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“ We have also started 2020 with the publication of the Sustainable Transport Policy which supports our aim of reaching carbon neutrality by 2030.





Much has changed since 2011, when the States Assembly adopted the current Island Plan and its successor, which will come into effect later next year, will address issues such as meeting the need for homes, planning for our ageing population, and ensuring that we have better public realm, as well as mitigating the impacts of climate change and protecting our coast and countryside.


fundamental shift in decision-making which will, I hope, enable us to collectively tackle the climate emergency.


We have also started 2020 with the publication of the Sustainable Transport Policy which supports our aim of reaching carbon neutrality by 2030. One third of Jersey’s carbon emissions come from road transport. Therefore, reducing the level of emissions from transport is vital to ensuring that we become carbon neutral in the next decade.


Sustainable transport will help the Island in other ways. Re-thinking the way we travel will have a significant positive impact on public health. We can expect to see an improvement in health and wellbeing as we encourage people out of their cars to walk and cycle instead. We will also reduce traffic congestion and, with fewer cars on our roads, improve local air quality which affects our children.


Work will start this year to create the infrastructure needed to meet the


increased demand as Islanders change their transport habits. Reducing the Island’s reliance on diesel and petrol vehicles will require a shift in public action and this, in turn, will require investment. This year, we will develop the existing bus service to make it more accessible, including the introduction of free travel for carers. We will also encourage the next generation to travel more sustainably: we are investing £470,000 in school travel initiatives and find new ways for children to travel to school safely. We will also accelerate work on the Eastern Cycle Route.


Revising the Island Plan One of the biggest areas of work this year, and one that will have a significant impact on lives, is the review of the Island Plan.


The Island Plan provides the policy framework against which planning decisions are made and is key to ensuring that the way in which the island develops is sustainable: that we balance our economic, environmental and social needs.


Much of the public focus so far has been on options for future development. In 2019 we asked for the public’s opinion on a range of issues, including where homes should be built in the future. When asked for their preference from a range of options (development focused in St Helier; focused on the outskirts of town to expand St Helier; clustered in parishes; or in an entirely new settlement) 70% of respondents said that they thought more development should be focused in the town area.


The Island Plan, however, looks across different elements of our environment, and the direction of development that we decide in 2020 will encompass many aspects. The Island Plan cannot be simply about meeting the need for a specific number of homes, it needs to address how we want the Island to develop as a place to live, work and visit, and the quality of life that Islanders might enjoy. Because of this, the plan’s development needs to consider issues such as the availability and access to schools, health and community facilities;


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