Rooftop Garden Demonstration

Idea:

On flat rooftops, there should be gardens and unused urban rooftops can be designed for community and volunteer-maintained gardens, where there can be volunteer days for anyone to come out and help maintain the space and bring home harvested produce. A DIY Lowell Team can create a “demonstration” garden on the roof of a public [Read more…]

Benefit:

It would increase the amount of local and affordable produce, while beautifying an under-utilized space or spaces in the city. Gardens help decrease CO2 in the atmosphere AND save energy bills for buildings. Less runoff water in sewage from storms

Location:

Citywide, Don't Know, OldIdea.

Outdoor Movies Expansion

Idea:

A DIY Lowell team began to catalogue outdoor movie opportunities that happen in Lowell. They also showed two downtown movies “on the bricks” although they were rained out. This would continue their work and add a series of outdoor movie events where families can sit on the grass together and watch family-friendly movies with open [Read more…]

Benefit:

This would benefit the community by providing a great activity for kids and families to participate in socially-distanced fun while still maintaining a sense of community. It would also help support small businesses like food trucks and local vendors.

Location:

Don't Know, OldIdea.