Goal 4 | High Quality Environment and Quality of Life A high-quality environment and quality of life in the metropolitan areas will be supported by actions which seek:
• Healthy city and heathy metropolitan area status with equity of access to health services, high ratios of access to quality open space and recreational amenities per population and attractive options to uptake active travel between home, work, education and access to services; • Setting high quality performance standards for the metropolitan area to transition towards a zero-carbon future, achieve improved water and air quality, improved sustainable travel and other environmental and health performance standards as indicators for the healthy status of our metropolitan areas;
• Fostering a creative metropolitan area with vibrant cultural, arts and heritage scenes; • Fostering a vibrant tourism scene with facilities and attractions that showcase theuniqueheritage, natural environments and culture of our Region, enriching the experiences of both visitors and citizens; • Placing a greater emphasis on performance-based design criteria in developing our metropolitan area, incentivising and awarding innovation in design, energy efficiency, green infrastructure and smart technology integration.
Goal 5 | A Learning, Welcoming and Socially Inclusive Metropolitan Area A socially inclusive, multi-cultural metropolitan area with equal opportunities for learning, supported by actions promoting:
• UNESCO Learning City status and drivers for a Learning Region; • The role of HEI’s and centres of innovation, regional skills, training and apprenticeships; • Targeted initiatives that address social exclusion and prioritise regeneration of disadvantaged areas, especially RAPID areas including education and training;
• Valuing the participation of communities and Public Participation Networks; • Community Services and engagement for ethnic minorities and travellers; • Initiatives that protect and develop the potential of our younger and aging cohorts; • Facilities that provide inclusive social, community and recreational facilities for mixed neighbourhoods.
Goal 6 | Pioneering Locations Networked Internationally and Regionally Our metropolitan areas will be platforms for good practice implementation, pilot initiatives and innovation with actions seeking:
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• Development of tools in collaboration between the Local Authorities, research and learning institutes and others to assist implementation and monitoring of progress within our metropolitan area on achieving objectives, especially brownfield and infill renewal targets, improved environmental quality, integration of and use of smart technologies and overall quality of life improvement; • Implementation of the MASPs.
Innovative multi-agency collaborations to identify, succeed and implement key enabler projects within the metropolitan areas under competitive bid funding through the NPF/ NDP for Urban and Rural Regeneration, Climate Action and Disruptive Technologies; • approaches and Regional and international project partnerships and shared learning initiatives exploring new policy and good practice in addressing challenges and opportunities facing metropolitan areas, especially innovation to achieve successful compact growth outcomes;
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