One City Plan 2021
A Plan for Bristol to 2050 In 2050 Bristol is a fair, healthy and sustainable city. A city of hope and aspiration, where everyone can share in its success.
bristolonecity.com One City Plan – An important note on this third iteration
This is the third iteration of Bristol’s One City Plan. It describes the product of our city’s commitment to come together to agree on and work towards the future we want for Bristol to 2050 and the steps we need to take to achieve it. In this third iteration, we have worked with the One City Boards, including the new cross- cutting Culture Board and the Climate Advisory Committee, and a wide range of partners and citizens to review and refine the annual objectives of the plan. Crucially, they have all worked to ensure the timeline responds to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Bristol and its communities, with goals being drawn from sources including our city’s multi-agency public health response and the iterative One City Economic Recovery and Renewal Strategy. It has never been clearer that the complex challenges we face as a society can only be solved through working collaboratively to tackle them in partnership with one another. This remains an exciting and vital initiative for the many different communities, institutions, organisations and individuals who make up our city.
The One City Plan is not… The One City Plan is… • A plan to usurp all plans; we • An attempt to describe “what it will recognise organisations will continue be like” to be in Bristol and to be to have their own plans and strategies Bristolian in the years to come. and this plan should enable those. • An attempt to focus the city on a • Perfect; it will continue to become sequence of key outcomes which more sophisticated with every we all agree to concentrate on and iteration and as we make demands of contribute towards and which take us it and respond to it collaboratively. to 2050. • An instruction manual; it is up to • Something to grapple with; a tool to partners to decide if, what and how provoke and enable the wider city to they will change to achieve our engage in a meaningful way with the shared overarching goals. city’s future. • A bureaucratic barrier; the plan • In constant review – it will be should not stifle innovation and other refreshed every year through the City work occurring in the city. Office and the One City Boards. • Complete; there will be no such • Built on an understanding that thing as a ‘final version’ because it will • What citizens receive from the be in constant review. city should be more than the • To be owned and/or run by Bristol sum of its parts. City Council. • We are interdependent – no organisation or sector can be all it can be whilst others struggle. • We need to set out the future we want as a city with the powers we have.
2 You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it. Maya Angelou, Poems
The world asks of us only the strength we have and we give it. Then it asks more, and we give it. Jane Hirshfield ‘The Weighing’, chosen by City Poet Caleb Parkin.
It always seems impossible until it’s done. Nelson Mandela
3 Contents
Introduction ...... 5 A One City Approach: of the city, by the city, for the city 6 The One City Plan: the city’s collective vision for 2050 ...... 6-7 Our commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals 8-9 2020 – A snapshot in the year of a One City Approach ...... 10-13 One City Strategies ...... 14-15 Priority Themes and Outcomes 16-17 Our 2050 Children and Young People Vision 18-19 Our 2050 Economy and Skills Vision ...... 20-21 Our 2050 Environment Vision ...... 22-23 Our 2050 Health and Wellbeing Vision ...... 24-25 Our 2050 Homes and Communities Vision ...... 26-27 Our 2050 Transport Vision 28-29 Our Culture, Our City, Our Recovery ...... 30-31 A One City Approach to Digital Inclusion ...... 32-34 One City: 2021-2029 ...... 36-38 One City: 2030-2039 40-42 One City: 2040-2050 44-46 Leading One City 47-48 One City Charters ...... 49 One City Governance Structure 50 The One City Approach Network 51 City Advisory Forums and Task and Finish Groups 52-53 Acknowledgements 54-55 Frequently Asked Questions ...... 56-57
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You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognise the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith and hope.
Thomas Merton ‘Conjectures of a guilty bystander’
4 It is the culture we’ve built in the Introduction process of writing the plan that really pays off. We don’t just have I am just one of many who have a One City Plan. We have a One been inspired by the way Bristol City Approach. Peter Drucker has come together to take on the famously wrote “culture eats challenges of this last year. Some strategy for breakfast”. The point examples include: being, a great strategy with a • Our Voluntary, Community and Social poor culture can be undermined. In Bristol, we Enterprise Sector, business community have been blessed with both. It is visible in this and schools rallying as soon as we saw the third iteration of the city plan that it is growing in prospect of children and the most vulnerable sophistication and strength along with the city going hungry, reorienting our existing drive partnerships and culture needed to deliver it. to tackle child hunger to ensuring even more You will see that there are some changes to this households were fed. year’s plan. We’ve introduced a Children and • Over 4,000 community spirited Bristolians Young People’s Board to make sure that our signing up to the “Can do Bristol” volunteer city really takes on the concerns and views of platform to support their communities. our younger generation. Skills will move into the Economy Board so that we are making • The Council and business partners working sure our citizens and businesses have the skills together resulting in bristol being one of the for an inclusive and sustainable economy. most successful councils in getting grants out We’ve also highlighted the work of a number to businesses in need. of Commissions: History, Commission on • Weekly City Leaders calls enabled joined up Race Equality (CORE), the Domestic Abuse messaging and shared approaches to tackling Commission amongst others. They will offer challenges like digital exclusion. advice and shape the work. • The excellent cooperation between Public That growing sophistication is also found in Health and our universities, colleges and the subtle but significant move we have made schools, which has minimised the challenges with the plan from merely measuring what we posed by student movements. do against the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to specifically aiming to deliver them. One City has been central to this. It’s given us a This is exemplified in the Economic Recovery shared vision and framework for all our actions. and Renewal Strategy. It’s often the case that I have been asked if the pandemic has caused the economy is set against planetary and social us to change what we do. Of course, we have responsibility in some zero-sum game. Our introduced specific pandemic actions such as economic plans make an explicit commitment physical changes to our city, the test centres to the SDGs, Climate Strategy and Ecological and now the work to vaccinate. But on the Emergency. We have put our collective intention whole I say no, because we had already been to build a city of social, environmental, political, focussing on the elements of city development economic and human hope at the heart of what the pandemic is showing us we need more we are doing. And that’s what has given this work of: quality housing, ending hunger and authority – it speaks to the crisis of the moment, nutritional poverty, tackling health inequalities needs for the future and has been written by us. and improving air quality, generating jobs and I want to thank everyone who has worked on this supporting entrepreneurship. That is what we refresh and contributed to the ideas and debate were delivering. The Bristol that exists in 2050 is around them. I also want to thank those working more resilient to future shocks, be they health, on making so many of these goals a reality, and climatic, economic or social, but also minimises making Bristol a fair, healthy and sustainable city the contribution we make to the likelihood of of hope and aspiration. there being future shocks. Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol 5 A One City Approach: of the city, by the city, for the city
There has never been a more compelling The One City Approach promotes systems need to adopt a One City Approach than in change by facilitating participation and coordinating our response to the COVID-19 collective leadership between many different crisis, with its impact touching across sectors and organisations. In doing so it every realm of life in the city. The One City brings clarity on what we’re trying to achieve Approach brings together a huge range of together, creates extra resilience, creates new public, private, voluntary and education sector space to solve complex city challenges more partners within Bristol to work together on city efficiently, and increases the sustainability challenges and set out long-term ambitions and scalability of new innovations. All of this for our city. From population health and creates better outcomes for the citizens of wellbeing, to the way in which our economy Bristol. The One City Approach is enabled by is organised around our communities, to the City Office, a key managed hub to support considerations of the type of future our city’s and coordinate city resources and assets. children will inherit, COVID-19 has highlighted For more details on how One City has and exacerbated existing challenges, as contributed to our city’s response to well as illuminating the interdependencies COVID-19 you can visit our annual report between these. Time and again cities have on the One City website. proven to be resilient, showing they can build back collaboratively and creatively and improve the lives of their citizens. The One City Plan: the city’s collective vision for 2050
This One City Plan sets out our ambitious COVID-19 pandemic. Given this, the current vision for the future of Bristol, decade by plan’s refresh process has been underpinned decade up to 2050. It takes a visionary by the One City Economic Recovery Strategy, thematic approach to describing the Bristol the One City Climate Strategy (March 2020), we want to live in and what we want and the One City Emergency Strategy it to be. The plan is built on six themes (September 2020). overseen by six thematic boards: Children This edition includes a new theme, with the and Young People, Economy and Skills, Children and Young People’s theme evolving Environment, Health and Wellbeing, Homes from the Learning and Skills section. The and Communities, and Transport which are Learning City Partnership Advisory Board will underpinned by key cross-cutting enablers continue to meet and feed into the Children such as Culture and Digital. and Young People’s and Economy and Skills An evolving plan 2020 to 2021 boards. Given the need to tailor local skills provision to challenges such as the COVID-19 The 2021 edition of the One City Plan has response, the transition from education to been produced, following review by the city’s employment, and the further development of One City boards. They have responded to key green industries, it is vital that the Economy national and local changes in policy, feedback and Skills Board plays a role in ensuring the from last year’s plan, and the impacts of the 6 city has the skills it needs to thrive as a city. people are placed at the heart of the One City The Children and Young People’s Board that Approach and One City Planning, to enable oversees the theme in the plan was created them to flourish in early life and transition out of a recognition that any long-term plan to adulthood as active citizens with a strong for the city must have those who will inherit sense of belonging. its future – our children and young people – as a key consideration. We are also working Annual Cycle of Refresh with groups such as the Bristol Older People’s Every year the One City Plan is refreshed Forum to help improve life in the city for older in recognition that the world changes and people and consider the entire life course adapts. This has never been truer than when planning Bristol’s future. 2020-21 with the COVID-19 Pandemic. The refresh process, which has been done twice By building a city that works together now, is something we wish to continue to holistically to give our citizens the best improve and refine. Over the course of 2021, possible start in life, we will be laying the the Boards and City Office will continue to groundwork for a fair, healthy and sustainable work with the city to oversee collaborative city for generations to come. Crucially, the progress against the goals in this plan. Board will work to ensure children and young
Spring 2021 March – launch One City Plan April-June – Working with academics and partners across the whole One City Summer 2021 structure and beyond, including the Board workshops to review Citizens’ Assembly steering group, to the 2021 timelines with voice refine our refresh process and influence, community groups and city advisory forums Annual Cycle of Spring 2022 March launch of the Refresh Autumn 2021 One City Plan. Subject Statutory agencies to the ongoing impact and strategy review of the COVID-19 - thematic boards to pandemic begin redraft and refresh
Winter 2021 Timelines and content prepared by thematic boards and reviewed by city advisory forums
7 Our commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals
2021 must be the year to change gear and put the world on track. We need to move from death to health; from disaster to reconstruction; from despair to hope; from business as usual to transformation. The Sustainable Development Goals are more important now than ever. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) towards achieving the goals and have used of are a set of 17 goals with 169 targets that were the SDGs throughout our COVID-19 recovery adopted by every country in the world in 2015. planning as well as the development of our They set out a blueprint to achieve a better climate and ecological emergency strategies. and more sustainable future for all by 2030. Nationally and internationally, the city has The SDGs were adopted by every country and continued to advance the SDG agenda through: they require delivery both locally in Bristol and the production of a VLR handbook to assist other globally with partners around the world. They cities in adopting and implementing the SDGs; address the interconnected global challenges leading the Local Government Association’s we face, including those related to poverty, declaration and adoption of the SDGs; signing inequality, climate, environmental degradation, the Mayor of New York City’s VLR declaration; prosperity, and peace and justice and while we and supporting UK, EU and UN discussions on tackle these issues they seek to make sure that local SDG implementation and action. Bristol ‘no-one is left behind’. continues to advocate for the use of the SDGs in These goals have become even more important the UK national government’s Build Back Better as we seek to recover from the COVID-19 campaigns, and in the run up to Conference pandemic. With just under 10 years until the of the Parties (COP) and the G7 conference is SDGs are to be delivered, urgent action has planning a number of activities to further raise become even more important. Cities are awareness and activity towards the SDGs within increasingly seen as important actors in the the city, region and country. delivery of these national goals, and alongside Bristol many cities are taking leadership in Next steps for the SDGs in Bristol adopting and delivering the goals. Former UN We have been supported by the Office for Secretary General Ban Ki Moon said that ‘Cities National Statistics in the production of a local are where the battle for sustainable development data platform which, with the help of a kickstart will be won or lost’ and it is in this context that apprentice, we will be populating with local data Bristol has been working to integrate the SDGs on the SDGs over the coming months. into the One City Plan. One of our key partners in Bristol’s SDG work has The One City Plan is mapped against the SDGs been the Global Goals Centre. The ambition of and contains actions and initiatives that will the Global Goals Centre is to create the world’s contribute towards the local and global delivery first immersive education and visitor experience of these goals. Thanks to support from the Cabot in Bristol that will bring to life the SDGs. The aim Research Institute at the University of Bristol, is to educate, inform and inspire people to help Bristol has become a global leader on local SDGs reduce poverty, inequality and tackle the climate adoption. Bristol was the first UK city to undertake emergency. It will support post-COVID recovery a Voluntary Local Review (VLR) of progress by engaging a wider audience with these key issues to envision a cleaner, fairer future for all.
8 SDG Alliance Statement Stakeholders for Sustainable Development Locally, Bristol boasts its own Sustainable (UKSSD) and United Nations Global Compact Development Goals Alliance, a network of as well as supported the growth of the now over 170 stakeholders representing Alliance. We are currently formalising the nearly 100 organisations. The Alliance network to be led by two co-chairs and meets regularly to share best practice and plan to continue our local, national and information as well as advocate and adopt international efforts throughout 2021. the SDGs in their own organisations and Through open sharing of experiences of is in the process of appointing its first two working with the SDGs; of shared local, co-chairs. It contains representatives from national and international updates on SDG civil society, private sector, public sector and engagement and action; and the cascading academia and is a City Office advisory forum. of these within members’ own networks, the The Bristol SDG Alliance is proud to have Alliance is an important vehicle for promoting led on advocating for the practical use of awareness of, engagement with and the global Sustainable Development Goals progression of thinking about the SDGs within (SDGs) across Bristol to promote economic, Bristol and beyond. We are seeing an upsurge environmental and social sustainability and in interest in the Goals by city businesses ensure no-one and no-where is left behind. and organisations, and we were encouraged to see the adoption of the SDGs in regional Our cross-sector network of people with planning documents. We are excited to be a expertise and interest in the Global Goals part of the next steps in this decade of delivery has played a key role in supporting their on the SDGs, and to share our approach and integration into and alignment with the third learnings with fellow cities, organisations and iteration of the One City Plan and One City individuals locally and around the world as Economic Recovery and Renewal Strategy. we try to tackle these common challenges in We have actively engaged in UK level different contexts. discussions around the SDGs through the UK
9 2020 – A snapshot in the year of a One City Approach
• In March 2020, the One City Climate • The Ecological Emergency Strategy Strategy was launched, and it set out was launched in September to the key things we need in order to tackle the city’s immediate threats to achieve a carbon neutral and more biodiversity and put forward solutions climate resilient city by 2030. Bristol that match the urgency and scale of the is one of the leading cities nationally issues we face. Find out more on page in its climate action and advocacy 15 of this year’s One City Plan. and the One City Climate Strategies is • Following the huge impact of the one of the few examples of a citywide global pandemic, October saw the carbon neutral aspiration. Find out publication of the first iteration of the more about this on page 15 of this One City Economic Renewal and year’s One City Plan. Recovery Strategy to help build Bristol • During the first lockdown and the back stronger and more resilient. Find initial response to COVID-19, most of out more on page 14 of this year’s One the City Office team lead Bristol City City Plan. Council’s Stakeholder Communications • The Bristol City Fellows Programme Cell to provide daily communications was established by the University of to partners across the city, whilst the Bristol in partnership with the Social Communications team focused on Justice Project and the City Office. delivering communications to residents. The Fellowship is leading a series of As part of this, the team led on the projects to ensure that communities at production of daily stakeholder briefings the margins of the city are included in on key council and government activity, decisions made around the city’s future. held weekly Economy Board COVID-19 response meetings, ran weekly Business • The multi-award-winning Stepping & VCSE Sector Webinars to share Up Leadership Programme, designed updates and information with these for people from Black, Asian and sectors, and played a central role in minority ethnic communities, women the distribution of information across and disabled people who live and our channels. This helped to enable work in Bristol and the wider region, Bristol City Council in being one of the won the Overall Winner and Best most successful local authorities at Diversity and Inclusion Initiative distributing business grants. awards at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development People • Over 2020-21, over £100m was given Management Awards in 2020. The out in both fixed anddiscretionary Programme has taken a One City business grants from the council to Approach in working with a wide array support businesses impacted because of partners across the city. of COVID-19. The City Office played a key role in communicating the support • Announced at the June City available to stakeholders. Regular Gathering, the Domestic Violence communications across a range of Commission began its work in July, media and groups were also set up to with the help of over 80 city partners, support and represent voices across to strengthen the city’s collaborative sectors to ensure we could engage response to domestic abuse, using a with businesses and promote the help One City Approach. available wherever we could. 10 • The city’s multi-agency leaders and businesses took a One City Approach to launch #BristolTogether by painting 374 socially distanced hearts across Queen Square, Castle Park and College Green attracting national media attention as an innovative example of how to encourage social distancing. • The Bristol City Centre Business Improvement District, supported by the City Office, launchedBristol ‘ Adventures’, a festive arts project that lit up a new building each evening from Eastside Community Trust the 1st to 24th December 2020 with a selection of iconic Christmas lyrics. historians, and academics from sectors Locations were spread across the city including philosophy, arts and culture, centre from Park Street to Cabot Circus, trade unions and law to take a One and City Hall to Broadmead. City Approach to understanding our complex history. • Period Friendly Places, the initiative launched by the City Office in response • Announced in January 2021, the to the 2019 priority of solving period new One City Disability Equality poverty in Bristol, launched as a Charity Commission will lead the work of and, with partners City to Sea and embedding disability equality in every The Real Period Project, successfully part of the city to improve the lives and delivered its education programme opportunities of all Disabled people. The to schools, reaching around 10,000 commissioners will include individual students across Bristol, with the Disabled people, Disabled people-led hundreds of education professionals organisations and groups working with and school nurses trained planning Disabled people. on using the skills gained throughout • In February 2021, working with subsequent academic years. partners across the city, Bristol • BrunelCare welcomed access to Bristol City Council launched the Digital Old Vic’s online platform in December, Inclusion pilot scheme aiming to which allowed residents in five care recycle and re-distribute 3,600 council homes to watch some local Christmas laptops and help increase donations productions, through the weekly City of hardware and data into the different Leaders call. The pandemic restrictions schemes operating in the city, to meant the usual events such as carol reduce digital poverty. services and school choir visits, as well • 2020 saw the One City Economy as time with family and friends, couldn’t and Skills Board convene 20 times happen so this support spread some to respond collaboratively to the much-needed cheer and festivity for impact of the restrictions on the care home residents. local economy. This resulted in a • To understand Bristol’s history and the more joined up approach to partner impact this continues to have on the organisations’ responses to the evolution of our city in the present, pandemic and enabled the board to the city launched our first everHistory share information regarding grants Commission last September, led by and other business support to their Professor Tim Cole at the University of networks more successfully. Bristol. The Commission brings together
11 • In partnership with the Office of National Statistics, Cabot Institute and City of Los Angeles, the City Office shared its SDG data approach at the UN High level Political Forum. • With support from the Cabot Research Institute at the University of Bristol, the city has been collaborating with the Office for National Statistics to support local monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) across the • City Leaders conference calls, bringing UK and is the first local authority with a together senior representatives from all local SDG platform. Bristol’s work will city partners across the public, private, enable other local authorities to track voluntary and education sectors, their own progress against the SDGs. have been held every week since the This combined with the Bristol led beginning of April in response to the Motion adopted by the LGA to prioritise pandemic. These continue to provide the SDGs will hopefully contribute a vital opportunity for partners to share to more council’s embedding the information bilaterally with the Mayor SDGs within their own planning and and Bristol City Council Director of contribute to their delivery by 2030. Public Health. • Successful digital City Gatherings were • To contribute to the city’s response to held in June and December, which the economic impacts of COVID-19, a saw hundreds of city partners coming series of engagement webinars were together to discuss the latest priorities held with different sectors exploring for the city. These were the most well a range of themes, including the attended gatherings we have ever held economic impacts of COVID-19 on despite the challenge of hosting such a young people, tourism, the night- large and varied online event. time economy, and building a fairer economy, to inform development of • Successful partnership events were the Economic Recovery and Renewal held with a wide range of city partners, Strategy. This ensured a wide range of including Week of Recovery sessions voices were able to contribute to the on dispelling concerns around city’s response. vaccine take-up in our communities, successful sessions as part of the • United Nations Department for digital Bristol Housing Festival, and Economic and Social Affairs events on how academic research Workshops – Bristol has supported can support delivery around the One other local governments globally, City Approach with Professor Robert sharing the One City governance Muggah, a world leading international model and our approach to the SDGs academic on city innovation. at multiple UN discussions about subnational action on the Sustainable • The One City Approach was cited as a Development Goals (SDGs). The City case study for place-based responses Office also contributed to several to COVID-19, in its own chapter in international Brookings Institute Professor Robin Hambleton’s book events and articles showcasing ‘Cities and Communities Beyond the One City Approach as a key Covid-19’, released in October 2020. governance innovation towards the • Worked with over 50 Community delivery of the SDG. Development Workers to develop ways in which representation from 12 Bristol’s communities can be involved in the activities of the City Office, and how communities can contribute to the delivery of the goals in the One City Plan. • Adopting a One City Approach and supported by the City Office, a coalition of employers in Bristol was formally recognised by the Living Wage Foundation for their work to make Bristol a Living Wage City in 2020, the largest city in the UK to achieve this new status. The Bristol Living Wage Action Group, an alliance of employers Impact Investment Fund distributed or including Bristol City Council, the committed a total of £2.4M to Bristol’s University of Bristol, Triodos Bank, DAC social economy. £625K has already Beachcroft, Wessex Archaeology, Bristol been directly distributed to impact- Credit Union, The Soil Association and driven initiatives, including: Ambition Business West aims to more than double Community Energy, a community- the number of accredited Living Wage owned renewable energy project that is employers by 2023, ensuring that over using their investment to further plans to 40,000 staff are paid the real Living address local fuel poverty in Lawrence Wage of £9.30. Weston; and Wellspring Settlement, a • Bristol City Council was shortlisted community hub for Barton Hill that will for the both the Local Government use their funding to create a new mixed- of the Year award by the Local use community space and affordable Government Association (LGA), and the flats. In addition to this, almost £1.8M Municipal Journal (MJ), and the One has been committed across five further City Approach and One City initiatives investments in social care and mental such as Period Friendly Bristol and the health services, affordable housing, and a Stepping Up Programme, were a key community capital project. part of the shortlisting. • Adopting a One City Approach, in 2020, • Bristol City Funds distributed awards Feeding Bristol worked alongside over of more than £500K in grant funding 150 community organisations, and through 1 - No Child Goes Hungry Grant other partners, to provide a coordinated Programme – supporting activities that response to significant increases in aim to tackle the underlying causes of food insecurity during the COVID-19 child food poverty and poor nutrition in pandemic. Alongside this, work has Bristol. 2 - Bristol Community Health – been progressing with development of a Health & Wellbeing Grant Programme - Food Equality Strategy and Action Plan in supporting Bristol’s health and wellbeing partnership with Bristol City Council, due sector. The grants were awarded to for publication in July 2021. And despite wide range of local projects which the pandemic, Feeding Bristol was able drive systemic changes for children and to lead and deliver their Healthy Holiday young people, women, older people, programme over the Summer period, disabled people, refugees / asylum supporting several thousand of the most seekers / immigrants, people with drug vulnerable children with both food and and alcohol addictions, Bristol’s black, fun activities. Additionally, their Food Asian and minority ethnic communities, Clubs have increased in number from 4 and people living with mental health to 16 over the last 12 months. issues. In 2020, City Funds £10M
13 One City Strategies
This section sets out a summary of what the One City Strategies are and the progress that has been through these on tackling some of the city’s biggest challenges.
One City Economic Recovery and Renewal Strategy
strategy, and its development will respond to the evolving nature of COVID-19’s impact on the city’s economy as the situation develops. Our overarching priorities are: • to seek to reduce poverty and inequality; • to increase the city’s resilience and environmental sustainability; and • to enhance the economic and social wellbeing of every community. To meet these goals we must both reduce social inequalities to levels much lower than before the pandemic, and take significant action on the environment. We are not alone The economic impact of COVID-19 has in this challenge, and we will build on the been an unprecedented shock for all cities work of many others around the globe. The around the world, with major changes and United Nations Sustainable Development upheaval at an unprecedented speed across Goals (SDGs) will help us to put social every aspect of our lives. The impact has been inclusion and environmental sustainability far reaching. While the diverse and highly at the heart of recovery planning, and this skilled economy of Bristol has provided some strategy is aligned with, and will be measured protection for some of our key industries against the SDGs. and employment, the city has been working The strategy, launched in October 2020, through the implications for both business was always intended to be a first iteration and residents. with a refresh following once we understood The One City Economic Recovery and the impact of winter on the pandemic and Renewal Strategy has been produced with the wider economic impact caused by this. input from a wide range of institutions, At the time of writing, England and Bristol organisations and individuals in Bristol, and remain under national lockdown and the begins to set out our collective citywide full economic impact is not yet clear and priorities for recovery and renewal in the therefore we are not in a position to refresh context of sustainable development and the evidence base and the strategy effectively inclusive growth. While its scope is economic, at this time. Of the 117 actions within the its aims are broad, and it contains a detailed strategy many are already being delivered and analysis of the impact to-date on our people, helping to support businesses across the city. our businesses and our places, as well as Others are longer-term and the delivery plans setting out priorities which will later form a for these are being developed across Spring comprehensive action plan for the city. It 2021 by the Economy and Skills Board. is important to note that this is an iterative
14 One City Climate Strategy
In 2018 Bristol was one of the first cities and the first local authority in the UK to declare a Climate Emergency with an ambition of citywide carbon neutrality by 2030. This strategy sets out a vision that: “In 2030, Bristol is carbon neutral and climate resilient. We have collectively achieved a fair and inclusive transition; capturing the opportunities of new jobs and investment, the strategy have been embedded across the One improved health, wellbeing and education, City thematic timelines, recognising the need for and a better environment for local people. a whole of society approach to delivering a just We have helped lead the way to a safer global transition for Bristol. climate.” Bristol’s strategy is built on a strong To deliver carbon neutrality for Bristol the city evidence base; setting a clear pathway to will need to work with organisations as well carbon neutrality and presenting new insights as individuals. We have launched a Climate into the city’s vulnerability to the impacts of Leaders group bringing together some the most climate change. The strategy recognises that to ambitious organisational leaders to begin delivery achieve these goals, Bristol needs action from of partner led activity towards carbon neutrality. the West of England Combined Authority, the UK A climate communication working group has Government and the wider world. been established to help ensure that opportunities Stakeholders from around Bristol and the One for organisations and individuals to be engaged City network contributed to the development of are maximised and the city launched its Climate the strategy. The strategy and its evidence base Hub. This website details how individuals can were reviewed by the independent Bristol Advisory make changes in their daily lives to reduce their Committee on Climate Change. It touches emissions. In addition, 20 new projects are being on every area of life in the city including our launched this year including, housing retrofit, heat economy, travel, energy, homes, food, health and decarbonisation, climate change training and waste. Many of the actions and key milestones for small grants for community led climate action. One City Ecological Strategy For both strategies more detailed action plans are being developed by key partners in the city. The city also declared an Ecological Emergency, Clearly the pandemic has slowed the pace of the first major city in the UK to do so. Adopted this but this is now accelerating again, with the in September this strategy sets out a vision that: City Council’s investment of £4m in its Climate “From today, we will work together as a city to and Ecological Emergency Programme. That ensure that 30% of Bristol’s land is managed programme will not only allow the City Council for nature. We will create space for nature, and to demonstrate best practice in its own activities unite to find new, fair and inclusive ways to but to support partners and citizens in taking reduce and eliminate the threats to habitats and action themselves, through 20 new projects, wildlife. Together we will take action for nature including small grants for community led so that both people and wildlife can benefit.” climate action. The strategy was co-created by partners around the city, working in the difficult conditions of the pandemic. That same pandemic has shown us the importance of nature in Bristol and the interconnectedness of our ecosystem. The strategy not only includes how we make space for nature in the city and reduce local pollution affecting wildlife but also addresses the global ecological impacts of decisions we make every day, as organisations and individuals.
15 Priority Themes and Outcomes
Our vision and themes were developed in co-operation with a wide range of city partners. They are an effort to distil our big city story into component themes. Our goals for each decade are set out within these themes as a starting point for long-term discussion and delivery from many different partners, institutions and communities. This format is used deliberately to surface conflicts and contradictions, bring the issues to life, to provoke conversations and collaboration and to help us focus on authentic, credible and deliverable steps to take towards a better Bristol. We built the One City Plan on six themes are rigid and unable to evolve over time. In this for two reasons: 1) Pragmatic: the city has version of the plan, the Children and Young thematic boards made up of its partners People’s theme has evolved from the Learning shaping these areas. We want to empower & Skills theme. This reflects a collective desire these boards and therefore they were for the city to be intentional about improving instrumental in helping set the visions and children and young people’s experiences contributing to the timelines: 2) Philosophical: of growing up in Bristol holistically, with we considered what life in our city was education being considered alongside other made up of. There are an infinite number of aspects of life such as mental wellbeing, component parts, but we considered the six transitions to employment, culture and below to make sense as overarching themes creativity, and belonging. for Bristol. This is not to say that these themes
In 2050, Bristol is a fair, healthy and sustainable city. Children and Young People Economy and Skills Environment By 2050 all children and young people By 2050 everyone in By 2050 Bristol will be a will be given a voice to influence and Bristol will contribute to a sustainable city, with low shape the decisions that are important sustainable, inclusive and impact on our planet and a to them. The city will belong to them, growing economy from healthy environment for all providing a place of safety where they which all will benefit • Bristol will be a carbon can achieve their aims and aspirations • Tackle persistent neutral city by 2030 • All children and young people will worklessness and • Everyone will have feel a sense of belonging in their economic exclusion access to healthy, homes, in their communities and • Economic growth through ethical and sustainably throughout their education boosting productivity produced food • The city will take a trauma informed • Improved integration • Bristol will have an approach to eradicate the impact between neighbourhoods abundance of wildlife, of adverse childhood experiences and employers all people will benefit (ACEs) on children and young people from healthy natural • A child’s experience of growing up in environment Bristol will not be negatively affected by where they live, the colour of their skin, their religious beliefs, their gender or sexuality Enablers: Creativity and culture Enablers: Technology and innovation
16 Alongside these themes, the City Office of digital opportunities throughout the plan. is supported by a wide range of networks, The framework sets out our aspirations in forums and groups which provide technical six priority themes with the UN Sustainable expertise and support in delivering key cross- Development Goals (SDGs) as key targets to cutting aspects of the One City Plan. Where be delivered across every theme. there is not a stated theme, it will usually be The next page is from the One City Boards because this area cuts across the other six setting out their reflections on the past year themes. For example, the important role of and the focus for the coming year. the arts and culture and an effective digital structure are considered necessary conditions COVID-19 has impacted upon aspects of for success of all six themes in the plan. As the One City Plan and has accelerated some such, we have set up new boards to support activity but has also led to some activity the integration of these areas throughout the being paused whilst responding to the One City Plan. pandemic has been the primary focus. For more information about 2020, including In 2020, the City Office established a new progress against the One City Plan goals, Culture Board for Bristol and, given the fact please read the One City Annual Report at that the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted bristolonecity.com and exacerbated digital exclusion across our communities, we are now working to develop a similar City Office board to tackle the digital divide and improve the integration
A city of hope and aspiration, where everyone can share in its success. Health and Wellbeing Homes and Communities Transport By 2050 everyone in Bristol By 2050 everyone in Bristol will By 2050 everyone will be well will have the opportunity live in a home that meets their connected with transport that to live a life in which they needs within a thriving and safe is efficient, sustainable and are mentally and physically community inclusive; supporting vibrant healthy • Every person in Bristol will local neighbourhoods and a • Mental health will be as be able to live in a home that thriving city centre important as physical health they can afford and which is • Transport is healthy, active, in Bristol secure and warm sustainable, safe and enables • Health inequalities will be • Bristol is a safe city for all easy movement throughout reduced citizens and provides a safe the city • Children will grow up environment for future • The city is well connected, free of adverse childhood generations supporting access to experiences having had the • Everyone can play their part employment, education and best start in life and support in powerful, connected, services for all through their life inclusive neighbourhoods • World class urban with access to the things communication needed for a good life infrastructure and services underpin all we do
Enablers: Creativity and culture Enablers: Technology and innovation
17 CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE Children and Young People generation’. For a city with strong economic aspirations we cannot afford to fail our city’s in 2050 greatest and most creative resource. To solve By 2050 all children and young people will these issues, we need to listen to and act on what be given a voice to influence and shape the children and young people are telling us. They decisions that are important to them. The have already proved to be resilient, flexible, and city will belong to them, providing a place of dynamic in the face of unprecedented change as safety where they can achieve their aims and a result of the pandemic. aspirations. We have made a commitment to our children, Delivering this ambitious vision for the city will set out in our 2018 Children’s Charter, and in help us create a city where children and young 2021 we will be building on this by launching people feel safe, included, and where they can our Belonging Strategy shaped by the voices of feel a true sense of belonging. In 2050, today’s young people. School closures have highlighted children and young people will be our city’s the true extent of the digital divide in Bristol, with leaders, educators, parents, and neighbours. many children and young people’s educations By involving them as part of the solution we being impacted by a lack of digital access. can begin to see our city’s challenges and their According to a report by the Education solutions through their eyes, with their energy Endowment Foundation (EEF), 10 years and hope for the future.. of progress to reduce the gap between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged children Children and Young has already been wiped out in the first lockdown. In addition, UK charities and academics have People’s Board highlighted that children and young people’s The Children and Young People’s Board met mental health is ‘disproportionately’ affected by for the first time on the 9th February 2021. The measures employed to control the pandemic. Board is made up of a diverse range of influential At the same time children and young people are and inspirational people from Bristol who work thinking about how climate change will affect tirelessly to improve outcomes for our city’s their futures, how they are going to get a place children. The Board will take responsibility for on the housing ladder, or whether the colour of amplifying the voice of Bristol’s children and their skin will be a barrier to participation. young people ensuring their ideas, aspirations and concerns are an integral part of the One This Board is for Bristol’s children and young City Plan. people. What children and young people tell us will inform the way we work and how we make Reflections from the Children and decisions so that we build a more inclusive and Young People’s Board sustainable city now, and for future generations. Although children and young people are less Our timeline reflects some of the things we have likely to see their health being significantly already been told and as we hear more, our affected by COVID-19 than older people, the timeline will develop into something that reflects impact on their lives and their futures has been the needs and aspirations of the city’s voice. A monumental, with evidence of this continuing to significant part of this work will happen this year unfold the longer we live with the pandemic. with the launch of our Belonging Strategy, which The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a light will focus on children and young people’s lives on the glaring inequalities in our society and from birth, at home, in the community and in the varied challenges our children and young education. It is our aim to create a city where all people face. If these inequalities continue to children and young people feel they belong and go unchecked, we may be faced with a ‘lost are able to thrive across the course of their lives. 18 CHILDREN’S CHARTER
Bristol can make children and young people feel like they belong if they are accepted for who they are and they can be their self. Bristol Belonging Strategy, Children and Young People Survey, Consultation Report, December 2020 Achievements in 2020
As this is a new board, we are unable to draw on our own successes from 2020. Instead, we would like to say a big thank you to all the children and young people of Bristol. You have experienced loss and change on a scale unimaginable this time last year. In the past year our city’s greatest success has been our togetherness, our compassion for one another and our care for those most in need. Children and young people have a significant role in helping our city build back better and the Board will ensure their part is played. Children and Young People in 2021
In 2021, the three key priorities for Children and Young People are: 1. Delivery of the Belonging Strategy actions begin so that all children and young people in Bristol feel that they belong and their voices are heard in the city. 2. Introduce free bus travel for all 16 to 18 year olds to help connect and reconnect young people with the city. 3. Tackle digital exclusion through coordinated citywide action across generations, and respond to the enormous challenges and severe impact of the pandemic on children and young people. Cross Board Working and National Context in 2021
• Travel – to deliver free bus travel for all 16 to 18 year olds in Bristol we will need to work closely with the Transport Board. • Belonging – As the Belonging Strategy is implemented, we will need to work with all thematic boards to ensure the voices of children and young people are integral to the continued development of the One City Plan. • Digital exclusion – to deliver our priority to improve digital inclusion we will need to mobilise resources from across the city. • National and international issues related to climate change, Black Lives Matter and the ongoing impact of school closures and COVID-19 more broadly will heavily influence our planning and priorities.
For more information, please see bristolonecity.com/children-and-young-people 19 ECONOMY AND SKILLS Economy and Skills in 2050 The Board offered a place for all sectors to speak to one another as the pandemic By 2050 everyone in Bristol will contribute emerged to share initial impact and challenges. to a sustainable, inclusive and growing It provided a space for these sectors to speak economy from which all will benefit. directly to the local and combined authorities Bristol’s economy will be one that works as well as MPs to share what was happening on for everyone and, with the support of the ground in real time. organisations across the city, has supported Having frequent communication meant that the delivery of the UN Sustainable as a city, we were able to respond quickly to Development Goals. It will be inclusive, ensure businesses were receiving the support productive, resilient and decarbonised that had been made available as well as making bringing prosperity to all communities and sure that any gaps in provision were being not harming the environment. addressed. It also enabled us to think longer All people are able to play an active role in the term about the economic recovery and tap into economy and can access good quality jobs each of our networks to input into the One City ending inequality, deprivation and poverty. Economic Recovery and Renewal Strategy with citywide consensus. The city will have strong and diverse sector clusters that are active on the world stage and Our new timelines reflect this strategy and the good cross-sector collaboration to stimulate priorities of over 300 city partners across all of innovation. Our diverse populations will be the One City thematic boards. The strategy is reflected at ALL levels of enterprise. Our structured around three key pillars, People and economy will be well connected, innovative labour markets, business and investment and and creative and able to adapt. The inequality Bristol places. gap in the city will close. We need to ensure that employment levels are protected, there are skills pathways for Economy and Skills Board young people and disadvantaged groups into The Board brings together representatives from the labour market, and that we can provide bodies and organisations representing sectors opportunities for better employment, in and parts of the economy e.g. the Chambers particular in growing sectors of the economy of Commerce, Federation of Small Businesses, like green jobs and the healthcare sector. Night-time Economy, Visitor Economy, Tech, Alongside this, the Economy and Skills Board Education, Women in Business Groups, Black, plans to support businesses to recover from Asian and minority ethnic background groups, the crisis they have faced. The city recognises Voluntary Community Social Enterprise the requirement to decarbonise our economy sector. This reflects the breadth and diversity and the opportunity that presents for future of sectors as well as the interdependencies. It investment but it also wants to continue to also recognises that some groups are under- attract new and established businesses into represented so actively seeks to engage with the region. Our work to improve Bristol places organisations that represent these interests. will help to enable the development of the city and region to provide low carbon, future Reflections from the Economy and homes and quality places to live. Working with Skills Board other boards, we will improve connectivity and COVID-19 has had a profound impact on our protect and enhance green spaces and local theme, having only been set up in late 2019 high streets. Alongside this, to ensure that we and initially planning on meeting quarterly, the leave no-one behind, the Economy and Skills Board has been meeting as much as once a Board will target place-based interventions to week at times during the year. tackle inequality in areas of high deprivation. 20 Photo credit: Visit Bristol Young people’s economic prospects have been uniquely damaged by Covid so moving forward we need an economy that can provide some certainty in an uncertain world. John Wayman, Youth Mayor 2020-2022 Achievements in 2020
In 2020, some of the key achievements were: • Convening a group that was able to act quickly to the pandemic – this includes disseminating public health messages, the #BristolTogether campaign to build solidarity and optimism across the city; or working groups like the Business Initiative to maximise the sharing of critical information. • Providing, during the first few months of the pandemic, weekly question times for businesses and voluntary organisations to the local authority to help improve information and support. • Intensive promotion of the grant scheme to ensure that over £100m was issued in both fixed and discretionary business grants from the council to support businesses impacted because of COVID-19. • Production of The One City Economic Recovery and Renewal Strategy – over 300 organisations fed into the strategy which calls for an inclusive and green recovery aligned to the Sustainable Development Goals. Economy and Skills in 2021
In 2021, the three key priorities for Economy and Skills are: 1. Develop in partnership a regional redundancy support programme particularly for affected sectors to recover (e.g. tourism, hospitality and culture), provide retraining to support growing sectors (e.g. healthcare and the green economy) and support entrepreneurship. 2. Improve provision of local digital skills training and support, particularly for employees in sectors affected by technological changes. 3. Promote the city as a safe destination for overseas education, tourism and investment, and diversify local centres and high streets, by creating new functions such as small flexible workspaces, local leisure options and cultural and night-time activities. Cross Board Working and National Context in 2021
• Environment Board – It is imperative that the economy decarbonises to address the climate and ecological crisis. The economy has an important role to play in cutting emissions and to provide solutions. • Transport Board – There is a need to de-carbonise travel and transport and cut air pollution fast. There will be a need to find solutions that address the issue and address the economic impact. • Health and Wellbeing Board – We are still living with a pandemic that is having a serious impact on the population. There will need to be continued close collaboration as we continue to reduce infection and expand testing and vaccination. For more information, please see bristolonecity.com/economy 21 ENVIRONMENT
Environment in 2050 evidence base and key action areas. The strategy provides the clearest picture to date of Bristol’s It’s 2050 and Bristol is a sustainable city, with pathway to becoming a net zero and climate a low impact on our planet and a healthy resilient city by 2030. The Board is now working environment for all. with all One City boards and other stakeholders Across the city the streets are clean, tree canopy to turn the strategy into practical delivery. provides shade, and the birdsong is lively. Responding to the rapid and accelerating Citizens and visitors to Bristol find it easier to decline of our natural environment both connect and travel around for work, leisure locally and globally, in February 2020 Bristol and essential services, and children can play became the first major city in the UK to declare outside. Sustainability is built into our city - from an Ecological Emergency. We subsequently renewable energy in our homes to zero waste launched the One City Ecological Emergency economies on our high streets - environmental Strategy in September 2020, which outlined key lifestyles are an easy choice for everyone. steps for the city to take to restore the health Bristol has become a net zero, nature rich of nature, on which we all depend for clean air, and climate resilient city through harnessing water and food. the skills, talent and innovative culture across COVID-19 presented a huge challenge to the the city. Through an inclusive approach city, including the reprioritisation of resources to to transforming our physical and social respond to the pandemic, which has affected infrastructure we created new, secure and fairly Bristol’s sustainability efforts. 2020’s lockdown paid jobs. Across the city we also applied lessons restrictions resulted in a fall in carbon emissions, learned from past challenges to ensure that and many experienced a new connection every community is protected from the worst with and reliance upon the local environment. impacts of climate change. However, these were not achieved through voluntary choices and we have been working Environment Board with the Economy and Skills Board to ensure The Environment Board aims to accelerate that the One City Economic Recovery and Bristol’s response to the climate and ecological Renewal Strategy has the climate and ecological emergencies, and shape action on other areas emergencies at its heart in order to achieve including food, nature, resources and energy. long-term and sustainable transformation. It’s 18 members bring leadership, expertise We aim to ensure that the global recognition and influence and ensure good links with key Bristol has earned for its work to become Bristol organisations and the environmental more sustainable to date is matched by its sustainability sector. efforts to achieve a green and fair recovery from COVID-19. This will drive new skills and Reflections from the Environment Board jobs associated with a net zero economy and Early in 2020 the Board launched the One a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits. City Climate Strategy. The collaboration with We remain optimistic about the host of the Bristol Advisory Committee on Climate opportunities and benefits this type of recovery Change and city stakeholders delivered a robust will bring to the city and region.
Overall I believe the problem of climate change is only going to be solved if it’s an effort by everyone. Babbasa Trailblazer 22 Achievements in 2020
In 2020, some of the key achievements were: • Launched the One City Climate Strategy, mapping the city’s route to becoming carbon neutral and climate resilient by 2030. • Launched the One City Ecological Emergency Strategy, mapping action required to restore local and global ecosystems by 2030. • Bristol Bites Back Better campaign, developed in response to COVID-19, engaged businesses and individuals across the city to support Going for Gold - Bristol’s bid to build a resilient future through food and activity and become a Gold Sustainable Food City. • Formed a Climate Leaders group, of organisations aiming to become carbon neutral by 2030, to share learnings and accelerate progress and published the Bristol Climate Hub helping the public discover how we can all play our part in looking after the world. Environment in 2021
In 2021, the three key priorities for Environment are: 1. Citywide activity launched to engage citizens on pathways to achieving Bristol’s 2030 climate and ecological goals, in lead up to the Conference of the Parties (COP). 2. Bristol is a Gold Sustainable Food City and ‘Bristol Bites Back Better’ is actively supporting sustainability and resilience across our food system and continuing the work of the Food Equality Strategy. 3. Ensure community and business led nature-based solutions are delivering multiple benefits e.g. improving habitats and reduce flooding and pollution across the West of England. The Environment Board will also oversee the development of action plans to deliver on priorities of the One City Climate Strategy whilst actively responding to the recommendations made by the Bristol Advisory Committee on Climate Change. Cross Board Working and National Context in 2021
• Work with the Economy and Skills Board to achieve green and fair recovery, and enhance local net zero jobs and economic opportunities for all. • Work with the Transport Board to incorporate carbon neutral ambition into the timeline and work plan for transport and work with the Homes and Communities Board to shape the development of the new Local Plan, ensuring that new developments and housing provision support our ambitions. • Work with the Health and Wellbeing Board to plan for critical health challenges expected as a result of anticipated local climate impacts, such as extreme heat. • Work with the newly established Children and Young People’s Board and the Culture Board to engage and empower Bristol’s citizens in positive climate and ecological changes. • Explore opportunities for Bristol arising from; the UK Government’s ten-point plan for a green industrial revolution, recommendations from Climate Assembly UK and the national Climate Change Committee (CCC). For more information, please see bristolonecity.com/environment 23 HEALTH AND WELLBEING Health and Wellbeing Our health and care partners in Bristol have responded tirelessly, treating and caring for in 2050 those with the disease, carrying out testing, By 2050 everyone in Bristol will have the giving vaccines, managing outbreaks, opportunity to live a life in which they are maintaining normal services, and so much mentally and physically healthy. more. The whole city has come together, alongside our incredible voluntary sector, Our citizens thrive in a city that supports their to support those needing help with food, physical health and mental health equally, with medicines and reaching out to people children growing up free of adverse childhood feeling isolated. experiences having had the best start in life and support throughout their lives. Our strong The Health and Wellbeing Board has communities are formed of resilient and contributed to work on COVID-19 outbreak independent people. Our citizens are living management, the disproportionate impact on healthier for longer and living happier lives Black, Asian and minority ethnic background in Bristol. Integrated health and social care communities, and a whole system mental services seamlessly meet the ever-changing health response. The Board also continues needs of our communities. We focus on early to look at recovery from the pandemic help and prevention, and our interventions are with an inclusive economic recovery and tailored and person centred. As a result, the gap environmental sustainability inextricably linked in life expectancy between the most deprived to improving health and reducing inequalities. areas and the most affluent areas of Bristol is Meanwhile, we continue to work on public reduced significantly. health challenges including obesity and drug and alcohol misuse. Health and To update our timeline, we reviewed the ambitions against current priorities, drawing Wellbeing Board on the latest data on health needs. We also The Health and Wellbeing Board oversees received input from partners across the city the Health and Wellbeing theme. The Board, and held a stakeholder event on increasing which was established in 2013, is a forum in engagement in the sector. Additions to the which health and care leaders work together timeline include actions on COVID-19, drugs to improve health and reduce inequalities in and alcohol, and gender-based abuse. We also the city. It consists of elected members and worked with other boards to develop goals leaders from Bristol City Council, the NHS and relating to the environment, economy and the voluntary and community sector. In 2020 housing. This connectivity to the other themes we welcomed two new members representing is crucial to address the ‘social determinants race equality networks. of health’: the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age. Reflections from the Health and Wellbeing Board In 2021, our priorities include maximising vaccine uptake, responding to the mental The COVID-19 pandemic is having a huge health impact of the pandemic and developing impact on health and wellbeing in Bristol, both a food equality plan. We will also hold joint directly from the disease and indirectly from the workshops with other One City boards. restrictions to our freedoms and the effects on Longer-term work includes shaping the the economy. It has emphasised existing health development of an Integrated Care System inequalities in Bristol, with a much greater and oversight of arrangements for people with impact being seen on people living in more Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. deprived areas, Black, Asian and minority ethnic background communities and older people. 24 I’m glad that mental health is becoming a priority for Bristol’s future. Support and advice for people who are struggling is so important, especially during the pandemic. Heidi Szynkaruk, Bristol Youth Council Achievements in 2020
In 2020, some of the key achievements were: • The Health and Wellbeing Board contributed to the development of a whole system response to the mental health impact of the pandemic. • The Board oversaw the development and launch of a Fuel Poverty Strategy and Action Plan. • The Board held a joint workshop with the Environment Board, developing actions for the health and care sector on reducing emissions and adapting to climate change. Health and Wellbeing in 2021 In 2021, the three key priorities for Health and Wellbeing are: 1. COVID-19 vaccination uptake will be maximised in groups most impacted by and already experiencing inequalities in health. 2. Support community assets (such as community centres / groups) to reduce social isolation and improve mental wellbeing, focusing particularly on communities with mental health inequalities. 3. A Food Equality Strategy and delivery plan is developed to tackle the causes of food insecurity and unhealthy weight. Cross Board Working and National Context in 2021
• Economy and Skills Board - inclusive recovery and renewal. • Children and Young People’s’ Board - health priorities and the Belonging Strategy. • Environmental Board - active travel and adapting to climate change. • Culture Board - cultural capital, community cohesion and mental wellbeing. • All One City boards - food equality and healthy weight. • Wider context: partnership working on the NHS Community Mental Health Framework and Integrated Care System. For more information, please see www.bristolonecity.com/health-and-wellbeing
25 HOMES AND COMMUNITIES Homes and Communities pandemic, issues like homelessness and rising housing costs did not go away. These in 2050 challenges placed further pressure on the city In 2050 everyone in Bristol will live in a home to take action and we were able to respond by that meets their needs within a thriving and accelerating our programmes to support more safe community which is accessible to all. on accommodation and have been working to support those with no recourse to public New homes in the city are affordable and funds. Our communities were some of the fully accessible. Everyone can access key respondents with neighbours and streets energy, insulation and heating to ensure collaborating to strengthen and develop their nobody suffers from a cold home. The last bonds of support. sleeping bag used on the streets of Bristol by a homeless person was in the 2020s. The As Bristol looks towards post-COVID number of empty properties and the waiting recovery, the Board now has an important time for social housing is reduced, and we role to play. The city is still facing climate now have the lowest rate of homelessness and ecological emergencies which are now for any city of its size across the UK. We live coupled with an economic emergency. without fear of hate crime and respond to all The Homes and Communities Board will forms of vulnerability. There are fewer lone work to deliver a sustainable future which voices in the communities across the city is supported by local labour to help vibrant, because social isolation has been addressed. strong and healthy communities. We aim to change regulations in the housing sector to Homes and support our communities in delivering the climate emergency. Communities Board Migration, shifting demographics, a younger The Board has expanded to oversee both the population and economic growth are all Homes and Communities element of this adding pressure to the challenge of affordable theme. The wider community aspects has housing in Bristol. We are still facing rising rents now been further developed. Homes and and inflation rates heightened by the current Communities Board membership is now being challenge on the economy, threatening more refreshed to be made up of key developers, homelessness and the national target to end housing providers, community leaders, core rough sleeping by 2027. The city still needs the developers and embracing input from the delivery of new affordable homes to achieve wider voluntary sector from across the city. thriving and safe communities. The Homes and Communities Board will Bristol over the last 24 months has taken a continue to work with a wide range of diverse citywide approach to tackling harassment in and inclusive city partners to address the the city and will continue to work towards current and future housing and community reducing the issue of street conflict. We challenges especially born from the current recognise that while 2020 has brought many COVID-19 pandemic. challenges due to the pandemic, we have seen the start of very important new work Reflections from the Homes and streams to support sustainable homes within Communities Board safe and secure communities. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic refocused This will require the ongoing support of many the Homes and Communities Board on organisations across the city, and we plan to ensuring all communities, households, and continue and strengthen this theme. individuals across the city were safe and able to cope at this challenging time. During the 26 I hope to see in Bristol not only less homeless on the streets, but also enriching community spaces where people are united. Lia Lazarus, Bristol Youth Council
Achievements in 2020
In 2020, some of the key achievements were: • Delivered pioneering Modern Methods of Construction housing schemes, demonstrating Bristol as a national exemplar for delivering sustainable, affordable housing at pace. • Built on and delivered citywide interventions to tackle homelessness with a focus on reducing the number of families in temporary accommodation during the pandemic. • Contribution to the Economic Recovery and Renewal Strategy during the pandemic including collaborative communications with other boards. Homes and Communities in 2021
In 2021, the three key priorities for Homes and Communities are: 1. Deliver a pilot programme with Bristol communities, particularly council properties, to develop and increase access to communal and green spaces. 2. Using outcomes from the Race and Housing Conference and Inclusive Cities projects, implement a project to improve refugee and migrant integration into communities and neighbourhoods. 3. Continue to deliver new net zero carbon homes and begin delivery of retrofitting for existing housing stock to meet Bristol’s climate and ecological emergencies. Cross Board Working and National Context in 2021
• Work with the Culture Board to maximise cultural activities in all communities. • Work with the Environment Board and Bristol Advisory Committee on Climate Change to ensure carbon neutrality of housing. • Working across-boards to tackle skills shortages in the construction industry and to support Bristol’s climate and ecological emergencies. • Wider context: rising demand of housing, foster health and wellbeing leading to community empowerment, impact of Brexit, house prices, increase in no recourse to public funds. For more information, please see www.bristolonecity.com/homes-and-communities
27 TRANSPORT
Transport in 2050 Reflections from the Transport Board Bristol’s transport operators were hard hit by By 2050 Bristol will be well connected COVID-19 and whilst essential services were with transport and digital services that provided there was a huge drop in customer are efficient, sustainable and inclusive; numbers. There will soon be an opportunity supporting vibrant local neighbourhoods to build back better and capture the growth in and a thriving city centre. We will achieve this active travel, the reduced congestion, cleaner in many ways, recognising that connectivity air and targeted traffic restraint and make that is synonymous with productivity and Bristol a permanent part of the new normal. is the regional epicentre of productivity. An integrated public transport system including The city needs long-term investment in a mass transit network across the city, an transport to deliver many of the One City attractive walking and cycling network, Plan goals and initiatives. We need to work in stronger and more frequent rail and bus collaboration with city partners to tackle many services, improved traffic management of the challenges, and our work requires a systems, automated vehicles, low-emission One City Approach to deliver on key transport technologies and more will all have played a issues for Bristol. A focus on healthy and clean part in significantly reducing congestion whilst transport will be important as Bristol’s Clean making connectivity as clean and green as Air Zone scheme is implemented. We will possible. work with city partners to understand the full implications of the Clean Air Zone. Transport Board To ensure that Bristol meets its carbon The Transport Board oversees the transport neutrality aims we need to provide sustainable and connectivity elements of this theme. alternatives to private vehicle use. This Specific focus on the digital aspects is needs people to change the way they travel, something that is in development. The moving to more, active, healthy, accessible Transport Board was initially formed as a and sustainable modes of transport. This result of one of the proposed outcomes requires collaboration across One City themes of the Mayor’s Congestion Task Group of and boards. Our work in 2021 will focus on 2018. It represents a very wide range of rebuilding confidence in public transport, interests and thinking from all transport continuing to encourage behavioural change modes, active travel, public transport and and promoting the benefits of walking behavioural change. and cycling. We will help to provide better connectivity across our public transport network and aim to develop a comprehensive cycling and pedestrian network to begin the shift from car-based travel in Bristol. Lastly, Transport is a massive we will continue to press for funding for new issue for young people mass transit systems in and around Bristol and promote active transport across the city in the as often it is our only longer-term. means of freedom. Alice Towle, Youth Mayor 2020-2022
28 Achievements in 2020
In 2020, some of the key achievements of the Transport Board were: • Input into and reviewing draft Clean Air Zone plans which is a key element of improving the city’s health and air quality. • Input and feedback on the West of England Combined Authority consultations into a regional bus strategy, walking and cycling strategies and the Local Transport Plan 5. • Review of the Temple Quarter redevelopment plans and recommendations on the transport implications. • Establishing early involvement in the Liveable Neighbourhoods concept and working with officers to develop this strategy during 2021. Transport in 2021
In 2021, the three key priorities for Transport are: 1. Continue the reduction in car traffic and support the revitalisation of the city centre, hospitality, retail, culture and night-time economy, by expanding active travel and public transport options and providing ongoing funding of essential transport. 2. Co-design, with community organisations, the development of transport schemes to support our response and recovery to COVID-19. 3. Clean Air Zone progressed with proportional supporting measures to encourage a reduction in traffic entering the city, allowing businesses and residents to adapt and the start of improved air quality. Cross Board Working and National Context in 2021
• Work closely with the Environment Board on increasing active travel and sustainable transport. • Work with the Homes and Communities Board on sustainable planning. • Work with the Health and Wellbeing Board to tackle health inequalities in active travel. • Work with the Economy and Skills Board on supporting the economic recovery. • Wider context: Regional and national policy, climate change, promoting mass transit.
For more information, please see bristolonecity.com/connectivity
29 CULTURE BOARD
Our Culture, Our City, Our Recovery The cultural and creative economy is what makes Bristol unique. It is the city’s beating heart bringing life into all of our communities. It isn’t what we do – it is who we are. It is the external face of the city - not just the picture-perfect postcards that people see but the reputation we have in the world. It’s the street musicians, the international art venues, the world leading music events and the community celebrations. This dynamism and ambition of the city’s diverse creative talent makes Bristol one of the premier destinations to work, invest and play. Lynn Barlow and Cllr Craig Cheney, Co-Chairs of the One City Culture Board
These are the foundations upon which we Additionally, the impacts of COVID-19 on now build together. Our renowned cultural the creative sector’s contribution to the local fabric underpins Bristol’s values and can be an economy, including commercial venues, film enabler for telling the stories of who we are as and TV production, and festivals and events, a city and achieving the goals set out across all cannot be underestimated. The three national six themes of the One City Plan. But this can lockdowns have severely limited the re-opening only happen if we both protect what we have and recovery of the sector, and while targeted and continue to grow – together, as One City. national and local funding support has been The devastating impacts of COVID-19 on the welcome, the impact of the pandemic will creative economy have been well documented. be felt for several years to come as the sector We have seen performances and productions seeks to rebuild. But they cannot and should postponed, live and in-person experiences not rebuild alone. The Culture Board was set cancelled and museums, theatres, music up during the summer of 2020. Although the venues, festivals and events all ceasing activity Board was planned already as recognition of since the spring of 2020. This hasn’t only put the vital role the sector plays in the city, the a strain on the creative economy in the city, timing of the formation was influenced by the but also on our collective ability to express and pandemic, and the strategic recognition of the celebrate who we are as a city and the stories need to build back together. we tell about Bristol’s past, present and future. One of the first areas of focus for the Board This is exemplified through the city’s innovative has been contributing to the development freelance community - a key element of the of Bristol’s Economic Recovery and Renewal strength and diversity of our cultural ecology. Strategy. The emphasis on both recovery This group has been hit particularly hard by and renewal is key. Bristol is rebuilding its the impacts of COVID-19, with many unable cultural and creative sector, but it is also to benefit from the Government support moving to a time of renewal. Our collective schemes open to other sectors. The result strength, our collective talents and our has been freelancers seeking temporary collective ambition are all needed to help employment outside of the creative industries us through this. That is why the Board’s and sometimes outside of our city. This has left membership seeks to reflect the breadth us all poorer. and diversity of the sector it represents.
30 Because this is Our Culture, Our City, Our Recovery.
Freelance artists and creatives help build Bristol’s reputation and activate our city. The situation of freelancers continues to be a precarious one, and this is heightened by the impact of COVID-19. This results in artists working in vulnerable and isolating environments, with a lack of security losing some or all work. The longer-term impact of this is the exclusion of many artists from this career field, including single parents, those from working class backgrounds, disabled people and people of colour communities. Freelances need support and protection through policy and action enabling the Bristol Arts sector and the wider city to provide a secure industry for freelancers. It’s even more important for everyone’s voice to be heard that is why I hope the vision and action plan of the Culture Board, is a step towards achieving a fairer arts industry that Bristol can be proud of.
Shagufta K. Iqbal, Freelancer and Culture Board member
Everyone understands that all great cities need a strong cultural life, and this is increasingly understood to cover the many ways that we all welcome creativity and culture into the fabric of our days. Culture happens at home, for work, in communities and city centre venues. The more generously you understand culture (your favourite song!) the easier it is to understand the magic it can weave into the life of a city. This is now fully embraced by the One City Plan and the formation of the Culture Board creates a mechanism to explore, support and develop this key citywide narrative. The Culture Board is generating the space for collaborative projects and advocacy, encouraging the conversations about the critical way that culture contribute to the economy, to communities, to health and wellbeing and many other aspects of Bristol life. As the Board develops it will embed culture across the Plan and develop a growing portfolio of ambitious projects.
Gary Topp, Arnolfini and Culture Board member
31 A ONE CITY APPROACH TO DIGITAL INCLUSION
If we look back 50 years, it is doubtful that we could have predicted just how much our daily lives have been changed by digital technology. From how we work, how we conduct relationships, how we carry out things like banking, shopping, how we access services and make our views heard, how we learn, work and entertain ourselves. Looking forward to 2050, the opportunities that digital technology presents us are endless.
Our reliance on digital technology has only The assumption however is that the been brought into sharper focus through the infrastructure is in place for this connectivity, COVID-19 pandemic. School lessons have that everyone has access to this technology, been taught online, online grocery shopping can afford to purchase it, can afford the data has doubled and millions of people working to get online and has the skills and confidence from home have become experts in using to use it effectively and safely. This has thrown Zoom or Teams. Doctor’s appointments have into sharp light how much of a digital divide been carried out virtually and mobile phone exists both nationally and within Bristol. apps have become a core component of the Tackling digital inclusion is now, more than hospitality industry when we haven’t been in ever, a significant priority if we are to prevent lockdown. Post pandemic it is likely that parts adults and children being unable to access of this new way of living are set to stay. basic services.
32 The One City Digital Board details of all of these. The creation of the One City Digital Board will also allow us help us to In order however to address the long-term better align their activity and improve the way inequalities in digital access we need to we address needs in communities for digital develop a holistic city strategy with a clear access. vision, structure and roadmap for connectivity in the city. The development of such a In the interim these organisations are strategy will require input from a wide range working together to share information and of city stakeholders. To address this need help coordinate efforts getting support to we are forming a One City Digital Board in the right places. This is not an easy task as 2021. This, along with the Culture Board, will families, individuals and communities have underpin the work of the One City Plan. The very different needs and priorities, and Board will utilise the influence and assets of experience a range of barriers and often lack member parties to create a Digital Strategy understanding of the issues relating to privacy and safety. However there has been great that delivers a number of ambitions, and for which tackling Digital Exclusion will be a support from the public, private and voluntary significant outcome and become something sectors in helping to get equipment to where that it no longer part of our city. it is needed. Immediate work on Thanks to Bristol Waste, DigiLocal, VOSCUR, Age UK, Knowle West Media Centre, Bristol Digital Inclusion City Council, Barton Hill Settlement, Avon The pandemic has created an immediate Fire & Rescue, Quartet, Business West, City need within the city and there are a range of Funds, Cotham School, Black SW Network, schemes operating in the city that are doing Oasis Academies, Bristol Beacon, Bristol great work, recycling technology (phones Cultural Development Partnership, Merchant and laptops) and providing data and learning Venturers, Wellspring Healthy Living Centre support to all ages to tackle the digital divide. amongst others for helping support this The One City website will shortly have further work.
33 A decade of action and delivery is our opportunity to fulfil the historic promise of the 2030 Agenda and ensure collective, global action and shared responsibility. We must take action – striving together, delivering for all. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, President of the UN General Assembly
Our unity is our strength, and our diversity is our power. We reject the myth of ‘us’ vs. ‘them’. We are in this together. Kamala Harris
The remarkable upsurge in compassion and caring that we have witnessed in recent months in communities across the country provides the model for societal recovery. Robin Hambleton
34 One City Plan 2021 – 2029
35 One City: 2021-2029 A decade of recovery and renewal where we set ambitious goals and defined new pathways. A decade of delivery and action, where we laid the foundations for the future.
In this decade Bristol laid the foundations carbon businesses and retrofitting in the for our ambitious future. The city began country and region. The city also established the first key steps towards becoming a itself as a centre for low carbon excellence sustainable, healthy and fair city, with equality in the aviation industry and Bristol’s first mass and diversity as corner-stones upon which transit route was completed. new skills pathways, initiatives and projects The transition of our public and private fleets were delivered. The decade of delivery saw to non-fossil fuel vehicles and delivery of a Bristol Build Back Better through its COVID-19 Clean Air Zone dramatically improved the air recovery planning. This resulted in the delivery quality in the city. Better cycling and public of Bristol’s 2030 carbon neutrality, ecological transport infrastructure reduced the number emergency and UN Sustainable Develop- of cars on the road reducing congestion ment Goals targets in 2030. and the number of people killed or seriously Increased interest in the protecting the injured in Bristol. We embedded mental environment and tackling inequality set health and wellbeing into the operations inclusion and sustainability as key pillars in the of our organisations across the city. city’s recovery. New employment pathways, Programmes to improve access to nutritious redundancy support schemes and training and healthy food as well as green spaces and to reskill the workforce, helped those who opportunities reduced our gaps in obesity had been most impacted by the pandemic. and life expectancy. Bristol won the Gold Widescale vaccination and mental health Food Sustainable City award and continued and social isolation support programmes to build a diverse, inclusive and resilient helped Bristol back on its feet following the food community throughout the rest of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was added to by decade. The health benefits of designing the collective effort of the city to protect key liveable neighbourhoods and putting the sectors like the VCSE sector and cultural and human experience at the centre of city design creative sectors. and management were quickly realised. Upskilling and retraining programmes helped Over time our city’s communities became the city’s businesses respond to the climate stronger. Parity became a byword for city emergency by supporting the development of success. Inequality in earnings between low carbon technology, business and supply lowest and highest earners started to reduce. chains. We delivered the City Leap project, Specific steps were taken to increase the which helped to rapidly decarbonise the city number of women, people from Black, energy system. Renewable District heating Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, networks helped to tackle the issues of fuel LGBTQ+ and disabled teachers in our schools. poverty and provide renewable, efficient Programmes were also put in place to ensure energy. The growth in the green economy the proportion of women, people from Black, supported Bristol to become a hub for low Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds,
36 Transport Homes & Communities Health & Wellbeing 2021 Environment Economy & Skills Children & Young People • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • action across generations, andrespond to theenormous Tackle digitalexclusion through coordinated citywide connect andreconnect young peoplewiththecity Introduce free bustravel for all16to 18year oldsto help and theirvoices are heard inthecity children andyoung peopleinBristol feel that theybelong Delivery of theBelonging Strategy actionsbeginssothat all are delivering multiple benefitse.g. improving habitats and Ensure community and businesslednature-based solutions Equality Strategy across ourfood system andcontinuing thework of theFood Better’ isactively supportingsustainabilityandresilience Bristol isaGoldSustainable Food City and‘Bristol Bites Back lead upto theConference of the Parties (COP) to achieving Bristol’s 2030climate andecological goals,in Citywide activity launchedto engage citizens onpathways and night-time activities small flexible workspaces, local leisure options andcultural centres andhighstreets, by creating newfunctionssuchas education, tourism andinvestment, anddiversify local Promote thecityas asafe destination for overseas technological changes support, particularly for employees insectors affected by Improve provision of local digitalskillstraining and economy) andsupportentrepreneurship to supportgrowing sectors (e.g. healthcare andthegreen (e.g. tourism, hospitalityand culture), provide retraining programme particularly for affected sectors to recover Develop inpartnership aregional redundancy support and young people challenges andsevere impactof thepandemiconchildren • of improved airquality city, allowing businessesand residents to adapt and the start measures to encourage areduction intraffic entering the Clean AirZone progressed with proportional supporting to COVID-19 of transport schemesto supportourresponse andrecovery Co-design, withcommunity organisations, thedevelopment transport transport options andproviding ongoingfundingof essential night-time economy, by expandingactive travel andpublic revitalisation of citycentre, hospitality, retail, culture and Continue thereduction incar traffic andsupportthe Bristol’s Climate andEcological Emergencies delivery of retrofitting for existinghousingstock to meet Continue to deliver newnet zero carbonhomesandbegin neighbourhoods refugee andmigrant integration into communities and and Inclusive Citiesprojects, implement aproject to improve Using outcomes from theRace and Housing Conference access to communal andgreen spaces particularly council properties, to develop andincrease Deliver apilot programme withBristol communities, tackle thecausesof food insecurityandunhealthy weight A Food Equality Strategy anddelivery planisdeveloped to mental health inequalities wellbeing, focusing particularly oncommunities with / groups) to reduce socialisolation andimprove mental Support community assets (suchascommunity centres health most impacted by andalready experiencinginequalitiesin COVID-19 vaccination uptake willbemaximised ingroups reduce flooding andpollutionacross the West of England 2022 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Levels of fertilisers, pesticides,plasticsandpharmaceuticals in Strategies deliver theOne CityClimate and Ecological Emergency Publish a Bristol green infrastructure strategy that willhelp carbon neutral by 2030 and smartenergy infrastructure that supportBristol to become First City Leap Energy Partnership projects deliver low carbon “just transition” towards our climate and ecological ambitions while makingsure diversity isalso considered to supporta to upskillandyoung peopleto access vocational retraining, Increase andimprove theskillsoffer to enabletradespeople to continue to expandthecultural offer inthecity providing businesssupportandredesiging businessmodels culture sector, night-time economy andhospitalityby lobby for financial supportas required for thecreative and Work withnational industrybodiesand local partners to such asenvironmental sustainabilityinterventions and enablingcommunity development of key policyareas inclusive recruitment practice, monitoring workforce data, improve opportunitiesfor underrepresented groups through Work withkey industrysectors and businessleaders to city decisionmaking the voice of theirfamilies, have beenfirmly embeddedwithin Special Educational Needs andDisabilities (SEND), aswell as The voices andneedsof children andyoung peoplewith the city’s diversity andhistory support partners inlaunchingaBristol curriculumthat reflects diversity of Bristol’s educators and publicsector workers, and the History Commission, we lay outclearsteps to increase the Working withtheRace Equality inEducation Group (REEG) and as sport,outward boundcourses, forest schoolsandcycling school that issuitableto theirneeds,includingactivitiessuch supports both theirmental andphysical health outsideof All young peopleare ableto access arange of activities that implementation of a long-term behaviour changeprogramme modes of transport to travel across thecity, dueto the There isanincrease inthenumberof peopleusingsustainable transport emissions, resulting inmore liveable neighbourhoods community resilience, athriving local economy andreduced residents’ health andwellbeing andcontributes to improved An increase inshortwalkingandcycling journeysbenefits the continued delivery of thebusdeal Bus usageandpassengersatisfaction increases asaresult of pro-bono supportfor thosefacing domesticabuse and working withBristol’s legalsectors we have developed Alliance (DAHA) accreditation to combat domesticviolence All housingassociations have Domestic AbuseHousing the experience of peopleusingHome Choice social lettings policyfor socialhousingproviders andimprove housing lettings system) to produce a revised fit for purpose Undertake areview of Bristol Home Choice (city’s social expanded to over 5,500more homes Discretionary licencing intheprivate rented sector has Belonging Strategy Experiences (ACEs), through theongoingdelivery of the are improved inorder to tackleAdverse Childhood Health andcare services for children andyoung people as ‘expert partners incare’ as standard and valued intheircaring role, recognised andrespected Unpaid carers have beenidentified, assessed,supported health andwellbeing strategy beginningto have atangibleimpactonpeople’s Bristol Drug andAlcohol Strategy 2021-2025,withthe Progress hasbeenmadeonactionsidentified withinthe Bristol’s waterways are decreasing asaresult of theactions from theecological emergency 2023 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • the transition to asustainablecity services ismaximisedthrough strategic partnerships to deliver Innovation inrenewable energy, infrastructure andecological standard (C+) 35% of domestichomesin Bristol are insulated to ahigh future contribution to an environmentally sustainable and socially just communities andorganisations for theirleadership and Bristol holdsannualawards to recognise individuals, innovation, green tech anddistributed energy management architecture, retrofitting, communications, technology and ecological emergencies, particularly: renewables, sustainable Jobs continue to increase to address theclimate and International Year of Sustainable Tourism 2017 increase sustainabletourism, inlinewiththefindingsfrom the campaign (includingtheBristol Homecoming Campaign) to anniversary of Bristol becoming acityispartof arefreshed A majorevents andfestival programme celebrating the650th Temple Meads bring economic andsocialbenefit to central Bristol, east of Open Bristol University Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus to including anaffordable municipalchildcare offer sector to deliver thebestpossiblestartfor Bristol’s children, The cityissupportingBristol’s early years and childcare more welcoming communal spaces andstreets sothat theyfeel safer and tell uswe have started to make areal difference to thecity’s By actingonwhat children, young peopleandtheirfamilies schools andfood education improved access to growing food opportunitiesfor children in meals meeting thehighestnutritional standards andwith All children have access to healthy food at school,withschool education andemployment under 25susingpublictransport, enabling easieraccess to transport for allchildren andyoung peopleresults inmore Community basedcampaignsanddelivery of subsidised provide access to local highstreets andkey employment areas enable walkingandcycling journeys onmainroads, and Deliver local cycle andwalkinginfrastructure priorities that Bristol iszero carbonby 2030 A citywideprogramme isinplace to ensure alltransport in the city Homes Board hasintegrated thecity’s history into thefabric of The work of theHistory Commission, Culture Board and across Bristol neighbourhoods andfostered wellbeing andcommunity Development hasempowered people withintheir The delivery of Liveable Neighbourhoods andNeighbourhood employment andinfrastructure) overarching development framework to guidehousing, and ecological standards intheJoint Spatial Plan (strategic Collaboration across thecityensures theintegration of climate prioritised for investment social care, istreated asessential infrastructure andsufficiently Social infrastructure, includingaffordable childcare andadult been developed marriages andother harmful gender-based practices have domestic and sexual violence, female genital mutilation, forced Coordinated community andcross-sectoral approaches to prepared for future climate conditions andhazards carbon neutral services and supply chainsthat are also The health andcare system ismakingfaster progress towards 2024 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • in every ward inthecity, usingregenerative approaches to Wildlife-friendly food growing areas have beenestablished nature richcityby 2030 made changesandare working towards acarbonneutral and With support,50%of citizens and businesseshave actively wellbeing of designfor wildlife, water, waste andresources, and policies oncarbonneutrality, climate resilience andstandards The newplanningpolicy(Local Plan)isadopted withstrong underrepresented groups entrepreneurship participation, particularly amongst across thecityto grow industryclusters andbroaden Provide increased businessstart-upandscale-upspaces healthcare sector) key employment areas (e.g. low carbonindustriesandthe on inclusivityandanequitabledistributionof workers across and key inward investment opportunities,whilealsofocusing Bristol’s skillsprovision reflects theeconomy’s required skills to access senioremployment opportunities to buildskillspathways, improve mentoring and provide routes Gender andethnicity pay gapsare decreasing following work the life course in children andyoung people,to buildresilience throughout crisis, Bristol has a better response to mental health, particularly Building onthepartnership working duringtheCOVID-19 organisations andtrauma informed practice iscommonplace (ACEs) modelisembeddedacross allof Bristol’s statutory Citywide actionto ensure theAdverse Childhood Experiences menstruation, life skills,food/nutrition andsustainability linked to genderidentity andsexualorientation, sexualhealth, to deliver effective Personal, SocialandHealth Education, The Children’s Charter ensures allBristol schoolsare supported and contributing to theClean AirStrategy improving rail usage, leadingto better passengersatisfaction Severn Beachline,Henbury Spur andPortishead line, Enhanced suburbanrail services delivered includingthe hub hasreduced theneedfor HGVs to enter thecity Established local food andfreight consolidation distribution area bus access, cycling andwalkingroutes to revitalise thecentral City Centre changes are fully implemented, enabling improved developments supporting innovative, sustainable,zero carbonandinclusive Hengrove Park andTemple Quarter, withtheHomes Board New homesare being progressed at Western Harbour, reducing thenumbers intemporary accommodation and peoplewhowould bevulnerable to homelessness, Bristol’s employers have provided work placements for adults social behaviour communities, andconfident reporting crime,abuseandanti- the communities theyserve, residents feel safe intheir With adiverse publicsector workforce whichrepresents community sector asanequalpartner personalised andintegrated care, withthevoluntary and Integrated Care Partnerships deliver preventive, proactive, Work Commitment 100 organisations inBristol have signed theMental Health at compared to 2020 doing more than30minutes physical activity perweek 30% more peoplelivinginthemost deprived wards are replenish thesoilandmanagewater 5 years until Carbon Neutrality, Ecological Resiliency and SDG Delivery 2025 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • neighbourhoods across Bristol city and supportingthe delivery of liveable reducing theneedfor travel withinthe Principles of good local services are the city and to managekerb space, isoperational in that are delivered to reduce private cartraffic where there islocal support,withred routes demand andincludesresidents’ parking A citywideparkingpolicythat manages days perweek improving linksinto thecity have beenupdated to Metrobus standards 7 including Mobility Stations, andallservices A ringof Park andRides hasbeencompleted, accomodation protected resulting inimproved standards of their interests are beingrepresented and tenants andleaseholders hasensured that Work withtheprivate rented sector neutral ambitions accelerate progress towards Bristol’s carbon industries having beendeveloped, ready to stock iswell underway withstrong retrofitting Work ondecarbonisingBristol’s housing social actionwithintheircommunities 75% of allresidents inBristol are involved in both menandwomen has beenreduced by 10%since 2020, for the mostandleast deprived areas of Bristol The gapinhealthy life expectancybetween to 11.1% in2017 Under 10%of Bristol adults smoke compared 95/95/95 targets onHIV Bristol hasachieved theFast Track Cities direct energy andtransport emissions Bristol City Council iscarbonneutral for Water leakagehasreduced by 15%since 2020 reuse, recycling orcomposting that 65%of allhouseholdwaste issent for going into residual waste to 10% andensure 150kg perperson, theamount of food waste Reduce residual householdwaste below management andcommunity right to buy priorities e.g.community asset transfer, asset using the city’s property to deliver community Attract regional andnational investment by minimise thelong-term impact of COVID-19 cultural andcreative industries, andhelped medium entreprises, particularly inthe financial modelshasprotected smalland The useandpromotion of alternative experience andtrainee programmes local coordination andsupportfor paidwork youth employment opportunitiesthrough There hasbeenanongoingupward trend in child friendly city delivery of liveable neighbourhoodsandthe is thestandard inBristol, supportingthe planning homes,transport and infrastructure The consideration of Children’s rights when performing local authoritiesby 2028 track to beinlinewiththetop quarter of best Inclusion andschoolattendance rates ison to cultural activities across communities work across the city that has improved access creative industries,reflecting collaborative young peopleentering careers incultural and There are improvements inthenumberof 2026 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Free drinkingwater isreadily accessible at allcityfestivals extreme weather events density areas andthevulnerable, from theimpactof Bristol’s physical andsocialinfrastructure protects high- every ward andisnow 80%,upfrom 56%in2018 and green spaces at leastonce aweek hasincreased in The proportion of residents whovisit Bristol’s parks parents to improve theirown skills numeracy, languageanddevelopment, andenable programmes designedto increase children’s literacy, Care Level 2skillshave access to family learning All parents orcarers withoutfullHealth andSocial that looks like them workforce that enablesyoung peopleto thrive inacity Bristol oncourse for aneducation andpublicsector backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and disabledleaders hasput of women, Black, Asianandminorityethnic Citywide initiatives to increase theproportion driving force for Bristol towards itssustainablefuture Curriculum hasempowered young peopleto beakey Work withtheGlobal GoalsCentre and theBristol those communities particularly inthecultural andlow carbonsector within Bristol following growth of enterprise opportunities unemployment andincome deprivation inSouth There hasbeenareduction inlong-term and services supply chainfor low carbonand sustainable goods greenhouse gas emissionsthrough theuseof thelocal Promote businessesto reduce theirScope 3indirect fairness andskillsgapsacross demographic groups young parents; andthat consideration isgiven to barriers e.g. Care leavers; young peoplewithSEND; available for thoseyoung peoplefacing more complex Specialist employment andtraining supportis numbers public transport andfurther reduced private vehicle developing technology to improveof the efficiency the city, andreal timetraffic management harnesses Ultrafast Wi-Fi isavailable onallbusesandtrains in sustainable transport across thecity across thecityto supportchildren to useactive and Travel training isprovided for allschoolchildren an affordable andsustainablemanner citizens know how to easily move around thecityin and tourist locations have ensured that visitors and Coordinated promotion campaignsinretail, business reoffending rates have decreased by 20% since 2018 wellbeing andimproved accommodation pathways, Through safer environments, more community in linewiththecity’s 2030 ambitions stock isbecoming resilient to extreme weather events, planning andpolicyto ensure that Bristol’s housing Climate resilience hasbeenbuilt into housing residents space, community opportunitiesandwellbeing for High riseaccommodation issafe andprovides green Eating Better Awards selling healthier alternatives in linewiththeBristol More than50% of fast food takeaways inthecityare communities experiencinginequalitiesinhealth Vaccination uptake continues to bemaximisedin of homesandincreased access to advice services significantly reduced, withimproved energy efficiency The numberof fuelpoorhomesinBristol has to reduce theamount of singleuseplastic 2027 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • cars are battery electric vehicles taxi and private hire fleet andthemajority of all Ensure that themajority of Bristol’s public sector, improve digitalinclusionasaresult of COVID-19 areas of digitalexclusion following acityeffort to with cityplanningandto target any remaining performance data withlocal authorities to assist Communication network providers share network increasing cycling uptake for both commuting andleisure purposesand network isdelivered across theWest of England A safe, simple, convenient andaccessible cycle recourse to publicfunds) sleeping inBristol (includingpeoplewithno Aligned to thenational goalthere iszero rough from criminal activity mentoring to reduce deaths andseriousinjury night-time economy hasprovided community collaboration with different sectors including the Safer streets, stronger communities and community facilities of highqualityindoorandoutdoormulti-sport 15 minutes from theirhomedueto a network All citizens canaccess sportsamenities within access thesupporttheyneedto live a fulfillinglife with expertteams enabledby technology to People requiring socialcare work inpartnership communities to buildskillsinthisarea young peopleandthosefrom disadvantaged pathways to work andsupported many more The health andcare sector hasimproved the harmsof alcohol andother drugs to ensure that peoplelive healthy lives safe from Drug andAlcohol Strategy 2021-2025, hashelped investment andtravel emissions,including have introduced policiesto address procurement, achieved carbonneutral local operations and 50% of organisations operating inBristol have choice vegan andlocally sourced mealsare apopular is available citywideandaffordable vegetarian, Local, regional, sustainableandfair trade food communities actively engaged andincluded generated from local, renewable sources with 30% of allelectricityconsumed inthecityis and sectoral strengths Avonmouth, buildingonitslocation advantages Maximise theeconomic development at Bristol businesses increased theinternational trade andexportingof A campaignand supportmechanismhas network groups Black, Asianandminorityethnic backgrounds building capacitywithexistinggroups, particularly complex barriers to employment and skillsand by social entreprise sector by tacklingthemost Increase capacitywithinthevoluntary community health problems from 10% to 5% children andyoung peopleexperiencingmental practices inschoolswillreduce therate of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) aware Education, improved physical activity and Effective delivery of Personal, SocialandHealth healthy food opportunities covering healthy living, physical activity and as aresult of education inschoolandbeyond, There hasbeenareduction inchildhoodobesity temporary accommodation inBristol There are nochildren oryoung peopleliving in The successful implementation of theBristol reduced airmiles 2028 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • languages andcultures people inthecitybetter celebrate itsdiversity of partnership andafestival of language,young Through revitalisation of Bristol’s twinning England for schoolinclusionandattendance rates Bristol isinthetop quarter of local authoritiesin olds turningoutfor theBristol Youth Vote the vote andanincreased numberof 11–18year citizenship hasresulted in16year oldsreceiving Programmes to engageyoung peopleand movement in thecity decreased, improving airqualityandtheease of by 10% since 2018 as levels of congestion have The average journeytimeinBristol hasimproved the city transforming themovement of peopleacross The first mass transit route is completed, transport the cityget to schoolby active modesorpublic 60% of allchildren wholive orare educated in through discretionary licencing 2018, following work withlandlords andtenants are significantly improved from 14% failures in Property standards intheprivate rented sector 10% of properties beingempty inthecity Work withalllandlords has resulted inlessthan problem locally deprived areas feel that anti-social behaviour isa Less thanhalfof peopleliving inthemost energy, particularly from sustainable sources and of homesinBristolof to supporttheefficient use Smart energy technology isinstalledinover 75% widespread volunteering andpro-environmental behaviours engagement withbiodiversity, withconservation There hasbeenasustainedincrease inpublic carbon energy centres which are connected to anumberof zero heating via anetwork of underground pipes, An extensive Heat Network provides district international tourism andtrade industry, contributing to anincrease in for low carbonaviation andtheaerospace Bristol isacentre of excellence andinnovation natural assets e.g.rivers, biodiversity, land,forests improving thequalityandperformance of our is benefitingpeople,place andnature and address theclimate andecological emergencies Growth ininvestment innatural solutionsto employers whoreceive LivingWage Accreditation support through peernetworks, including Accreditation through campaignsandproviding engaging businessesandpromoting Living Wage through thecity’s LivingWage Initiative, Address in-work poverty inprioritysectors addressed across allservices inthecity Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are across Bristol feel asenseof belonging and Children andyoung peopleinallcommunities provided to 1in5peopleBristol Mental Health Awareness training willhave been based practices have significantly reduced forced marriageandother harmful gender- Sexual violence, female genitalmutilation, contribute to endingfuelpoverty 2029 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • situated at all key access routes vehicles, withconsolidation centres made by freight consolidation electric Most deliveries withinthecitycentre are delivering community services the cityandare free for useby people and publicsector service delivery across transport are astandard partof private Electric bikes andequivalent modes of now bestinclassfor alldisabled people vehicles andtransport interchanges) is Bristol’s transport (including allaccess since 2018 decrease inhate crimerates inthecity wellbeing organisations there isa50% sector, citypartners andcommunity As a result of work withthehousing Bristol householdisinamediansalary job at leastoneperson from every innercity Following acollaborative citywideeffort, recovery city’s green andinclusive COVID-19 and locally basedhaving supported the representative of thecity’s communities Bristol’s construction sector is reversed to below national average harm inyoung people(10-24 years) are Trends of hospitaladmissionsfor self- and adults inequality gaphasclosed for children The unhealthy weight andobesity smoke-free home and for all pregnant women to live ina norm for nopregnant woman to smoke Across allcommunities inBristol, itisthe climate risksare well underway inkey Actions to tackleBristol’s mostsignificant listed buildings energy performance (C+) where not Association homesare rated ashigh 100% of Bristol CityCouncil andHousing their community Bristol thinksthat litter isaproblem in has reduced since 2020 andnobodyin The volume of street litter collected local revenue spendto theBristol area city, increasing attendance figures and contribution of sportande-sportto the taken place since 2020 intheeconomic Significant measurable growth has sustainable industrydevelopment research, international collaborations and opportunities for film-based education, Creative Citypartners andprovide Bristol withourinternational UNESCO Secure fundsfor initiatives that connect conditions inthechildcare sector is improved pay withfair working affordable andstandard, andthere Flexible childcare provision isnow to 92% for eligible 2year olds,from 62%in2021 There isanincreased uptake of childcare management inschools place asafirst response to conflict Restorative approaches are putin go onto post16and18education from disadvantaged backgrounds now A higherproportion of young people vulnerable communities
Carbon Neutrality, Ecological Resiliency and SDG Delivery
Economy & Skills & Economy People Young & Children Health & Wellbeing & Health Transport Communities & Homes Environment LGBTQ+ and disabled employees in public reduced from 10% to 5%. The launch of sector agencies reflected the diversity of the Bristol’s Global Goals Centre provided a key city. We adopted a zero tolerance approach resource to help citizens and school children to the societal problems of domestic and understand their position in tackling global sexual violence, working within communities challenges at the local level. and agencies to tackle the issues. Following Targeted interventions began to reduce the the work of the History Commission, Culture rates of worklessness in Bristol and supported Board and city partners, Bristol’s narrative was industries with a shortage of employees and taught, communicated and reflected across growth industries like healthcare. Training the city. Through the Children and Young programmes and resource centres were People’s Board, the voices and issues faced by opened which reduced the geographic younger people were reflected in all levels of inequality within the city, supported decision making. a just transition and began to provide As we built more affordable, quality and cultural opportunities for residents in all carbon neutral housing within Bristol, lower neighbourhoods across the whole city. income families were able to live centrally and This decade brought inclusivity to discussions access employment and services more easily. about the economy and environmental The increase in housing stock also reversed sustainability. This was reflected in our the trend of increasing homelessness and policy development and saw the large ended rough sleeping in our city. steps being taken towards social equality We changed our attitude to education, in the workplace, communities and the providing new opportunities for lifelong opportunities offered across the city. The learning and a wider focus in the city’s solid foundation for the next decade was curriculum. Teaching life skills training which firmly in place. tackled sexual health, money management, work preparedness, food and sustainability developed a resilient and prepared youth for the workforce. The confidence of our children grew and the rate of young people experiencing mental health problems
37 Don’t ever make decisions based on fear. Make decisions based on hope and possibility. Make decisions based on what should happen, not what shouldn’t. Michelle Obama
Our success has not been a continual series of victories. We have had a number of devastating setbacks; how these are handled is the making of a great team… winning does not happen in straight lines. Clive Woodward
Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow’s reality.
Malala Yousafzai
38 One City Plan 2030 – 2039
39 One City: 2030-2039 A decade of forging ahead with the city working in partnership
Having achieved Bristol’s citywide ambitions Improved digital connectivity with 6G set out in the climate and ecological technology across the city meant that emergencies, recovered and built back better employment, skills and learning opportunities from COVID-19, and laid the foundations were widespread. Following work in the to tackle entrenched inequalities, through previous decade to tackle the digital divide improved connectivity and opportunities, and new platforms to support communities between 2030-2039 Bristol began to feel meant that social isolation drastically reduced. the long-term benefits of these decisions. Our innovative approach to investing in The early years of the decade saw the end of infrastructure and business growth gave rise Female Genital Mutilation and Modern-Day to peer-to-peer lending, crowd funding, Slavery as the awareness raising and active and credit unions and a new approach to measures of the previous decade began to funding through City Funds (bristolcityfunds. bring real equality to the city. co.uk). People could invest in the city – Investment in mass transit and new transport financing great ideas that would otherwise be links within the city has meant fewer cars on postponed or abandoned. the road. This raised the number of people Our shift to carbon neutrality and prioritising cycling and improved the air quality as well the environment brought a dramatic change as transit times. Improved air quality had to our throwaway and consuming culture. major health benefits too, rapidly reducing This correlated with the rise of healthier health inequalities across Bristol. Reliable spaces for people and biodiversity. Natural public transport brought investment in wildlife flourished across the city and the work Bristol’s communities and began to tackle the done to deliver the ecological emergency entrenched inequalities that had been present resulted in a reversal of the long-term in some of Bristol’s wards for generations. decline in bees and pollinating insects. The The two decades of housing delivery resulted improvement in Bristol’s waterways and in dramatic reductions in the number of natural habits began to show noticeable people living in temporary accommodation. effects with the return of species like pine Restorative justice was increasingly used marten, red kite and beavers. Bristol’s urban to tackle crime, anti-social behaviour and biodiversity became a key asset to its tourism bullying. Active interventions in priority industry. The improved provision of green neighbourhoods reduced the unemployment spaces across the city meant that Bristolians inequality across the city and increased had easier access to parks. This led to citywide cultural provision meant that all increased physical activity, reducing obesity neighbourhoods felt their voices were heard and health inequalities. and their story is told.
40 • A 30% reduction has taken place since 2020 in • For one week a year 90% of all civic and business • 200 Bristol companies have pledged to provide • 60% of young people are involved in extra- • Accredited, online, modular education courses is the gap between children in the most deprived leaders in the city are shadowed by young people quality work experience to children in the city curricular activities with their communities, available to everyone in the city from different neighbourhoods to help them gain areas and children in the rest of the city achieving who traditionally have less access to such including youth clubs, Guides and Scouts • All children with behavioural problems have the a good level of development at early years an insight into city and business leadership on a opportunities associations, and entrepreneurship activities day-to-day basis necessary support in place as early as possible, foundation stage • 50% of schools have spaces which double as • All communities in Bristol are able to participate through earlier assessment and intervention The obesity gap has closed, bringing high levels • Effective delivery of Personal, Social and Health • community resources, for example offering out of in the development and delivery of city-wide and • Bristol schools support the move towards a local Education, the embedding of Adverse Childhood of childhood obesity in deprived areas to a similar hours adult education, advice and support, or use local learning and skills programmes level to the most affluent areas curriculum, based on the ‘Curriculum for Life’, Experiences (ACEs) in school and increased of outdoor space • Bristol schools have fully implemented a ‘no ensuring children and young people are taught a understanding of child sexual exploitation • Continued partnership working has delivered • The number of children and young people exclusion’ policy wide range of life skills have reduced the rate of children and young initiatives with high-tech and digital employers joining, or being exploited by criminal gangs has people entering the care system due to abuse or and has resulted in more equitable uptake fallen to a record low • The difference in employment profiles of exploitation of science, technology, engineering and diversity groups such as women, Black, Asian and • Bristol’s education infrastructure is carbon maths (STEM) subjects at A-Level, degrees and minority ethnic, LGBTQ+ and disabled people
Children & Young People & Young Children apprenticeships from Bristol’s young women neutral, this includes school buildings, a The apprenticeship offer in the city has improved continues to decrease, resulting in representation • Earnings inequality between lowest and comprehensive school streets initiative and • at managerial and senior management levels highest earners in the city has reduced by 30% • Bristol’s cultural and creative industries are since 2020, and the percentage of apprentices in compared to 2019 figures, as measured by the increased active and sustainable travel for actively contributing to inclusive growth across all Bristol is above average the Core Cities average matching the diversity of the city and a reduction children and young people in gender and ethnicity pay gaps Gini Coefficient of Bristol, breaking down barriers for those from • Tourism to Bristol is growing at a higher rate than underrepresented groups in the sector through the baseline trend from 2018 including sustainable • Bristol is recognised as a world leading • Local procurement policies have expanded • Bristol is free of modern day slavery partnerships with UWE, Rising Arts Agency, long-haul air links with key overseas business and international trade and investment hub with links beyond the public sector, to increase the Accentuate and others tourism markets, including US, Middle East and Far to US, China, India, South East Asia; through its share of local purchasing, Business to Business • Temple Quarter is now realising its full economic, active community and business heritage links procurement (B2B), including criteria related to social and cultural value. Temple Meads station • Bristol is a leading centre for the development East, whilst making best use of digital connectivity to limit non-essential air travel (eg Somalia, India and Poland); and through the improving inequalities, representation of women refurbishment and renewal is complete, subject and sales of low carbon goods and services for international links of its students and alumni and BAME led-businesses, sustainability and to a successful Housing Infrastructure Fund bid growing international markets e.g. through an The provision of affordable, quality and • Unemployment rates have fallen in areas of health • All businesses in the city have decarbonised their eco-innovation fund and forum sustainable housing in city and town centres • Economy & Skills Economy within Bristol has increased so lower income deprivation, and are now within 5% of the • Ensure alignment of public policy supports Scope 1 and 2 emissions and are working to • Sustainable public transport addresses employment rate for the city as a whole integrated and intensive local regeneration address their scope 3 emissions infrastructure gaps, specifically across local families can live centrally and easily access activity with a place-making focus authority boundaries, subject to ongoing employment and services Portbury, Avonmouth and Severnside Transport • Bristol’s air quality is no longer considered a Strategy process • Citizens in Bristol have easy access to live carbon contributor to premature deaths and annual emission data to better understand the city’s and mean Nitrogen Dioxide levels are below 30ug at • Every public building in the city meets the highest • Bristol is a Carbon Neutral and Climate Resilient all city locations City • It is standard practice that major developments in their own carbon footprint standard of energy efficiency Bristol are net carbon negative and smart-energy- • 90% of applicable catering businesses and • Bristol is supporting a wider range of wildlife, with • Domestic energy consumption data is shared • Bristol has achieved the World Health the return of species such as pine marten, red kite Organisation (WHO) targets for air quality enabled schools are accredited with a ‘Bristol Eating openly with local authorities, as reported by • 100% of Bristol’s waterways have water quality Better’ standard and beavers connected applications • 30% of land in the city is managed for nature and • Community food distribution is recognised and pesticide use has reduced by 50% since 2020 that supports healthy wildlife • A city-wide programme is in place to achieve • 20% of food consumed in the city comes from Environment • Bristol’s larger employers measure their carbon zero residual household waste by 2050, including sustainably funded to enable better access to sustainable producers in the city region and ecological footprints and are net positive in measurements of material flow in and out of the local food, supporting stable, environmental food their impacts city showing consumption and production system change 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034
Bristol has no new cases of HIV and HIV stigma is • • Bristol is recognised as a leading city for dementia • Bristol is a leader in tuberculosis (TB) control • Bristol will have embedded a whole systems • Alcohol related harm in the population has eradicated care with a year-on-year decrease in incidence and approach to healthy weight across the city, significantly reduced, as measured by alcohol • The design of the built and natural environment • A fully Integrated Care System is delivering health improved treatment completion rates ensuring environments support healthy choices related hospital admissions contributes to improving public health and and care services with the community being the • Fewer than 5% of the total population are smokers that are accessible and affordable for everyone • Bristol is a city where it is easy for people to reducing health inequalities as standard default setting of care • Permanent admissions to residential and nursing • All organisations in Bristol are committed to stay active as part of their everyday life, with • The health and care system services and supply • People living in the 10% most deprived areas of care are halved from 2018/19 levels adopting and implementing the Mental Health at segregated cycle paths that enable children to chains are carbon neutral and are prepared for Bristol are as satisfied with where they live and Work core standards learn to cycle safely future climate conditions and hazards the quality of parks and green spaces, as people • Child poverty rates have reduced from 23.2% in • There has been a shift in the balance of power, so living in the most affluent areas of the city 2019 to below 18% the voices of all citizens are heard Health & Wellbeing Health • 20,000 new homes have been built (8,000 • Every neighbourhood in Bristol has a thriving and • Less than 50 households are in temporary • City sports facilities are internationally recognised • The housing and construction sector are major affordable) since 2020 sustainable community anchor organisation, with accommodation in Bristol, down from 517 in 2018 and capable of hosting international events employers of Bristol’s communities and are fully • Bristol’s housing stock is zero carbon and everyone having access to a cultural or creative • Local shops, streets and community spaces are raising Bristol’s profile and bringing associated reflective of Bristol’s diverse communities supports a diverse ecological environment opportunity within their own neighbourhood ‘age friendly’ and accessible to all economic benefits • The number of citizens feeling involved in following the ambitions set out in the Climate and • Reoffending rates have reduced by 50% since 2018 • The number of people in Bristol experiencing • There is a 15% increase (since 2018) in numbers decision making in their neighbourhoods has Ecological emergencies • There is a significant reduction in the social isolation has fallen by 30% since 2018 with of Community Interest Companies in each local increased by 20% • All communities in Bristol feel that that their story disproportionate likelihood of people from Black, people knowing where in their community they neighbourhood • The number of first time entrants into the criminal and narrative is being told, their quality of life is Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds being can connect with people, opportunities and jobs • Trust in the police amongst Black, Asian and justice system has decreased by 40% since 2018 improving and their contributions to the city are stopped and searched minority ethnic communities has improved as being recognised evidenced by local surveys and community outreach programmes Homes & Communities Homes
• Bristol is the UK’s most digitally connected city • All Bristol businesses with over 1000 employees • The better use of digital connections and the • 100% of public sector transaction services can be • Completion of all four mass transit links to Bristol and features in the Top 20 ‘Digital Innovation support major upgrades to public transport associated reduction in the digital divide has conducted online 24/7 improving citizens’ ability Airport, North Fringe, East Fringe, Bristol to Bath Centres’ globally because citizens of all ages can through initiatives such as a local workplace contributed to significantly reduced social to access services outside of traditional working to transform movement of people across the city benefit from digital services parking levy/business rate isolation in the city hours • The average journey time in Bristol has improved • Completion of the second mass transit route to • A not-for-profit platform connects creative / • There has been a 50% reduction (based on 2018 • Driverless vehicles are becoming common by 15% since 2018 as levels of congestion have transform movement of people across the city technology driven start-ups with investors and figures) in those killed or seriously injured due to place in the city to improve sustainable and safe decreased, improving air quality and the ease of • People routinely use digital technology to mentors, which provides income streams for civic incidents on Bristol’s roads movement of people and goods movement in the city improve citizen outcomes including health projects and community ventures • Autonomous robotic vehicle trials are carried out • The number of commuters using active modes of • The proportion of passenger numbers on public Transport and social care service, education, economic • Ultrafast Wi-Fi is available in all public spaces to improve alternatives to car use on selected transport (walking, cycling etc.) to get to work has transport has continued to increase year on year prosperity and democratic participation around the city including parks, enabling citizen major transport corridors to better manage increased by 30% since 2018 benefits relating to work, healthcare, education, efficient and reliable movement of people connectivity and entertainment Children & Young People • All students leaving secondary school are able to • All school leavers have learnt about the key skills • Augmented and Virtual Reality plays a key role in • The Global Goals Centre is an international hub • 75% reduction in the gap in levels of development cook at least five meals from scratch related to innovation and entreprenuership which education settings meaning children have more for sustainable development education at early years between children who live in the • Free, good quality pre-school education is are now key in the workplace interactive and creative learning experiences • The proportion of parents and carers able to most deprived areas of Bristol available for all • Every citizen in Bristol has the opportunity to • As a result of education and awareness-raising, access affordable childcare has increased by • All young people aged 16-17 living in Bristol have • A comprehensive student exchange programme learn something new to improve their health and teenage pregnancy rates are the lowest of all 50% due to city-wide childcare programmes a clear learning, employment and skills pathway links young people from Bristol with our twinned wellbeing comparable cities in the UK • The school attendance rate for Bristol schools • Virtual reality and augmented reality technology cities and towns, and vice versa • Through focussed work in particular with care • The rate of all children and young people who is 98% enables lifelong learning, for career and personal leavers and traditionally excluded groups, Bristol experience mental health problems has reduced development is now a city where no young people (aged from 5% to 2.5% 15-24 years) are involuntarily not in education, employment or training (NEET)
• All young people in Bristol have the same • Bristol has the highest number of multi-national • All council-funded and community-led • Flourishing enterprise and innovation zones are • The proportion of older people (65+) in Economy & Skills access and opportunities to higher education, HQs among UK cities of its size programmes commit to ring-fencing 5% of attracting significant investment, creating high employment, education or volunteering has in particular with university rates among young • Investment in the city has been promoted, with funding to project evaluation, to understand the quality jobs and raising business rates revenue increased by 30% since 2018 people in South Bristol matching levels within local people and businesses investing in Bristol. impacts on communities • Sickness rates within the workplace have fallen to • Bristol has a high proportion of exhibitions and other areas of Bristol Peer to peer lending, crowd funding and credit • Bristol is recognised as a sustainable international below the national rate and the lowest among UK projects of national and international significance • The programmes of businesses with more unions are encouraged business events and convention hub, and a Core Cities compared to peer cities including a cultural than 1000 employees, are aligned to enable a • The number of start-ups in Bristol has increased globally recognised food and drink destination • The number of visitors (tourists and business programme that celebrates the whole city, is coordinated volunteering programme that bring by 15% on the 2018 rate • There is an increased role for civic enterprises travel) to Bristol is growing at a higher rate than invested in by different sectors across the city, and the most benefit for the city and for businesses delivering social value across the city the trend baseline from 2028 is representative of its diversity and history • The overall employment rate of Bristol’s working • The city has an internationally-renowned age population has increased to 82%, from 77% in professional sports scene 2018
• Single-use plastic is no longer used to package • All Bristol schools now produce and grow food • There is a significant increase in the number • 100% of all suitable council owned land is now • All food shops, including supermarkets, are takeaway food and drink for their own use of urban farmers and volume of urban food used for local food production stocked with local food to reduce food miles and Environment • Tree canopy cover has increased by a 25% since • Bristol’s inclusive approach to tackling the climate produced for local markets and communities • Rain water is recycled on all properties across the improve local food resilience 2018 and ecological emergencies is recognised as • The long term decline in the number of bees and city • All commercial food waste is treated as a valuable • All publicly funded institutions and corporate world-leading pollinating insects has been reversed following • Local energy storage solutions help manage peak resource businesses have divested funds to ensure • Bristol’s urban biodiversity and habitats are a key identification and protection of key populations energy use periods across the local network • Most consumers are using ethical financial financial activity supports human rights, highlight of the city’s tourism industry and habitats products and services which support healthy biodiversity and climate change and does not • As a result of measures taken to address the environment and fair society contribute to climate change or ecological climate and ecological emergencies, health degradation outcomes have improved in every ward
2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 Health & Wellbeing • All students leaving secondary school understand • All young carers have been identified, assessed • 98% of all Adult Social Care service users feel they • Hospital admissions from people in the most • The Bristol Health and Social Care sector is what a healthy diet is and have the skills to and supported in their role as a carer, taking a have control over their daily lives, up from 82% in deprived areas for long term conditions such as pioneering carbon neutrality work within the prepare and cook a range of meals ‘whole family approach’ to reduce the impact on 2018 diabetes and respiratory disease have halved from wider health community with an aim towards net • Personalised medicine, through the use of their own health and wellbeing • Bristol healthcare providers use genome editing the 2018 level carbon negative genomics, has changed the diagnosis and • Bristol’s infant mortality rate is better than the to improve citizen healthcare and prevent life- • Inequalities in mental health problems for BAME • Vaccination uptake is high across all communities management of complex and rare diseases, national average limiting illness communities are no longer disproportionate in Bristol including cancers, moving away from a ‘one size • The numbers of children and young people taken • Suicide rates have reduced by 30% from the 2018 compared to the city as a whole • The rate of fuel poverty in Bristol has halved from fits all’ approach into care or on a Child Protection Plan due to baseline • The gap in healthy life expectancy between the 12.9% in 2018 to 6.45% • The population of Bristol living in the most neglect has been significantly reduced most and least deprived areas of Bristol has been deprived wards has reduced from 16% in 2018 to reduced by 20%
less than 10% Homes & Communities • 33,500 new homes have been built since 2020 • All new homes being built in the city are fully • The percentage of people who volunteer or who • Less than a third of people living in the most • Local measures are in place to tackle land accessible and adaptable to enable independent help out in their community at least three times a deprived areas feel that anti-social behaviour is a • Bristol’s neighbourhoods are now well connected banking in Bristol to help increase the supply of living and support to retro-fit older homes is year has increased to 80% (68% in 18/19) problem locally and provide all essential services within a 15min land for housing and business development easily accessible • Intergenerational community activity is • There are increased options for communal walk or cycle • Due to the progress in reducing homelessness • The average waiting time for social housing has commonplace in all neighbourhoods housing so families and communities can choose • Restorative justice is now used as an intervention and increasing standards of supported housing decreased by 30% from 2018 • Regular contact from a network of community to live in different and more sustainable ways in a minimum of 10% of offences of crime, ASB the number of substance misuse related deaths • The number of people in Bristol experiencing contacts ensures no carer, lone parent, older or • As a result of work with the housing sector, city and bullying has reduced by 25% since 2018 social isolation has fallen by 50% since 2018 disabled person is lonely in the city partners and community wellbeing organisations, • The empty property rate in Bristol has reduced by with citizens knowing where in their community there is a 75% decrease in hate crime rates in the 50% helping to increase the supply of available they can be connected to people, opportunities city since 2018 housing in the city and jobs, so everyone is able to have a sense of connection • Bristol starts trialling 6G to provide near instant, unlimited wireless connectivity to empower • All public services make use of city-wide • Deployment of technologies related to the • 100% of freight deliveries within the city centre • City waterways and rivers are being better utilised citizens to utilise next generation digital digital platforms which enable better sharing Internet of Things means that citizens are able to are made by electric vehicles, with consolidation for sustainable and healthy methods of travelling applications for work, entertainment and healthy of information between organisations and make use of new innovative services in the city centres situated at all key access routes to the city across the city living quicker service improvements resulting in better such as drone delivery and autonomous taxis centre • The proportion of passenger numbers on public Transport • Everyone in Bristol has access to digital outcomes for citizens • The average journey time in Bristol has improved • There has been a 75% reduction (based on 2018 transport have continued to increase year on year applications for medical, social care and other • Citizens have control over their personal data and by 15% since 2018 demonstrating that levels of figures) in those killed or seriously injured due to • Transformational use and growth in public service provision improving equal access to access to ‘data trusts’ enabling them to share their congestion have decreased improving air quality incidents on Bristol’s roads transport as a result of the bus deal and delivery services and information improving health data and support the development of improved and the ease of movement in the city • Trials to improve alternatives to car use are of Mass Transit outcomes city services • The city centre is less negatively affected by traffic expanded onto more major transport corridors to • Virtual and augmented reality applications • Older people in Bristol have access to all available and pollution reflecting increased usage of public better manage efficient and reliable movement of contribute to a reduction in the need to travel for forms of public transport and are confident in transport and other modes of transport people work, entertainment and social activities getting around the city Bristol was recognised globally as a city leading in dementia care. The stigma of mental health was tackled as we set our sights on being known as a mentally healthy city. As the inequalities in disadvantaged and diverse communities were addressed in schools, they were also addressed in the workplace. Bristol based organisations increased their active participation in delivering the city’s future with increased numbers of apprentices across all business sizes. New opportunities to undertake work experience and shadow city leaders helped connect Bristol’s children to the workforce. Building on the successes of the previous decade, more and more organisations and individuals felt collective ownership of the city’s future. The delivery of online voting increased civic ownership and participation in decision making. By the end of the decade Bristol was outperforming similar cities across the world and was building a diverse portfolio of international excellence across all its thriving sectors. The city’s green economy which had been vital to the delivery of the climate and ecological emergencies made Bristol and the South West a globally leading hub for low carbon goods and services. The city’s internationally renowned professional sports scene and high proportion of exhibits of national and international significance meant Bristol continued to grow its profile on the world stage.
41 We might live in a world of inequality, but we do not have to accept it as a given. Together, we can make transformational change and create a more equal world in which we can all thrive. Zara Nanu, CEO, Gapsquare
Nature is important for our existence and we need it to help manage our physical and mental health as well as our wellbeing. Birdgirl (Mya-Rose Craig)
Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win, By fearing to attempt. Lucio in Measure for Measure, Shakespeare
42 One City Plan 2040 – 2050
43 One City: 2040-2050 A decade of inclusivity, fairness and sustainability in a world class city that is influencing on the global stage
By 2050 Bristol has asserted itself on the This educational excellence is felt at all levels world stage. Our leaders are as ethnically of schooling. By 2050 Bristol has one of the and culturally diverse as our city. There is best early years education systems in the no longer a gender pay gap in any sector UK. All Bristol school curriculums include and the earnings potential of a family does modules which explore the cultural diversity not depend on where they live in the city. and history of Bristol’s communities and the In this decade, long-term interventions to gaps in educational attainment are no longer reduce health and wellbeing inequalities linked to protected characteristics. resulted in measurable improvements. Fuel poverty and nutritional poverty have As food production in the city became ended with no-one living in a cold home and more widespread and the high streets had everyone can access high quality food across more venues promoting healthy lifestyles the whole city. The fear of crime in the city and wellbeing, the biggest contributors to and reoffending rates fell dramatically and by early deaths and disability – diet, smoking the end of the decade all Bristol communities and obesity – declined. Fewer than are free from prejudice and hate crime. 3% of the population smoked. There is virtually no childhood obesity. Substance The city is well connected to the abuse related deaths had declined, and neighbouring region and this has brought compared with 2018 figures, there were inward investment, high speed rail links over 50% fewer suicides. and connected economic prosperity to the West of England and South Wales. The By 2050 we cast no doubt that Bristol is a city’s economy is built upon principles of global destination city. Sustainable tourism reusing and recycling with most businesses practices and early innovations in low operating with circular economy principles. carbon aviation made Bristol a hub for low The abundance of wildlife has doubled carbon travel. Bristol is in the Top 100 ‘Best since the beginning of the One City Plan Digitally Connected Cities’ globally and it is as has the city’s tree canopy cover. Bristol is in the top five for PhD student numbers in recognised globally as an exemplar for urban Europe, a leading centre in educational and environment and its ecological habitats and research excellence.
44 • 100% of schools provide facilities for out of • All Bristol school curriculums include • Every school has a teacher and student • All of Bristol’s young people have quality • 80% turn out is achieved for the Bristol Youth • All family members hours adult education modules which explore the cultural diversity exchange programme with schools in work experience Vote for all 11-18 year olds, up from 40% in of working age have • Every child who is educated in Bristol is given and history of Bristol’s communities developing countries • All Bristol children consider themselves 2018 access to information, equal opportunity of paid employment in the • Launch a revised Skills for the Future • As a result of ‘physical literacy’ in early years global citizens and speak a second language, • Bristol is now sustaining world-leading advice and guidance city irrespective of the neighbourhood they programme that builds upon developments and school settings, all Bristol children and using their international links to connect research on scale through Specialist about education, grew up in or any protected characteristics and changes in the Economy & Skills in the young people are able to make physical Bristol to the world Research Institutes established by its employment and volunteering (such as race, religion or belief, disability, sex, 2020s/30s and is geared towards future activity, appropriate to their capabilities, part • Bristol universities are active community universities in the 2020s sexual orientation or gender reassignment) proofing the city’s workforce of their everyday lifestyle learning hubs for people of all ages and • The city’s apprenticeship scheme is • Bristol has one of • The educational attainment gap is not linked • 100% of schools are part of the wider • Through the work of the Learning City, backgrounds relaunched to reflect the future needs of the the best early years to protected characteristics community and their buildings are open for teaching is seen as a highly valuable, city’s skill market and responds to known education systems in the community to use effectively attractive and diverse profession, with an areas of under-representation the UK increase in recruitment of physics and modern languages teachers in particular, and Children & Young People & Young Children increased retention of experienced teachers • The Bristol Economy & Skills has grown to • Deliver an age-friendly city mentoring and senior leaders • There is widespread use of innovative digital • The One City Approach has embedded the • Bristol’s productivity £20bn annual Gross Value Added (GVA), up programme, and reverse-mentorship conferencing reducing the demand for model of public-private partnerships, resulting is the highest in from £14bn in 2016 programmes within businesses and • All new city centre development covers an business travel in more efficient and effective public services Europe compared to • In line with the Bristol Equality Charter, the community groups appropriate mix of different use types to suit • Bristol is a hub of Modern Methods of and new talent in the public sector cities of a similar size proportion of women, Black, Asian and • Leadership roles across the public, private sectors looking for city centre locations construction and off site manufacture • Work with neighbouring cities and regions • The use of high minority ethnic, LGBTQ+ and disabled staff and voluntary sectors fully reflect the • The earnings potential for families do not • A single standard of viability assessments in the West of England and South Wales has interest, short-term employed by all sectors fully reflects the diversity of the Bristol population depend on where they live in the city in developments across the city region has delivered inward investment and connective ‘payday loans’ has diversity of the city at all levels • The overall employment rate in Bristol is 85% been established ensuring transparency in economic prosperity through the Western reduced by 50% since • The employment rate for residents living in Gateway 2018 • There is no gender pay gap in Bristol, across south Bristol matches the employment rate the process all employment sectors for the city as a whole • Everyone living in Bristol accesses a free or Economy & Skills Economy affordable cultural opportunity at least once a year in the city
• 50% of businesses in Bristol have circular • All waste heat from industrial processes is • 95% of all energy (power, heat and transport) • Next generation wind power generators • Bristol’s approach to equitable sustainable • Social infrastructure Economy & Skills business models treated as a valuable resource consumed in the city is generated from clean have been built on suitable sites across the and environmental change is replicated is in place across • 75% of Bristol citizens are stakeholders in • Everyone has access to excellent quality sources city region elsewhere every community, local energy generation green space within a 10-minute walk from • 80% of suitable roof space across the city is • Sustainable urban drainage spans the city • The abundance of wildlife has doubled to ensure each citizen has access to • Zero waste and local produce shops are their home used to generate solar power and reduce likelihood of localised flooding compared to 2018 levels during wet weather information and full commonplace throughout the city • Every school pupil and community in Bristol • All citizens of Bristol understand their • 75% of organisations in the city have range of frontline has easy access to programmes addressing contribution to the carbon cycle and green • Every neighbourhood in the city supports committed to the principles of a circular and community eco-anxiety and empowering citizens house gas emissions, and act to minimise interesting, active jobs maintaining the local Economy and sustainable procurement services even during Environment their personal and community emissions green infrastructure practices have influenced supply chains the worst impacts of globally across a range of sustainability climate change on issues Bristol 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045
• 15% of Bristol’s annual fruit and vegetable • Dietary risks, tobacco and obesity is no • 100% of schools are part of the wider • Businesses selling fresh produce are available • There are virtually no 5 year olds with one or • Alcohol and drug- supply comes from a network of market longer present a significant contribution to community and their buildings are open for throughout the city and all food businesses more decayed, missing or filled teeth related harm is a gardens and farms within the city early death and disability the community to use effectively and take away facilities have been engaged • The strong and persistent link between fraction of 2020 • Having become an Adverse Childhood • Children in Bristol grow to be healthy, happy • Inequalities in early cancer diagnosis have in making the city healthy and well social inequalities and disparities in levels Experiences (ACEs) aware city, there has adults due to increased resilience to Adverse been significantly reduced • No individuals leave hospital and are health outcomes has been addressed as • Household debt has been a reduction in children’s need for Childhood Experiences (ACEs) determined as homeless on the day of recommended by the Marmot Review 2010 reduced by 50% since specialist services • Rates of sexually transmitted infections are • Drug related deaths have significantly reduced as people are able to make informed discharge • All older people have the opportunity to be 2018 • There are no wards in Bristol that fall into reduced from the 2018 baseline and responsible choices about relationships • To ensure that antibiotics continue to have able to enjoy healthy lives, feeling safe at the most deprived 10% in England (currently and sex effect when they are needed, inappropriate home and connected to their community Hartcliffe, Filwood and Lawrence Hill) prescribing has been reduced by 80% Health & Wellbeing Health • 40,000 new homes have been built (16,000 • There have been zero deaths and serious • 80% of 15 year olds report a positive • Less than 15 households are in temporary • Bristol has the lowest homelessness rate for • Empty property rate affordable) since 2020 injuries from gang-related activity satisfaction with life score (56% in 2015) accommodation in Bristol, down from 517 in any city of its size in the UK in Bristol has reduced • The fear of crime in the city has fallen by • Over 90% of people rate “overall satisfaction • Bristol hosts the Commonwealth Games 2018 • The number of citizens feeling involved in by 100% since 2018 60% since 2018 baseline with your current accommodation” as good • Bristol has eradicated the digital accessibility • The number of first time entrants into the decision making in their neighbourhoods has • Reoffending rates • The number of local facilities managed and/ • Social housing and affordable housing is barriers in the city through working with city criminal justice system has reduced by 60% increased by 40% have decreased by or owned by communities has increased by now 30% of the city’s housing stock partners, ensuring there is no longer a digital since 2018 • Due to the progress in reducing 50% since 2018 100% since 2018 divide in Bristol • The number of people aged 65+ who are homelessness and increased standards of • Older people permanently admitted to residential and supported housing the number of substance in Bristol have nursing care has reduced by 80% since 2018 misuse related deaths has reduced by 50% affordable and easy since 2018
• All neighbourhoods in Bristol have key • Bristol is in the Top 100 ‘Best Digitally • Dense sensor networks provide real-time Homes & Communities Homes services and facilities that are easily Connected Cities’ globally data to support real time and predictive and accessible on foot or cycle and are well automated management of city services • Public transport growth drives a 25% • All public transport in Bristol is seamlessly • The average journey time in Bristol has • A high speed and connected by reliable public transport to increase in the usage of the city waterways • Health and wellbeing outcomes are wider opportunities integrated with walking and cycling routes improved by 25% since 2018, demonstrating high frequency rail and rivers for commuting in the city supported by the use of ‘big data’ for multimodal journeys that levels of congestion have decreased, link between Bristol • Everyone in the city is able to access a technologies with Artificial Intelligence used • No older people in Bristol are digitally • Infrastructure is completed to ensure fast improving air quality and the ease of and Cardiff further transport link within a 10 minute walk of their excluded, but make use of digital to support research and analysis movement in the city enhances the South home and sustainable access from Bristol to major technologies, activities and information to • Two thirds of all people cycle in Bristol at road and rail networks across the South West • Bristol is a digitally well-connected and West economic • There are zero people killed or seriously support healthy, happy lives least once a month inclusive city giving all citizens the same region injured due to incidents on Bristol’s roads • The number of commuters using active models of transport (walking, cycling etc.) to opportunities in accessing employment and • Bristol road networks Transport get to work has increased by 50% since 2018 education via digital means deliver predictable • The proportion of passenger numbers on road journey times public transport has continued to increase that are better or year on year Children & Young People • There is virtually no • The young people that have been supported • Attainment 8* scores, which measure • 80% of young people are involved in extra- • Bristol is a city free from Child Sexual childhood obesity or through the work of the One City Plan are a student’s average grade across eight curricular activities with their communities, Exploitation (CSE) malnutrition in the now in political leadership roles, both locally subjects, are in the top quarter of national including youth clubs, Guides and Scouts • The school attendance rate for Bristol city and nationally performance for all schools and groups of associations • Every child in Bristol has the best schools is 99% possible start in life, gaining the • Global citizenship education is mandatory students • All parents and carers are able to access • Everybody living in Bristol has a clear support and skills they need to for all secondary school children, including • Bristol is widely recognised as the most affordable childcare across the city, five days learning, employment and skills pathway sustainable development, gender equality creative city in the UK a week if required prosper in adulthood and human rights • Children’s access to learning, and their • Children educated in Bristol have the same • Structured mentoring programmes exist for attainment potential, are not determined by chance of obtaining high skilled employment all students with businesses and the charity, where they live in the city in the city as those educated elsewhere voluntary and community sector
• No ‘pay gaps’ exist • Business rate policies have been fully • Earnings inequality between lowest and • 100% of young people under the age of 18 • Bristol is a city with no persistent Economy & Skills based on who you devolved and rates are locally controlled highest earners in the city has reduced by have been able to access meaningful work worklessness and economic exclusion 50% compared to 2019 figures, as measured experience that has helped them prepare for are or where you • The number of start-ups in Bristol has • Bristol is a city that provides secure, Everyone in Bristol can contribute come from by the Gini Coefficient future employment and/or learning • increased by 20% from 2018 rewarding work and a fair wage for all ages to a sustainable, inclusive and • The density of residential housing in urban • The number of visitors (tourists and business and abilities • All civic, education and business leaders growing economy from which commit to spending a total of one week centres has increased by 25% travel) to Bristol is growing at a higher rate • Bristol has delivered on One City Plan every year experiencing their services from • The overall employment rate of Bristol’s than the trend baseline from 2038 objectives through its international everyone benefits their customer and employees’ point of view working age population is 87.5%, up from • Unemployment in the city has been reduced exchanges with world leading partner cities 77% in 2018 to 2% from across the globe
• 75% of non-domestic buildings are insulated • Household water to a high standard, reducing the energy • 90% of all household waste is sent for reuse, • Bristol’s low carbon grid is balanced • 50% of land across the Bristol city region consumption has needed for heating recycling and composting predominantly through local generation, is managed for the benefit of wildlife and Environment fallen by 25% on 2018 storage and demand side response Bristol is playing an active role in wildlife • Critical infrastructure and residential • Due to the city’s resilience measures, deaths Bristol is a sustainable city, with levels properties have been adapted to cope with management across the South West • related to extreme heat are avoided • Procurement in Bristol has influenced a low impact on our planet and a • Tree canopy cover extreme heat, rainfall and drought resulting supply chains globally across a range of • Bristol is a zero waste city. All materials are • Bristol’s ecological habitats and biodiversity healthy environment for all has doubled since from changes in the climate are at levels never seen before in the city and sustainability issues treated as valuable resources and are reused, 2018 • Urban nitrogen dioxide levels are the same amongst the best for any urban environment • Food system governance and citizen repaired or recycled to create a circular as rural England globally participation mechanisms are well economy understood, well used and fully integrated • Annual Mean Nitrogen Dioxide levels into the operations of Bristol and the are under 10ug, similar to the city’s rural surrounding city region surroundings 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 Health & Wellbeing • The gap in healthy • All people living in the city have the chance • Child poverty rates have reduced to less than • No area in the city is in the 10% most • Bristol is a city free from domestic abuse and life expectancy has to live a healthy and fulfilling life 10% deprived in England (41 in 2019) gender inequality • Everyone in Bristol has the significantly reduced • Every high street in Bristol is thriving and • Hospital admissions from people in the most • Bristol is a zero suicide city • Mental health stigma and discrimination has opportunity to live a life in which between the most actively promoting health and wellbeing deprived areas for long term conditions such been virtually eradicated deprived and most • Preventable mortality has reduced to half its they are mentally and physically • Fewer than 3% of people in the city smoke as diabetes and respiratory disease are at a 2014-16 rate of 672 deaths per year • There is virtually no childhood obesity in the affluent areas in third of the 2018 level healthy Bristol city • Premature deaths and hospital admissions attributable to air pollution have significantly reduced Homes & Communities access to appropriate • Bristol is a city of no social isolation and • All Bristol communities are free from • All Bristol’s parks and open spaces are • 60,000 New Homes built (24,000 affordable) health, social care loneliness is no longer a systemic challenge prejudice and hate crime routinely used by community organisations since 2020 and wellbeing in the city for mental and physical health benefits • Less than a tenth of people living in the most • Everyone in Bristol feels that they belong; as • Everyone in Bristol lives in a home services within their • The average waiting time for social housing deprived areas feel that anti-social behaviour • Fear of crime has fallen by 80% since 2018 an inclusive city, settled communities and communities has decreased by 40% from 2018 is a problem locally newcomers alike feel a common purpose, that meets their needs within a • The city is fully resilient and able to respond thriving and safe community • The percentage of people who volunteer • The proportion of older people (65+) in to rising water levels and localised flood risks and a shared understanding of each other, or who help out in their community at least employment, education or volunteering has with community tensions drastically reduced three times a year has increased to 90% (68% increased by 50% since 2018 • Everyone in Bristol can play an active part in 18/19) in a powerful, connected and inclusive neighbourhood
the same as the top • Delivery drones are common place and • Bristol and the wider region is hyper • Bristol is well placed to capitalise on the • Bristol has world-class urban performing cities in support efficient commercial and domestic connected with gigabit technology latest developments in sustainable mass communication infrastructure and services Europe delivery logistics • Digital health care services are the primary transit technology to continue to develop • Everyone in the city is able to access a
• Bristol is well-connected with Transport • For those who have • Driverless vehicles span the city and their use support mechanism for Bristol’s ageing the range of transport options available to transport link within a five minute walk of to use motorised for freight and private hire has improved the population reducing the need to travel to citizens their home transport that is efficient, sustainable, inclusive and vehicles, electric efficient flow of people and goods access services • Transport poverty is no longer an issue for • Technology is used to maximise productivity vehicle usage is • Immersive realities are common place in • Integrated green infrastructure spans the city citizens in Bristol in the home and the workplace to enable accessible; supporting affordable and both home and working environments e.g.. • Travel by the city’s waterways and rivers people to have as much time as possible vibrant independent local convenient Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality is viewed as the norm and contributes to to engage in social and/or physical activity neighbourhoods and a thriving healthy outcomes for citizens to the benefit of their physical and mental city centre health and feeling of belonging biodiversity are at record highs. Bristol’s parks are used on a weekly basis and the city is internationally recognised for its approach to equitable, sustainable and environmental change. The city’s air pollution has declined to the level of surrounding rural areas. Bristol is a zero-waste city with all materials treated as valuable resources in the circular economy. By 2050, our productivity is the highest in Europe compared to cities of a similar size. We give our children the best start in life, gaining the support and skills they need to thrive and prosper into adulthood. We have sustainable transport that doesn’t pollute the city, we have world-class urban communications and services. Commute times are reduced through a mix of more people taking active modes of transport, fewer cars and better mass-transit. Children born in Bristol in 2050 will have similar life expectancies regardless of whether they are born in an affluent or deprived area. In 2050, Bristol truly is a city of hope and aspiration, where everyone can share in its success.
45 Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing. Muhammad Ali
The true test of a character is to face hard conditions with the determination to make them better. Helen Keller
46 Leading One City In 2020-21 there have been several changes to the One City structure designed to both strengthen our ability to respond to COVID-19 but also as part of an ongoing evolution of the One City Approach. These include:
City Leaders Group – this informal group now The creation of a Digital Steering Group to take meets once a week and has done since 1 April action tackling digital exclusion. 2020. This group brings together the senior City Office has been a core partner in the leads in the city who are responsible for our Citizens’ Assembly Steering group. largest institutions and/or represent different sectors in the city as leaders of networks Three virtual City Gatherings held (June 2020, such as Bristol Green Capital Partnership and December 2020 and March 2021) each attended Business West. by over 350 city partners and providing a forum for sharing the experiences of COVID-19 and Each week the group hears the latest update highlighting the wide range of initiatives across from Public Health and shares challenges/ the city being done to respond to the pandemic. opportunities that require more than one organisation to respond to. Examples include the Monthly meeting of Community Development universities and colleges being able to use the Workers across the city to support the ongoing lessons learnt from care homes to best manage response to the pandemic. rapid testing; the bus company working with Closer and more formal working with the City Further Education providers to manage class Office and many of theCity Advisory Groups times to reflect reduced bus capacity caused who are adopting the One City Approach model by social distancing; business networks able to including: The SDG Alliance (clerked through promote the latest grant information as quickly the City Office), Women’s Commission, Race as possible; and public health able to share the Commission and Race Strategic Leader’s Group, latest information with leaders who can reach Living Wage Steering Group, Bristol Innovation thousands of businesses and networks rapidly Group, the 19 (a network of youth providers improving the sharing of information in the city in the city), International Board, Night-Time amongst others. Economy Panel, VCSE Recovery Strategy and Who is involved: University of Bristol, University Domestic Abuse Commission. of the West of England, VOSCUR, Bristol Cultural City Office supported thestatutory COVID-19 Development Partnership, Avon and Somerset Local Engagement Board and the City Office Police, the Police and Crime Commissioner, team is part of the Council’s Communications University of Bristol Hospital Trust, Oasis and Information Cell to help ensure swift sharing Academies, City of Bristol College, Bishop of the latest COVID-19 response information of Bristol, Chamber of Commerce, Business across the city. Initiative, Brunel Care, Avon Fire and Rescue Service, Bristol Green Capital Partnership, Bristol Temporary restructure and recruitment City Council, Trade Union Congress, Bristol into the City Office to support the work Airport and First Bus. responding to COVID-19 including a part time Communications Officer, an Operations Officer, Creation of two new One City Boards; and a Business Support Assistant. the Culture Board and the Children and Young People’s Board. And a refresh of the Homes Board to include a greater focus on Communities.
47 Next steps for 2021 Glossary • Establishing a governance board for the City • One City Approach – working Office formed of City Partners from different collaboratively across sectors and sectors in the city. The City Office will be organisations to achieve shared goals for accountable to this board for their work the benefit of the city. programme and delivery and the board will • City Leaders Group – a group of leaders oversee governing and resourcing of the office. from key public, private and voluntary • Establishing a One City Digital Board to tackle sector institutions in the city hold regular digital inclusion in the city, help to support informal meetings to discuss how they and grow the digital sector in the city and to can jointly address city priorities. better use technology to make the changes • Multi Board – the chairs and support we need in health, education, and transport officers of the six One City thematic amongst others. boards meet to update on work • Implementing the actions of an Equality, underway in their respective areas, the Diversity, and Inclusion review of all the One interdependencies between the boards City Boards. and the potential for collaboration on • Further embedding cross-city working via the shared goals. formalising of the relationships with wider city • Thematic Board – six boards lead on networks including the Night-time Economy the development of the six themes of Panel, SDG Alliance, Bristol Older People’s the One City Plan and the delivery of the Forum, and the Equalities Commission goals it contains. (including the new Disability Commission) amongst others. • City Advisory Boards – boards support the city with expert advice to contribute • Strengthening the performance and impact to the delivery of the ambitions held in the tracking of City Office activity to provide One City Plan e.g. International Board. improved data on the impact of our work. • City Gathering – twice a year, the City • Working with as many city networks as possible Office hosts a half day conference with to review the One City Plan refresh process in hundreds of city partners, to showcase its Spring 2021 and bring in as many partners as work, facilitate partners to share ‘Offers possible at the beginning of the process. and Asks’ with the city, and update on key • To continue to support the Citizens’ Assembly city activity. with the recommendations of the assembly • City Office – the above activity is and the lessons learnt from the process and supported and facilitated by a small core applying these to our work. team of City Office staff, working with • To continue the close working with City Funds partners, volunteers and secondees. both strategically and operationally.
48 One City Charters Our One City aims and approach are sometimes enshrined in city wide charters. These are our attempt to draw together key commitments that the city chooses to collectively make about a defined topic:
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49 One City Governance Structure 50 The One City Approach Network
Below are citywide networks that form part of the structure the City Office regularly engages with. If your organisation would like to work more closely with the City Office please [email protected] 51 City Advisory Forums and Task and Finish Groups
Outlined below are a number of the networks, forums and commissions in the city that bring together different organisations and experts across the city to help improve outcomes for Bristol. The City Office works with all of these in varying ways.
Bristol Advisory Committee on Climate Change (BACCC) – Expert advisory committee supporting and challenging Bristol in its efforts to become carbon neutral and climate resilient. For more information, please see thebaccc.org
Bristol @ Night Panel - A collective voice representing and advocating for Bristol’s diverse night-time economy. Contact point: [email protected]
Bristol Older People’s Forum – a membership organisation working to ensure every older person in Bristol is an equal, valued and participating member of the community, able to influence policy and decision-making, challenge ageism and promote Bristol as an Age Friendly City. For more information, please see bopf.org.uk
International Board – Citywide network that aims to promote Bristol’s local opportunities and aspirations to international audiences. Contact point: [email protected]
Learning City Partnership - Building on existing good practice, the Learning City Partnership is committed to creating and promoting learning opportunities for everyone, of all ages and from all communities, in all parts of the city – encouraging everyone to be proud to learn throughout their lives. For more information, please see bristollearningcity.com
SDG Alliance – Cross-sector network of people with expertise and interest in local national and international adoption and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals. Contact point: [email protected]
Bristol Innovators Group (BIG) – Network of innovation experts providing research and support from a wide range of sectors. For more information, please see bristolinnovators.group
Women’s Commission – The purpose of the Women’s Commission is to work as a partnership to identify the key issues for women in Bristol. For more information, please see bristol.gov.uk/mayor/womens-commission
Commission on Race Equality – Set up by Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees to look at race and ethnicity discrimination in Bristol. For more information, please see: bristol.gov.uk/policies-plans-strategies/commission-for-race-equality-core
52 Race Equality Strategic Leaders Group - Set up in response to the Manifesto for Race Equality, to bring together all public sector organisations in the city to work collaboratively to tackle the endemic issues raised in the manifesto. For more information, please see: bristolonecity.com/race-equality-strategic-leaders-group/
City Fellows – Joint initiative between the City Office and University of Bristol that brings together academics and practitioners working alongside communities to address One City challenges. For more information, please see https://briscityfellows.blogs.bristol.ac.uk
Domestic Abuse Commission - Commission harnesses the city’s expertise to develop collective principles to address domestic abuse. Contact point: [email protected]
Liveable Neighbourhoods – As government funding for low-traffic “liveable neighbourhoods” is made available, the group works to develop plans with communities which support strategic transport goals and improve Bristol’s street scene. Contact point: [email protected]
VCSE Recovery Steering Group – Leads on research which aims to analyse the impact of COVID-19 on the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Sector in order to assess how to foster greater community resilience in the new operating environment. Contact point: [email protected]
Citizens’ Assembly - Brings together a randomly selected group of people who broadly reflect the diverse communities of the city to discuss how COVID-19 has affected Bristol, and then make recommendations on what should happen and how things should change. For more information, please see https://bristol.citizenspace.com/ycof/
History Commission – Commission brought together by the Mayor to explore Bristol’s past and initiate a city wide conversation about Bristol’s history in the aftermath of the toppling of the Colston statue. Contact point: [email protected]
Legacy of Slavery Commission – Contact point: [email protected]
Living Wage Working Group - an alliance of employers working together with the aim of more than doubling the number of accredited Living Wage employers by 2023 paying the real Living Wage of £9.30. Contact point: [email protected]
53 Acknowledgements
This third iteration of the One City Plan was coordinated by the City Office using resources donated by Bristol City Council and the University of Bristol. This work could not be done without the contributions from all of the individuals and organisations represented on the One City Boards and the contributions from all the wider city advisory commissions and groups. The content builds on the 2020 iteration which was the product of hundreds of suggestions from across the city and was refreshed by the One City boards using feedback and suggestions from a wide range of different sources. The involvement and contributions of all partners is gratefully acknowledged, along with full recognition that their engagement in the One City Plan process does not imply that they have reviewed and fully endorsed every element of this published version. Outlined over the next two pages is a sample of the organisations which are either represented on the One City boards and/or have supported One City projects and initiatives this year.
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55 Frequently Asked Questions
How was the plan developed? The visions, plan and the timeline have been developed from the following: • Outputs from a wide range of workshops with partners and communities in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 • Input directly from the thematic boards and groups in the city (e.g. Health and Wellbeing Board) • Information extracted from pre-existing strategies and plans in the city • Information extracted from recently developed strategies and plans This information has then been drawn together and examined in the context of the visions and themes and then shaped and sequenced up until 2050. It is acknowledged that over time the process for developing the plan will increase in sophistication. Any errors in sequencing or interpretation are not intentional but may simply be due to the large amount of data and data sources that this is drawn from. This can be addressed by contacting the City Office in the first instance. Can we change the plan? Yes. The plan, specifically the timeline, is designed to be provocative, to challenge and to be challenged. We know there will be things that need changing, adding or removing and that new voices will become part of this process. How can I put forward suggestions? If your point relates to one of the six themes or a specific entry in the timeline please contact us at [email protected] For general points please contact the City [email protected] ( ).
56 Is the timeline of activity firm? No. It illustrates our collective ambition but of course things will change over time as different things happen and projects progress or change. The timing (especially in later years) is largely indicative and it is fully anticipated that actions may be achieved earlier, later or in a different way than they are described in this third iteration. Where is the funding coming from? The tangibles in this plan aim to provide the city with a set of shared priorities to work with. It is up to the city how they take these forward and if funding is needed how best to facilitate this from our collective resources. How can people access the plan? The plan is available on bristolonecity.com and this is where to find the most recent version. Please note that only a very limited number of printed plans will be produced each year, in an effort to limit the impact on the environment. You can also comment on the plan using the our One City Plan dashboard located on the One City website. The dashboard displays an interactive, filterable and searchable timeline of One City Plan goals, will be available on bristolonecity.com as will the City Office Annual Report.
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