neighborhoods

Produce neighborhood rain barrel training/installation events

Submitted by Chris Hardie in Sustainable Living

Residential irrigation can account for up to 40% of water consumption. By collecting rainwater and storing it for future use (such as watering your garden), you'll reduce your water bill and save on your use of this resource. Rain barrels make rainwater collecting easy, and they can be created or bought inexpensively.

Create community tool sheds

Submitted by Chris Hardie in Neighborhoods and Families

We don't all need to own our own lawnmower, tiller, weed whacker and gardening tools, do we? We buy these things and keep our own because we think that's convenient, but how much harder would it be to walk down the street to a neighborhood tool shed where you could "check out" a well-maintained yard appliance for a few hours, and for much less than the cost of buying it yourself? Sounds good, doesn't it?

Renew our sidewalk infrastructure

Submitted by Chris Hardie in Transportation

With modern housing subdivisions and new retail developments, adding sidewalks is often a low priority if it even gets done at all. We all know that being able to walk to our destinations has benefits related to health and wellness, but is also an essential thing for some who don't have access to other forms of transportation.

Richmond should renew its sidewalk infrastructure: