Timeline
of relevant SDG Targets for the Sustainable Cities and Communities SDG goal.
2019
A regional ‘Bus Deal’ will see a new delivery partnership between bus operators and local authorities supporting increase in bus usage
2019
A city-wide ‘Housing First’ programme is helping homeless people with complex needs and mental health issues to access support services and enter safer and more sustainable accommodation
Bristol has a higher than average number of rough sleepers who are women. Homeless women with complex needs are likely to face different issues to men, such as they are more likely to have experienced domestic violence, and this should be taken into consideration when providing housing.
BWV Actions:
Campaign for a systemic, joined up pathway approach to women's homelessness, engaging targeted collaboration between sectors.
Signpost women to organisations that can provide specialist support.
Liaise with the Women's Commission to ensure that the specific issues homeless women face are being taken into account by the council
2020
The city is building a minimum of 2,000 homes per year (800 affordable)
Housing should not only be affordable, but consideration and review of the "accessible" housing policy for Bristol should be given, and include at its heart access to part-time workers, single mothers, domestic violence victims and those receiving universal credit. They should also be of a decent standard, without damp or overcrowding. There is a direct impact for women, as the City Listening Project (CLP) and Shelter (2020) have shown that these are some of the key issues preventing women from accessing suitable housing.
BWV Actions: Ensuring the recommendations of the CLP come to fruition. Work with organisations such as Shelter to campaign for a better definition of 'decent' housing to include accessibility, campaign for more genuinely affordable housing. Engage with social housing providers regarding the development and implementation of 'Race Discrimination Risk Assessments' within their housing placement policy decision-making processes.
2021
There are less than 150 households in temporary accommodation in Bristol, down from 517 in 2018
Housing should not only be affordable, but consideration and review of the "accessible" housing policy for Bristol should be given, and include at its heart access to part-time workers, single mothers, domestic violence victims and those receiving universal credit. They should also be of a decent standard, without damp or overcrowding. There is a direct impact for women, as the City Listening Project (CLP) and Shelter (2020) have shown that these are some of the key issues preventing women from accessing suitable housing.
BWV Actions: Ensuring the recommendations of the CLP come to fruition. Work with organisations such as Shelter to campaign for a better definition of 'decent' housing to include accessibility, campaign for more genuinely affordable housing. Engage with social housing providers regarding the development and implementation of 'Race Discrimination Risk Assessments' within their housing placement policy decision-making processes.
2021
Adopt a refreshed Local Plan to confirm development policies and potential for future growth of homes and economy
It is vital that the Local Plan takes into account women's housing and economic needs, as they are drastically different from men. Furthermore, when considering developments, it is important that they are in areas of the city that feel safe for people and communities of colour to tackle over crowding in the city centre.
BWV Actions: Liaise with the Housing Group of the Women's Commission to ensure that women's voices are being represented when developing the new Local Plan, and that outcomes from the City Listening Project and the Impact of COVID-19 on women are being taken into account.
2023
Community based campaigns and the success of the bus deal roll out, result in more under 25s using public transport, enabling easier access to education and employment
As a there are a third more women using buses than men, they must be consulted about when and where buses are and making sure they are accessible to women with children.
BWV Actions: Continue to use community research to provide insight into women's experiences with public transport and represent those views to the Women and Transport Group, the Women's Commission, Bristol City Council and any other relevant bodies.
2024
Work on infrastructure and vehicles has improved the accessibility of transport to disabled people
By making transport accessible for wheelchairs, you can also make it accessible for prams and buggies. This should be taken into consideration.
2027
The provision of affordable, quality and sustainable housing in city and town centres within Bristol has increased so that lower income families are able to live centrally and have easy access to employment and services in town centres
When building housing in city centre for lower income households to move into, the level of air pollution must also be tackled in order to avoid serious health inequalities in later life. This has also been a serious issue during COVID-19 as poor housing and air quality people of colour were disproportionately effected and resulted in ethnic minorities being twice as likely to die from coronavirus. Furthermore, city centre housing must be available to women working part-time and on benefits in order for them to access more employment and education opportunities.
BWV Action: 1. Use CLP findings and recommendations to campaign across the city for better housing allocations for women, focusing on women's needs.
2. Work with partners to ensure women are better informed about tenancy rights, and landlord responsibilities towards them.
3. Encourage women to report discrimination and find housing support, developing collaborations with organisations such as Shelter and Bristol Law Centre.
2029
Bristol’s transport is now fully accessible to all disabled people
By making transport accessible for wheelchairs, you can also make it accessible for prams and buggies. This should be taken into consideration.
2030
20,000 new homes have been built (8,000 affordable) since 2020
Housing should not only be affordable, but consideration and review of the "accessible" housing policy for Bristol should be given, and include at its heart access to part-time workers, single mothers, domestic violence victims and those receiving universal credit. They should also be of a decent standard, without damp or overcrowding. There is a direct impact for women, as the City Listening Project (CLP) and Shelter (2020) have shown that these are some of the key issues preventing women from accessing suitable housing.
BWV Actions: Ensuring the recommendations of the CLP come to fruition. Work with organisations such as Shelter to campaign for a better definition of 'decent' housing to include accessibility, campaign for more genuinely affordable housing. Engage with social housing providers regarding the development and implementation of 'Race Discrimination Risk Assessments' within their housing placement policy decision-making processes.
2032
The number of people in Bristol experiencing social isolation has fallen by 30% since 2018 with people knowing where in their community they can connect with people, opportunities and jobs
Lockdown has exacerbated the factors that contribute to social isolation such as poor mental health, digital exclusion, physical health issues and language barriers. Women have been particularly vulnerable to social isolation, but have also highlighted some crucial ways that isolation can be overcome.
BWV Actions: Reducing social isolation by providing women with volunteering opportunities and community-led events to increase solidarity among women in Bristol. Researching the key barriers to women's inclusion in the community, and barriers to employment, liaising with the Women's Commission to ensure these women are represented at local government level.
2036
Older people in Bristol have access to all available forms of public transport and are confident in getting around the city
As a there are a third more women using buses than men, they must be consulted about when and where buses are. Furthermore, the COVID-19 report highlighted that older women were concerned that without smartphones buses would become inaccessible to them or more expensive.
BWV Actions: Continue to use community research to provide insight into older women's experiences with public transport.
2036
33,500 new homes have been built since 2020
Housing should not only be affordable, but consideration and review of the "accessible" housing policy for Bristol should be given, and include at its heart access to part-time workers, single mothers, domestic violence victims and those receiving universal credit. They should also be of a decent standard, without damp or overcrowding. There is a direct impact for women, as the City Listening Project (CLP) and Shelter (2020) have shown that these are some of the key issues preventing women from accessing suitable housing.
BWV Actions: Ensuring the recommendations of the CLP come to fruition. Work with organisations such as Shelter to campaign for a better definition of 'decent' housing to include accessibility, campaign for more genuinely affordable housing. Engage with social housing providers regarding the development and implementation of 'Race Discrimination Risk Assessments' within their housing placement policy decision-making processes.
2037
All council-funded and community-led programmes commit to ring- fencing 5% of funding to project evaluation, to understand the impacts on communities
It is important that when examining the impact of community-led projects, co-ordinators report the impact it has had using disaggregated data by race, gender and economic status to ensure that all communities are being reached equitably.
2037
The average waiting time for social housing has decreased by 30% from 2018
Social housing wait times particularly adversely effect women living with domestic violence, as many women will choose to stay in abusive relationships rather than face possible homelessness (CLP).
BWV Actions: 1. Provide a central hub for women's organisations specialising in domestic violence and emergency housing to ensure that they are coordinating strategies and the are aware of the current emergency housing available.
2. Continue community research and outreach to understand the barriers women face in accessing social housing. Using the outcomes of the research campaign for more available, decent and appropriate social housing.
3. Continue to feed into the Mayoral Commission for Domestic Violence which seeks to create systematic city wide pathways to the reduction of and service planning and responses to gender based violence
2037
The number of people in Bristol experiencing social isolation has fallen by 50% since 2018 with citizens knowing where in their community they can be connected to people, opportunities and jobs, so everyone is able to have a sense of connection
Lockdown has exacerbated the factors that contribute to social isolation such as poor mental health, digital exclusion, physical health issues and language barriers. Women have been particularly vulnerable to social isolation, but have also highlighted some crucial ways that isolation can be overcome.
BWV Actions: Reducing social isolation by providing women with volunteering opportunities and community-led events to increase solidarity among women in Bristol. Researching the key barriers to women's inclusion in the community, and barriers to employment, liaising with the Women's Commission to ensure these women are represented at local government level.
2038
Regular contact from a network of community contacts will ensure no carer, lone parent, older or disabled person will be lonely in the city
BWV Actions: Coordinate a response with organisations that focus on the wellbeing of lone parents, disabled people and older people. Provide intergenerational volunteering opportunities to allow women of all abilities and ages to form a community. Establish the barriers lone mothers face in socialisation by working with groups such as Mothers for Mothers, and feed this back to Bristol City Council.
2038
Intergenerational community activity is commonplace in all neighbourhoods
BWV Actions: 1. Provide events and volunteering opportunities that allows women of all ages to connect and learn from one another.
2. Engage city wide partners in the planning, development and execution of International Women's Day to enable women of all ages and communities to connect, volunteer and celebrate collaboratively
2040
40,000 new homes have been built (16,000 affordable) since 2020
Housing should not only be affordable, but consideration and review of the "accessible" housing policy for Bristol should be given, and include at its heart access to part-time workers, single mothers, domestic violence victims and those receiving universal credit. They should also be of a decent standard, without damp or overcrowding. There is a direct impact for women, as the City Listening Project (CLP) and Shelter (2020) have shown that these are some of the key issues preventing women from accessing suitable housing.
BWV Actions: Ensuring the recommendations of the CLP come to fruition. Work with organisations such as Shelter to campaign for a better definition of 'decent' housing to include accessibility, campaign for more genuinely affordable housing. Engage with social housing providers regarding the development and implementation of 'Race Discrimination Risk Assessments' within their housing placement policy decision-making processes.
2043
Less than 15 households are in temporary accommodation in Bristol, down from 517 in 2018
Housing should not only be affordable, but consideration and review of the "accessible" housing policy for Bristol should be given, and include at its heart access to part-time workers, single mothers, domestic violence victims and those receiving universal credit. They should also be of a decent standard, without damp or overcrowding. There is a direct impact for women, as the City Listening Project (CLP) and Shelter (2020) have shown that these are some of the key issues preventing women from accessing suitable housing.
BWV Actions: Ensuring the recommendations of the CLP come to fruition. Work with organisations such as Shelter to campaign for a better definition of 'decent' housing to include accessibility, campaign for more genuinely affordable housing. Engage with social housing providers regarding the development and implementation of 'Race Discrimination Risk Assessments' within their housing placement policy decision-making processes.
2044
The number of citizens feeling involved in decision making in their neighbourhoods has increased by 40%
In order for the balance of power to ultimately shift to all Bristol citizens, it is important that the most disenfranchised are targeted first. This means that women from communities that participate the least in decision making should be actively included first.
BWV Actions: Continue to organise events such as hustings were women have their voices heard. Provide opportunities for disenfranchised women to contribute to decision-making in environments they feel comfortable. Identify barriers to having women's voices heard and work collaboratively with other organisations to overcome them.
2045
Older people in Bristol have affordable and easy access to appropriate health, social care and well being services within their communities
A gendered approach needs to be taken to older peoples access to healthcare. Older women are far more likely to have issues with transportation getting to appointments. As women in Bristol are likely to live around 4 years longer than men they are more likely to be alone in old age, and therefore will require long-term specialist solutions.
BWV Actions: Continue to campaign and lobby for better, safer and more accessible transport in Bristol. Provide older women with opportunities to speak to policy-makers surrounding the issues they face with accessing healthcare. Liaise with the Health and Wellbeing Board of the Women's Commission about the issues older women are facing.
2046
Bristol is a city of no social isolation and loneliness is no longer a systemic challenge in the city
BWV Actions: Provide volunteering opportunities to allow women of all ages, abilities, ethnicities, sexualities and gender identities to connect with one another and support the Bristol community.
2049
Everyone in Bristol can play an active part in a powerful, connected and inclusive neighbourhood
When planning community development to ensure neighbourhood voices are heard, it must include a variety of ways to reach out to people to ensure the same voices are not being heard again and again. Their should be a specific focus on those who are digitally excluded and it should also be a way to provide a sense of community.
BWV Actions: Support community development plans with information gathered from projects such as City Listening Project and Women of Lawrance Hill to highlight the women that are being marginalised in order to plan outreach. Continue events such as hustings, but focus each husting on an area of Bristol.
2049
Everyone in Bristol feels that they belong; as an inclusive city, settled communities and newcomers alike feel a common purpose, and a shared understanding of each other, with community tensions drastically reduced
BWV Actions: Provide volunteering opportunities to allow women of all ages, abilities, ethnicities, sexualities and gender identities to connect with one another and support the Bristol community.
2050
Everyone in Bristol lives in a home that meets their needs within a thriving and safe community
BWV Actions: Collaborate with other organisations in Bristol to ensure that women's housing needs are being properly represented and that a holistic approach is being taken to women's housing needs. Furthermore, by taking an interconnected approach women will know where to go with concerns or issues about their housing situations. Conducting further research on how to create inclusive communities, as highlighted by the CLP and implement the findings to create safe and inclusive neighbourhoods.
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As a there are a third more women using buses than men, they must be consulted about when and where buses are and making sure they are accessible to women with children.
BWV Actions: Continue to use community research to provide insight into women's experiences with public transport and represent those views to the Women and Transport Group, the Women's Commission, Bristol City Council and any other relevant bodies.