Common Themes
A number of common themes emerged during the consultation process: One of the most commonly occurring themes from the consultation is the call for reduced inequality and greater inclusion . There was a strong social justice dimension to this, including highlighting the needs of Disabled people/People with a disability, single parents, older people, young people, the Traveller community and LGBTI+ groups as well as the value of progressing a city-wide approach to integration. Ensuring Safety in community areas and the city centre also came through very strongly in online survey response to qualitative questions. There was a strong call for increased community level partnership and community resourcing between social, business, environmental and other stakeholders and for enhanced partnership with universities and institutions of further education to advance economic diversification and social inclusion objectives. Increased accessibility of services has also featured very strongly in consultation feedback which ranged from making community facilities and businesses more wheelchair accessible, providing training and skills to young people in marginalised neighbourhoods to making arts, culture, and library facilities more accessible. The need for improved public transport featured in consultation response for both achieving carbon neutrality but improving economic efficiency, quality of life and increased access to the city’s economic and social life for all of its citizens and to increased housing supply. The consultation submissions also reflected the city’s potential for placemaking and investment in community infrastructure from revitalising City centre and suburban areas to the rejuvenation of its Dockland areas and derelict buildings to creating a connected, sustainable chain of green spaces and Riverfront amenities .
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