Clyde Waterfront and Renfrew Riverside

Clyde Waterfront and Renfrew Riverside

The Clyde Waterfront & Renfrew Riverside project aims to regenerate the Clyde Waterfront as an attractive riverside and urban area that supports existing and promotes new residential, industrial, commercial, business, retail and leisure opportunities.

The proposals include the construction of a new opening bridge across the River Clyde, which will accommodate vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists, and the construction of the Renfrew North Development Road to better link communities and businesses on both sides of the river.

This will increase the potential for business growth, for businesses on both sides of the river, as they gain access to increased numbers of customers and suppliers throughout Renfrewshire, Clydebank, Glasgow and the wider Glasgow City Region.
The masterplan makes provision for just over 67,600m² of mixed use space and offers a flexible framework designed to complete the transformation of Pacific Quay into an attractive place to work, live and play.

The regeneration of the waterfront as an attractive, vibrant and sustainable urban area by improving access to key development sites, providing new housing, business and employment opportunities. Improved access for communities north & south of the Clyde to key residential, employment, healthcare, education, leisure and retail sites for all modes of transport, including improved opportunities for leisure and active travel alongside and across the Clyde.  

Enhanced local environment through the use of high quality landscaping to encourage high quality development and regeneration. Optimised operation of the local road network, resulting in improved journey time reliability and safety. Significantly reduced traffic flow through Renfrew Town Centre, particularly Inchinnan Road. 

Opportunity for enhanced public transport on both sides of the river including enhanced reliability through Renfrew town centre. This investment in infrastructure will help to create a more attractive, vibrant and sustainable place to  One of the first projects in the world to follow the new standard to minimise greenhouse gas emissions—directly contributing to the achievement of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

The potential ‘quality of place’ of the area cannot be overstated. The river frontage has been neglected for many years but offers significant opportunities for creating an attractive, vibrant and sustainable environment for a wide variety of uses on both banks of the River Clyde. This project has the potential to radically improve the current socio-economic conditions in the local area and by doing so influence improvements across the City Region. 

The project evaluation and optioneering process considered existing businesses and possible future development in the area and wider afield. 

The completed design seeks to enhance economic conditions, employment potential, and access to health, leisure and education centres for residents within the local area. The additional economic growth generated by the project ranks first amongst all city deal projects.

The key benefits steel offers bridge developers lower construction costs compared with other materials helps to save money for municipal governments. This advanced manufacturing has been identified as a key priority for Scotland and is a sector with significant growth potencial.

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