DUNDEE CENTRAL WATERFRONT PROJECT

1
(No Transcript)
2
(No Transcript)
3
Dundee Population
4
Dundees Waterfront Project has a key role to
play in the future direction of the Vision for
the city
Strategic Response
Knowledge Based Industries Environment
Image Housing Choice
5
14th Century
16th Century
1777
1793
1821
1836
1938
1998
Historically Dundee had a very close relationship
with the river until the 1960s
6
Previous Waterfront plans by James Thomson around
1910 that unfortunately never came to pass.
7

• PROBLEMS
• Disconnected Waterfront
• Confusing Entry Point
• Negative City Image
• Under-utilised Asset
• OPPORTUNITIES
• Visitor Business Growth
• City Competitiveness
• Underpin Key Clusters
• Quality of Place
• Dynamism Critical Mass
• Next Step Project

8
What visitors see on arrival in Dundee
9
In the past 10 - 15 years Dundee has made great
strides forward and the Waterfront is the next
step
10
Operational Port
CITY EDGE
CITY EDGE
CITY EDGE
CITY EDGE
Development Zone
Airport
Riverside Park
11
City Quay
City Quay is now well advanced and a popular
place to live and visit.
12
(No Transcript)
13
(No Transcript)
14
(No Transcript)
15
(No Transcript)
16
(No Transcript)
17
City Quay
Railway Goods Yard
18
A substantial start has been made to the former
Railyards area and the Esplanade
19
(No Transcript)
20
(No Transcript)
21
(No Transcript)
22
(No Transcript)
23
(No Transcript)
24
Seabraes Yards Masterplan
25
Vision, new offices / workspace, Greenmarket
multi storey car park
26
Central Waterfront
City Quay
Railway Goods Yard
27
The impact of the road bridge ramps is striking
and disconnects the river form the city centre
28
Key Proposals

• Join City Centre with the River
• Remove existing poor quality Buildings
• Rationalise Tay Road Bridge ramps
• Extend existing Grid Iron street pattern
• Form new sites for Mixed Use Development
• Form major new Civic Space
• Re-open area of former Docks
• Major refurbishment of Railway Station
• Create quality Waterfront location

29
(No Transcript)
30
(No Transcript)
31
A grid of streets extending the city centre
streets to the river, east west boulevards, a
central civic space and constrained road bridge
ramps
32
Project Outputs

• 270m of new Investment
• Major new Employment (c.3,700 jobs)
• 375 new Residential apartments
• New Railway Station
• New Civic Space (c.13,000 sq.m.)
• New Dock (c.8,000 sq.m.)
• Significantly improved City Gateway Image
• Creation of new Competitive Place
• Contribution to Scottish Economy

33
Progress to date

• 1998 - DCC/SET commission Joint Study
• 1999 - Joint Study completed
• 2000 - Major public consultation exercise
• 2001 - Final Masterplan approved
• 2002 - Cities Review completed Cities Growth
  Fund established
• 2003 - Dundee City Vision prepared
• 2003 - Central Waterfront awarded 9.3m from
  Cities Growth Fund
• 2004 - Dundee Central Waterfront Project Board
  established
• 2005 - 1st phase infrastructure started
• 2006 - Cities Growth Fund Ph2 awarded 8.52m
• 2007 - 2nd phase infrastructure.

34
(No Transcript)
35
10 November 2004

• 10 November 2004

36
9 March 2005

• 9 March 2005

37
11 March 2005

• 11 March 2005

38
1 April 2005

• 1 April 2005

39
12 April 2005

• 12 April 2005

40
19 April 2005

• 19 April 2005

41
18 May 2005

• 18 May 2005

42
8 June 2005

• 8 June 2005

43
14 June 2005

• 14 June 2005

44
20 June 2005

• 20 June 2005

45
1 July 2005

• 1 July 2005

46
14 July 2005

• 14 July 2005

47
8 August 2005

• 8 August 2005

48
15 August 2005

• 15 August 2005

49
16 August 2005

• 16 August 2005

50
17 August 2005

• 17 August 2005

51
30 August 2005

• 30 August 2005

52
2 September 2005

• 2 September 2005

53
7 October 2005

• 7 October 2005

54
20 October 2005

• 20 October 2005

55
4 November 2005

• 4 November 2005

56
9 November 2005

• 9 November 2005

57
17 November 2005

• 17 November 2005

58
Diagram of the position of underground utility
services to be rationalised.
59

• Dock St Rail Tunnel Strengthening
• November 2006 December 2007

60
Position of the Dock St Rail Tunnel.
61
Part of tunnel being strengthened for Tay Road
Bridge 1964
Tunnel interior showing structure
62
(No Transcript)
63
(No Transcript)
64
(No Transcript)
65
(No Transcript)
66
(No Transcript)
67
(No Transcript)
68
(No Transcript)
69
(No Transcript)
70
(No Transcript)
71
(No Transcript)
72
(No Transcript)
73
(No Transcript)
74
(No Transcript)
75
(No Transcript)
76
(No Transcript)
77
(No Transcript)
78
(No Transcript)
79
(No Transcript)
80
(No Transcript)
81
(No Transcript)
82
(No Transcript)
83
(No Transcript)
84
(No Transcript)
85
(No Transcript)
86
(No Transcript)
87
(No Transcript)
88
(No Transcript)
89
Hotel started 2007 at Dock St between Commercial
St and Gellatly St
90
(No Transcript)
91
(No Transcript)
92
(No Transcript)
93
(No Transcript)
94
(No Transcript)
95
(No Transcript)
96
What might the Central Waterfront look like in
20 years time.
97
(No Transcript)
98
(No Transcript)
99
(No Transcript)
100
A Vision Becoming Reality