A strategic recovery group focussed on the future of the area around Glasgow’s Central Station has met for the first time.
Led by Glasgow City Council leader Susan Aitken, the group – which includes expertise from business, transport, heritage, architecture, and design sectors – was formed in the aftermath of the devastating fire on Union Street.
Gathering at the City Chambers, members shared an ambition to not only recover from the immediate impact of the fire – but to ‘seize the opportunity’ to build a more ‘vibrant and thriving’ neighbourhood, with Central Station at its heart.
Councillor Susan Aitken said, “It’s natural that people’s attention has been focused on the building that we have lost – and also the impact of that on neighbouring buildings and businesses, including Central Station.
“However, there was a really clear consensus around the table that, if we are going to achieve something that future generations will thank us for, we need to be more ambitious.
“We want to look at what that wider Central Station Quarter could be as a whole place, not just one building.
“We need to have that conversation as a city before we rush into decisions about what the fire site itself is used for, let alone what it looks like.”
