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 |
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| Our Prosperous Community |
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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. Read Chapter 2  |
| Our Well Planned and Designed Community |
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Our goal is to protect our hillsides, farmlands, and open spaces; enhance Ventura’s historic and cultural resources; respect our diverse neighborhoods; reinvest in older areas of our community; and make great places by insisting on the highest standards of quality in architecture, landscaping and urban design. Read Chapter 3 |
| Our Accessible Community |
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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. Read Chapter 4 |
| Our Sustainable Infrastructure |
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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. Read Chapter 5 |
| Our Active Community |
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Our goal is to add to and enhance our parks and open spaces to provide enriching recreation options for the entire community. Read Chapter 6 |
| Our Healthy and Safe Community |
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Our goal is to build effective community partnerships that protect and improve the social well being and security of all our citizens. Read Chapter 7 |
| Our Educated Community |
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| Our Creative Community |
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Our goal is to become a vibrant cultural center by weaving the arts and local heritage into everyday life. Read Chapter 9 |
| Our Involved Community |
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Our goal is to strive to work together as a community to achieve the Ventura Vision through civic engagement, partnerships, and volunteer service. Read Chapter 10 |
| Read the Entire Document |
| City Council Resolutions Adopting the 2005 Ventura General Plan |