Our Vision, Outcomes and Priorities
Consultation has concluded
Note: Phase 1 of the engagement to review the Belfast Agenda has now closed. You can read the captured feedback below.
Imagine yourself in 2035. What are your hopes for you and your family? What kind of Belfast do you want to live in?
These were the questions we asked you back in 2016, as part of the Belfast Conversation, our community engagement programme back when we were first developing the Belfast Agenda. We listened to what you wanted Belfast to be like in 2035 and, in the Belfast Agenda, set an ambitious long term vision and outcomes to make your hopes and dreams for Belfast real.
Four years on, we want to check that our long-term vision and outcomes are still relevant and meaningful. We also want to know what you think we should focus on over the shorter term. We'll listen to what people tell us and from there, we will develop action plans and a refreshed Belfast Agenda to ensure we can make a positive impact for us all.
Sign up using the 'Follow Project' link to the right to be kept updated on how you can get involved in these next stages.
Please read our existing vision, outcomes and priorities and tell us what you think by completing the below survey, registering to attend an interactive workshop (details to follow), post an idea or comment or join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #BelfastConversation.
Our vision for Belfast in 2035
Belfast will be a city re-imagined and resurgent. A great place to live and work for everyone.
Beautiful, well connected and culturally vibrant, it will be a sustainable city shared and loved by all its citizens, free from the legacy of conflict. A compassionate city offering opportunities for everyone. A confident and successful city energising a dynamic and prosperous city region. A magnet for talent and business and admired around the world. A city people dream to visit.
Our outcomes - the five things people want by 2035
Outcomes describe what we want for our city and local people - the conditions and wellbeing that we all want to enjoy. The Belfast Community Planning Partnership agreed 5 outcomes, based on what people told us in 2016 and include:
- Everyone in Belfast benefits from a thriving and prosperous economy
- Belfast is a welcoming, safe, fair and inclusive city for all
- Everyone in Belfast fulfils their potential
- Everyone in Belfast experiences good health and wellbeing
- Belfast is a vibrant, attractive, connected and environmentally sustainable city
Our priorities for the next 4 years
Our priorities are derived from our vision and outcomes and include broad themes that we believe we need to focus on over the period 2022-26. These include:
- Economic Recovery - mitigate the impact of the pandemic on the city's economy.
- Employability and Skills - ensuring people are job-ready and can up-skill to progress.
- Educational Attainment - improving education outcomes while addressing underachievement.
- Housing - affordable and safe housing to meet the needs of all communities.
- Community Recovery and Neighbourhood Regeneration - delivery of area based interventions that meet the needs of our communities
- Health Inequalities - enhancing the physical and mental health of residents especially those who suffer from poorer health
- Climate, Resilience and Sustainability - protecting and enhancing our environment while supporting the transition to a carbon neutral economy.
- Active and Sustainable Travel - support for sustainable modes of transport to improve the city's connectivity.
We want to hear what is important to you and what are the key issues or specific priorities (under each theme) that should be addressed over the next 4 years.
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We will work with you and our partners across the city to develop detailed priorities and actions that we will focus during the next 4 years. In the next phase of our engagement (autumn 2021) there will be further opportunities to get involved and have your say. However in the meantime, to help inform those discussions, please tell us what you think is important and your ideas for what you'd like to see happen over the next 4 years.
This is a public discussion so you will need to be signed in to post ideas and comments. This will help re-start the conversation about our shorter term priorities and actions and allow you to talk to each other about your ideas and ambitions for Belfast. If you haven't already done so, you can also complete our survey on the current vision, outcomes and priorities.
View All Ideasabout 2 years ago
Create a School Uniform Swap Project across Belfast
We need to make it easier for parents to avail of uniform swap initiatives. Not only do these make the cost of school uniforms more affordable, it will also help the environment. Often school blazers etc are in perfect condition, especially after covid, so if council and schools offered swap projects, we could re-use uniforms and help out families at a time of rising costs.
almost 3 years ago
Focus on supporting Families - as a cross cutting theme
Whilst it is good to see that Children and Young People is a cross-cutting theme; they are not brought up in isolation. They need a support structure around them, usually but not always in the form of a family unit. If we want to give children the best start in life and help them reach their best potential, then a holistic approach is needed which means having a family focused approach. Special considerations are also needed for young people in care and who do not have the traditional family support.
over 2 years ago
Sort out the drugs issues
Sort out the junkies and dealers in the city centre so it actually feels like a welcoming place rather than the home of people from trainspotting.
