The Vision for Leeds 2004 to 2020 is the city’s community strategy. Published by the Leeds Initiative, the Vision will guide the development of the city until 2020. The Vision for Leeds follows two years research and consultation with thousands of Leeds residents, and builds on the first Vision for Leeds published in 1999.

The Vision for Leeds has three main aims.

• Going up a league as a city - making Leeds an internationally competitive city, the best place in the country to live, work and learn, with a high quality of life for everyone.
• Narrowing the Gap between the most disadvantaged people and communities and the rest of the city.
• Developing Leeds' role as the regional capital, contributing to the national economy as a competitive European city, supporting and supported by a region that is becoming increasingly prosperous.

These aims can not be achieved separately or independently of each other. A thriving city means a city in which all residents can share in its success. So we cannot succeed in going up a league without narrowing the gap. Similarly, we will only succeed in narrowing the gap if we have a successful economy and connect people to the opportunities we have created. As the capital of Yorkshire, both of these aims are totally linked to the success of the whole region. Leeds' economic success benefits and relies on the wider region.

During the Vision development process a sustainability appraisal was carried out against the themes. To find out more information click here