A sustainable community is a place where people want to live and work, now and in the future. For communities to be sustainable, they must offer, decent homes at prices people can afford, good public transport, schools, hospitals, shops, a clean and safe environment


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According to the statistic from January 2006 – December 2006 there has been 6 fires incidents recorded in such a short period. Although there are no casualties, one has to be very careful because the community is not safe enough.



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From the data collected from January 2007 – December 2007, it shows that about 897 people are unemployed. It shows that 523 people are between the ages of 25 to 49 which is bad for a community because this age is the right working age for people to do something in their life or make changes in their families lives.

During the census in 2001 there were 676 of the population in this community working and each one of them have different method of travel to work, 3 people travel by underground, 18 of them uses train, 54 uses bus, 5 uses motorcycle, 384 drive a car, 85 share their cars, 15 uses taxi, 24 uses bicycle and 52 travel on foot. By looking at it, this result tells us that the people are thinking less about a sustainable method of travel. (http://www.statistic.gov.uk/tc.asp)

According to the definition of a sustainable community, there are some areas which my community is lack of. The environment looks like a sustainable place to live but some of the people don’t even think about how to make the world a better place to live on. If we look at the method of travel to work there are more people using their cars alone than people using a sustainable method of travel to work for example bicycle or public transport. In this area there are easy access to public transport, shops and schools.

FLATS AT WEST BLETCHLEY

The constituency in which you liveYour local MP (name, party)
The name of your local council
Which political party dominates your local council?

Milton Keynes is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England and north-west of London. It was formally designated as a new town on the 23 January 1967.
Milton Keynes is divided into two constituencies dividing the city roughly north and south. Bletchley is a constituent town of Milton Keynes. It is situated in the south west of Milton Keynes but still retains a distinctive identity. Bletchley is split between the civil parishes of Bletchley, Fenny Stratford and West Bletchley. It is the town of the code breaker during the Second World War. Dr Phyllis Starkey is local MP from the Labour Party. The name of the local council is Milton Keynes council and is dominated by the Labour Party according to the election on May 1, 2009 (http://www.mkweb.co.uk/politics/DisplayArticle.asp).


2010 is election year.
What is your attitude concerning people who are not planning to vote in the general election?
What main concerns do you have that may influence your vote?

As a citizen you have the right to exercise your responsibilities and one of this is to vote for people that you would like to be in the government. Government is elected by common people like you and me, therefore you may loose your right without voting and you have no right to complain about the person who is running the country. Stop thinking that whether you vote or not there would be no difference, that non-sense because you are missing your chance.

It is nice to express your opinion on your candidates. The most important decision of a person is not only about his/her self but also for the whole nation and it is your responsibility to act right on what you believe and not because of the money. You thinking of having a better life for you or your family in future and one way of having this is by voting. There is no wrong of showing or acting the way you feel and what you believe in as long as you making the right decision without any doubt. Voting is your self defence because you are given yourself the chance to vote for your right.

Is there really a transport problem? Do the benefits of motorized transport outweigh the costs? Are there any minor (or perhaps major) changes you personally feel could make our present transport system more sustainable?

In cities or towns there is a high level of accumulation and concentration of economic activities and are complex spatial structures that are supported by transport systems. The most important transport problems are often related to urban areas and take place when transport systems, for different reasons, cannot satisfy many needs of urban mobility. Urban productivity is highly dependent on the efficiency of its transport system to move labour, consumers and freight between multiple origins and destinations.

These are some of the transport problems in this cities or towns, traffic congestion, parking difficulties and public transport shortage.
Congestion is one of the most prevalent transport problems in large town’s areas. It is particularly linked with motorization and the diffusion of the automobile, which has increased the demand for transport infrastructures.
Since vehicles spend the majority of the time parked, motorization has expanded the demand for parking space, which has created space consumption problems particularly in central areas.
Many public transports are either over or under used. During peak hours, crowdedness creates discomfort for users as the system copes with a temporary surge in demand.

A change from travel by car to cycle or walking means reduced external costs (e.g. air pollution and noise) from motorized traffic and reduced parking costs. Motorized traffic prevents people from walking as much as they otherwise would prefer.

At present, urban transport is a significant part of total mobility. Moreover, suburbanization and reduction of urban density, the increase of car ownership and the expansion of the road network have made the car the prevailing urban transport mode. This evolution causes not only congestion, but also safety and environmental problems. Because road network supply at present does not meet the demand, a reduction of the use of private cars in the city seems desirable. There should be more development to a sustainable transport system and also for the environment in cities or towns.

Bus transport is a common way to commute, thus the expansions of highway bus routes and the improvements of the city bus operations should be done to make the bus transport more comfortable. There should be more development on electric automobiles and natural gas automobiles. Employers should encourage their staffs to do car sharing and also encouragement and privileges should be offer to students sharing their cars. To use a bike is not only good for the environment but also good for your health.