On January 16th, the London Environmental Network (LEN) hosted a Multi-Year Budget (MYB) Environmental Info Session to learn about ways we can advocate for environmental project spending in the City's 2024-2027 budget. We shared a TON of resources and easy ways that you can take action. Here they are below!
Calls to Action
- Email your City Councillor and cc the Mayor with what you want funded in the budget. For example: "I live in Ward [enter your ward #]. I reviewed the draft MYB and I care about climate action and sustainable growth. I want to see business case(s) #P-56 and [insert your priority cases here] funded in their entirety in the budget. Will you support this in the budget deliberations?"
- Share your input on the City’s Get Involved Online Survey by January 29th
- Attend the Public Participation Meetings on January 29 and February 27
- Share our posts to your social media feeds and even send them to your councillor!
Our Priority Cases
London Environmental Network 
- Priority Case: P-56: Climate Emergency Action Plan (CEAP) Implementation Support
- View our low-high priority cases in other environmental focus areas on our website here
ReForest London 
- Priority Cases:
- P-32: Naturalization of Boulevards
- P-33: River Road Park - Stabilization & Phase 1
- P-40: Strengthening the London's Nonprofit Sector
- P-56: CEAP Implementation Support
London Cycle Link 
- Ongoing advocacy priorities to support in the MYB:
- Infrastructure - a connected grid of safe, separated bike lanes reaching all neighbourhoods
- Maintenance - all-season maintenance of bike lanes, paths and roadsides
- Bike Parking - increased safe, secure bike parking in all commercial areas
- Bike Share - a city-wide bike share program
- Education - promoting active transportation through safe cycling; share the road
Middlesex London Food Policy Council 
- Priority Case: P-26: Community Gardens Program Expansion to Support Food Security
- Ongoing advocacy priorities to support in the MYB:
- Allocate budget and people to address community food security
- Support increased collaboration amongst the food sector
- Preservation of rural communities and agricultural land
Thames Talbot Land Trust 
- Priority cases to protect and enhance nature in the city:
- P-62: Environmentally Significant Areas Management
- P-32: Naturalization of Boulevards and Reduced Roadside Cutting
- P-61: Ecological Master Planning Funding
- P-63: Silver Creek Ecological Enhancements
- Priority cases to protect and enhance waterways in the city:
- WWT-2: Sewer Overflow Investigation and Mitigation Program
- WWT-8: Sewage Bypass and Overflow Elimination Increase
- WWT-1: Sewer Flow Monitoring Program
- Priority case to take climate action:
- P-56: CEAP Implementation Support
Climate Action London 
- Read and sign the budget letter prepared at the citizen-led Sustainability Summit here.
Important Dates
- January 29 (9am) - Deadline to submit your feedback to the City's online survey
- January 29 (4pm) - Budget Public Participation Meeting #1
- January 30-31 - Be on the lookout for the Mayor's budget!
- February 27 (4pm) - Budget Public Participation Meeting #2
Presentation Slides
Click on the images below to view the pdf presentations:
Network Member Presentations:
City Budget Overview Presentation:
Helpful Links
- City of London - Multi-Year Budget
- LEN - Ways to Connect with the Multi-Year Budget
- LEN - Overview of Environmental Business Cases
- Sustainability Summit (January 18th, in-person from 1-4pm or online from 6:30-9:30pm) - sign up here
- Watch the event recording here.
Thank you to all the attendees who joined us in person or online, our event host Goodwill Industries, Identity Sound Entertainment, as well as our event speakers:
- City of London, Financial Planning & Policy Office
- ReForest London
- London Cycle Link
- Middlesex London Food Policy Council
- Thames Talbot Land Trust, and
- Climate Action London
