The creation of the national Housing Trust (NHT) is the greatest manifestation since independence of Building a Cooperative Social Democracy through Sustainable Development. However, those who do not have the vision to continue on the path of sustainable social and economic infrastructure development are putting this great institution at risk. The NHT should focus on becoming a leading force integrated growth management planning by starting to facilitate transportation focused development. This would mean creating more mixed income and mixed-used development within the inner cities of Kingston, Spanish Town, Mandeville, Montego Bay and May Pen. The goal is to concentrate up to 2/3 of the Jamaican population in these five major urban centres guided by an integrated Growth Management Plan at the core of which is the development of a modern commuter rail system linking these urban centres as part of a Sustainable Development Initiative.
Posted on: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 00:48:56 +0000
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