Access Networks: Queens Quay, Clydebank
WEST Dunbartonshire Council’s flagship development of the former John Brown’s Shipyard is being carried out with a view to meeting the Scottish Government’s net zero carbon target date of 2045.
And the entire neighbourhood will follow the Scottish Government’s 20-minute travel ambitions, combining workplaces, homes, retail and recreation via a short walk or cycle.
The project has incorporated green infrastructure into the masterplan from the outset and is an important contribution to the Strategic Access Network as identified in the Blueprint for the Green Network.
The design celebrates the industrial heritage of the site, with the Titan Crane retained as a symbol of Clydebank’s successful industrial past.
The old fitting out basin will be re-imagined as an area of recreation sitting at the heart of the community. Business, education, retail, leisure and residential elements meet around the waterfront.
The linear park, a green space along the river frontage planted with hundreds of trees, and generous footpaths and cycleways, will be a feature linking Clydebank town centre, the railway station and the waterfront for the first time.
Across the whole of Glasgow City Region there are more than 500 miles of Strategic Access Network and this site demonstrates an excellent example of its delivery.
It is hoped that Queens Quay will redefine Clydebank as the greenest town in Scotland.
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