These are the goals that Cittaslow towns sign up to work towards:
Section A: Environment
- A1: Apparatus to test air quality and report conditions.
- A2: Rules for the quality of water supplies and pollution free water in rivers and waterways.
- A3: Plans for the implementation of new composting technology and the promotion of composting in people’s homes.
- A4: Ability to measure light pollution and a plan of action to prevent it.
- A5: Incentives to encourage the use of alternative sources of energy.
- A6: Mechanisms to measure electromagnetic emissions and a plan of action for their reduction.
- A7: Apparatus to measure noise pollution and plans to reduce it.
- A8: Plans for the elimination of aesthetically displeasing advertisements.
- A9: Application of an environmental management system.
- A10: Participation in ‘Local Agenda 21’ projects.
Section B: Infrastructure
- B1: Existence of well kept green spaces.
- B2: Developing and implementing an integrated traffic management and access strategy paying attention to the needs of pedestrians and the historic character of the town.
- B3: Disability-friendly access to public places and offices.
- B4: Infrastructure which facilitates alternative mobility.
- B5: Free and easily accessible public conveniences.
- B6: Places for people to sit down and rest, not just in town centres.
- B7: Uniform opening hours for the different departments of council offices.
- B8: Provision of Public Relations office.
- B9: Slow City Call Centre for people to contact.
- B10: Plan for all business hours to coincide with townspeople’s needs.
Section C: Quality of urban fabric
- C1: Plans to promote the maintenance, conservation and enhancement of historic areas, buildings and artifacts of cultural and local significance and their sympathetic re-use.
- C2: Plans to abolish faulty theft alarms, combined with measures for the protection of private property and the safety of the community.
- C3: Encouragement of use of reusable crockery and cutlery in public establishments.
- C4: Use of sympathetically designed litter bins and effective litter and waste management.
- C5: Plans to plant sweet smelling or environment-enhancing plants in public and private gardens.
- C6: Encouragement of the use of interactive websites where the public can communicate with the administrators of the town.
- C7: Plans to promote eco-friendly architecture.
- C8: Plans to promote appreciation of historic centres and to make them user-friendly through the production of a Town Plan, Conservation Area Appraisal, Town design Statement or similar.
Section D: Encouragement of local produce and products
- D1: Up to date Cittaslow register of locally produced goods and producers within the natural hinterland of the town.
- D2: Events and training to help people appreciate and preserve local cultural and artistic traditions.
- D3: Plans to encourage and provide space for farmers and organic markets.
- D4: Plans to increase awareness of good food and nutrition.
- D5: Educational programmes about organic food production.
- D6: Implementation of measures for the preservation of unique local foodstuffs.
- D7: Plans to encourage organic farming and quality certification for products.
- D8: Creation of awareness of traditional foodstuffs.
- D9: Plans for the protection of goods and produce representing local tradition.
Section E: Hospitality and community
- E1: The commitment to develop a Slow Food Convivium.
- E2: Multilingual signposting, directions and instructions.
- E3: Training for those providing services to tourists, adoption of initiatives such as ‘Welcome Host.’
- E4: Existence of well-marked tourist routes with information and descriptions.
- E5: Printed ‘Cittaslow’ guides.
- E6: Promote a wide cross section of social events, sports clubs and volunteering opportunities for the whole community.
- E7: Managed car parks in areas with access to town centres.
- E8: Promote special events to encourage development and support facilities to make it easy for people to come and enjoy them.
- E9: Promotion of any initiatives of a Cittaslow nature.
Section F: Cittaslow awareness creation
- F1: Directory of organisations contributing to the aims and objectives of Cittaslow.
- F2: Cittaslow logo on council/partnership documents (letterhead etc).
- F3: Promotion of the movement’s aims and practices.
- F4: Website showing how Cittaslow themes are applied.
- F5: To promote family life and healthy living for all age groups.
- F6: Provision in budget for the application of these requirements and measures to improve scores.
- F7: Press cuttings referring to Cittaslow to be shown on Council notice boards and establishment of lines of communication to local and national press and media.
- F8: Initiatives to involve opinion leaders and local firms in helping to achieve compliance with Cittaslow requirements.
- F9: Encouragement of schools, hospitals, councils, community centres and tourism operators to use local produce.
Partnership Working
Are you, or an organisation you belong to, interested in any of these goals? Please get in touch and let us know. Cittaslow helps to get people and groups working together in new and effective ways.
Contact Cynthia Schears Cittaslow Diss Coordinator
Tel: 01379 642002
Email: cynthia@cittaslowdiss.co.uk
