Community Policing
Move more police out of vehicles and back to foot and/or bike patrols, not only in the downtown core but other neighborhoods such as Sandwich, Walkerville and Drouillard.
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Open Government
5 commentsMaking government data sets such as crime statistics, building permits and 311 calling data available to the public
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Urban Chickens
Add your commentSupporting the establishment of guidelines to allow citizens in Windsor to raise urban chickens for personal use.
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"Friends of Atkinson Park" Case Study
Add your commentCreate a case study/history of the "Friends of Atkinson Park" to demonstrate what can be done and how things can be done at the neighbourhood level, wherever you live in Windsor. To kick things off, I'd like to think of a name for a resource such as this, sharing success stories and strategies and host it on Citizfaction
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Sell Golf Courses and Marina
3 commentsSell City owned golf courses and the marina. Take the money from the sale and create two funds, one an entrepreneurial fund for new businesses in the City, the other as an endowment for the Arts
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Recyclables Collected Weekly
6 commentsReward recyclers by moving recyclables collection to a weekly schedule - and change garbage collection to every two weeks instead. Under the current system there is no great incentive to be mindful of what goes into the garbage pail.
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Ban Big Trucks on Wyandotte Street
To Windsor City Council: Your report on truck traffic on Wyandotte St. concluded that if large trucks, including transports, were prevented from using this artery, they would travel down Ottawa St., Riverside Drive, Giles Blvd., and other narrow east west arteries. Construction at Wyandotte and Walker has prevented transports, etc from turning onto Wyandotte from Walker for months. Trucks are not using Giles, Ottawa, ...more »
2 commentsTo Windsor City Council:
Your report on truck traffic on Wyandotte St. concluded that if large trucks, including transports, were prevented from using this artery, they would travel down Ottawa St., Riverside Drive, Giles Blvd., and other narrow east west arteries. Construction at Wyandotte and Walker has prevented transports, etc from turning onto Wyandotte from Walker for months. Trucks are not using Giles, Ottawa, etc, as truck traffic is not allowed on these streets. They are using E.C. Row and other more appropriate east-west routes to get to the Detroit/Windsor tunnel, bridge, etc.
The undersigned urge Windsor City Council to do the right thing and ban these dangerous, noisy, polluting, and heavy rigs from this narrow business/residential and historically significant street ASAP. This ban would not include delivery trucks or emergency vehicles.
Sincerely,
The Undersigned
Petition Online - http://www.petitiononline.com/bantruck/petition.html
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Move residential parking zone signs back a bit...
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... so that it's safer to cross. I find I have to inch forward until I'm almost halfway through an intersection, just so I can see if there's any oncoming traffic. The view is blocked by cars parked along the street. If the parking signs are moved further away from the corners, cars will be visible sooner, making it safer to cross.
However, this means fewer on-street parking spots.
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Review of remuneration for the Mayor and City Councillors
Add your commentThe last review was, I believe, approximately 7 years ago. The appropriate time for such a review is before the next municipal election. Voters deserve to know what their candidates think on this issue. Continue the status quo (base salary plus payments for boards/committees) or examine other forms of payment for our elected officials.
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Enforce Cycle Laws
Enforcement of laws that govern the use of bicycles on city streets. I know it sounds prickish, but one of the things that makes legitimate cyclists 'look bad' is the number of people who flaunt bicycle laws riding on sidewalks, or without helmets or necessary lights... Who ignore traffic signs and lights... Enforcing cycle laws makes cyclists who follow the rules more legitimate. It would probably help improve the ...more »
18 commentsEnforcement of laws that govern the use of bicycles on city streets. I know it sounds prickish, but one of the things that makes legitimate cyclists 'look bad' is the number of people who flaunt bicycle laws riding on sidewalks, or without helmets or necessary lights... Who ignore traffic signs and lights... Enforcing cycle laws makes cyclists who follow the rules more legitimate. It would probably help improve the public perception of bikes and cyclists.
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Panhandling Bylaws for "Where" and "When"
Set guidelines for areas where panhandling should not occur as well not allowing it between the hours of 11pm and 6am Currently Provincial laws regulate "HOW" a panhandler can behave. Aggressive Panhandling is dealt with solely by the actions of the panhandler What the Provincial laws don't cover are "WHERE" and "WHEN" a panhandler can operate. These two items contribute to aggressiveness but are not acknowledged. Examples ...more »
6 commentsSet guidelines for areas where panhandling should not occur as well not allowing it between the hours of 11pm and 6am
Currently Provincial laws regulate "HOW" a panhandler can behave. Aggressive Panhandling is dealt with solely by the actions of the panhandler
What the Provincial laws don't cover are "WHERE" and "WHEN" a panhandler can operate. These two items contribute to aggressiveness but are not acknowledged.
Examples
1. Panhandle over a cafe railing and even if the panhandler is "nice as pie" it can still be seen as aggressive if the person is in the middle of meal and can't simply walk away.
2. Panhandle right outside a bank machine and a person can be intimidated
3. Panhandle right at the bus stop can intimidate a newcomer to our town that will be already uneasy in a new city
4. Panhandle at 3 in the morning and the person walking down the street could be intimidated
Studies in other canadian cities show that 7to 8 out of 10 panhandlers will use the money for Drugs, alcohol and Cigarettes as well as use the moneys to avoid following rules set out by institutions meant to help them the Salvation Army or the Mission (No fighting, Drinking etc..). Not to mention panhandlers do impact tourists and visitors perception of Downtown and the other BIA's
Anyone who sympathizes with panhandlers should be giving the money to the Salvation Army, The mission, Unit 7 or other organizations that can far more effectively help the less fortunate amongst us.
REMEMBER When it comes to Panhandlers: If you give them Change, They'll stay the same
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Incremental Parking Ticket system
Tie parking tickets to the license plate. Revenue neutral so as to not cost the city any money 1st ticket free 2nd ticket $10 3rd ticket $20 4th ticket $30 5th ticket and beyond $50 Rationale is that the tourist gets 1 free pass to ensure they have a positive experience. The person who is simply an occasional visitor does not get discouraged from coming to BIA's The person who simply pay's the fines as the price for ...more »
10 commentsTie parking tickets to the license plate. Revenue neutral so as to not cost the city any money
1st ticket free
2nd ticket $10
3rd ticket $20
4th ticket $30
5th ticket and beyond $50
Rationale is that the tourist gets 1 free pass to ensure they have a positive experience. The person who is simply an occasional visitor does not get discouraged from coming to BIA's
The person who simply pay's the fines as the price for parking and racks up $2-$400 in parking tickets per year will see that double forcing them to change their behaviour
Not advocating for contracting out, but if the city decided thats the way they will go, then make the new computer system part of the tender
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Issue an RFP for City Centre West Lands
3 commentsIssue an RFP for an Urban Village for City Centre West lands with clearly defined terms of what the City is seeking and what incentives/tax breaks etc that it is offering.
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Close Pelissier St. between University Ave and Chatham St.
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Close Pelissier St between University Ave and Chatham St, creating a pedestrian only thoroughfare. (one lane approximately 60 feet long would need to be retained for access to/egress from the RBC garage.)
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Residential recruitment campaign for the core
I'd like to see this campaign funded as part of a residential intensification plan for the entire core Years ago I created a residential recruitment campaign for downtown that was supposed to be used for downtown workers that went unused and forgotten The campaign was based on the traffic time you save by living closer to work as well as the many amenities where you could spend that time The slogan line was DOWNTOWN ...more »
6 commentsI'd like to see this campaign funded as part of a residential intensification plan for the entire core
Years ago I created a residential recruitment campaign for downtown that was supposed to be used for downtown workers that went unused and forgotten
The campaign was based on the traffic time you save by living closer to work as well as the many amenities where you could spend that time
The slogan line was DOWNTOWN LIVING: The Time of your life
Use an extra 30 minutes of travel time per day or 3 hrs per week
Time for Riverfront,
Time for Exercise in the parks
Time for Arts,
Time for Cafe Culture
Time for Entertainment
Time for Free wireless on Ouellette
Time for Library
Time for Museums
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Last Call Bus!
People MIGHT be more likely to visit the downtown if City Transit provided RELIABLE late-night public transit.... perhaps even from the downtown and back again the next day to get your car... In a sort of "Validated Parking" sorta thing, where you still pay to park your car, but you get a There And Back sorta bus ticket, that gets you home at 2AM (Or as close as the bus rout takes you) and back downtown the next day to ...more »
2 commentsPeople MIGHT be more likely to visit the downtown if City Transit provided RELIABLE late-night public transit.... perhaps even from the downtown and back again the next day to get your car... In a sort of "Validated Parking" sorta thing, where you still pay to park your car, but you get a There And Back sorta bus ticket, that gets you home at 2AM (Or as close as the bus rout takes you) and back downtown the next day to get your car....
I know this flies contrary to the interests of a local entrepreneur, but people who were willing to wake up at home with their car will still use that certain business ;-)
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Stop creating new low income housing, use the money to renovate and rent existing units
Create policies that encourage Landlords to enroll their vacant apartments into low income housing units. Ensure that funds given to windsor to build unneeded new units are used to rehabilitate existing vacant apartments that are becoming blight Lobby MPP's to allow a different set of Landlord tenant policies for Windsor. Why not simply protect landlords rent by paying them directly for low income tenants. It makes ...more »
Add your commentCreate policies that encourage Landlords to enroll their vacant apartments into low income housing units. Ensure that funds given to windsor to build unneeded new units are used to rehabilitate existing vacant apartments that are becoming blight
Lobby MPP's to allow a different set of Landlord tenant policies for Windsor.
Why not simply protect landlords rent by paying them directly for low income tenants.
It makes no sense to me to build a new low income housing unit in a city that has the highest apartment vacancy rate in Canada while empty apts and houses literally rot away
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Augment retirement community strategy with active aging
Allocate resources to the www.retirehere.ca retirement community strategy to add active aging community strategies. The biggest part I believe we're missing is tracking participation and success rates of programs for seniors, then coming up with specific plans to increase those rates. Many times we think a retirement community strategy is founded only cheap housing and health care when that sends a horrible message ...more »
Add your commentAllocate resources to the www.retirehere.ca retirement community strategy to add active aging community strategies. The biggest part I believe we're missing is tracking participation and success rates of programs for seniors, then coming up with specific plans to increase those rates.
Many times we think a retirement community strategy is founded only cheap housing and health care when that sends a horrible message that retiring in Windsor is simply a cost effective way to "get sick and die" instead of the place spending you're years to "Be well and LIVE" . For that we need walkable communities programmed with activities, arts and more to show that Windsor is an amazing place
http://www.epa.gov/aging/bhc/pdf/2007-0512-ten-active-aging-strategies.pdf
most effective and safe physical activity programs for older adults are those that:
1) Set a specific goal for increasing older adult participation in physical activity.
2) Encourage physical activity as part of a healthy lifestyle.
3) Promote everyday tasks as opportunities for physically activity.
4) Offer a variety of group-based physical activity programs and self-directed opportunities that are suitable for older adults.
5) Offer physical activity programs that feature one or more components of physical
activity (cardiovascular, strength, flexibility, balance).
6) Conduct a census of active aging programs in the community/city.
7) Ensure that programs are safe and effective, and are tailored to meet the needs of individual participants.
8) Offer instruction in proper technique and provide adequate supervision.
9) Include behavioral support strategies to increase motivation and promote retention.
10) Address risk management and injury prevention
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Rotating street closures for a different part of downtown every weekend
I'd like to see a streetclosure party each week in Downtown but in a different area Let the public know there will always be a street party but allow a different area of downtown to be highlighted each week We always talk about downtown street closures in the terms of the entire downtown. Problem is with street closures will not succeed without programming. The area is simply too large to program Secondly, when we ...more »
Add your commentI'd like to see a streetclosure party each week in Downtown but in a different area
Let the public know there will always be a street party but allow a different area of downtown to be highlighted each week
We always talk about downtown street closures in the terms of the entire downtown.
Problem is with street closures will not succeed without programming.
The area is simply too large to program
Secondly, when we do close down the entire area, there are winners and losers, it would be nice to give every area of downtown a chance to be a winner. We could even have every area compete to see whose businesses contribute to the most entertaining and best decorated closure
Chatham street east one week
Chatham street west one week
North Ouellette one week
South Ouellette one week
Pelissier one week
Whatever area I forgot another week
12 closures, every area gets 2 per summer
I learned in politics that if you want to get people excited, always book a room smaller than what you need. We can enlarge the boundaries (I recommend closing 2 areas) as soon as the demand requires
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Municipal Election Education and Marketing
Idea: modeled on the "Burger Poll" of many political races, this will utilize participating locations in all wards in the City. Participating restaurants/pubs will be given ballots after the nominations close on September 10th. Customers visiting each location and purchasing a meal or beverage as selected by the participating location will be given a ballot. Each ballot will contain an opportunity to vote for one person ...more »
Add your commentIdea: modeled on the "Burger Poll" of many political races, this will utilize participating locations in all wards in the City.
Participating restaurants/pubs will be given ballots after the nominations close on September 10th. Customers visiting each location and purchasing a meal or beverage as selected by the participating location will be given a ballot. Each ballot will contain an opportunity to vote for one person for Mayor and one person for Councillor in the ward where the participating outlet is located. The bottom portion of the ballot will be a detachable piece that will list the dates and times of the advance polls and election day along with where to get more information on the voting process
Eg. Phog Lounge could have a "Poutine Poll". Anyone purchasing a poutine would be given a ballot. A running tally will be kept and weekly totals posted on Citizfaction on the Mayor's race and each ward.
For some locations the qualifier could be purchasing an appetizer or maybe a local beverage such as Walkerville ale.
Ultimately I'd like to get at least one location in all 10 wards.
If you know of any locations who may be interested, please list them in the comments
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Build a Shared-use trail along Riverside Drive
More residents will benefit from Riverside Drive if a wide shared-use trail is built to replace the current narrow sidewalk which is in poor condition in some places, and is technically illegal for cyclists, even though many choose to to do so, rather than risking their lives on the road. Many more people don't cycle in this area at all due to perceived dangers. Bike lanes are currently in the VISTA plan that has been ...more »
10 commentsMore residents will benefit from Riverside Drive if a wide shared-use trail is built to replace the current narrow sidewalk which is in poor condition in some places, and is technically illegal for cyclists, even though many choose to to do so, rather than risking their lives on the road. Many more people don't cycle in this area at all due to perceived dangers. Bike lanes are currently in the VISTA plan that has been held up by legal wrangling between some Riverside residents and the city. While bike lanes benefit commuter cyclists, they are not a viable solution for families, and will not add to the scenic nature of Riverside Drive. A beautiful trail along one side of the road could be safely enjoyed by walkers, joggers and cyclists, especially older people and children. It would also hopefully appease at least some of the residents opposed to the current plans.
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Parking for the Arts.
Currently there are 10 free parking spaces directly in front of City Hall, reserved for City Councillors only. There is an available Municipal lot 100 yards away. Place parking meters on these 10 spots, with a 30 minute time limit, $1.00 per 30 minutes from 8am to 8pm, Monday to Friday. Let's say an average of $15 per day of revenue from each meter - $150 for all of them. Should raise roughly 35 to 40 thousand for a year. ...more »
3 commentsCurrently there are 10 free parking spaces directly in front of City Hall, reserved for City Councillors only. There is an available Municipal lot 100 yards away. Place parking meters on these 10 spots, with a 30 minute time limit, $1.00 per 30 minutes from 8am to 8pm, Monday to Friday. Let's say an average of $15 per day of revenue from each meter - $150 for all of them. Should raise roughly 35 to 40 thousand for a year. Direct the revenue to the Windsor Endowment for the Arts in aid of long term support of the Windsor Arts community.
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Armories use
1 commentSolicit Mr. Maggio or even R & M auctions to display their cars in the Armories as an interim use and Museum. Both have such amazing collections that they would make for one of the best Tourist Attractions between here and Toronto. Allow them a deal that allows them to profit while at the same time creating the no brainer idea of an auto museum in an automotive town.
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Combine and Utilize "SeeClickFix.com" with this site
1 commentPeople combine Citizfaction's "Idea sharing" section with "SeeClickFix.com" for specific improvements to the City
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prioritize 2003 glengarry marentette CIP for implementation
prioritize 2003 glengarry marentette CIP for implementation http://www.citywindsor.ca/001985.asp recommendations start on page 37 We focus on City Center West when the Glengarry Marentette area may be the bigger opportunity The area is surrounded to the west by Downtown/Casino/Arena/Convention Center/City Hall To the East by a new train station To the south by Walkerville Bia and Wyandotte Center Bia To the North ...more »
4 commentsprioritize 2003 glengarry marentette CIP for implementation
http://www.citywindsor.ca/001985.asp recommendations start on page 37
We focus on City Center West when the Glengarry Marentette area may be the bigger opportunity
The area is surrounded
to the west by Downtown/Casino/Arena/Convention Center/City Hall
To the East by a new train station
To the south by Walkerville Bia and Wyandotte Center Bia
To the North by the riverfront, specifically the new festival plaza
This area should and could be the focus of residential intensification efforts. revitalizing this area would also help all small businesses contained in the BIA's adjacent to it.
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