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Author	Scunnered20
Comment	Worth everyone knowing that while George Square renovation is the main headline, and certainly a major project in its own right, it sits as one small part of the wider Avenues works which will be happening on nearly every adjacent street. More trees, more planting and green rain capture strips, new paving, more benches, wider pavements, cycle lanes, etc. With these works happening to renovate St Vincent Place, Cochrane Street, George Street, Hanover Street, North Hanover Street and John Street, it makes sense to also carry out renovation of George Square at the same time. So while the George Square redevelopment isn't reinventing the wheel (thankfully I would say, as the winning 2011 proposal was an abomination), it isn't intended to be. It's simply part of a much wider programme of greening and upgrading the city centre's streets.
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Created	Wed 25th Oct 2023 7:31pm
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Worth everyone knowing that while George Square renovation is the main headline, and certainly a major project in its own right, it sits as one small part of the wider Avenues works which will be happening on nearly every adjacent street. More trees, more planting and green rain capture strips, new paving, more benches, wider pavements, cycle lanes, etc.

With these works happening to renovate St Vincent Place, Cochrane Street, George Street, Hanover Street, North Hanover Street and John Street, it makes sense to also carry out renovation of George Square at the same time.

So while the George Square redevelopment isn't reinventing the wheel (thankfully I would say, as the winning 2011 proposal was an abomination), it isn't intended to be. It's simply part of a much wider programme of greening and upgrading the city centre's streets.