All Ideas

Did-You-Know Signs About Lowell

Idea:

Create a Did You Know sign campaign to show how zoning, tax, and parking regulations and laws shape the design of Lowell. For example – Did You Know smaller buildings with a mixture of uses in Cupples Square create more tax revenue per acre than big box stores on the edge of Lowell? Or – [Read more…]

Benefit:

Getting people to understand how land use policy affects development could start a dialogue to update our zoning laws and parking regulations for a better Lowell.
Location:

Citywide.

Pilot for a District-Wide Mural Project

Idea:

Lynn had a large mural project, Beyond Walls, that drew a lot of publicity! We could kick off a Lowell mural project with Lowell artists. This could include small walls outside the historic district such as working with a property owner on Appleton Street, or it could include murals on plywood or on banners that [Read more…]

Benefit:

Beautifying the already beautiful city, tourist target. A small pilot mural project could start the conversation for a bigger grant with a big kick-off that could redefine and draw tourists to new districts.
Location:

Acre, Downtown / JAM.

3D Crosswalks

Idea:

Work with the City to find a place that it is legal and welcome to paint one or more 3-D Crosswalks. These 3-D Crosswalks could be reflective of neighborhoods and different flags throughout our city, since we are a colorful and diverse city.
Benefit:

Keep our pedestrians, bicyclists, skateboarders, and children safer, especially since we have a lot of schools and big, major intersections between them. Raise awareness and the profile of our diverse neighborhoods.
Location:

Don't Know.