We will:
- Deliver local and regional activity that drives sustainable growth within the local economy.
- Deliver transformational investment programmes to improve the economy through infrastructure investment.
- Push towards becoming net-zero by 2030.
- Create a cleaner and greener Falkirk area.
- Develop a more sustainable transport infrastructure and decarbonise the Council's fleet.
- Ensure the Council's property estate is fit for purpose and sustainable.
Success measures:
- Invest more money into tourism in the area.
- Council procurement spend spent on local enterprises, where appropriate.
- Improve the number of Business Gateway start-ups through investment.
- Lower town vacancy rates.
- Increase the percentage of business properties leased by the Council that are occupied.
- Increase Gross Value Added (GVA) per capita.
- Increase Employment Level.
- Reduce percentage of overall carriageway length to be considered for maintenance treatment
- Increase percentage of programmed budget spent in the Council's Capital Plan.
- Report against the progress towards the Council's net zero target by 2030.
- Report against progress towards the 2030 Falkirk area-wide interim carbon reduction target.
- Improve street cleanliness score.
- Increase the percentage of total household waste that is recycled.
- Reduce biodegradable waste sent to landfill to zero.
- Ensure residents within Forth Valley are within a 10-minute walk from a publicly accessible EV charge point.
- Increase the percentage of our vehicle fleet that are zero emission vehicles.
- Reduce CO2 emissions from fleet.
- Reduce CO2 emissions from operational buildings.
- Increase the proportion of operational buildings that are suitable for their current use.
- Increase the proportion of operational buildings in satisfactory condition.
- Increase the number of people that have progressed to employment as a result of their participation in Council funded or operated employability activities.
- Improve the percentage of properties that require an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) which are rated 'D' or better.