Idea List from February 12th Task Force Meeting
The goal for meeting # 2 was to narrow down a list of 130+ ideas to 30-35 total ideas. These were the results.
Parks & Recreation
1) Linkage of Parks:
Easy access “to” and between parks
Easy access to points of interest in town
Network of bike and walking trails
Develop and improve relationships between parks and business'
2) Balance of multi-use parks:
Opportunities for all ages and interest groups
Vast arrays of athletic opportunities- soccer, tennis, and Skate Park, disc golf, etc
Opportunities for public participation; community gardens or artwork and
Creating safe parks.
3) Dog Parks
4) Pedestrian Overpass for 5th Ave.
5) 18 hole Golf course
Community Design & Land Use
6) Create a non-motorized, multi-modal network with downtown as hub
7) City sponsored forum: how to implement goals of comp plan
8) Create Incentives to preserve, improve, and accomplish goals of comp plan created for
Historic buildings
9) Re-vamping alley system and utilize for new developments.
10) Clear communications with all interested parties in order to understand the developments
11) Task force for higher education
Economic Development & Downtown Revitalization
12) Re-zone 1st Ave. ground level specifying un/acceptable businesses
13) Operate a business incubator to help locals start and grow businesses
14) Encourage Higher Education Institutions of various kinds
15) Gather info from other communities; learn through their successes and failures,
And make info avail to all
16) Facilitate communication between entrenched political social and econ groups
17) Zone Boyer Ave. –no strip malls
Transportation
17 Air port district
18) Easily accessible...bike, walking paths
19) Bike-transit route partnering with Schweitzer
20) HWY 2 re-routing/ More 2 way streets downtown
21) Improved recycling systems
22) Regional Water and Sewer Districts
Special Sites
23) Community bulletin
24) Integrate art into byway
25) Arts & CULTURE emphasis
26) Create more protection for trees
27) Recycling and banning Styrofoam, community gardens with local
Partnership into grocery stores
Additional IDEAS
28) Community composting
29) See more statistics, more transparency for community officials- used an example of
move0n.org, better communication. Community email.
30) Public art space- facilities,
31) Town currency to help community business-local downtown biz
32) Community events in a centralized area—incorporated diverse events—
General purpose—for housing more people
33) Space for teens- teen center
34) Transportation to get out of town to cities
35) Affordable housing- vocabulary- stop using the homogenized vocal-, in last 4 or
5 years “those people” reference, diverse typed housing so we are broken up
into economical brackets Diversity in our community
36) TREES –MODIFYING City Street LIST- OF TREES (LARGE ONES)
37) Community sponsored event- similar to lost in the 50’s, to bring in out of town
to include all dif elements of community.
38) Recycling and banning Styrofoam, community gardens with local partnership into
grocery stores
I just wanted to clarify the idea I brought up last Thursday regarding affordable housing. I think that what is reflected above was a result of the ensuing discussion rather than my original thought. With respect to affordable housing, I do agree that NIMBYism can be an issue, but implementing a city-wide affordable housing policy needs to include a decision of what "affordable housing" should mean, a recognition of the barriers to creating and maintaining affordability, and what the ideal end-product should be. For example, if one of the barriers to affordability is the high cost of development, options to alleviate this burden such as inclusive zoning, tax relief tools like abatements or PILOT payments, land banking, permit rebates, and increased density could be considered.
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to ensure that one of the issues, expressed by many, in keeping Sandpoint a vibrant, diverse community was not lost in the mix.
On antoher note, I think that this task force has been a great exercise in community involvement and collaboration. I have learned quite a bit of what different people view as improvements to the quality of life here, and hopefully many of these ideas can be implemented over the long-term.
David Paskoff