Clyde Waterfront is a public sector partnership established to promote and facilitate the implementation of the River Clyde's regeneration as a world class waterfront location. The project will be a key driver of Scotland's economic development in the 21st century. A 15 year plan has been developed to transform the environment, communities, transport infrastructure and economy along the river from Glasgow to Erskine Bridge in the largest project of its kind to be undertaken in Scotland. The partnership involves the Scottish Executive, Glasgow City Council, Renfrewshire Council, West Dunbartonshire Council, Scottish Enterprise and Communities Scotland. The Green Network Strategy has been developed with the additional support of SNH and Forestry Commission Scotland. Visit www.clydewaterfront.com for further information. CONTENTS Part 1 - Strategic Overview of the Clyde Green Network Introduction ..........................................................................................................................................................................................3 Key gaps and opportunities for the Clyde Waterfront Green Network.................................................................................................5 Area wide priorities for delivering the green network.........................................................................................................................18 Next steps ..........................................................................................................................................................................................20 Overview ............................................................................................................................................................................................20 Priority Actions ...................................................................................................................................................................................21 Partner Actions ..................................................................................................................................................................................22 Seizing the opportunities and filling the gaps ....................................................................................................................................24 Part 2 - Action Themes for the Green Network THEME 1: Planning and Development ..............................................................................................................................................25 THEME 2: Community and Health.....................................................................................................................................................31 THEME 3: Arts, Culture and Heritage................................................................................................................................................36 THEME 4: Environmental Links.........................................................................................................................................................41 THEME 5: Transport and Access ......................................................................................................................................................44 THEME 6: Economic Regeneration and Tourism..............................................................................................................................49 Part 3 - Clyde Waterfront Green Network Action Area Plans and Proposals ACTION AREA 1: Clydebank.............................................................................................................................................................55 ACTION AREA 2: Erskine to the White Cart......................................................................................................................................67 ACTION AREA 3: Renfrew Waterfront ..............................................................................................................................................79 ACTION AREA 4: Yoker to Whiteinch ...............................................................................................................................................93 ACTION AREA 5: Govan.................................................................................................................................................................109 ACTION AREA 6: Glasgow Harbour................................................................................................................................................123 ACTION AREA 7: SECC and Pacific Quay .....................................................................................................................................137 ACTION AREA 8: Lancefield and Springfield Quays.......................................................................................................................151 ACTION AREA 9: IFSD and Tradeston ...........................................................................................................................................163 ACTION AREA 10: Clyde Street and Laurieston.............................................................................................................................175 ACTION AREA 11: Glasgow Green.................................................................................................................................................187 A network of high quality and safe spaces reconnect communities CLYDE WATERFRONT GREEN NETWORK: with each other, with the River Clyde running through the heart of A FUTURE TRANSFORMED the area. Historic inequalities in provision have been addressed and everyone has access to a wide range of high quality greenspaces. People are more actively involved in creating, managing and using By 2020, the following vision for the Clyde the Green Network, having come to recognise the benefits it Waterfront Green Network will have provides for individual and community health and well being. become reality: The Green Network provides opportunities to walk and cycle, linking with transport nodes and connecting visitor attractions, work places The ambitions of the Glasgow and Clyde Valley Green Network and other services. The river itself has become a focus for leisure Partnership have resulted in the transformation of the physical and recreation activity ± on the water and along its banks. environment of Clyde Waterfront and equally far reaching benefits for local communities, workers, visitors and investors. The benefits 7KH*UHHQ1HWZRUNFRQWULEXWHVWR&O\GH:DWHUIURQW¶VFXOWXUDOOLIH have occurred at local, strategic and national levels. reflecting and responding to its industrial and social legacy whilst facilitating, accommodating and providing new opportunities to All those involved in planning and managing Clyde Waterfront have engage with the arts. recognised and responded to the key opportunity presented by the relationship between environmental enhancement and economic The Green Network links existing and new habitats, having helped attractiveness. The Green Network now has a central place on the to reverse their historic loss and fragmentation, and by connecting agendas of communities, planning authorities, developers, investors to surrounding areas. There are exciting opportunities for people to and public sector agencies. Partnership and co-ordination mean experience nature throughout the Clyde Waterfront area. that projects, initiatives and processes are complementary and achieve synergy across Clyde Waterfront. Elements of the Green Network serve many purposes including place-making, providing opportunities for formal and informal The Green Network created an environment that is unique in its recreation, contributing to sustainable urban drainage and forming combination of river, greenspace, civic space, modern development components of wider habitat networks. and cultural heritage. It forms a linear link along the waterfront and connecting with adjoining communities and other environmental assets. Clyde Waterfront competes with other world class cities, offering a high quality environment to all its residents, workers and visitors, and attracting high value investment to the wider area. The Green Network has become an integral part of Clyde :DWHUIURQW¶VYLVLWRUDSSHDO Part 1: Strategic Overview 1 Part 1: Strategic Overview 2 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. The Glasgow and Clyde Valley Green Network Partnership Representatives of a range of different policy areas were has a bold vision for the future development of the Clyde involved, including planning, environment, economic Waterfront Green Network. At this point in time, we have development, tourism, community, arts, culture and health. been presented with a ‘once in a generation’ opportunity to This reflects a cross sectoral commitment to working help transform the Clyde Waterfront, by creating a network together to deliver a multi functional Green Network for the of connected green spaces that change the way that local Clyde Waterfront. The study steering group also involved people, visitors, workers and investors use, and think about, the Glasgow and Clyde Valley Green Network Partnership, the river. In order to achieve this, the Green Network should including the Glasgow and Clyde Valley Structure Plan no longer be an ‘after thought’ in planning and environmental Team, Glasgow City, Renfrewshire and West decision making, but