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© 2008 DC Appleseed

 
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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 #2

5.23.2006 Provide permanent public funds to metro.
5.19.2006 Create an optional federal tax donation to "Beautify Washington, DC"
5.16.2006 Citizen Reporting of Traffic Violations via text message/e-mail
5.08.2006 An office of church relations
5.05.2006 Enforce loitering laws
5.05.2006 New Transportation Plan for K Street N.W.
5.05.2006 A New UDC at an old RFK
5.05.2006 Turn DC Schools Into Two Competing Public Corporations
5.05.2006 A New Staffing Model for District of Columbia Elementary Schools
5.05.2006 Cutting Traffic Congestion in Half: Pronto
5.05.2006 Fine noise makers
5.05.2006 Cap property taxes
5.05.2006 Raise taxes on vacant properties
5.05.2006 Eliminating truancy
5.05.2006 Require uniforms for DC public school students
5.05.2006 Reducing welfare caseloads, illiteracy, crime, drug addiction, and births to unwed mothers -- with one program
5.05.2006 A proven method to save millions of dollars by eliminating wasteful spending from the DC budget
5.05.2006 RENT REFORM BILL 2006
5.04.2006 Make Sure the Doctor is In
5.04.2006 Encouraging and Rewarding Community Service
5.04.2006 How to have excellent parking karma
5.04.2006 Pedestrians don't walk at the speed of light - and traffic signals should reflect this
5.04.2006 Make D.C. a Recycling Classroom
5.04.2006 A tax on all vehicles entering the downtown core of DC
5.04.2006 Using videotapes and DVDs to help working parents support their child and his or her education
5.04.2006 Build Stronger Communities By Strengthening Youth Programs
5.04.2006 DC's crime rate would decline and educational system would benefit from using Boys and Girls Clubs to help youth who are suspended from schools.
5.03.2006 Metro Save Electricity
5.03.2006 Make The Old Cenvention Ceneter Site a Muti-Purpose Cummuntity
5.03.2006 Street lights should illuminate the sidewalks as well as the streets.
5.03.2006 Increase Appeal and Comfortability to Metro via Implementing VIP Train Cars
5.03.2006 No Cushy for the Tushy - get rid of seat cushions on Metro
5.01.2006 Expand Residential Parking Program Hours of Enforcement to 24 hours per day / 7 days per week in Areas with Limited Street Parking
5.01.2006 Metro Escalator Lane Marker
4.30.2006 "Alternative Transportation" edict; Commuting and Parking Issues. Condense Bus Lines in same direction, with hub points at Event/Conference Locations, Metro, VRE, and Marc/Amtrak.
4.30.2006 Start a Minimal Cost Knowledge-Share Program: To Enhance Learning, Training and Skills at a Low Cost while Benefiting the DC Public Schools.
4.29.2006 Sell Reeves Municipal Building
4.27.2006 Stop Blocking Sidewalks During Construction
4.24.2006 Make Churches Pay Taxes (Payments-in-lieu-of-services)
4.24.2006 E-books for DCPS
4.24.2006 Require Mandatory 5-year Breaks for all DCPS Classroom Teachers and School-Based Administrators.
4.24.2006 It's a Beautiful Day in the (Black) Gayborhood (or, We Don't Do Bette Midler).
4.24.2006 A Neighborhood Gateway for Shaw
4.23.2006 Offer ipod type devices explaining the exhibits for museum visitors.
4.23.2006 Require Organizations that use Lamp Post Banner to Pay a Fee Comparable to Other Forms of Street Advertising.
4.23.2006 Use the Eyes and Ears of the DC Parking Enforcement Officers
4.22.2006 Sharing cost and responsibility for crime prevention with neighbors and the local police precinct.
4.20.2006 Respect Thy Neighbor Law
4.20.2006 Take All Crime Seriously
4.20.2006 Increasing Funding for TANF Recipients in D.C.!!!
4.20.2006 Corner of Wisconsin and M Sts
4.20.2006 Cleaner City
4.20.2006 VolunteerChek: Help Businesses Facilitate Employee Volunteerism to Improve Education in Washington
4.20.2006 Raise The Roof For Affordable Housing: Coupling An Easing of the Building Height Restriction With An Incentive For Developers to Create Affordable Units
4.20.2006 FINALLY IMPLEMENT TRAFFIC LIGHT SYNCHRONIZATION
4.19.2006 It's time for a DC State Fair!
4.19.2006 National Capital Tax
4.18.2006 Allow food and drink on the Metro
4.17.2006 Outsourcing of jobs
4.13.2006 District Government Employee Morale Initiative
4.13.2006 Rebuild DC communities through comprehensive planning and development while maintaining architectural integrity and identity preservation.
4.13.2006 Parking Zone Sticker Expansion Act of 2006: Allow residents that live and work in the city to buy a second parking zone sticker.
4.12.2006 Let's set a positive example for the nation by placing recycling bins on our downtown streets, the Mall, and other high-traffic areas.
4.12.2006 Expanded Condom Availability
4.08.2006 DC Gridlock Solution: Tow Trucks at Major Routes, Change Pedestrian Street Crossing Patterns, Extend Rush Hour Times According to Area and Reduce Left Turns
4.07.2006 Residential Parking--Logan Circle
4.07.2006 Crack down on speeders and stop-sign runners in residential neighborhoods
4.06.2006 Let the Catholics Run DC Public Schools
4.05.2006 Ban cars in downtown DC
4.05.2006 Create a beatiful city park on the site of the old convention center!
4.05.2006 Increase affordable housing in the District.
4.04.2006 Light the fountain in Dupont Circle
4.04.2006 Clearer Taxi Fares
4.04.2006 Beautify the City
4.02.2006 Rescind Silly DC Law, Take Power Away From Abusive DC Police
4.01.2006 Neighorhood Schools; Neighborhood Centers
3.31.2006 Rent Control brings people in
3.31.2006 Pulling Over for Emergency Vehicles
3.31.2006 Text Messaged Metro Transit Notification
3.30.2006 No taxation without representation.
3.30.2006 Paved bike paths on the Mall; more food options on the Mall; more child-oriented activities on the Mall
3.30.2006 Walk Left, Stand Right
3.30.2006 Stop the Sale of Single-Serving Alcoholic Beverages
3.30.2006 Expansion of the Yellow Line
3.29.2006 The District's schoolteachers, police officers, and firefighters must be able to live a middle-class life
 

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