merchant City Proposals Workshop - Reimagining Merchant City Tickets, Thu 22 Apr 2021 at 15:30 | Eventbrite

Report Back : Priorities + Pledges (1830 - 2030)

A show and tell summary of the proposals emerging from the day of workshops, culminating in a facilitated discussion and debate aiming to help identify priorities projects and actions.

Sign up via Evenbrite: (Y)our Merchant City Proposals Workshop - Report Back: Priorities + Pledges Tickets, Thu 22 Apr 2021 at 18:30 | Eventbrite

On behalf of the (Y)our City Centre team, we look forward to seeing you soon!