Attachment 3. RGS Table 2 - Targets (Duplicate)

Attachment 3. RGS Table 2 - Targets

PRIORITY AREA	OBJECTIVE	TARGETS BY 2038
1) Managing and Balancing Growth	1.1 Keep Urban Settlement Compact	• Accommodate a minimum of 95% of the region’s new dwelling units within the Urban Containment Policy Area.
	1.2 Protect the Integrity of Rural Communities	•
2) Environment and Infrastructure	2.1 Protect, Conserve and Manage Ecosystem Health	• Acquire 100% of the sea-to-sea green/blue belt. • Complete 100% of the Regional Trail Network. • Reduce contaminants to fresh and marine water bodies.
	2.2 Deliver Services Consistent with RGS Objectives	• Prepare long-term capital plans for Capital Regional District utilities and major infrastructure improvements that take into consideration the conservation of land, water and energy resources and the impacts of climate change and natural hazards.
3) Housing and Community	3.1 Create Safe and Complete Communities	• Municipal targets for the number of people living in complete communities to be identified by municipalities in Regional Context Statements.
	3.2 Improve Housing Affordability	• Increase the supply of more affordable housing. • Reduce the number of people in core housing need. • Reduce the number of people who are homeless.
4) Transportation	4.1 Improve Multi-Modal Connectivity and Mobility	• Achieve a transportation system that sees 42% of all trips made by walking, cycling, transit.
5) Economic Development	5.1 Realize the Region’s Economic Potential	• Achieve a jobs/population ratio of: − 0.60 in Core Area* − 0.53 in Saanich Peninsula − 0.36 in West Shore
6) Food Systems	6.1 Foster a Resilient Food and Agriculture System	• Increase the amount of land in crop production for food by 5,000 ha to enhance local food security. • Municipal targets to increase the amount of land in crop production for food and to encourage agricultural land to be identified by municipalities in Regional Context Statements.
7) Climate Action	7.1 Significantly reduce community-based greenhouse gas emissions	• Reduce community greenhouse gas emissions by 33% (from 2007 levels) by 2020, and by 61% by 2038.

* The Town is part of the RGS Core Area