August 2019

New traffic measures that will ensure priority for buses on two of the busiest bus routes in Glasgow city centre will come into effect on September 2 this year.

A trial of car free zones that will improve road safety at six Glasgow primary schools will begin on the first day of new school term.

Glasgow's Climate Emergency Working Group has delivered a report with over sixty recommendations that it considers provides a pathway to a carbon neutral city.

Works are ongoing within Tradeston, between West Street to Bridge Street, as part of the Buchanan Wharf development.

Glasgow City Council today (20 August) presented plans to regenerate Cowlairs, in the north of the city, with 850 new homes and a new park among the proposals.

Glasgow City Council today (29 August) approved just over £3million funding for a number of projects which promise to regenerate a number of town centres in the city. These projects see a new community model of tackling food inequality, the renewal of historic buildings, and locally-led regeneration amongst the social and economic benefits that this funding will deliver.

Frontline workers across Glasgow are being trained to look out for people who may have thoughts of suicide amongst friends, family, colleagues and the public.

The Council is working with Glasgow Third Sector Interface Network (GTSIN) and other partners, to focus the fund on responding to the impact of poverty, deprivation and inequalities across the city and to ensure that it supports communities in co-designing, developing and delivering sustainable services.

Running from 28 August to 9 October 2019, Beat the Street Glasgow City will see the city centre and areas out to the west including Yorkhill, Scotstoun and Whiteinch become a giant playground where participants are rewarded with points and potentially prizes, simply by exploring their local area and getting active.

The city joins other major international destinations such as New York, Beijing, Paris, Barcelona, Moscow and Toronto in committing to and adopting the principles of a framework to deal with food-related issues at an urban level.

A Glasgow City Council report outlined the continuing progress that is being made in the city in bringing vacant and derelict land back to productive use, with the equivalent of 90 full-sized football pitches coming back to use over one year in the latest (2018) figures. The council will spend a £3.5million Scottish Government funding allocation on tackling the issue in this financial year.

A drop-in event is being held in Maryhill Burgh Halls on Saturday 24 August that will provide information on an innovative self-build project in that part of Glasgow.