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Sixteen of Glasgow city centre's streets are being redesigned into Avenues. A full revamp of George Square is included in this programme. The Avenues is just the start of this important journey. Investing in our streets is an important part of Glasgow's wider regeneration.

The Avenues programme will:

• Provide a boost for business: more welcoming public spaces will bring in more visitors, attract developers and investors and improve the city centre economy. 
• Create a better-connected city centre: sustainable transport such as walking, wheeling, cycling and public will have priority on the Avenues. New cycle lanes will connect the heart of Glasgow to the broader cycling network being developed throughout the city. Wider pavements will make the city centre environment safer for walking and wheeling by people with disabilities or children in buggies. Redesigned bus routes will make bus travel to and from the city centre quicker and easier.
• Green the city: new trees, with root spaces large enough so they will thrive for future decades, will support local wildlife, provide shade in summer and help the city centre cope with the effects of climate change. A mix of trees that includes lime, plane, elm, hornbeam, acer and birch will be used. Rain gardens will also help manage rainwater runoff, further supporting biodiversity.
• Make the city a great place to live: a more welcoming, people friendly city centre will support our plan to grow the city's population to 40,000 by 2035. The aim is to build new homes and bring in the services people need such as doctors' surgeries.

Funding

The Avenues Programme is funded by the Glasgow City Region City Deal, which includes contributions from both the Scottish and UK Governments. The overall City Deal funding package for the programme is £123.4m. An additional £20m funding from Sustrans was also obtained for some of the Avenues projects. 

Specific improvements will include (Double click on the images to see larger image):