This Scottish Executive research project took place in 2005-06. The aim was to establish how long-term investment in new transport infrastructure and services could contribute to economic regeneration in Ayrshire. The backdrop to the research was a recognition that the Ayrshire economy was not moving as quickly as it might from traditional manufacturing industries to […]
Archive | projects
redesigning Clydebank
I’m helping Clydebank re-built, an urban regeneration company in Clydebank, with briefs and tendering for design teams for some of their key sites along the Clyde Waterfront – an enterprise centre providing start-up office space, Housing Association flats, and industrial workshops. We’re looking for a top quality design combined with cost effectiveness (tell me a […]
Out There… walking and cycling in Renfrewshire
Not strictly planning, but I’m proud of these popular guidebooks that I researched, wrote and photographed for Renfrewshire Council’s Planning Department over the last couple of years. The graphic design is by Aileen McDonald. The aim of the guidebooks is to get local people out and about enjoying the stunning countryside that Renfrewshire has to […]
Keswick town centre | community development and masterplanning
As part of a larger team producing a town centre masterplan for Keswick, led by Willie Miller Urban Design, I had a fascinating role assessing the part that the local community could play in delivering the masterplan. This was a rare opportunity to go beyond asking what the community thought should be in the proposals […]
managing conflicting uses | Hartlepool foreshore strategy
Although Hartlepool may have turned its back on the sea at various points during its long history, Hartlepool’s coastline has always fulfilled vital roles for the town. In mediaeval times, when Hartlepool was already a major port with substantial seawalls and fortifications, the sea was the town’s lifeblood. During the town’s Victorian boom, the sea […]
masterplan publicity near Glasgow
I’ve had an active role in the regeneration of a former munitions manufacturing site near Glasgow since 1999, when the site owners BAE Systems decided to end manufacturing at the site. The site is one of the largest brownfield sites in the UK, extending to a massive 900 hectares (2,300 acres). Put another way, it […]