Delivering a sustainable future
Addressing these issues is not only imperative to delivering a sustainable future and maintaining a healthy and prosperous economy but also provides a significant opportunity for enhancing our quality of life creating new jobs and employment.
We will need to focus our collective efforts for:
- Supporting the development and use of new energy efficient zero carbon technologies for homes and businesses across the city
- Reducing congestion and air pollution by promoting new methods of mass transit and supporting modal shift including encouraging healthier forms of active transport
- Managing waste and recovering energy from waste including the encouragement of re-use and recycling of materials
- Creating quality urban and green spaces that enhance biodiversity and help to create a greater sense of place
Addressing the needs of those on low incomes with affordable access to:
- employment locations, services and facilities
- quality housing
- eating and lighting and
- local fresh food and healthy diets