Comments & responses
Connected City
- BwDAdmin, December 11, 2009The main elements will be based on our asset base and better utilisation
Electronic Revolution in information transfer, owned by, used by and accessible to all.
- Radical investment in communication infrastructures (broad band access for all)
- Building on the neighbourhood model
- Use of technology (Web 2.0/social marketing)
- Emphasis on skills development/community based training for all
- Physical Connectivity revolution
- Pedestrianised City Centre
- Investment in new, green public transport infrastructure
- Community/social enterprise to develop cycle and vehicle use
- Funded by community capital
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No 6
- BwDAdmin, December 11, 2009This would propose a strategic partnership with one or more towns or regions in one of the emerging economies of the world.
We will be pro-active in seeking partners and will offer links for distribution, assembly in manufacturing for products from that town or region applicable to the EU market. We would also envisage offering carbon saving technology or other results of high-tech research and development.
This would provide and economic foundation for rising to the many racial and other challenges we face. This will be a world class relationship that challenges our perceptions of an undervalued community.
Blackburn Fun Zone
- BwDAdmin, December 11, 2009Blackburn Fun Zone is an initiative underpinned by fun and is geared towards enabling Blackburn to recognise that it should change to accommodate its broad and diverse communities.
Using the existing attractions such as the ice rink, waves water fun centre and cinema as foundations, Blackburn Fun Zone will connect them together through innovative transport solutions based on the canal and River Blakewater and see the provision of new facilities such as a beach and theme park based in and around the existing cathedral, creating thousands of employment opportunities for local people and a safer environment.
Driven by renewable energy, Fun Zone Blackburn will be a model of sust
Electra
- BwDAdmin, December 11, 2009Widespread extension of electric vehicles across the borough, taking advantage of new long range plug in electric vehicle technology
A variety of vehicles
All can connect together to form long strings of vehicles, travelling along high priority high volume routes which are protected and able to use all highways in the borough. Routes will extend towards jobs and economic hubs of Manchester and other neighbouring towns. Vehicles can be picked up at a network of community hubs.
Ownership models are flexible; membership schemes, private ownership, public ownershi... Read more>>p, available for socially necessary transport and to allow access . The programme will achieve community buy-in. Use will vary from car share, booking by telephone, from halts near main routes. It will be a hybrid of public and private transport.