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Sustainability Charter
2017-2021 FINANCIAL PLAN
The dashboard is an important tool in the implementation of the Sustainability Charter, Surrey’s
comprehensive 50-year vision for a sustainable city. Each theme has an overarching GOAL
followed by desired outcomes. DESIRED OUTCOMES outline what we want to see in our
community, looking ahead to the year 2058. STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS are priority focus areas,
that outline how the City and its many partners will advance towards those desired outcomes.
INDICATORS are also presented under each theme and will be used to monitor progress, as we
strive for continuous improvement.
ECOSYSTEMS
DESIRED OUTCOMES:
Natural Areas, Biodiversity, and
Urban Forest
Water, Air and Soil
Green Infrastructure
Indicator
Performance Indicator Description
Targets
(Where Set)
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Park Land Area Hectares of park land by type of park
Trend Up
2,558
2,587
2,599
2,653
2,688
Trees Planted by
City
Number of street trees and park trees planted
per year, on public property (5 year average)
Maintain or
exceed baseline
planting levels of
4,072 trees
4,580
4,656
4,533
4,610
5,740
Tree Canopy
Cover
Percentage of City land covered by tree
canopy, not including the Agricultural Land
Reserve
Maintain tree
canopy cover of
30%, excluding
Agricultural Land
Reserve
N/A
N/A
28%
N/A
N/A
Green
Infrastructure
Network
Number of acres in the Green Infrastructure
Network (GIN) that are protected as City
parkland
Trend Up
N/A
N/A
N/A
4,989
5,007
City
Environmental
Programs
Participation
Hours of participation in city-run
environmental programs, by program type
No Target
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
New
Starting
2016
Air Quality
Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Zero Air Quality
Exceedances
0
1
0
1
N/A
EDUCATION AND CULTURE
DESIRED OUTCOMES:
Learning
Arts and Heritage
Indicator
Performance Indicator Description
Targets
(Where Set)
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Spending on
Public Art
Annual City spending on public art
No Target
666,767 292,828
597,496 1,013,070
N/A
Protected
Heritage Sites
Number of protected natural and human built
heritage sites that are recognized in the City’s
Heritage Register
No Target
52
57
63
63
66
Employment in
the Arts
Percentage of labour force, 15 years and
older, employed in Arts, Culture and
Recreation
Trend Up
2.1%
Arts and Culture
Groups
Number of arts and culture groups registered
with the Surrey Arts Council and Semiahmoo
Arts Council
No Target
55
68
71
85
88
High School
Grad. Rates
Percentage of students who graduate within
six years of entering high school
2% increase per
decade
83.4%
83.9%
86.1%
88.8%
89.0%
Post Secondary
Enrolment
Number of undergraduate students (full time
+ part time) enrolled in SFU Surrey and KPU
Surrey Campuses
Trend Up
19,236
21,177
21,627
21,988
22,277
Next data available for 2016
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