General Plan
We, the people, in order to ensure that Ventura remains a great place for us to live...
...establish these goals for our community's future:
Our Natural Community |
Our goal is to be a model for other communities of environmental responsibility, living in balance with our natural setting of coastline, rivers, and hillside ecosystems. |
Our Prosperous Community |
Our goal is to attract and retain enterprises that provide high-value, high wage jobs; to diversity the local economy; to increase the local tax base; and to anticipate our economic future in order to strengthen our economy and help fund vital public services. |
Our Well Planned and Designed Community |
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Our Accessible Community |
Our goal is to provide residents with more transportation choices by strengthening and balancing bicycle, pedestrian and transit connections in the City and surrounding region. |
Our Sustainable Infrastructure |
Our goal is to safeguard public health, well being and prosperity by providing and maintaining facilities that enable the community to live in balance with natural systems. |
Our Active Community |
Our goal is to add to and enhance our parks and open spaces to provide enriching recreation options for the entire community. |
Our Healthy and Safe Community |
Our goal is to build effective community partnerships that protect and improve the social well being and security of all our citizens. |
Our Educated Community |
Our goal is to encourage academic excellence and life-long learning resources to promote a highly-educated citizenry. |
Our Creative Community |
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Our Involved Community |
Our goal is to strive to work together as a community to achieve the Ventura Vision through civic engagement, partnerships, and volunteer service. |
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City Council Resolutions Adopting the 2005 Ventura General Plan |