New Ideas - January 2012

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You’ve reached the new idea forum for Sustainable Ballard. Please add your best new ideas for Sustainable Ballard or vote on the ideas you see here. The top 3 ideas at the end of January will win a prize. If your idea is winning at the end of January, please send your email address to info@sustainableballard.org to claim your prize.

Ideas can be about new projects or workshops, organizational improvements or anything that you think would improve Sustainable Ballard. Once we see the trends, we’ll share our next steps with you via Facebook, Twitter, our website and our newsletter.

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Reclaim Your Health Center (in-patient/out-patient)

Start a Center to teach, demonstrate, (and even treat) people to be healthy and paid by insurance companies/employers/investors.
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Kitchen Tools Lending Library

You can check out kitchen tools/appliances that aren't used often or things that you are thinking of buying but want to try out first. eg: grain mill, large canner, large pans/pots, kichenaid, panini grill, rice cooker, etc.
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Build a Block of Community Rain Gardens

Build a block of community rain gardens (10-15) as part of the 12,000 Rain Garden Campaign. Have local businesses adopt each garden. Idea by David Burger.
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Lending Tool Library

In addition to Book/DVD Library. Idea by Nicole Scott.
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Sustainable Ballard Garden Festival

Including Edible Garden Tour, Community Kitchens, Food Bank Project, BCC Garden - all tied together. Idea by Nicole Scott.
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Free Gardening Consultation

Gardeners willing to visit community gardens at apartment complexes to make suggestions and offer advice. For homeowners too. Apt. complexes such as Lock Vista, Lock Haven & others. Idea by Jacquie Powers.
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Sunday Sustainable Ballard Cinema

Collaborate with cafe such as Enlighten, Miro or Aster that already has a big following. Idea by Eric Smith.
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Bike air station at Golden Gardens/Downtown Ballard

Idea by John Munroe.
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No Cars on Market Street on Sundays

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Sustainable Tourism

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Ballard Bike-A-Duct

Elevated bikeway. Safe - View - Local Materials. Idea by John Munroe.
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Community Bike Shop

Patterned off the Bike Shack in University District. With limited hours albeit, but still in operation. Idea by Nicole Scott.
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Research other organizations methods of coordinating volunteers

getting people out and involved (e.g. Fremont Arts Council, Occupy Movement) Idea by Courtney Rosenstein
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Start a Sustainable Ballard Credit Union

or... Sustainable Ballard currency (e.g. 4th Corner Exchange - Ballard Bucks). Idea by Courtney Rosenstein
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Medicinal marijuana Farmers Market Saturdays at Sunset Hill Community Club

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WSLB Stores become Shelters, paid for by liquor profits

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Public Access to each Condo roof

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Road Diet Market Street

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Covered Sleeping Areas

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Covered Sidewalks

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New Ideas - January 2012

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There are two ways to get more votes:

Reclaim Your Health Center (in-patient/out-patient)

Kitchen Tools Lending Library

Build a Block of Community Rain Gardens

Lending Tool Library

Sustainable Ballard Garden Festival

Free Gardening Consultation

Sunday Sustainable Ballard Cinema

Bike air station at Golden Gardens/Downtown Ballard

No Cars on Market Street on Sundays

Sustainable Tourism

Ballard Bike-A-Duct

Community Bike Shop

Research other organizations methods of coordinating volunteers

Start a Sustainable Ballard Credit Union

Medicinal marijuana Farmers Market Saturdays at Sunset Hill Community Club

WSLB Stores become Shelters, paid for by liquor profits

Public Access to each Condo roof

Road Diet Market Street

Covered Sleeping Areas

Covered Sidewalks

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