DRAFT North Somerset Sustainable Community Strategy 08 - 26.pdf

• Look at opportunities to support community transport schemes (e.g. more vehicles, offpeak services for young people etc.) Make the service affordable. CommunityTransport may be a better solution in some rural areas rather than empty publictransport.• Develop accessible, affordable, and efficient transport, including support for youngpeople.• Develop community and voluntary organisations to increase local investment as socialenterprise.Examples of North Somerset Partnership achievements so farNSP has worked together to make real and lasting improvements in the area. Examplesof our achievements that can be built upon to address this shared priority include:• The Greater Bristol Bus Network Major Transport Scheme bid (decision awaited fromDFT at time of writing).• 395 new businesses set up since 2004.• Social enterprise and the wider voluntary sector has been mapped to show it bringsinvestment of hundreds of millions of pounds into the area, and a new SocialEnterprise Directory that helps local social enterprise access support has beenpublished.• New Government funds to tackle disadvantage in South Ward, and further newfunds to focus on improving skills and access to jobs in Central Ward (Weston-super-Mare).• Development of a new college learning centre including provision for 6 th Form andDegree courses in Weston-super-Mare.• A new system to help businesses looking to relocate or expand into new premises isnow available online through Invest West for the West of England.What we will do to achieve our shared priorityAim:Development of theinfrastructure needed to supportsustainable economic growth.‘Have a brave INTEGRATED (i.e.joined-up) scheme which linksevery part of the town andoutlying areas – Portishead.related photo to be inserted?Improvements we want to see include:• Integrated sustainable improvements in thetransport infrastructure between North Somerset’surban and rural communities and its links to thesouth west.• Land allocations and development for newcommunities that bring opportunities forsustainable economic development.• More affordable housing options and balanceddevelopment to meet peoples’ needs in existingand new communities.• New facilities and quality learning opportunities infurther and higher education, with appropriateresidential facilities.• Programmes that combine increased transportinvestment with measures to manage traveldemand to support sustainable growth.40