Luton 2040
A healthy, fair and sustainable town where everyone can thrive, and no one has to live in poverty.
Our collective town-wide vision for Luton in 2040 is a bold and ambitious one - a healthy, fair, and sustainable town where everyone can thrive, and no one has to live in poverty.
Together, as key system leaders and anchor institutions, we have developed this vision with residents and partners across Luton, based on their aspirations for the future of the town and the 225,300 people that live here.
What it is
The Luton 2040 vision is focussed on a central mission, to tackle poverty and inequality so that everyone can enjoy a good quality of life. This responds directly to the evidence gathered by the Inclusive Growth Commission in 2019, which recognised the scale of poverty in our town and the clear link between this and many other challenges, including education and health inequalities. The Luton 2040 vision is built around five priorities, each of which contributes to achieving our central mission and our overall vision for the town.
To read our full Luton 2040 Vision document, click here.
To view our outcomes wheel, showing our resident-centred 2040 outcomes, click here.
Inclusive economy
Building an inclusive economy that delivers investment to support the growth of businesses, jobs and incomes.
Find out moreImproving wellbeing
Improving population wellbeing and tackling health inequalities to enable everyone to have a good quality of life and reach their full potential.
Find out moreChild friendly town
Becoming a child friendly town, where our children grow up happy, healthy and secure, with a voice that matters and the opportunities they need to thrive.
Find out moreNet zero town
Tackling the climate emergency and becoming a net zero town with sustainable growth and a healthier environment.
Find out moreEmpowered community
Supporting a strong and empowered community, built on fairness, local pride and a powerful voice for all our residents.
Find out moreJourneying Together
Held in partnership
Luton Council and other major anchor institutions in our town, as well as Central Government, have an important role to play in leading the transformation of our town; however, this vision can only be made a reality with the energy and action of all parts of Luton.