EAST KILBRIDE  Scotland’s First New Town

East Kilbride in 1946, Glasgow City officials addressed the chronic housing shortage that plagued residents. They wanted a town that could ease Glasgow’s burgeoning population.  

East Kilbride after scouting several likely areas, officials finally located a high ground on the south side of Cathkin Braes. This area lies about 13 kilometers southeast of Glasgow City. It is a fertile valley with Rotten Calder River flowing on the east side northwards to the Clyde River.

East Kilbride Glasgow officials carefully laid out the  plan for this new town right out from inception--- the streets, the segregated residential houses that surround the town center, roads, bridges, community facilities, schools, shopping centers, etc.