Residents to help shape the development of four Liveable Neighbourhoods

Overview

Local residents across Glasgow are being encouraged to help shape the development of Liveable Neighbourhoods in their area.

Funded by a Connecting Communities grant from Sustrans Scotland Places for Everyone programme, Liveable Neighbourhoods are being developed in four areas of the city as part of the wider programme's second tranche of work:

• Mansewood to Shawlands
• Pollokshields East to Gorbals
• Royston to Hogganfield
• Yoker to Whiteinch

Through a programme of online and in-person activities, residents will be encouraged to get involved in early-stage development work to ensure that proposed neighbourhood improvements have the potential to transform their communities into safer, more attractive spaces that meet local needs and aspirations.

Details of how to get involved (including drop-in/pop-up events and an online survey) are noted below for each Liveable Neighbourhood.

Existing community activity will be identified, and new interventions put forward that focus on four key themes - local town centres that can meet daily needs, reducing reliance on the car for everyday journeys, increasing active travel and rebalancing our streets for people.

This work will realise a long list of neighbourhood improvement ideas for the communities which could be shortlisted for further design development and potentially construction, for when suitable funding opportunities arise.

Mansewood to Shawlands LN (includes Pollokshaws, Pollokshields West and Strathbungo)

Complete the Survey:

Until Sunday 26 February 2023, you can complete an online survey to tell us about your neighbourhood, what you like, and how you would make it better:

Mansewood to Shawlands Liveable Neighbourhood - online survey

The survey can also be completed in person at Pollokshaws and Pollokshields Libraries. Surveys are available in Polish, Romanian, Farsi, Urdu, Gujurati, Arabic and Ukrainian.

Drop-in Events:

Residents can also attend a drop-in event to meet the team and discuss the opportunities around each Liveable Neighbourhood theme in more detail:

• Thursday 16 February (4-7pm): Pollokshaws Community Hub
• Friday 17 February (4-7pm): Nan McKay Hall, Pollokshields (translators available for Urdu, Punjabi, Arabic and Polish)
• Wednesday 22 February (10am-1pm): Mansewood Community Centre
• Thursday 23 February (4-7pm): Shawlands United Reformed Church

Pop-up Events:

The team will also be popping up in the neighbourhood throughout February:

• Thursday 9 February: outside Tinto Primary School in Mansewood (approximately 2.30-3.30pm)
• Saturday 18 February: ArtSpace G41, Shawlands Arcade (approximately 12-2pm)

Please note, some pop-up activities may be cancelled/moved at short notice due to the weather.

Consultants, Atkins are leading on early-stage development work for the Mansewood to Shawlands Liveable Neighbourhood. You can click on this link to find out more and how you can get involved.

Pollokshields East to Gorbals LN (includes Tradeston and Govanhill)

Complete the Survey:

Until Sunday 26 February 2023, you can complete an online survey to tell us about your neighbourhood, what you like, and how you would make it better:

Pollokshields East to Gorbals Liveable Neighbourhood - online survey

This survey can also be completed in person at Pollokshields, Govanhill and Gorbals Libraries. Surveys are available in Polish, Romanian, Farsi, Urdu, Gujurati, Arabic and Ukrainian.

Drop-in Events:

Residents can also attend a drop-in event to meet the team and discuss the opportunities around each Liveable Neighbourhood theme in more detail.

• Friday 17 February (4-7pm): Nan McKay Hall, Pollokshields (translators available for Urdu, Punjabi, Arabic and Polish)
• Monday 20 February (4-7pm): The Deep End, Govanhill (translators available for Arabic, Romanian and Farsi)
• Tuesday 21 February (10am-1pm): Gorbals Parish Church

Pop-up Events:

The team will also be popping up in the neighbourhood throughout February:

• Wednesday 8 February (approx. 1-2pm) - outside Co-Op Food, 190 Crown Street, G5 9ZR
• Wednesday 8 February (approx. 4.30-5.30pm) - foot of Tradeston Bridge, Clyde Place Quay
• Thursday 9 February (approx. 12-2pm) - outside Govanhill Newsroom, 82 Bowman Street (translators available for Urdu, Arabic and Romanian)
• Friday 10 February (approx. 1-3pm) - outside Oatlands Community Hub, 2 Wolseley Terrace, G5 0LS

Please note, some pop-up activities may be cancelled/moved at short notice due to the weather.

Consultants, Atkins are leading on early-stage development work for the Pollokshields East to Gorbals Liveable Neighbourhood. You can click on this link to find out more and how you can get involved.

Royston to Hogganfield LN (includes Sighthill, Roystonhill, Germiston and Blackhill)

Online engagement activities:

Until 12 March 2023, tell us about your neighbourhood, what you like, and how you would make it better by completing an online survey and/or an interactive map where you can drop a 'pin' on a location and add a comment: 

Royston to Hogganfield Liveable Neighbourhood - online survey / interactive map

Pop-up events:

• Sunday 26 February - Hogganfield Park by the car park off Cumbernauld Rd (10am-1pm)
• Thursday 2 March - St. Rollox Retail Park, by Tesco (3pm-6pm)
• Sunday 5 March - Blochairn Car Boot Sale (8am-11am)

Drop-in events:

• Tuesday 7th March - Rosemount Lifelong Learning, 102 Royston Rd, Glasgow G21 2NU (11.30am - 2pm)
• Friday 10th March - Rosemount Lifelong Learning, 102 Royston Rd, Glasgow G21 2NU (11.30am - 2pm)
• Saturday 11th March - Glasgow's no.1 Baby and Family Support Service, 261 Forge St, Glasgow G21 2AR (1pm - 3.30pm)

Yoker to Whiteinch LN (includes Scotstoun, Anniesland and Jordanhill)

Online engagement activities:

Until 12 March 2023, tell us about your neighbourhood, what you like, and how you would make it better by completing an online survey and/or an interactive map where you can drop a 'pin' on a location and add a comment: 

Yoker to Whiteinch Liveable Neighbourhood - online survey / interactive map

Pop-up events:

• Saturday 25 February - Victoria Park by the Pondside Cafe (10am-1pm)
• Tuesday 28 February - Whiteinch Centre (1.30pm - 4pm)
• Wednesday 1 March - Knightswood Shopping Centre by Tesco (3pm-6pm)
• Monday 6 March - Whiteinch Library (5pm-7.30pm)
• Thursday 9 March - Scotstoun Glasgow Club (4pm-7pm)

Additional opportunities to get involved and provide your thoughts will be available through drop-in sessions. The dates and locations for these will be confirmed shortly.

Liveable Neighbourhoods

Liveable Neighbourhoods is Glasgow's approach to blending the 20-minute neighbourhood concept with the place principle to respond to the current environmental, social, health and economic challenges the city faces. Through six tranches of work, the programme will reach into all areas of the city.

Development of this latest set of Liveable Neighbourhoods, follows on from tranche one early-stage work that has led to the first five Liveable Neighbourhoods starting to take shape at Ruchill to Cowlairs, Langside to Toryglen, Yorkhill to Anderston, Dennistoun to Cranhill and Govan to Kingston.

You can find out more about the development of Liveable Neighbourhoods by clicking on this link.