Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space

"A community’s physical form, rather than its land uses, is its most intrinsic and enduring characteristic." [Katz, EPA] This blog focuses on place and placemaking and all that makes it work--historic preservation, urban design, transportation, asset-based community development, arts & cultural development, commercial district revitalization, tourism & destination development, and quality of life advocacy--along with doses of civic engagement and good governance watchdogging.

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Good citizen ideas

Your Good Ideas, Congressman Cliff Stearns

from the editorial in the Florida Times-Union:

Sharing ideas with politicians can be like shouting inside a sound-proof booth. But U.S. Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-Ocala, who represents part of Westside Jacksonville, has come up with a booklet with the ideas of his constituents that he calls "Your Good Ideas."

The booklet originated from responses to a Stearns' survey by more than 8,000 constituents. Stearns sought and assembled ideas on topics that included Iraq, health care, Social Security, taxes, immigration, energy and education.

"Through this booklet, the public can see a responsive government, one that values their input," Stearns said in a letter from his office. "Already I am working on legislation based upon some of these ideas."
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I haven't read it yet, but it sounds interesting. I wonder how many of the ideas are good?

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