Mayor Marvin Rees: The Mayor’s Annual State of the City Address 2018

In his 2018 State of the City Address, Mayor Marvin Rees looked to the future, setting out how his administration is delivering against key pledges. Financial challenges remain, but the Mayor continues to look at the positive plans for Bristol, detailing transport innovation, environmental measures, infrastructural regeneration, how his administration is tackling the housing crisis, future plans for children’s services, and adult social care – the measures being undertaken to make Bristol a city in which nobody is left behind. He covered progress on collaborative long term projects such as Bristol’s One City Approach and City Funds Board. He also addressed how mayors worldwide can meet the challenges that face all cities in the absence of national government coordination. City Poet Vanessa Kisuule performed a new poem, 'Tale of Two Cities' at the event.

In partnership with Bristol City Council and the University of Bristol.

Read the poem here: https://www.bristolideas.co.uk/read/t...

Part of Festival of Ideas, presented by Bristol Ideas. Find out more: https://www.bristolideas.co.uk/