Dog Park

Idea:

The current Lowell dog park is in a difficult-to-reach location and cannot permanently stay. We should research potential locations for a new dog park, and perhaps even do a day-long event in the space for dog owners and their dogs, serving drinks and food, to generate support for a new park. If a new dog [Read more…]

Benefit:

Make Lowell pet-friendly! The current Lowell dog park is in a distant location from downtown. Some homeless people have pitched a tent next to it as well, creating challenges for volunteers who clean the park. Currently we have to drive to Hudson or Andover to use their dog parks. We’d [Read more…]

Location:

Don't Know, OldIdea.

Recycle Bin to Feed Animals for Pet-friendly Events

Idea:

A DIY Lowell team could create a recycling bin that will dispense dog or cat food when an item is recycled. This could be used at pet-friendly events to encourage recycling. It would be available to any group who does such an event.

Benefit:

It will also provide more locations to recycle instead of items being thrown out. It provides incentive for people to recycle too.

Location:

Citywide, OldIdea.