The GMBA 2014

The information presented in this section is taken from the drafts copyrighted by the Greater Montego Bay Redevelopment Company in accordance with the Planning and Design Quorum Inc.

 Montego Bay is no longer a sleeping fishing village, it is being remodeled through citizen mobilization and and structured, participatory planning to become a world standard, 21st century business and tourism centre.

The Plan is aimed at creating the framework for investment and balanced growth withe focus on human resource development, business enhancement and improved city management for the Montego Bay sub-region.

The Plan highlights further the need for sustainability strategies, ie. planning for broad-based partnerships and human self-sufficiency programmes as a way of bringing idle assets back into productive use.

 Goal and Objectives

The goal of the GMBA 2014 Plan, is to introduce new social relations and new forms of collaboration that would consciously and collectively improve the quality of life in the Greater Montego Bay Area (GMBA).

The objectives of the plan are:

  • Economic Expansion
  • Growth Management
  • Human Resource Development
  • Urban Renewal
  • Environment and Land Utilization

 Benefits and Opportunities:

  • Strategic Location
  • Industrial Landscape
  • Scientific Management of the Coastal Zone
  • Replanning of Depressed Communities
  • Tourism Revitalization
  • Life Quality Improvements
  • Augmenting Research and Development Capability
  • Expanded Economic Activity
  • Civic and Recreational Infrastructure
  • Expanded Commercial, Retail and Industrial Space
  • Provide Better and More Efficient Spatial Linkages

 Samples of the proposed GMBA Plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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