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Incentives - Crumbling Residential Infrastructure
Hi, With GreenOn projects at a halt, what will the municipality be doing to give homeowners incentives related to energy savings? To preserve residential infrastructure, what is the city doing? We have very nice rural areas with new infrastructure projects being built by Dalron and Zulich and a lackluster residential downtown core. I recommend that we are either give short-term property tax breaks (like the successful projects in Hamilton, ON) and or one-time grants to renovate external fascia on homes, fencing, etc... Let's keep our city blossoming! We have pockets of the city with older infrastructure that is not currently getting the attention it needs. We are also very interested in understanding how DIYers can benefit from typical home renovation grants. Currently all grants require certified contractor quotes and requiring completion by a business owner. We need to be empowering home owners to maintain there own homes (which stimulates the economy long-term vs. short term). We would like to see incentive programs changing to empower home owners, not have them at the mercy of local contractors. superstackcity.com
about 2 years ago
Create software & a dashboard button to provide drivers with a quick & easy pothole tracking device to notify the city of pothole locations
Provide some drivers in the City of Greater Sudbury with dashboard buttons that, when pressed, send a GPS signal to the Pothole Patrol to notify them of where a pothole is. The city relies on citizens to notify them of where potholes are but often drivers forget to call the city when they finally stop their cars and are able to call the city with the information. This time delay leads to potholes sitting unrepaired for longer, more erratic driving and damage to cars. This in-car notification system will notify the city immediately of the locations needing attention and potholes will be repaired faster.
almost 2 years ago
Extend 4 lane at Kingsway (eastbound) to Highway 17 bypass by 500 feet
Currently, when travelling on the Kingsway, eastbound, past the future site of the Arena/Casino, the 4 lane roadway converges about 500 feet before the Highway 17 (south) turnoff. This is a busy area every day around 5pm, and will only get busier once we have thousands of concert goers leaving the new arena at night. Currently, vehicles travel smoothly all along the far east end of the Kingsway, only to have to merge together for 500 feet before they split off towards Highway 17 and Bypass. Adding a very small section of a laneway would keep traffic flowing smoothly, especially when there is a red light at the intersection. By keeping 2 lanes along this corridor, vehicles planning on taking the 17 bypass can stay in the right (curb) lane, and clear a large amount of congestion during busy times.
almost 2 years ago
Build a sustainable city with renewable energy cooperatives or renewable energy bonds
Create a program leveraging Sudbury Hydro that gives Sudburians an opporunity to invest in the building of a sustainable city that is powered by renewable energy. The concept is to give people the opportunity to purchase bonds for a set amount with a guaranteed rate of return where the proceeds of the fund goes into the building of renewable energy plants such as solar farms, wind turbine farms, thermal energy, biofuels, etc... It is obvious that we would not be able to rely on one sole technology but would have to have different energy technologies to ensure a 24 hour supply energy. But there are specialists like Rocky Mountain Institute in the US (I am sure there are Canadian Companies with similar skill sets) that have the expertise to build an energy plan that we can get behind and ensure that we move away from expensive and polluting energy sources.
almost 2 years ago
Roof top gardens to feed the homeless fresh fruit and veggies
Build roof top hydroponic gardens on downtown buildings to improve the city landscape, feed the homeless and help improve the overall health of the downtown core. Considering that there are a large number of human services focused on homeless citizens in the downtown area, there is an opportunity to improve the general well being of our fellow citizens. It could also include an element of encouraging homeless people to participate in growing the produce. I would also look at selling any excess fruits and veggies to local restaurants and grocers. It is an opportunity to use social enterprise to empower each other and build a sustainable city. It should be noted that there is energy savings associated with roof top gardens. Simply look at examples in Montreal and Toronto to seer how it becomes a net zero enterprise if well planned.
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