Let’s build a better 3rd Ward together. Here are some ideas I’ve received from your neighbors. Let me know what you think and share your own!
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Create a local entrepreneurship fair
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Host virtual office hour options
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Take advantage of local talent
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Convert the Baker Park ice rink into year-round useable space
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Add weather-proof community toy chests at the beach and tot lots
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More collaboration between the city and school districts
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Create more bike lanes going east-west, especially toward the lakefront
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Accessible train stations and bus stops with shelters and elevators
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More reflective flags at crosswalks and repaint the speed bumps
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City-provided bicycle safety and etiquette classes
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Replace the purple streetlights along Sheridan Road near the cemetary.
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Signs for visitors to easily find public parking lots and know free parking times
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Loading zones for delivery vehicles to access large apartment buildings
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Improve alleyways, especially near large businesses
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Coordinate citywide shuttle services with NU and local schools
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Publish rooftop solar guidelines for historic and landmarked homes
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Open an Italian deli on Main Street
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Receive your resident beach pass via mail
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Add a parking discount for wheel-tax holders
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Alert residents when work boats are deployed in Lake Michigan
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More pedestrian-friendly festivals, markets, and outdoor celebrations
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Build vehicle charging stations that are accessible to apartment dwellers
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Add a hose to the foot-wash station at Lee Street Beach
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Encourage residents to fundraise to support the Reparations Program
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Add more family-friendly public restrooms to parks
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Leverage volunteers to maintain our parks
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Require electric garbage trucks