Dylai pawb yng Nghymru fyw mewn cymunedau llewyrchus, cynaliadwy, llawn addewid, sydd ag economi leol gref – dyna’n gweledigaeth. Wrth i ni fynd ati i wireddu'r weledigaeth honno, rwyf yn llwyr ymwybodol o'r amgylchiadau economaidd sydd ohoni. Mae cyllidebau'n dynn ar draws y sector cyhoeddus a thu hwnt, ac mae canol trefi yn newid o ran y ffordd y mae pobl yn siopa ac yn defnyddio gwasanaethau eraill. Mae hyn oll yn her aruthrol o ran mynd ati i roi adfywio ar waith yng Nghymru ac o ran y modd y gwnaed hynny hyd yma. Rhaid i’n cynigion ar gyfer sicrhau newid er gwell adlewyrchu'r heriau newydd hyn a rhaid iddynt hefyd gynnig ffordd effeithiol o fynd i'r afael â nhw mewn cymunedau ledled Cymru.
Our vision is that everybody in Wales should live in a vibrant, viable and sustainable community with a strong local economy.  As we pursue that vision I am acutely aware of the unprecedented economic circumstances in which we now find ourselves. Budget constraints across the public sector and beyond, combined with the changing roles of town centres in the way people access retail and other services, present major challenges in terms of the way we have pursued regeneration in Wales to date. It will be essential that our proposals for change should reflect these new challenges as well as providing an effective means of addressing them in communities around Wales.