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Local Transport Plan 3 - Worcestershire County Council

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Tofairer society; andTo.for all citizens, with the desired outcome of achieving afor transport users and non-transport users, and toThis long-term transport strategy highlights that the greatest challenge for transport planning in the short,medium and long-term is to deliver growth (particularly economic) whilst tackling the impacts of climatechange.The <strong>Worcestershire</strong> Partnership has developed the <strong>Worcestershire</strong> Sustainable Community Strategy(WSCS) which includes six cross-cutting themes and a series of objectives; all of which are influenced bythe performance and availability of suitable transport infrastructure and services. These are identifiedbelow in Table 1.1.Table 1.1 - <strong>Worcestershire</strong> Sustainable Community Strategy Cross-Cutting Themes and ObjectivesTo continue to improve community safety and build confidence incommunitiesTo reduce the harm caused by illegal drugs and alcoholTo protect and improve <strong>Worcestershire</strong>’s natural and historicenvironmentTo promote the prevention, re-use, recycling and recovery of wasteTo address issues of water quality, supply, and consumption and landdrainage in <strong>Worcestershire</strong>To increase energy efficiency and increase the proportion of energygenerated from renewable sourcesTo promote technology-led growth benefiting all sectors and parts ofthe countyTo support the sustainable development of the county throughinfrastructure development (in particular transport infrastructure) andestablish Worcester as a growth pointTo remove barriers to employment and improve skillsTo ensure that <strong>Worcestershire</strong>’s economic interests are effectivelyrepresented at all levels

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