The Urban Taskforce Report 25 Years on Survey

Rate the progress in Cities, Towns and Neighbourhoods made over the last 25 years...against the Measures of Success in the 1999 Urban Task Force Report 

What would you do differently?

The "Measures of Success" are set out below... with a set of options for you to rate progress and add additional comments. 

The report applied to England, but the aspirations apply to any country - and there's a box right at the end of the survey to record which country you are assessing. 

Thank you! 

 
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By the year 2021 all new or redeveloped urban neighbourhoods will be designed, constructed and managed according to principles of sustainable development. This will mean the establishment of local transport strategies based on pedestrian priority, a greater commitment to resource efficient design and construction, and the creation of networks of high quality open space.
All the main environmental indicators-air pollution, ground contamination, energy use, water recycling, waste disposal —will show significant improvements.
By the year 2021, we will have a far better balanced national economy, with a much more even distribution of economic opportunity and income within cities, between cities and between regions. Our northern towns and cities will be competing effectively with their counterparts in other Economically Developed countries.
By 2021...We will also have seen a sustained improvement in the key social inclusion indicators in respect of educational achievement, health, crime and poverty, in respect of all our towns and cities.
By the year 2021 urban depopulation will have been replaced by a net growth, year on year, in the number of people living in all our towns and cities. In particular, people will have been moving from the outskirts back to the inner urban districts.
Within these districts, it will have become increasingly difficult to tell a person’s economic status from the property they inhabit. Distinctions between market and social housing will have become blurred and we will talk instead only in terms of levels of affordability.
By the year 2021 there will have been a substantial increase in the utilisation of under-used land and buildings in existing urban areas in line with local needs and future projections. This will be paralleled by a substantial decrease in the take-up of greenfield land for development purposes.
By the year 2021 urban areas will generally be perceived in a positive light by residents and investors. Key indicators, such as the overall propensity for raising children in urban areas or the overall perception of crime and community safety, will show significant improvements on the situation in 1999.
By the year 2021 service areas relating to health, education, policing and social services will recognise more explicitly the special needs of urban areas. They will be better resourced, and will have a management approach which seeks to address the needs and aspirations of urban communities.
By the year 2021 there will be an end to the ongoing problems of disrepair in terms of buildings and public spaces. All urban areas will be well maintained according to standards agreed by the local community.

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