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TheCityofNewYorkMayorBilldeBlasioAnthonyShorrisFirstDeputyMayorOneNewYorkThePlanforaStrongandJustCityTableofContentsLetterfromtheMayor2ExecutiveSummary4IntroductionandEvolution8NewYorkCity:TodayandTomorrow22Vision1:OurGrowing,ThrivingCity4450IndustryExpansion&Cultivation58WorkforceDevelopment66Housing74ThrivingNeighborhoods78Culture84Transportation100InfrastructurePlanning&Management108BroadbandVision2:OurJustandEquitableCity112120EarlyChildhood126IntegratedGovernment&SocialServices132HealthyNeighborhoods,ActiveLiving142HealthcareAccess150CriminalJusticeReform156VisionZeroVision3:OurSustainableCity16016680x50176ZeroWaste188AirQuality194Brownfields200WaterManagement206Parks&NaturalResourcesVision4:OurResilientCity214222Neighborhoods230Buildings236Infrastructure244CoastalDefenseDiverseandInclusiveGovernment252Appendix2622622011SustainabilityInitiatives2982013ResiliencyInitiatives326References329Glossary331Acknowledgments32OneNewYork:ThePlanforaStrongandJustCityOneNewYork:ThePlanforaStrongandJustCitynyc.gov/onenycnyc.gov/onenycLetterfromtheMayorFriends,Forgenerations,NewYorkCityhasbeentheplacewherepeoplefromacrosstheglobehavecometorealizetheirdreams.However,today,risinginequalitymakesitdifficultforsomanyNewYorkerstolivehereandraisetheirfamilieswithdignity.WiththelaunchofOneNewYork:ThePlanforaStrongandJustCity,webuildonNewYorkCity’sgloballeadershipwhenitcomestogrowth,sustainability,andresiliency—andembraceequityascentraltothatwork.WeknowthechallengesfacingNewYorkCityasweapproachthestartofourfifthcentury.OneNYCsetsoutwhatweneedtodotomakeourcitystronger,ourpeoplebetterpreparedforjobsinthe21stcenturyeconomy,ourgovernmentmoreresponsive,andourcommunitiesabletowithstandtheexistentialthreatposedbyclimatechange.ItisablueprintoftheNewYorkCitywewantourchildrentoinherit.Theactionswetakenowwillensurewehaveadynamic,inclusiveeconomy,ahealthierenvironment,moreaffordablehousing,andmorereliableandresilientinfrastructure.Withthiswork,wewillbepreparedfortheshocksandstressesahead,andhavetheabilitytobouncebackstronger.OneNYCisambitious,settingclearandaggressivegoals.OurinitiativesaddresseveryaspectoflifeinNewYorkCity—howwelive,work,learn,andplay,raiseourchildren,andenjoyallourcityhastooffer.Achievingthesegoalsrequiresnothinglessthanbold,innovativesolutions.Wewillmeetthechallengeswefacetodayandinthefuture—asNewYorkershavealwaysdone—andinspireothercitiesaroundtheworldtodothesame.Wearecommittedtobuildingastronger,sustainable,resilient,andequitablecity—OneNYC.MayorBilldeBlasio54OneNewYork:ThePlanforaStrongandJustCityOneNewYork:ThePlanforaStrongandJustCitynyc.gov/onenycnyc.gov/onenycExecutiveSummaryTenyearsfromnow,NewYorkCitywillenteritsfifthcentury.Aswelookahead,weareaskingcriticalquestionsaboutNewYork:whatdowewantourcitytobeintenyears,twentyyears,andbeyond?Whatkindofcitydowewanttopassontoourchildren—andtothegenerationstocome?ThisplanisourroadmapthatwillpreserveandenhanceNewYorkCity’sroleasaleadingglobalcity.Aswithpastiterationsofthisreport,wefocusoneconomicgrowth,sustainability,andresiliency.Butwealsoseektoaddressissuesofequityforourresidents—becausewemustserveallNewYorkers.TheboldinitiativeswelaunchinOneNYCwillspeaktothesechallengesandarticulatethegoalsandlong-termagendaofthedeBlasioAdministration.Theybuildonprevioussustainabilityplans,aswellasontheinitiativeswehaveannouncedoverthepastyearregardingaffordablehousing,pre-kindergarteneducation,thereductionoftrafficfatalities,thefightagainstclimatechange,bolsteringourcoastalcommunities,reducinggreenhousegasemissions,andeconomicdevelopment.Theplanlaysdownclearmarkerswewillfightfor,andsetsoutacomprehensiveblueprinttoprepareNewYorkCityforthefuture.Weenvisionadynamic,thrivingeconomy,acitythatisaresponsiblestewardoftheenvironment,andthatisresilientagainstshocksbothnaturalandman-made.Wehavemadeequityanexplicitguidingprinciple—alensthroughwhichweviewallofourplanning,policymaking,andgoverning.EquitymeansweensurethateveryNewYorkerhasequalaccesstoopportunitiestoreachhisorherfullpotentialandtosucceed.OurVisionforNewYorkCityWehaveorganizedourvisionforNewYorkCity’sfifthcenturyaroundprinciplesofgrowth,equity,sustainability,andresiliency.OurGrowing,ThrivingCityNewYorkCitywillcontinuetobetheworld’smostdynamicurbaneconomywherefamilies,businesses,andneighborhoodsthrive.Tomeettheneedsofagrowingpopulationatatimeofrisinghousingcosts,theCitywillimplementthenation’smostambitiousprogramforthecreationandpreservationofaffordablehousing.TheCitywillsupportafirst-class,21stcenturycommercialsector.Itwillfosterjobgrowth,andbuildaninclusiveworkforcebyfocusinginvestmentintraininginhigh-growthindustries,aswellasprogramsthatprovideskillstothehardest-to-employ.Wewillsupporttheburgeoninginnovationeconomy,createnewhigh-speedwirelessnetworks,andinvestintransportationinfrastructure.Asaregionalhub,wewillworkcloselywithourneighborsonissuesincludingtransportation,housing,andjobs.76OneNewYork:ThePlanforaStrongandJustCityOneNewYork:ThePlanforaStrongandJustCitynyc.gov/onenycnyc.gov/onenycOurJustandEquitableCityNewYorkCitywillhaveani