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The future of the city centre lies in the hands of Glaswegians who can take part in a public discussion to help regenerate it.

This month the council launches an eight to 10-week online consultation to allow people to provide feedback on a draft proposal for the area.

The aim is to make Glasgow a more successful place to be for residents, workers and visitors by developing and investing in the town centre.

A Strategic Development Framework (SDF) for the city centre sets out a long-term vision for its transformation which will be implemented over a 20 to 30-year period.

There are six SDFs in total.

Consultations on Govan/Partick and the River Clyde Development Corridor are already completed.

Public conversations on the remaining three frameworks: Glasgow North, Greater Easterhouse and Inner East, will be carried out in due course.

An updated paper will be brought before councillors this afternoon.

Included in the City Centre SDF are opportunities to encourage more business into the city, make public transport more sustainable while creating other ways to travel around the city.

The local authority also hopes to create a thriving and vibrant place to live and work with a growing economy.

If plans are successful it is hoped this will increase the population of the city centre which would encourage developers to build more housing.

Glasgow City Council also wants to take further measures to make the streets greener and more eco-friendly while improving walking and cycling routes.

Steps to achieve this have already begun with the beginning of the Avenues project which oversees a network of continuous cycle and pedestrian friendly spaces across the city.

Work on Sauchiehall Street has already been completed and Queen Street Station is undergoing a revamp.

The £120 million redevelopment is nearing completion and aims to make Scotland’s third busiest station, a gateway to Scotland.

Last week engineers installed 310 glass panels to the train station giving it a new look at the front.

Glasgow City Council has been working to improve the health and wellbeing of its residents by creating these visions to encourage healthy and active lifestyles.

A consultation on the future of the Govan/Partick framework, which would include a bridge connecting both areas and the River Clyde development corridor which looks to create more active travel and walking opportunities, have been completed.

The St Enoch district would be in both the River Clyde development corridor and the City Centre and connect the two areas.

Results for the first two frameworks will need to be brought before the city administration committee in November which before the council to move onto the next stage.

The City Centre consultation is expected to run until December with plans finalised by May 2020.

A council spokeswoman said: “The City Development plan focuses on six areas of Glasgow with the key aim of making our city a more successful place for all our citizens, workers and visitors.

“This updated report focuses on the work to date, the phasing of the six areas being developed and the plans for the future – including the next consultation on the city centre vision as part of the development plan.

“This consultation will be published this month and we want to encourage all stakeholders to make their views known.”

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