{"id":33111,"date":"2022-04-19T16:04:01","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T15:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=33111"},"modified":"2022-04-18T17:38:38","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T16:38:38","slug":"canal-partnership-helping-to-drive-regeneration-of-north-glasgow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=33111","title":{"rendered":"Canal partnership helping to drive regeneration of North Glasgow"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/e\/e2\/Port_Dundas_bridges_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1171366.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-33112\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Port_Dundas_North_Glasgow_Canal_Thomas_Nugent_Commons_Wiki.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>Glasgow City Council has been given an update on the progress of the Glasgow Canal Regeneration Partnership (GCRP), in particular the Canal Action Plan for 2021-26, and to seek support for further work related to project delivery.<\/h3>\n<h6><em>image: for illustration purposes only &#8211; Thomas Nugent \/ Port Dundas bridges, North Glasgow<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026 Key developments\u2026.include the \u2018Smart Canal\u2019 &#8211; a multi-award winning project and a European first for the city\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p><em>Scottish Construction Now<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n<p>The GCRP was formalised through a 2015 Memorandum of Understanding between Glasgow City Council, Scottish Canals, and Bigg Regeneration. The key output of the Partnership was the Canal Action Plan (CAP) 2015-2020, which set out strategic, thematic and geographic areas of focus for the five-year period.<\/p>\n<p>Key developments delivered and ongoing along the canal corridor include the \u2018Smart Canal\u2019 &#8211; a multi-award winning project and a European first for the city, the scheme tackles flooding in North Glasgow and unlocks over 100 hectares for regeneration; hundreds of new homes at Maryhill and Sighthill; the Pinkston Watersports complex; Rockvilla &#8211; the base of the National Theatre of Scotland; the Claypits Local Nature Reserve; The Whisky Bond &#8211; a seven-floor cultural and creative hub; The Loading Bay indoor skatepark; the Sighthill Link; and the Stockingfield Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, a new five-year Canal Action Plan was developed by the partners and other local organisations. This was approved by the Partnership Board in December 2021\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>Catherine Topley, CEO of Scottish Canals, said: \u201dThis next Canal Action Plan builds on the transformation of North Glasgow that has been delivered to date\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishconstructionnow.com\/articles\/canal-partnership-helping-to-drive-regeneration-of-north-glasgow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glasgow City Council has been given an update on the progress of the Glasgow Canal Regeneration Partnership (GCRP), in particular the Canal Action Plan for 2021-26, and to seek support for further work related to project delivery. image: for illustration &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=33111\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33111"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33113,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33111\/revisions\/33113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}