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Community improvement ideas for Richmond, Indiana, USA

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This site is for collecting ideas about how we can make Richmond, Indiana a better place to live, work and play. Users like you submit ideas that everyone else can read, discuss and vote on. A random selection of ideas is below, and you can use the menu at the top to see other ideas on the site. Enjoy!

Workshops on earth friendly construction methods

Submitted by salinahart in Sustainable Living
2
votes

does wayne county offer any work shops on cob or strawbale construction? i would love to build a home from either of these methods, but dont know if the county would even consider anything of the sort. ofc i dont have the resourses at the moment anyway, but things do change.

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Create a community pride campaign

Submitted by Chris Hardie in Tourism and Marketing
12
votes

Sometimes, Richmond suffers from a lack of self-esteem that is self-perpetuating.  By showing each other that we are proud to live here and do business here, we can help counter the effects of that esteem problem.

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Municipal Adoption of the Oil Depletion Protocol

Submitted by iowa_connection in Government
2
votes

The Oil Depletion Protocol is a policy tool that can be used by municipal leaders to gradually reduce dependence on oil before it is forced upon us. It is absolutely essential that we begin now to gradually wean ourselves off of oil, and the protocol allows us to do just this. The protocol calls for communities to reduce their consumption of oil by about 2.5% per year. If this were to be adopted, global consumption of oil would decline gradually and predictably, thus stabilizing prices, preserving the resource base, and reducing competition for remaining suppli

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Establish a local speakers bureau

Submitted by Chris Hardie in Education
7
votes

Businesses, schools, social clubs, non-profits and communities of faith are always on the lookout for people who can come speak to their group knowledgably about a given topic or theme.  Richmond has a rich and diverse collection of people who are experts on a wide variety of topics - between our educational institutions, consultants, hobbyists and others, there's surely a great wealth of knowledge that we can help each other share more effectively.

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Host a technology education series

Submitted by Chris Hardie in Technology
6
votes

This idea was suggested by a participant at this morning's brainstorming meeting at the Uptown Innovation Center:

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Allow food carts and trucks

Submitted by Chris Hardie in Food and Agriculture
4
votes

Change any relevant zoning or health codes to allow the existence of food carts and food trucks in Richmond and Wayne County.  These vehicles can be a great way to expose the community to new tastes and kinds of food, and could be a good opportunity for someone to start a small food business without investing in the infrastructure of a traditional restaurant.

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Marketing 'Richmond Brainstorm'

Submitted by scl jstc in Media and Broadcasting
2
votes

How can this site be more visible?
There does not seem to be much recent activity and I'm not sure how many people know about it.
I came across it by accident.
Perhaps on the Waynet or City of Richmond websites?

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Put the Conference Center back on the table

Submitted by marionr in Tourism and Marketing
2
votes

Let's redo the whole idea about a Conference center in Richmond. The spot is perfect. I think it was almost there but it could not get over a few hurdles. Lets reexamine those hurdles....and move forward. Red Rover Red Rover (you know the game)...

It is going to take that kind of push to put Richmond back into the economic place it needs to be. Free Enterprise and profit have always been the impetus that has made many great things ikons in America. You know, Apple Pie, Chevrolet and so forth.  

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Improve second story building use in the central business district

Submitted by Chris Hardie in Historic Preservation
7
votes

This idea was suggested by a participant at this morning's brainstorming meeting at the Uptown Innovation Center:

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Pushing the use of free software and RSS for the pal-item website.

Submitted by pegwole
2
votes

I think the pal-item website shouls use somehting like drupal or joomla to power their site, also the lack of a RSS feed is kind of annoying.  I'm not trying to be picky but they really seem to be behind in adapting to things that have basically become standard and commonplace on the web.  I think we should convince them to use a free and opensource content management system, along with that they will have the added benefit of having RSS feeds,  more control over their site, and a lot more flexabillity.   What do the rest of you think?

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