Glasgow-Edinburgh Collaboration

The latest edition of the Scotland the Best! guidebook has highlighted some of Glasgow’s and Edinburgh’s top spots for eating, drinking and numerous other forms of merriment. Read more…

Glasgow-Edinburgh coach operator, Citylink, has announced plans to provide wireless internet connectivity on its services. Read more…

Scottish Citylink

Work to upgrade the final stretch of the A8 linking Glasgow and Edinburgh to full, triple-carriageway motorway status is progressing. Read more…

A reminder of why the work is necessary is seen in a recent article suggesting that the M8 now experiences “seven rush hours a day”. Read more…

Edinburgh expects to benefit from Glasgow’s recent Commonwealth Games. City Leader Jenny Dawe praised Glasgow’s “compelling” case, and has promised to enhance co-operation between the cities, using the current collaboration initiative as a basis. Read more…

New research shows the value of cities working together for success.

Many cities around the world are now collaborating to compete. The Glasgow-Edinburgh collaboration initiative has commissioned research into who is doing what, where, and with which ends in mind. You can download the Executive Summary below.

Cities from across the UK met recently to discuss these findings and discuss issues of collaboration at an event sponsored by Glasgow and Edinburgh. You can download a summary of the event below, or read press coverage in the Scotsman, Scottish Property Network and the Sunday Herald.

The task of fostering collaboration between Scotland’s largest cities lies with Laura Gordon. Read a profile of her role in ‘The Scotsman’ and an interview with Laura.

The importance of national government’s support for cities, including allowing them greater freedoms, has also been highlighted in a recent article by Professor Ivan Turok of the University of Glasgow. He outlined a number of reasons why our cities are resurgent and some of the steps needed to keep them that way. Read more…

Downloads:
City collaboration international comparison report [summary] [full report]

‘City Collaboration as a Catalyst for Global Competitiveness’: report of the cities’ networking event of 11-12 September 2007
City Collaboration as a Catalyst for Global Competitiveness