Submission History: Motion by Councillor Richard Bell :-
"Council welcomes Glasgow's participation in the Urban95 programme which challenges cities to ask the question: 'If you experienced the city from 95cm above the ground, what would you change?', and recognises the growing international evidence that designing neighbourhoods, transport systems, public spaces and local services from the perspective of babies, young children and their carers can improve outcomes not only for children but for entire communities.
Council acknowledges that children are among those most affected by decisions about streets, transport and the built environment; that child-friendly neighbourhoods support healthier lifestyles, active travel, social connection, cleaner air, inclusion and community wellbeing; and that planning and transport policy should apply a clear "child lens" to decision-making.
Council recognises that public authorities should engage meaningfully with children and families, prioritise safe and accessible streets, child friendly public realm and public art, support independent mobility and play, reduce road danger at source, and ensure that children's rights and experiences are embedded within transport, planning and placemaking decisions.
Council further recognises that play is not confined to designated playgrounds and that children naturally play in streets, paths, greenspaces, vacant land, housing environments and other informal spaces.
Council therefore recommits to the 2018 National Position Statement on Outdoor Play and Learning and to embedding playing and learning outdoors as an everyday activity.
Council commits to becoming a 'Child Friendly City' and reaffirms its ambition for Glasgow to be the best place for a child to grow up, irrespective of their postcode or family circumstances, and will support and celebrate outdoor play and learning as a fundamental part of growing up in Glasgow.
Council instructs the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Executive Director of Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability and other relevant senior officers, to:
- Prepare a "State of Play" report for consideration by the Economy, Housing, Transport and Regeneration City Policy Committee within three committee cycles (by Jan 2027) setting out how learning from Urban95, Glasgow's Child Poverty Programme and emerging best practice in child-friendly planning, placemaking and transport design can be further embedded across council policy and service delivery;
- Identify opportunities within the implementation of National Planning Framework 4, the City Development Plan, transport planning, regeneration programmes and active travel investment to support children and families.
- Ensure that future planning guidance, masterplans and major regeneration frameworks are assessed through a child-friendly and family-friendly lens, including consideration of play, independent mobility, access to greenspace, community connection and children's rights;
- Implement a Child-Friendly Neighbourhoods Tactical Urbanism Programme, informed by
Urban95, ongoing award-winning Play Sufficiency Assessment conversations with and including children and young people, and international best practice, prioritising communities experiencing the highest levels of child poverty and utilising low-cost, high-impact interventions such as play streets, traffic-calming measures, street greening, improved crossings, seating, temporary public realm improvements, opportunities for informal play and safer walking and wheeling routes for young children and their carers;
- Develop a Family Friendly Parks Framework for Glasgow's parks and greenspaces (by Jan 2027), with the aim of ensuring that every major park contains features that actively welcome babies, children, young people and their families, including opportunities for natural play, accessible toilets, seating, shelter, drinking water, play trails, community growing, outdoor learning and facilitated family activity;
- Develop demonstrator projects within Croftcroighn Park and Cranhill Park, reflecting their location within communities experiencing some of the highest concentrations of child poverty in the city, including proposals for natural play, play trails, informal play spaces, intergenerational seating and gathering areas, shelter, community growing opportunities, family facilities, partnership working with local organisations, families and schools, and the identification of external funding opportunities;
- Develop, as envisaged within the new City Development Plan, a child-friendly public art policy and creative placemaking approach (by Jan 2027) supporting interactive, playful and accessible installations that encourage exploration, imagination, learning and community pride." 
This is the history for the submission "Motion by Councillor Richard Bell :- "Council welcomes Glasgow's participation in the Urban95 programme which challenges cities to ask the question: 'If you experienced the city from 95cm above the ground, what would you change?', and recognises the growing international evidence that designing neighbourhoods, transport systems, public spaces and local services from the perspective of babies, young children and their carers can improve outcomes not only for children but for entire communities. Council acknowledges that children are among those most affected by decisions about streets, transport and the built environment; that child-friendly neighbourhoods support healthier lifestyles, active travel, social connection, cleaner air, inclusion and community wellbeing; and that planning and transport policy should apply a clear "child lens" to decision-making. Council recognises that public authorities should engage meaningfully with children and families, prioritise safe and accessible streets, child friendly public realm and public art, support independent mobility and play, reduce road danger at source, and ensure that children's rights and experiences are embedded within transport, planning and placemaking decisions. Council further recognises that play is not confined to designated playgrounds and that children naturally play in streets, paths, greenspaces, vacant land, housing environments and other informal spaces. Council therefore recommits to the 2018 National Position Statement on Outdoor Play and Learning and to embedding playing and learning outdoors as an everyday activity. Council commits to becoming a 'Child Friendly City' and reaffirms its ambition for Glasgow to be the best place for a child to grow up, irrespective of their postcode or family circumstances, and will support and celebrate outdoor play and learning as a fundamental part of growing up in Glasgow. Council instructs the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Executive Director of Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability and other relevant senior officers, to: - Prepare a "State of Play" report for consideration by the Economy, Housing, Transport and Regeneration City Policy Committee within three committee cycles (by Jan 2027) setting out how learning from Urban95, Glasgow's Child Poverty Programme and emerging best practice in child-friendly planning, placemaking and transport design can be further embedded across council policy and service delivery; - Identify opportunities within the implementation of National Planning Framework 4, the City Development Plan, transport planning, regeneration programmes and active travel investment to support children and families. - Ensure that future planning guidance, masterplans and major regeneration frameworks are assessed through a child-friendly and family-friendly lens, including consideration of play, independent mobility, access to greenspace, community connection and children's rights; - Implement a Child-Friendly Neighbourhoods Tactical Urbanism Programme, informed by Urban95, ongoing award-winning Play Sufficiency Assessment conversations with and including children and young people, and international best practice, prioritising communities experiencing the highest levels of child poverty and utilising low-cost, high-impact interventions such as play streets, traffic-calming measures, street greening, improved crossings, seating, temporary public realm improvements, opportunities for informal play and safer walking and wheeling routes for young children and their carers; - Develop a Family Friendly Parks Framework for Glasgow's parks and greenspaces (by Jan 2027), with the aim of ensuring that every major park contains features that actively welcome babies, children, young people and their families, including opportunities for natural play, accessible toilets, seating, shelter, drinking water, play trails, community growing, outdoor learning and facilitated family activity; - Develop demonstrator projects within Croftcroighn Park and Cranhill Park, reflecting their location within communities experiencing some of the highest concentrations of child poverty in the city, including proposals for natural play, play trails, informal play spaces, intergenerational seating and gathering areas, shelter, community growing opportunities, family facilities, partnership working with local organisations, families and schools, and the identification of external funding opportunities; - Develop, as envisaged within the new City Development Plan, a child-friendly public art policy and creative placemaking approach (by Jan 2027) supporting interactive, playful and accessible installations that encourage exploration, imagination, learning and community pride."".
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