City Council Goals and Priorities

City Council Goals - FY2018
(adopted Oct 16, 2017)

On October 16, 2017, the City Council adopted provisionally Guiding Principles and Goals.

Accessible: We make it safe and easy for people to get where they need to go, for work and play.
Deliberate. We plan for the future so that we’re ready for its opportunities and challenges.
Diverse: We make room for a mix of people to feel welcome and at home here.
Efficient: We get the work of government done smoothly, in a transparent, collaborative, and fiscally responsible manner.
Equitable: We treat each other fairly and without bias; we respond to the humanity we recognize in each other.
Innovative: We support the people and institutions that are inventing new ways to make life better.
Navigable: We make it easy for people to find their way to the city services they need, so all our residents can figure out how to “make the system work” for them.
Neighborly: We strive to connect to the people around us; we pitch in to help each other out.
Resilient: We take careful steps now to leave a better world for the generations to come.
Rooted: We preserve the feel of a deep history that runs under our city.

Goal 1: Increase access to affordable housing for all income groups.
Goal 2: Ensure that Cambridge offers economic and educational opportunity to all.
Goal 3: Deepen our commitment to sustainable use of energy and strengthen our capacity for resilience.
Goal 4: Expand and deepen community engagement.
Goal 5: Develop more proactive, inclusive, and transparent city planning process.
Goal 6: Make it easy to move safely through the City, especially by sustainable modes of transportation.
Goal 7: Increase opportunities for all residents to enjoy the City’s open spaces.
Goal 8: Ensure that Cambridge remains an Innovation Hub that integrates businesses of all sizes into a thriving ecosystem.
Goal 9: Improve Council’s capacity to collaborate more effectively, make better decisions, and increase its accountability to the public.
Goal 10: Ensure City’s budget allocates resources responsibly and responsively.
Goal 11: Ensure Public Safety efforts reflect current and emerging challenges and opportunities in a way that incorporates Cambridge’s core values.
Goal 12: Eliminate Bias within the City workplace and wider community.

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