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Chairman of George Square judges savages ‘unprofessional’ and ‘biased’ Matheson
George Square, whether the council, quangos and business partners like it or not, is a public park
Gordon Matheson defends himself in Evening Times column
Gordon Matheson investigated over George Square revamp
Glasgow City Council’s Gordon Matheson defiant over George Square
Matheson accused of trying to fix George Square vote
Gordon Matheson ‘firmly assures’ business lobby, the Chamber of Commerce, over Square’s future
RIAS’s ‘leaked’ criticism of Gordon Matheson’s role in the design competition
The revised plans for George Square – two phases, £15m – much of which going on improving events infrastructure, public consultation but only on ‘final surface treatment and colour’
Why would GCC ignore Ipos Mori advice for representative survey?
How Gordon Matheson scrapped George Square revamp when judges ignored his choice
More Events? ”George Square can also be a driver for business” – Glasgow’s Chamber of Commerce
The George Square design brief
The ‘initial and small scale scoping study’ by Ipos Mori
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Glasgow’s principal public space, George Square, belongs to the people of Glasgow not to pop-up businesses and events.
George Square existed as a park and greenspace for the people of Glasgow for over 150 years, however in the 1990s Glasgow City Council removed the majority of the greenspace, moved the statues and opened it up for business.
The short-term financial benefits of allowing businesses and events to operate in such a high-footfall area are obvious. Glasgow City Council currently charges £1,243 a day for businesses to operate in an area that was once greenspace. We believe that George Square was not the council’s to sell and if not rectified could cause lasting long-term damage to the City.
Help restore George Square to the famous public park it once was. Like this page on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and let your councillors and politicians know that this is an important issue for Glasgow.
I agree. Shouldn’t we challenge the Council, to show the same vision as its citizens have shown in the many contributions to this campaign. Glasgow has many challenges one of which is the huge amounts of vacant land, even in the city centre. A new public square, new public art as well, even the much discussed statues, when was the last new statue, the blatantly political Donald Dewar in front of Buchanan Galleries?
The questionable TIF funding gives the Council an £80m war chest. Well, if they insist on going down this route, step up to the plate and give Glasgow City Centre Public Realm it can be proud of.