The partners involved with the Cambridge Local Strategic Partnership have listened to a wide range of people and organisations and gathered together views about present problems, existing work that is taking place and ideas on what could improve the quality of life in the City.
The Community Strategy was launched in July 2004.
The Strategy sets out the overall vision for what the LSP wants to achieve over the longer term to improve the quality of life for people in Cambridge City.
The starting point is a list of issues that are currently of greatest concern to local people and organisations in the local area. The key issues are:
- Ensuring growth of the City benefits all and enhances the environment
- Traffic congestion and the need to promote alternatives to car travel
- Crime and the fear of crime
- Having enough houses people can afford
- Education and training
- The needs of older people
- Building a stronger sense of community
Community Strategies last for three years. A new Sustainable Community Strategy is being prepared which will cover the period 2008-11 and will replace the existing Community Strategy.