The ownership of a city centre site worth £50,000 has been transferred for free to the University of Strathclyde who want to provide a safer space for students.
Glasgow City Council agreed to the transfer of the land at Rottenrow, North Portland Street and Richmond Street at their contracts and property committee.
The university plans to invest £13.5 million “in the heart of the campus” by creating an environmentally friendly amenity space and a “pedestrians first” ethos.
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Included in the proposed improvement works is the provision of a covered walkway, seating and performance space, raised walkways and regrading of gardens, planting and tree works, and the pedestrian prioritisation of Rottenrow, North Portland Street, and Richmond Street.
It will also include cycle parking and electric vehicle charging points.
Planning consent is already in place for these works which will also look to add more event space and seating, enhancing WIFI, improving biodiversity, promoting health and well-being, improved accessibility, improved lighting and security and a graduation wall and rain gardens.
The council will now transfer this site - nominally valued at £50,000 - to the University, which will own the entirety of the wider site, at no cost.
Councillor Franny Scally, chairman of Glasgow City Council’s contracts and property committee, said: "The transfer of this site - lying at the heart of the University of Strathclyde’s campus - will allow public realm, greenspace and active travel works to take place there.
"This will bring significant environmental and social benefits to everyone using the University campus and this part of the city centre."
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