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© 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 #3

5.23.2006 The Distict's FIRST Inter-Ward Mayor's Youth Sports City Championships
5.16.2006 Promote non-partisan elections!
5.05.2006 Considering the Broken Windows Theory, incentivize low priority crime response by law enforcement
5.05.2006 City needs to make motorists stop at corners and yield to pedestrians crossing the street.
5.05.2006 Bringing D.C. Together and Strengthing Citizens' Confidence and Trust in Police by Improving Responses to Low-Priority Reported Crimes
5.05.2006 Stop the practice of hiring City employees who don't live and work here. Discourage hiring/moving outsiders here. Only pick local companies for contracts.
5.05.2006 Get rid of UDC or the special provision that City will pay for college tuition for DC residents who elect to go to college elsewhere.
5.05.2006 have the World Bank pay for its $30 million price tag for security. This should not be borne by city/citizens...
5.05.2006 have the Federal Govt. notify city and public of ceremonies and other traffic snarling escapades. Use helicopter or avoid pretrip motorcades and street closures.
5.05.2006 eliminate or restrict cars from the downtown core and add more & frequent buses. Will reduce traffic congestion and give us fighting chance in emergency situation.
5.05.2006 Help new residents plug in to District issues by offering Welcome to the District courses at local universities
5.05.2006 Teacher Review of Student Academic Records Helps Prevent Alterations and Misuse for Graduation. Council: Give Teachers Statutory Access and Make Tampering with Student Records Illegal.
5.05.2006 Reduce rush-hour traffic and improve employee satisfaction by offering DC government employees options for flexible scheduling and telecommuting
5.05.2006 DISCOUNT FOR FASTPASS/EZPASS USERS
5.05.2006 DC ELECTRONIC BUS SIGNS
5.05.2006 DC METRO BEST PATH LOCATOR
5.05.2006 The DC Traffic Open Suggestion Box
5.05.2006 The DC Connector
5.05.2006 All spending is approved by individuals who have been thoroughly screened for fiscal responsibility and have demonstrated an ability to manage themselves and their money.
5.05.2006 Raise money for METRO by printing collectible farecards
5.05.2006 Expand D.C. to Its Natural Boundaries
5.05.2006 Give DC youth more indoor recreational opportunities by building a Chelsea Piers-like sports complex on the Anacostia Waterfront
5.05.2006 Overcome continuing special education process failures with a large, one-time infusion of cash
5.05.2006 Integrate ex-offenders into DC's social and economic networks by pairing them with cross-class teams of mentors
5.04.2006 The Bus Fair Campaign: Save Time, Be Safe, Breathe Easier
5.04.2006 Advancing democracy in DC: Open Space Technology events as opportunities for neighborhood residents to voice publicly their dreams for their city.
5.04.2006 DC Public Library Events Program
5.04.2006 Geren DC Year Round 24/7
5.04.2006 Tap the brainpower of DC residents by organizing targeted brainstorming sessions on hard-to-solve DC government issues.
5.04.2006 Give teachers more frequent and timely performance feedback by engaging a classroom videotape review service.
5.03.2006 establish a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the US Postal Service and DC Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) to indentify vacant properties
5.02.2006 Recreation + Learning Centers
5.02.2006 DC Public Library Events Program
5.02.2006 GreenDC Year 24/7 Goal: Make GreenDC year round with clean ups in every neighborhood
5.02.2006 Increasing Volunteer Base for Senior Organizations (Revised)
5.02.2006 Mobile Basic Services Outreach Team
5.02.2006 Replace current closed primary system with a Louisana nonpartisan primary, and remove minority party requirement from DC Charter.
5.02.2006 Non Resident? Pay More at the Parking Meter
5.02.2006 Raise national awareness of DC's lack of voting rights by running a high-profile DC candidate for president in 2008
5.01.2006 Increasing DC's Volunteer Base
4.27.2006 DC schools have an "out of sight, out of mind" problem. Your everyday DC resident has no idea how bad the conditions are.
4.25.2006 Boosting City Tax Revenues By Charging Sales and/or Hotel Taxes on Leases to Nonresidents and Commercial Entities Leasing Residential Property.
4.24.2006 Washington Gets WREAL* *Walkers and Runners Engaged Against Litter
4.24.2006 Parking Improvements
4.24.2006 Congestion charging for a liveable city
4.23.2006 Credit Freeze Legislation for DC Consumers
4.23.2006 DC's current residential recycling program falls short of its potential.
4.21.2006 Everyone here has terrible allergies. Plants sold and planted by developers should come with an allergy rating.
4.21.2006 say goodbye to noise pollution/excessive car horn use...one ticket at a time.
4.21.2006 Tax Rebate for Owners of Rent Controlled Housing
4.20.2006 Establish "Pace Cars" in DC
4.20.2006 Understanding homelessness and panhandling
4.19.2006 It's Time to Break the Taboo and Pay High School Students
4.19.2006 Establish a DC Government "Youth Cabinet" to Promote Youth Issues and Foster Civic Engagement
4.18.2006 Metro bus improvement suggestion which encourages people to explore the city and support more businesses while significantly decreasing traffic congestion and pollution.
4.17.2006 Affordable daycare, happier retirement homes
4.17.2006 Apply Strategies of the 1930's Works Progress Administration To Address Chronic Unemployment Among Poor DC Residents Due to Lack of Skills or Work Readiness
4.13.2006 Require Independent Schools to Participate in Mitigating Traffic
4.12.2006 Start Changing the Rules
4.10.2006 Bring high schoolers' community service home where it's needed!
4.10.2006 Small dogs are grrrreat companions for senior citizens living in apartment buildings.
4.10.2006 Affordable Home-ownership for all classes.
4.10.2006 What's in a name? Perception!
4.10.2006 We are not a state, so stop calling us one!
4.10.2006 Own the problem--Be the solution!
4.07.2006 "Education is our Business" borrowed from title of oped Post article by Stephen Porter 4/2/06
4.07.2006 End Long Lines at Inspection Stations
4.07.2006 Directory of Development and Planning Agencies
4.07.2006 Clear the way for progress
4.07.2006 4x4's should be either banned from city streets or heavily taxed
4.07.2006 Taking Recycling to the Streets of DC!
4.06.2006 Healthcare for all
4.06.2006 End Gridlock at Little Cost to City
4.06.2006 Eradicate Illiteracy- starting with a Children's Library
4.05.2006 Create an Ownership Stake in the DC Public Library
4.04.2006 Curbing three epidemics in DC
4.04.2006 Chocolate Milk solves everything...
4.04.2006 synchronizing traffic lights
4.04.2006 FIX THE SCHOOLS: If the schools are as good as the suburban schools, or private schools, then people won't leave DC: public/private partnerships.
4.04.2006 Metro Bus live time schedule available by phone and internet
4.04.2006 Creating a Nonprofit Incubator for DC
4.03.2006 Tax Incentives for Smoke-Free Apartment Buildings
4.03.2006 Character Counts
4.03.2006 FIXING DC SCHOOLS
4.03.2006 Registration of Out-of-State tagged Automobiles (ROSA)
4.01.2006 "Taxation Without Representation Field" - Rename the New Baseball Stadium!!!
3.31.2006 Re-unify the city, make it more liveable and increase revenues without displacing anyone at all ever.
3.31.2006 Perimeter Seating for Metrorail Cars
3.31.2006 Linking Teachers, Libraries and Schools With Information Technology
3.30.2006 DC's Digital Divide
3.30.2006 Athletes to Help Fund Education
3.30.2006 Impose a commuter tax
3.30.2006 Washington DC Recycles
3.29.2006 Stop the sale of crack pipes in local convenience stores
 

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