Waltham Forest Strategic Vision
From Future of Local Services to the Public
From the Waltham Forest website
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What does the future hold?
Our population is changing rapidly and will continue to do so. Not only are we going to become even more ethnically diverse, but we’re also welcoming new communities from eastern Europe, South Africa and elsewhere.
Regeneration in East London will bring employment opportunities for all our community, and we need to make sure local people have the right skills for these jobs – and that transport is improved so they can get to them easily.
We also need to make sure that people who move into Waltham Forest and are successful then want to stay here. We want our borough to be a place people choose to live and work.
What are the challenges?
To get the best for our families and future generations, we need to decide what kind of place we want Waltham Forest to be – and work together to make it happen.
New housing, a £250 million investment in schools, a rapidly-changing population, the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the £4 billion Stratford City development – all of this exciting investment, in or near Waltham Forest, needs to benefit local people and businesses.
We are part of a fast-changing capital city, and should make the most of the benefits that brings – from transport links to job opportunities.
The Council and its partners in the police, health service and voluntary sector are collectively working towards a better future for Waltham Forest.
Shaping the future of Waltham Forest
Between January and March, we spoke with residents, local businesses and other stakeholders about the key issues, choices and opportunities that face the Borough.
Through Community Council meetings, open days, workshops, and school visits, you have been able to look at information about the future and give us your view on what you think is best for our Borough.
We have taken on board your views and comments and this has helped inform our Sustainable Community Strategy, which develops a long-term view of the opportunities and key challenges that will influence the development of the Borough over the next 20 years.
The Sustainable Community Strategy is a collective, long-term set of ambitions and priorities for the Borough and its position within London. The strategy identifies what the Council and partner organisations, such as the Police and health services, will do to build a more sustainable, prosperous and integrated community.
