Charity Events

Idea:

More neighborhood block party style events, like National Night Out, except with the intent of raising money to donate to charity.

Benefit:

More money for charity so more people can get help.

Location:

Citywide, OldIdea.

Children’s Tea Party

Idea:

Event that involves children, and parents, and community. Tables would be set in a park in a fancy way on a nice summer day, and tea and desserts would be served.

Benefit:

Children will learn how to eat at the table and enjoy.

Location:

Don't Know, OldIdea.

Bicycles for All – Help Everyone Find a Bike & Mark a Route

Idea:

Find a good route for bicyclists in a park or on a bike path. Use signs to mark the route and publicize. Perhaps at a special event or in a pilot program, work with the City and Veoride to offer city bicycles on that bike path. This may possibly include working with Veoride to pilot [Read more…]

Benefit:

Exercise for youth. This idea will make city bikes more accessible to more people who might not have a debit or credit card. This would benefit young people and others with limited resources. This would also bring attention to the need for more bicycle paths.

Location:

Citywide, OldIdea.

Classic Downtown Information Kiosk

Idea:

Now that we have movable tables and chairs for Lucy Larcom park, let’s build a temporary information kiosk. This could be put in Lucy Larcom Park or other active areas. Kiosks in golden age style (as in San Francisco) could serve as a focal point and place to exchange information. Perhaps a temporary replica one [Read more…]

Benefit:

Kiosks could define the downtown area, as well as serving as communication centers. A temporary wooden one could pave the way for creating them across the downtown area and give visitors the impression that Lowell is a bustling place with many activities.

Location:

Downtown / JAM, OldIdea.

Lowell Transitional Living Center Community Cleanup

Idea:

Work with Lowell Transitional Living Center (LTLC) to do a community cleanup with both community volunteers and volunteers who utilize the shelter.

Benefit:

Makes Lowell clean and beautiful! Builds bridges across communities, gives everyone a chance to give back.

Location:

Citywide, OldIdea.

Clean City and Canals

Idea:

At regular intervals, members of our community get together and clean our city streets of trash and stuff. We make a site where people who want to help can get connected with these groups. High school students, Boys and Girls Club, Lowell residents, Canal Water Cleaners, and other community groups join together and clean our [Read more…]

Benefit:

A clean city will encourage people to take walks, jog, bike, and spend time exploring the city. It would also give them a sense of security, which inspires them to shop and contribute to the economic growth.

Location:

Citywide, OldIdea.

Pop-Up Clean-Up Stations

Idea:

Put up pop-up signs and bins at key locations. These would have bags, gloves, and bins for any citizen, on their own, to do continuous ongoing cleanup.

Benefit:

Beautification of Lowell!! And momentum and reminder not to litter

Location:

Citywide, OldIdea.

Colorful Crosswalks

Idea:

Lets show what an artful town Lowell is by employing artists to design and paint in the spaces between the spaces on the crosswalks downtown. We could hold a forum for artists to submit ideas, vet them with public safely experts (visibility/materials) and then select the ideas to be implemented. City would need to collaborate [Read more…]

Benefit:

Employ artists. Enhance crosswalk identification. Beautify downtown. Give the message that Lowell is a artful place and values that distinction.

Location:

Downtown / JAM, OldIdea.

Flower Boxes for Lowell

Idea:

Tall, grey buildings need more color – add more flower boxes to dark areas of the city.

Benefit:

Adds life to city

Location:

Don't Know, OldIdea.

Comeback Kitchen Table Lowell Edition

Idea:

Nashua had an art project where 10 kitchen tables were painted and put around the community. These tables created a scene and could be used for picnics, kids’ play, or to provoke discussion. Sponsors would be sought to provide artist stipends and donated materials (old tables) would be used and given new life.

Benefit:

This would create a special theme that people from outside of the community would want to visit and "see them all" in special locations in Lowell that might be overlooked. They might provoke conversations, neighborhood residents could use them for picnics, and each table could represent a tradition in Lowell's [Read more…]

Location:

Citywide, OldIdea.