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Archive
Welcome to dedicated archive chronicaling all of the analysis and projects posts published on the site to date. You can easily navigate through the archive chronologically by clicking the below years.
Scottish planning awards: cutting edge or simply best practice?
28 Nov 2018
The annual Scottish Quality in Planning Awards took place last Wednesday night in Edinburgh. If you're interested in seeing the 20-plus awards that illustrate the best of Scottish planning in 2018, you'll need to do some digging. The relevant Scottish Government webpage refers to just three of the awards;...
Read More...Glasgow city centre Avenues: The Underline
15 Nov 2018
[Glasgow city centre Avenues plan]There was lots of interest when I posted the initial design proposals for Argyle Street and Trongate back in June. So, dear reader, here's a preview of the next wave of Avenues design proposals for the city centre. (If you read my previous post, you might...
Read More...monitoring the outcomes – and evaluating the impact – of planning
23 Oct 2018
Over the last few months, I've been part of a research team commissioned by the Scottish Government to explore the case for a new approach to performance management for the planning system. Instead of the current focus on processing speed the emphasis would shift to better understanding the contribution of...
Read More...Glasgow city centre Avenues: initial design proposals for Argyle Street
19 Jun 2018
As part of the team led by Civic Engineers with Urban Movement, Icecream Architecture and others for Glasgow City Council, we've just kicked off the first round of public engagement to roll out the transformational City Deal funded Avenues scheme over the next 5 years or so. Over 500 people braved the damp weather...
Read More...community charrettes: how we can maximise their impact
11 Feb 2018
[Image] I've had the privilege of being involved in almost twenty charrettes in Scotland. And it really is a privilege, because on every occasion I gain a fascinating insight into local life and aspirations, and learn new things about community development, placemaking and making change happen on the ground. Being...
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