Miles To Go
It has been seven years since BSF was formed and, while we have covered ground, we believe there is still a lot to be done. Being a city-level, horizontal platform, we would like to be able to enhance our work with regard to equity, justice and access; deepening connections with other institutions working on-the-ground. Our efforts to enhance communication material and resources in a bilingual mode to ensure wider accessibility, will continue.
BSF will also work toward building a stronger presence online through its website; making available resources on sustainability and the city in an easily accessible format.
Building on and strengthening the SGP community and sharing these learnings for a wider city audience is something that the Forum is working on.
Some key questions for BSF in the upcoming future would centre around the role it can continue to play as a catalytic platform, particularly in the context of growing mega infrastructure projects in a city like Bangalore that are adding to challenges for sustainability.
How will BSF continue to be strategic in its growth and create avenues for engagement with policy?
How will we engage with the politics of sustainability?
How can we contribute to a repository of all the research (academic and empirical) for the city with the potential to connect with the larger ecosystem.
Jahnavi Phalkey, SGB
In sum, BSF’s role is to support and sustain initiatives of different kinds that might support sustainability in the city; irrespective of who takes it on.
PS Narayan
BSF should continue to play a key role connecting ideas, institutions and funds. Working toward whatever is good for the city as a whole.
Namrata Narendra
Community building will continue to be BSF’s biggest contribution to the city and sustainability.