Tell a friend about this site:  
   
   
   
   
   
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

© 2008 DC Appleseed

 
Solving DC Problems DC Appleseed Solving DC Problems

By Ward (DC ONLY)

Ideas are listed below by DC Ward.  Click on the links to view the ideas.  Once you view an idea, you will have the opportunity to comment on it and/or send it to someone.


Ward #1

5.23.2006 Affordable housing website
5.16.2006 No More Smashed Glass!
5.09.2006 Shakespeare In The Park
5.05.2006 welfare reform
5.05.2006 alternative energy sources for new buildings
5.05.2006 welfare reform in dc
5.05.2006 Everyone can buy their own home.
5.05.2006 Bringing back the idea of curb space plantings
5.05.2006 DC RAPS & Read Along Promoting Students
5.05.2006 Take advantage of our riverfront
5.05.2006 "National Airport" - Simple as that
5.05.2006 Put an Ampelmann in the traffic light by the German embassy.
5.05.2006 Stagger "Last Call"
5.05.2006 Back to Basics for Noise and Trash Enforcement
5.05.2006 Improve or establish communication with ticket writers & the folks who 'help' on the phone when you call to advise about a broken meter
5.05.2006 Make DC Beautiful at Night
5.05.2006 Our own "Dear Abby" for DC
5.05.2006 Ask tourists for THEIR ideas
5.05.2006 Greeting cards/ Postcards which are uniquely DC-centric
5.05.2006 DC Public Schools
5.05.2006 Stop rounding off intersection corners
5.05.2006 Tighten public space permitting process
5.05.2006 Transparency = Trust ... Illuminate the DC Budget
5.05.2006 Replace ANCs with Internet Voting
5.05.2006 Support children who live in shelters
5.05.2006 Have Developers Contribute to Low-Income Housing
5.05.2006 Dinner Program for Homeless Men Needs Space
5.05.2006 Noshing towards democracy
5.05.2006 Pedestrian, Exercise & Diet Friendly Neighborhoods
5.05.2006 Death penalty for white collar crime
5.05.2006 "Schoolchooser": An electronic public school catalogue to disseminate consumer information and help parents choose schools
5.05.2006 THE (ALLSTATE) SMALL BUSINESS PIONEER PROGRAM
5.05.2006 Never again wait an hour for your "every 20 min" Metrobus!
5.04.2006 Raise Taxes, Give the money to Education
5.04.2006 Rolling Rock
5.04.2006 Breathing and Movement for Better Life and Health in the Nation's Capitol
5.04.2006 Allow Vehicles to Park Closer to Hydrants
5.04.2006 Temporary subsidized jobs for unemployed/underemployed District residents, with a focus on out-of-school youth and ex-offenders
5.04.2006 Require candidates for public office to appear in several publicly sponsored forums to secure a place on the election ballot for local offices,
5.04.2006 Make Better Use of Our Parks!
5.04.2006 DC Public Charter School Board, not the VA-MD-DC Public Charter School Board
5.04.2006 A better way to solicit ideas for imporving DC
5.04.2006 Reduce traffic congestion and pollution and save gas by synchronizing the lights on more streets and correcting lights at intersections where they cause obstruction.
5.03.2006 Public Library Improvement Program
5.03.2006 Program to Provide Comprehensive Healthcare to Homeless Individuals
5.03.2006 Taxing Motorists to Fund Alternative Sources of Transportation and Programs to Improve the Quality of Motorist Transportation
5.03.2006 Youth Violence
5.03.2006 Develop Pedestrian Path around McMillan Reservoir Now (without waiting on plans for the Sand Filtration Site)
5.03.2006 Reduce Rats with evening trash collection
5.02.2006 Improve City Services
5.02.2006 New Standard Lampposts
5.02.2006 Bicameral Legislature?
5.02.2006 Encourage Biking to the Natl Arboretum
5.02.2006 Make Dupont Plaza More Accessible
5.02.2006 Expand Metrorail west of U Street.
5.02.2006 Elected Officials' Office Hours
5.02.2006 Community Day Cleanup
5.02.2006 Livable and Drivable Communities Project: Suburban Loading Docks
5.01.2006 Increase public space over underpasses like Dupont Circle
5.01.2006 Make DC a Greener City: Enhance the Metrobus with Priority Lanes and Signals!
5.01.2006 Sports revenue bonanza
4.29.2006 Stop the Disposition of Public Property - Use Public Property for Community Development
4.28.2006 Transforming DC from Car Culture to Bike Culture would help fix parking, air pollution, rising fuel costs, traffic congestion and a physically unfit citizenry
4.27.2006 Ugly political street signs be gone!
4.27.2006 Move the Capitol building to McLean, VA
4.27.2006 Common Cents - The DC Quarter
4.27.2006 Free up congested streets by eliminating excessive metrobus stops
4.26.2006 Immigrants Should Speak English in Public
4.26.2006 Unclog City Streets by Encouraging Bicycle Use
4.25.2006 Sensitizing Metro travelers to the law by the use of art, creative language, and consistency.
4.25.2006 The DC Income Tax Lottery Program
4.24.2006 Don't Block The Box - or else!
4.24.2006 Homeowners can be capable workers - let them work on their own houses
4.24.2006 Reduce Congestion through promotion of motorcycles
4.24.2006 Unclog the Streets with a DC Scooter Program
4.24.2006 Increase Internal Affairs portion of MPD budget
4.24.2006 Bicycle Lending Program ("ZipBike") modeled on Toronto's BikeShare program
4.23.2006 Change for Children
4.21.2006 Bring back the Trolly!
4.21.2006 REDUCING CAR DAMAGE IN ADAMS MORGAN
4.21.2006 Return to a Citizen Council
4.20.2006 Online MetroBus Tracking
4.20.2006 Arrival Times OUTSIDE Metro Stations - and online
4.20.2006 Suspend street cleaning parking rules on code red/orange air quality days.
4.20.2006 Solving the problem of inconsiderate drivers who double park vehicles in traffic lanes through the extensive use of "Spatula Cars".
4.20.2006 Increase Parking in Mid-City to support a thriving business community- tear down the Reeves Building and erect a multi-story garage.
4.20.2006 Help for the Left Turn Weary Driver
4.19.2006 Reorganize the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs
4.19.2006 Ask Every School Administrator & Worker What They Did Today
4.19.2006 DC Regatta
4.19.2006 Repeal Handgun Ban
4.18.2006 Fix the TaxiCab System -- Please!
4.18.2006 A new way to manage the nations only city
4.18.2006 Affordable Housing for Employees of Non-Profit Organizations and the Public School System
4.18.2006 Celebrate!
4.18.2006 Pedestrian and Bike Thoroughfares
4.18.2006 Relief for residents in 'No Parking - Street Cleaning' areas
4.18.2006 High-Line Walkway/Bikeway
4.18.2006 Stop the Storage Scam
4.18.2006 Public Transportation Tax Credit/Swipe Card
4.18.2006 Double-Decker Buses
4.18.2006 Trash breeds Crime
4.18.2006 The aging of the National Capital Area -- when is a problem not a problem?
4.18.2006 Metro Safety on the trains and riding the escalator.
4.16.2006 Reinstate DC's rat extermination program
4.15.2006 Monorail
4.15.2006 Instant Runoff Voting for DC Elections
4.12.2006 Clean Air Compliance Fee Reduces Congestion and Pollution While Raising Funds for Transit
4.12.2006 Property Tax Reform Reduces Blight While Creating More Affordable Housing and More Jobs
4.12.2006 Why DC citizens need to take back their city from failed cutting-edge ideas
4.10.2006 Parent Welcome Center to centralize public/charter school admissions
4.10.2006 Make Meridian Hill Park a Showcase
4.10.2006 A Simple Solution to Transport the City's Low-Income and Disabled Children and Adults
4.10.2006 Rewards for Civil Servant, Volunteer and City Government Performance
4.08.2006 Geomapping Crime: Pinpoint Responses
4.08.2006 Parents/Teachers Night: Attendance Mandatory
4.08.2006 Rewrite the DC Income Tax Code to give credits for responsible urban choices
4.07.2006 Bike Routes Please All!
4.07.2006 Base Property Taxes on Realized Value
4.07.2006 Clean Up DC
4.06.2006 Extend UDC to function as a Community College
4.06.2006 Build a highway under Rock Creek Park
4.06.2006 Require Transportation Demand Management - which reduces traffic and parking demand, while increasing choices and creating a less congested, pedestrian-friendly city
4.04.2006 Look at what other cities do and try that
4.04.2006 End Federal Income Tax for Residents of DC
4.03.2006 Music and Arts Mentoring Program
4.01.2006 bike lanes throughout the city
3.31.2006 Metro Employees Should Metro to Work
3.30.2006 Bolster the Ranks of Public School Teachers with Local Graduate/Professional Students
3.30.2006 To place doors on the metro.
3.30.2006 Professional Standards for Taxi Drivers
3.30.2006 Tame the Tourist Horde
3.30.2006 Police Walking the Streets
3.30.2006 License plates and drivers' licenses
3.30.2006 Reactive Police--Walking the beat and Community Policing
 

a cambiguedesign / lyonssoft production