'This will bring significant environmental and social benefits.'
The ownership of a city centre site worth £50,000 has been transferred for free to the University of Strathclyde who want to provide a safer space for students.
The university plans to invest £13.5 million “in the heart of the campus” by creating an environmentally friendly amenity space and a “pedestrians first” ethos.Included in the proposed improvement works is the provision of a covered walkway, seating and performance space, raised walkways and regrading of gardens, planting and tree works, and the pedestrian prioritisation of Rottenrow, North Portland Street, and Richmond Street.
Councillor Franny Scally, chairman of Glasgow City Council’s contracts and property committee, said: "The transfer of this site - lying at the heart of the University of Strathclyde’s campus - will allow public realm, greenspace and active travel works to take place there.
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