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#1 ·
Glasgow has been selected as the British candidate to host the 2018 Youth Olympics.

(I wonder if anyone at the top has discussed the elephant in the room, the fact that Glasgow may not be British in 2018)

http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/youth_olympic_bids/youth_summer_olympics_2018/1216136106.html

Glasgow Great Britain's Candidate For 2018 Youth Olympic Games

Glasgow, host of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, is Great Britain's candidate in its bid for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games.
The British Olympic Association (BOA) confirmed Wednesday they will formally submit a bid from Glasgow.

BOA Chairman Colin Moynihan said, "we believe that hosting the 2018 Youth Olympic Games would present an outstanding and unique opportunity to further expand the legacy of the London 2012 Games.

"Among the many attributes that Glasgow has to offer the Olympic Movement is the fact that, as host city of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, a great deal of the required infrastructure will already be in place.

"Glasgow also has outstanding leadership, a strong dedication to sport, and will benefit greatly from the experience of hosting a major international multi-sport competition in 2014".

The candidature file will be delivered to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in October, a shortlist will be announced in January 2013, and the host city of the 2018 Youth Games will be announced in the summer of 2013.
 
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#2 ·
Blue sky thinking required over bid to stage Youth Games in Glasgow​
By

Doug Gillon (Sports Writer)

The Herald 25th February 2012


ENOUGH is enough.​

We have firmly backed the principal of event tourism, whereby the Scottish Government has bankrolled sport and cultural events through Eventscotland. Cost benefit analysis has demonstrated its efficacy. The announcement that Glasgow is bidding to host the 2018 Youth Olympic Games, though, seems several steps too far.

The lure of being designated "Olympic City" seems to have gone to the heads of those who have approved this. It has been acknowledged for some time at Westminster level and in the corridors of the 2012 Olympic organising committee that, had the current economic climate prevailed when London was bidding, there would have been no 2012 bid.

Well, despite the conditions which prevail now, Glasgow is bidding for the YOG. It may not surprise you to learn that no other UK city wanted them. Glasgow is the sole UK candidate, as confirmed by the British Olympic Association.

The city confirmed yesterday that the cost of bidding would be between £1.5m and £2m but would give no figure for the actual cost of staging YOG. No more could Eventscotland. "The actual figure will come out of the process as we work up the bid," said a spokesman. Both declined to comment on our belief that the cost be close to £200m. Reticence is understandable, but silence is the preserve of those with something to hide.

Are we really to believe that Glasgow and Eventscotland have entered this expensive race with no idea of the entry fee? We do hope not. The cost of hosting Glasgow 2014 has escalated from £288m to £530m. The London Olympics and Paralympics were originally budgeted at £2.37bn. It's likely to cost more than five times that.

So it is prudent to be concerned about the cost of the Youth Olympics in Glasgow. The best guide we can give is the inaugural Olympic Youth Games, in Singapore two years ago. They cost £186m, almost three times the original estimate figure. For Glasgow to consider such expenditure in the current climate, when the potential return is miserable, defies belief. Glasgow has had difficulty in finding a host broadcaster for 2014. That's nothing to the difficulty of finding one for the 2018 YOG, when no identifiable celebrity will be competing. They will be equally unattractive to commercial sponsors.

Spectators? Can you imagine a rush for tickets by Scots when the GB team is likely to contain few, if any, Scots? Team GB in Singapore numbered 39. Only two were Scots: the modern pentathlete Kerry Prise from Aberdeenshire, and the triathlete Andrew Hood, from Fife.

There is every danger that Glasgow could win host status. Thus far, other candidates include Glasgow's former Commonwealth Games rivals, Abuja, where Boko Haram, an Islamist group aligned with Al Quaeda, attacked the UN building last August killing 23 people. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office notes a current "high threat of terrorism in Nigeria". Last month the same jihadist group killed 185 people in Kano, some 200 miles from Abuja, and this week explosions and gunfire were reported there prompting FCO to advise against all but essential travel.

Other candidates are:

l Guadalajara, Mexico. F&CO advises that, nationally, "crime and kidnapping can be a problem, particularly in urban areas". The state of Jalisco, of which the city is capital, suffered 593 drug-related killings in 2010. Guadalajara has witnessed isolated grenade attacks and last year road blockades were set up on the main road between the city and its airport;

l Medellin, Colombia, home of an infamous drug cartel. F&CO warn of "a high threat from terrorism. Continued, violent, indiscriminate attacks targeting government and military installations, embassies, public transport, public spaces, and other areas frequented by foreigners occur throughout Colombia";

l Kaspiysk, Russia. F&CO "advise against all travel . . . because of the security situation . . . terrorism and kidnapping in the region are a serious risk". It is notorious for a street bomb a decade ago which killed 40 people including women and children, and injured 133. Five months ago a police officer was killed and more than 60 injured in a bomb blast just 11 miles away in the Dagestan capital, Makhachkala;

l Buenos Aires, Argentina, where anti-British feeling over Falklands issues persist, though there are no F&CO travel restrictions.

Sweden's Olympic Committe have invited Malmo, Gothenburg and Stockholm to consider bidding. If they do, Glasgow might then have a serious rival.

Far better, surely, than forcing Glasgow to sign a blank cheque, would be for this money to be spent as Eventscotland has been doing: by investing in individual events. For the £186m it cost Singapore, Glasgow – Scotland – could host dozens of world, European and Commonwealth championships over a period, all of these would have a far greater beneficial effect on Scotland's economy, and would do far more to establish Scotland's credibility as an international sports venue than the YOG.

 
#91 ·
Blue sky thinking required over bid to stage Youth Games in Glasgow​
By

Doug Gillon (Sports Writer)

The Herald 25th February 2012


ENOUGH is enough.​

We have firmly backed the principal of event tourism, whereby the Scottish Government has bankrolled sport and cultural events through Eventscotland. Cost benefit analysis has demonstrated its efficacy. The announcement that Glasgow is bidding to host the 2018 Youth Olympic Games, though, seems several steps too far.

The lure of being designated "Olympic City" seems to have gone to the heads of those who have approved this. It has been acknowledged for some time at Westminster level and in the corridors of the 2012 Olympic organising committee that, had the current economic climate prevailed when London was bidding, there would have been no 2012 bid.

Well, despite the conditions which prevail now, Glasgow is bidding for the YOG. It may not surprise you to learn that no other UK city wanted them. Glasgow is the sole UK candidate, as confirmed by the British Olympic Association.

The city confirmed yesterday that the cost of bidding would be between £1.5m and £2m but would give no figure for the actual cost of staging YOG. No more could Eventscotland. "The actual figure will come out of the process as we work up the bid," said a spokesman. Both declined to comment on our belief that the cost be close to £200m. Reticence is understandable, but silence is the preserve of those with something to hide.

Are we really to believe that Glasgow and Eventscotland have entered this expensive race with no idea of the entry fee? We do hope not. The cost of hosting Glasgow 2014 has escalated from £288m to £530m. The London Olympics and Paralympics were originally budgeted at £2.37bn. It's likely to cost more than five times that.

So it is prudent to be concerned about the cost of the Youth Olympics in Glasgow. The best guide we can give is the inaugural Olympic Youth Games, in Singapore two years ago. They cost £186m, almost three times the original estimate figure. For Glasgow to consider such expenditure in the current climate, when the potential return is miserable, defies belief. Glasgow has had difficulty in finding a host broadcaster for 2014. That's nothing to the difficulty of finding one for the 2018 YOG, when no identifiable celebrity will be competing. They will be equally unattractive to commercial sponsors.

Spectators? Can you imagine a rush for tickets by Scots when the GB team is likely to contain few, if any, Scots? Team GB in Singapore numbered 39. Only two were Scots: the modern pentathlete Kerry Prise from Aberdeenshire, and the triathlete Andrew Hood, from Fife.

There is every danger that Glasgow could win host status. Thus far, other candidates include Glasgow's former Commonwealth Games rivals, Abuja, where Boko Haram, an Islamist group aligned with Al Quaeda, attacked the UN building last August killing 23 people. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office notes a current "high threat of terrorism in Nigeria". Last month the same jihadist group killed 185 people in Kano, some 200 miles from Abuja, and this week explosions and gunfire were reported there prompting FCO to advise against all but essential travel.

Other candidates are:

l Guadalajara, Mexico. F&CO advises that, nationally, "crime and kidnapping can be a problem, particularly in urban areas". The state of Jalisco, of which the city is capital, suffered 593 drug-related killings in 2010. Guadalajara has witnessed isolated grenade attacks and last year road blockades were set up on the main road between the city and its airport;

l Medellin, Colombia, home of an infamous drug cartel. F&CO warn of "a high threat from terrorism. Continued, violent, indiscriminate attacks targeting government and military installations, embassies, public transport, public spaces, and other areas frequented by foreigners occur throughout Colombia";

l Kaspiysk, Russia. F&CO "advise against all travel . . . because of the security situation . . . terrorism and kidnapping in the region are a serious risk". It is notorious for a street bomb a decade ago which killed 40 people including women and children, and injured 133. Five months ago a police officer was killed and more than 60 injured in a bomb blast just 11 miles away in the Dagestan capital, Makhachkala;

l Buenos Aires, Argentina, where anti-British feeling over Falklands issues persist, though there are no F&CO travel restrictions.


Sweden's Olympic Committe have invited Malmo, Gothenburg and Stockholm to consider bidding. If they do, Glasgow might then have a serious rival.

Far better, surely, than forcing Glasgow to sign a blank cheque, would be for this money to be spent as Eventscotland has been doing: by investing in individual events. For the £186m it cost Singapore, Glasgow – Scotland – could host dozens of world, European and Commonwealth championships over a period, all of these would have a far greater beneficial effect on Scotland's economy, and would do far more to establish Scotland's credibility as an international sports venue than the YOG.

:lol: This poor guy has never travel anywhere....what a bunch of clises in only one article.
 
#5 ·
I think he makes some very decent points in that article actually: bidding for these games would be pretty cheap and it sounds like we have a decent chance of winning though I think he is too quick to dismiss Buenos Aires. However, he is right to be wary of spiralling costs. In the current economic climate, and so soon after the CG's have been hosted, I think many here would prefer if £180 million or more be spent on local infrastructure projects. That could maybe buy us a rail link to the airport or perhaps it would get us an integrated transport ticketing system with lots of money left over to improve rail stations, make George Square a proper greenspace again, get a riverbus service going up and down the Clyde.

Sure, we would have a lot of the necessary facilities left over from the CG's so the cost may not be so high as they were for Singapore, but I imagine we would have to build a new Athlete's village and lose Hampden Park for football for another season while they re-install the running track.

In my opinion, if Scotland were to stage a major sporting event, I reckon we should be looking at an U-20/21 football world cup or the Rugby World Cup - if NZ can host it all on their own then surely Scotland can too with maybe a wee bit of help from Ireland.
 
#15 ·
Is this man forgetting that London won the chance to host the olympics in the same week as the 7/7 bombings! what a nut!
The hosting decision was made on the 6th of July.

As it is I agree with the general tone of the article, let someone else take the vanity project and spend the money one something that benefits the whole population (like maybe some nurses or public transport).
 
#14 ·
Prime Minister backs Glasgow's bid to host the 2018 Youth Olympic Games

http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/News/PMBacks2018Bid.htm

Prime Minister David Cameron joined more than 100 aspiring young sports stars at a summer camp in Glasgow today (Tuesday, 31 July 2012) as he backed the city’s bid to host the 2018 Youth Olympic Games.

The Prime Minister visited the summer camp at Scotstoun Stadium with Councillor Gordon Matheson, Leader of Glasgow City Council, where they watched young people take part in a variety of sporting activities including athletics, table tennis, netball, badminton and tennis.

Among those in attendance were pupils from Glasgow School of Sport – Scotland’s only school dedicated to sporting excellence. Mr Cameron then spent some time with the young people watching the action from the London 2012 Olympic Games on big screens at the £18million Glasgow City Council owned facility.

Afterwards the Prime Minister said a successful Glasgow bid to host the 2018 Youth Olympic Games would be guaranteed legacy for London 2012 and the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and would be a catalyst for the next phase in the UK’s journey with the Olympic Movement.

Glasgow’s Bid is underpinned by the ‘Be a Champion in Your Life’ campaign, which has young people at its very heart and seeks to deliver a Games that empowers young people globally to believe they can be champions in their lives.

Prime Minister David Cameron said: “I am delighted to give my backing to Glasgow's bid to host the 2018 Youth Olympics and sustain the momentum of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

“Whilst the Youth Olympics may not turn every child into tomorrow’s Chris Hoy or Hannah Miley, I am convinced that if we can bring the Games to the UK, we will help even more young people develop a sporting habit for life.

"The tremendous legacy of the 2012 Games is not just about stadiums and the economy, it is also about young people. All our great athletes started at a young age and I believe that the Youth Olympics is about opening young people’s eyes to the possibility of sport and inspiring the next generation of Olympic heroes.

Councillor Gordon Matheson, Leader of Glasgow City Council, said: "Being in Scotstoun today and seeing the excitement and enthusiasm that our young people have for sport and for the Olympic Games showed exactly why Glasgow would be the perfect host city for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games.

“A real strength of our bid is that it has the support of government of all levels and we are delighted that the Prime Minister is backing the bid – we have a shared commitment to bringing the Youth Olympic Games to Glasgow.

"We are a proud sporting city and have a proven track record of delivering world-class sporting events but over and above that we have a very real commitment to young people. They are our champions and they will be our strongest voice as we work to win the right to host the 2018 Youth Olympic Games."

Scottish Government Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport, Shona Robison, said: “The hugely successful launch event for the Glasgow 2018 Youth Olympic Games Bid at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum last month showcased to all of us who were there just a tiny proportion of the creative and sporting talent that Glasgow and Scotland has to offer.

“Realising the potential of Scotland’s young people is a key reason why the Scottish Government is delighted to be leading this bid with our partners at Glasgow City Council and the BOA. The Prime Minister’s support is very welcome and is another signal that Glasgow and Scotland have an exciting vision for a Youth Olympic Games that will be an inspiration to young people throughout Scotland, the UK and the world.”

The Secretary of State for Scotland, Michael Moore, said: “The Olympics is already transforming the way people across the UK look at and engage with sport and will leave a legacy inspiring the next generation to compete and succeed. The example being set by the Games and our Olympians provides the perfect platform to support a bid for the 2018 youth event. I support it fully and will work with the Scottish Government, Glasgow City Council and sporting bodies to help bring it to Glasgow.”

The Glasgow 2018 Bid is a strong partnership between the Scottish Government, Glasgow City Council and the British Olympic Association (BOA) and has the full and active support of government at all levels. Young people played a vital role in the development of the ‘Be a Champion in Your Life’ campaign.
 
#17 ·
I don't think that's really worth a **** at the moment, London has apparantly seen footfall and spending down in the last two weeks and all the promised spending has failed to materialise.

And I agree on that, instead of spending money on the likes of the Forth crossing should we not be thinking of improving public transport instead? But I don't want to deviate into politics so I won't say any more here on that, I've made my point.
 
#18 ·
I think London's a bit of a funny one. To me it's one of the most well known cities in the world, if someone wanted to visit it or invest in it they would, I don't think hosting the olympics is going to make much of a difference. The reduction in footfall is probably due to horror stories in the press about gridlocked public transport etc that never materialised causing people to stay away from London rather than visit it.

I think Glasgow is different though, we are less known worldwide and hosting big events are most important to the city to raise our profile on the world stage.
 
#20 ·
Glasgow's £230m budget for Youth Olympic Games

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/glasgows-230m-budget-for-youth-olympic-games.18806558

A £230 million budget and plans for a new diving pool and BMX track have been unveiled as part of Glasgow's bid to host the 2018 Youth Olympic Games.

The bid, seen as another legacy of the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, is expected to clear its final hurdle with approval for its budget next week.

The Scottish Government is funding 70% of the costs, with Glasgow City Council coming up with the remainder.

Glasgow will compete against five other cities from across the globe: Poznan in Poland, the Dutch port of Rotterdam, Guadalajara in Mexico, Medellin in Colombia, and the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires. The winning candidate will be announced in July next year.

The bid aims to rely mainly on sports venues being developed and improved for the 2014 Games, as well as rowing and canoeing facilities at Strathclyde Park in North Lanarkshire and the Scottish National Sailing Centre at Largs, North Ayrshire.

The only new build plans are for a BMX track and a diving pool as an extension to Tollcross, in the east end.

Currently there is no BMX track suitable for major events in Scotland, while there is also no training or competition standard diving pool in the west of the country.

The present favoured location for the BMX track is Alexendra Park, in Dennistoun.

A new Games Village would be built at Sighthill, which was previously a frontrunning location for the 2014 accommodation, meeting all the requirements of the International Olympic Committee.

It is funded separately and as one of the key regeneration areas in the city will go ahead regardless of whether the bid is successful.

Organisers want Glasgow to follow on from the success of the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore, where the sale of 230,000 tickets and merchandising netted the city £6m.

It also drew 38,000 international visitors and worldwide media attention. It was broadcast to an estimated worldwide audience of 247 million.

If successful, Glasgow would also join a powerful roster of Olympic cities, including Sochi in Russia, Rio in Brazil, and Nanjing in China, countries that account for 40% of the world's population and more than 25% of global gross domestic product.

In all, the estimated Games budget at 2018 prices is £203.8m and with a contingency provision of £30.5m added, this amounts to £234.3m.

Glasgow's contribution would be £70.2m spread over 2013 to 2019, with the majority of spend expected in the later years. The Scottish Government would be providing the contingency cash.

Council leader Gordon Matheson said: "This is a unique opportunity for the UK to continue its Olympic journey and continue to inspire a generation of young people in the wake of London 2012.

"Winning the bid would not only further enhance our reputation on the world stage but also continue to sustain and create jobs in our tourism, creative, event and service industries which are so vital to the city's economy."

Commonwealth Games minister Shona Robison said: "Hosting the Youth Olympic Games in 2018 is an exciting prospect for Glasgow and Scotland and will build on the sporting legacy from the 2014 Commonwealth Games."

However, the city's sole Tory councillor, David Meikle, raised concerns over the scale of the outlay. He said: "We need to ensure there's a full discussion, that this proposal is fully examined and the outlay consulted on before we sign up to this."
 
#23 ·
Friend of mine lives in one of the two originally proposed for retention and refurbishment. She and many others campaigned hard to retain them - blocks with a largely older demographic all quite happy with both the flats and the community that's grown around them.

Needless to say, she's absolutely livid at this proposal. Expect a bit of a fight over this one!
 
#24 ·
I'm normally one for keeping and respecting settled communities but i have to say in this case (especially if these proposed images in any way reflect what will end up being built) I'm leaning towards tearing down all the towers.

This looks like a once in a generation opportunity to make North Glasgow more than the place you avert your eyes from when driving along the M8. If we leave pockets of 60's & 70's relics around then it will cast a long shadow (figuratively and literally) over the new part.

Great news in any case.
 
#25 ·
Those people should be a priority to be rehoused in the same area. While I am all for these buildings being demolished, I don't want to recreate the mistakes of the 60s and destroy communities at the same time. Some cast iron guarantees need to be in place for these residents.

That said, this is a magnificent opportunity to regenerate an area of the city all too often forgotten about and neglected. This must and (dare I say it) will go ahead.
 
#26 ·
Fantastic news about the fast tracking of the Sighthill TRA. I'm all for these plans, however I do find the amount of social rent houses far too small, demolishing 400 and building only 130, why not just up the density slightly and keep the social rent houses at 400 and also the community that they have established instead of repeating the same mistakes of the 60's & 70's and tearing apart communities.
 
#28 ·
Could there not be an argument for increasing the mix of private housing in the area though? As far as i can see at the moment most of North Glasgow is social housing and this is perhaps the root of many of its problems. I'd say its necessary to diversify the mix of people living there otherwise it will become a shiny ghetto rather than a rundown ghetto.

Would be a good area to link with a tramline too (a northern extension of Fastlink perhaps?)
 
#30 ·
Great news For Sighthill, another great legacy for this part of the city if they pull it off. :)


Item 7

13th September 2012

PROPOSED ACCELERATED DELIVERY OF SIGHTHILL
TRANSFORMATIONAL REGENERATION AREA

To advise Committee of the proposed acceleration of the delivery of Sighthill
Transformational Regeneration Area (TRA). Accelerated as a result of the City’s
bid to host the 2018 Youth Olympic Games.

Recommendations:
1. To approve Sighthill TRA as the preferred site to host the Youth Olympic
Games Village 2018 as part of the City’s bid to host the Games.

2. To support Transforming Communities : Glasgow in the acceleration of the
delivery of Sighthill within the TRA programme.

3. To support the associated development projects that both support the bid and
enable the delivery of Sighthill as an accelerated TRA.




1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 The City Council launched its bid to host the Youth Olympic Games 2018, in
Kelvingrove Art Galleries and Museum, 20th June 2012. Since then, the City
Council in partnership with the Scottish Government have been preparing the bid
submission document. The Bid is scheduled to be considered by the Cabinet in
September, and if approved, will be formally submitted to the International Olympic
Committee (IOC), 15th October 2012.
1.2 As part of hosting the Youth Olympic Games, the City is required to provide
athletes and officials’ living accommodation for approximately 6000 people during
the two week period of the Games and within a Youth Olympic Games Village.
This figure is similar to the Commonwealth Games Village requirements, which is
currently contributing to the comprehensive regeneration of Dalmarnock.

2. SITE SELECTION

2.1. Three of the City’s Transformational Regeneration Areas (TRAs) as well as the site
at Collegelands were selected as possible sites available to accommodate the
Youth Olympic Village. Because of Sighthill’s development capacity, proximity to
the motorway, central location to sporting venues and the advantageous natural
site characteristics and boundaries, which allow the delivery of the specific
operational requirements of the Youth Olympic Village, Sighthill has been selected
as the preferred option.
2.2. Sighthill was constructed between 1964 – 1968 by Crudens Ltd on behalf of the
City Council and originally consisted of ten multi storey blocks, four storey blocks
with a central square of single storey shops, school facilities and churches. By the
early 1970’s due to citywide economic and demographic changes the area began
to decline in popularity and the population of the area also started to decline.
2.3. In 2003, as part of the Glasgow Housing Stock Transfer, the housing stock in
Sighthill, was transferred from the council to the newly formed GHA (Glasgow
Housing Association).
2.4. In 2005/06, the GHA (in partnership with the council) commissioned a development
study of the area. This recommended that the area be subject to comprehensive
regeneration and it was identified as one of eight Transformational Regeneration
Areas (TRAs), considered jointly as priorities for regeneration by both the GHA and
the council. The scale of regeneration required meant that no one agency was able
to tackle the comprehensive regeneration required. In particular one clause within
the Stock Transfer Agreement (known as the Disposals Clawback Arrangement)
restricted receipts from sales of land within the area being recycled. Because of
this and the scale of the challenge both the council and GHA were restricted in
their ability to deliver the comprehensive regeneration required.
2.5. As a result of the 2005/06 study and an associated Housing Futures Assessment
process carried out by the GHA, two multi storey blocks were demolished in July
2009, with a further three following suit in November 2009. An additional three
multi storey blocks are also programmed for demolition with the reprovisioning of
tenants currently underway to recently improved GHA homes and new GHA/RSL
homes being built across the City.
2.6. In December 2009, the council, GHA and Scottish Government entered into a new
strategic partnership in order to take forward the strategic planning and delivery of
all eight TRAs. The TRA Partnership has since evolved into a formal legal entity,
known as Transforming Communities : Glasgow (TCG) in April 2012.
2.7. In 2011, the TRA partners subsequently prepared a robust business plan covering
all eight TRA projects, to test the financial viability of redeveloping them in the
current housing market conditions. Of the eight TRAs, Sighthill fared the worst in
this exercise, with the consultancy team, concluding that it would take a
comprehensive masterplanning and substantial public sector subsidy for Sighthill
to be attractive and economically viable for redevelopment.
2.8. The TCG business plan also sets out a phasing profile for the delivery of the TRA
programme. The earliest potential start date for the delivery of Sighthill TRA is
identified as 2020, with an extended delivery timescale up to approximately 2038,
depending on market conditions. This was due to the inherent problems with the
site including contamination, poor connectivity to the city centre and the
unattractiveness of a site of this scale to the Private Sector in the current market
conditions. The consultants concluded that only if a ‘politically supported’ project of
national strategic significance were to be promoted in Sighthill, would there be any
prospect of delivering the project before 2038.
2.9. The selection of Sighthill for the Youth Olympic Games Village 2018 as part of
Glasgow’s bid, will mean bringing forward the delivery of Sighthill TRA by some 20
years. This acceleration of Sighthill TRA will have to be delivered regardless of
whether Glasgow is successful in its bid to host the YOG 2018 or not, and is the
legacy of the bid process itself.
2.10. The Board of Transforming Communities : Glasgow (TCG) will require to formally
approve the acceleration of Sighthill in the TRA Programme and be satisfied that
the comprehensive regeneration of the area will be supported by both the Council
and Scottish Government, regardless of the success of the bid. Scottish Ministers
will also require to agree to set aside the aforementioned Stock Transfer Disposals Clawback Arrang




3.BID MASTERPLAN AND NEXT STEPS

3.1. Two bid masterplans have been designed for Sighthill; one showing the layout at
games mode with temporary overlay areas(e.g. tented dining, National Olympic
Officials offices etc. ) and the other at legacy mode showing the overlay areas
developed out. Common to both bid masterplans are the following elements:-
Over 700 new homes
A new Campus School with training facilities (used as main venue for the
Cultural and Education Programme during the Games)
Village Square
Potential for hotels and or Student residencies
New ‘street’ bridge across the M8 to reconnect the site to the City Centre
New road bridge over the railway line at the north west
New central diagonal street with ground floor commercial/retail units
In addition to this, the Village legacy will help unlock the development potential of
the northern flank of the City Centre. Already the City Council in partnership with
ISIS Waterside Regeneration, has implemented projects to maximise the use and
potential of the canal corridor and renewed much of the Canal’s infrastructure. One
of the Canal’s basins is located immediately to the west boundary of the Youth
Olympic Games Village (YOGV), where it is planned to create a national paddle
sports centre for canoeing and kayaking. The YOGV will act as a catalyst for
further investment in the immediately adjoining and available sites
As part of the proposals it is planned to carry out site remediation works to
decontaminate the land. This will be a valuable legacy for Glasgow. Embedded in
the bid masterplan is the aspiration to provide a green network through the site
connecting the Sighthill cemetery in the north through a series of green spaces to
the City Centre. This green network is integrated with the requirements to provide
a Sustainable Urban Drainage System and the opportunity to develop this and
create pleasant and natural environmental viable spaces will be fully explored as
the bid masterplan evolves to the detailed design stage.
3.2. The City will know whether it is still a contender for hosting the Games in February
2013, with the final decision on the host City determined in July 2013. This would
only leave 4 years and 5 months to build out the masterplan, as the site would be
handed over to the IOC normally six months in advance of the opening ceremony
to allow fit out of the Village.
3.3. It is therefore crucial that the next six months are utilised and fully resourced to
propel the project forward to meet the necessary timescales. It is envisaged an
application for planning permission in principle(PPP) relating to the bid masterplan
will be submitted for approval by the Council with detailed applications for matters
specified by condition(of the PPP) either submitted by the Council or by others
through procurement. The specified matters applications will be relate to :ement for Sighthill.


Infrastructure/roads and remediation( including Sustainable Urban Drainage,
Flood risk ,ecology and archaeology assessments)
Campus School
Village Square
Housing units
Bridge and road connections
Hotels/Student residencies


4. COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN IMPLICATIONS

Economic Impact: Community Benefits Clauses will be an
integral part of the Development Agreement
with the Private Sector Development Partner.
The estimated construction value of the
project is £250M, which will bring
considerable benefits to the local economy in
terms of jobs, training opportunities and the
supply chain associated with a project of this
scale and nature.
Sustainability: The regeneration of Sighthill will involve the
remediation of a large area of contaminated
land. Tender documentation will also require
developers to implement sustainable building
and construction methods as part of their
submissions, leading to a Eco Friendly and
Sustainable regeneration project.
Financial: Resources required to support this proposal
are subject to current negotiations with
Scottish Government and the GHA.
Legal: The acceleration of Sighthill TRA will require
the council to enter into a Development
Agreement with a Private Sector Development
Partner. There may also be other legal
implications in relation to land and property
assembly generally associated with a
regeneration project of this scale and nature
Personnel: This is a major regeneration project which
must be delivered on time and within
restricted budgets and therefore, adequate
resources will be required to support this.
Sustainable Procurement
and Article 19:
Article 19 will apply to the public sector
elements of this project as outlined in Section 1.13.

5. RECOMMENDATIONS

1. To approve Sighthill TRA as the preferred site to host the Youth Olympic
Games Village 2018 as part of the City’s bid to host the Games.
2. To support Transforming Communities: Glasgow in the acceleration of the
delivery of Sighthill within the TRA programme.
3. To support the associated development projects that both support the bid and
enable the delivery of Sighthill as an accelerated TRA.
 
#33 ·
I don't think anyone's posted a link to the official site yet, so here it is - Glasgow 2018.

Not too much information on there at present but there a few more details. It's not entirely clear but it looks like Scotstoun Stadium would host the athletics and ceremonies. I think the IOC requires a 10,000-seat minimum so I wonder if they'd bring in temporary stands as for IRB Sevens or look to a more permanent seating expansion. Hopefully it would be the latter.
 
#35 ·
As an ex sighthill resedent I think this would be amazing for the area one thing I noticed is that they are planning building on the cuddies this would be a shame as it's a great wee park and we used to use it alot when we lived there. Even had several BBQ's and the odd party.
 
#37 ·
I used to stay close to Sighthill, ages ago. That area always been victim of some dirty PR tricks by media, even though area had good international community back then and it is located in very good area. Excellent to hear that transformation news.
 
#38 ·
That looks massively better than how it is now. The area as it is now is crazily bad. The actual location of the tower blocks however is pretty good! There's a surprising amount of greenery around too. The biggest issue will be the future of the industrial units around the area and there are a LOT of them. The roads are in an appalling condition as a result and the area doesn't feel very livable.

Also, look at the fucking state of Townhead's layout in that diagram. FUCKING TOWNHEAD.

If the current residents get this blocked...
 
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