More than 500 people have had their say in shaping the future of Aberdeen city centre, at a recent public consultation event.
Last week, developers Building Design Partnership (BDP) showcased its vision for breathing new life into the city centre over the next 25 years with an exhibition at Aberdeen Art Gallery.
Now, the exhibition material has been moved to the council’s headquarters at Marischal College.
Deputy council leader Marie Boulton, who chairs the cross-party City Centre Regeneration Working Group, says she has been encouraged by the response to the consultation so far.
She said: “More than 500 people came to the art gallery at the weekend to hear more about how we are approaching this initiative to transform our city centre into an area befitting Europe’s energy capital, and we are receiving a steady response to the online consultation.
“I’m really pleased that so many people are taking the time to get involved and find out more about what’s been brought forward so far and would encourage anyone who hasn’t yet taken part in the consultation to do so.
“At this stage, we are not focusing on specific projects – that will come later in the process, once the BDP team has further analysed the feedback from this round of consultation week and the earlier consultation in September.
“By moving the exhibition into the public reception area at Marischal College for the next few days, we hope those living and working in Aberdeen, who have not had the opportunity to be involved so far, can share their views and help drive the process to ensure that what Aberdeen gets is what Aberdeen needs.”
During a consultation event at Cowdray Hall last week, an expert flown in from Gothenburg, said he struggled to understand where the city centre was.
Bjorn Siesjo, who has been enlisted to help developers, said his first impressions were that connections between the north-east’s biggest shopping centre Union Square and the Granite City’s main thoroughfare Union Street could be better.
The public are being reminded they still have until Friday (Dec 5) to have their say on the future of Aberdeen city centre.
The consultation material, and a feedback survey, is also available on the council’s website.