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The FDS and the FDS implementation plan are important planning tools that help:
The FDS implementation plan:
This is the first implementation plan for the FDS. We will renew and update it every year if required.
The FDS identifies 23 actions to achieve its vision, goals and principles.
These actions inform and support:
The implementation plan prioritises each action to start over the next three years. It is important that each action begins ahead of the three-year review of the FDS.
In the first year of implementing the FDS:
Research and analysis for each action will help create the next version of the FDS.
The FDS highlights certain areas in Auckland - whether urban, future urban, rural, or business - that need special focus.
We call these 'spatial priority areas'. They help us:
The FDS implementation plan shows when, and in what order, we will develop the urban and future urban priority areas.
The timing for urban priorities varies by type. For future urban areas, it depends on when the necessary infrastructure (like transport, water, wastewater and stormwater networks) is ready.
We report on implementation actions every year to track progress. Visit our Future Development Strategy progress page to read the latest monitoring report.