Wellington Towards 2040: Smart Capital Gets Go Ahead
Our strategic vision for the city - Wellington Towards 2040: Smart Capital - has just been ratified by Councillors.
You might have read about it already - we did an extensive consultation earlier this year. This involved public meetings, exhibitions and gigs in converted shipping containers, a hefty document and quite a lot of media coverage. The gist of it is - what do we need to start doing now to ensure a successful future for Wellington?
We received lots of helpful submissions from residents - many saying they live here because of their quality of life, and they want it protected.
Councillors signed off the vision at last week's Council meeting. The vision is a framework that guides our strategies and policies from here on. It focuses on making sure our city:
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is responsive to residents
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is easy to get around
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works with other cities and regions
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has great urban design and public spaces
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gets the most from our environmental strengths.
Mayor Celia Wade-Brown is pleased with the direction the city is taking.
"It builds on the work we've already been doing and plays to our strengths. A lot of this is about people being happy in the place that we live. Keeping Wellington a great city requires a lot of thought and planning.
"Wellington is a great place to live, and it's attracting talent to work globally from a base in Wellington. We want to build on that momentum, and work towards having a diverse population of healthy, happy and prosperous people. That's what Wellington Towards 2040: Smart Capital is all about."
Initiatives that come under Wellington Towards 2040: Smart Capital include the Digital Strategy (free wifi in the CBD is part of this) and the Arts and Culture Strategy that's now under consultation.
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