Group

ID #

Idea

1

100001

Interstate bypass that bypasses Knoxville.

1

100002

User fee for visitors to Smokey Mountains toward cleaning up the air.

1

100003

Mass transit that connects all counties and links to Smokey Mountains to control pollution and  numbers of cars into our region's greatest asset.

1

100004

We become a region without limits and embrace the "we" mentality.

1

100005

Clean up our downtown and surrounding rural areas.

1

100006

Vibrant downtown with quality entertainment, restaurants, employment opportunities, etc.

1

100007

Revitalized market square with shopping and entertainment.

1

100008

Launch a campaign to get to know our neighbors and welcome new people to our area.

1

100009

More public participation in public works decisions.

1

100010

Eliminate territorial barrier which promotes little fiefdoms.

1

100011

Revitalization of downtown area in keeping with its historic heritage.

1

100012

Concentrated effort to preserve homes or any establishment of historic value; everybody be more concerned.

1

100013

More and better shops in Knoxville and Fountain City so we don't have to go west.

1

100014

K-14 so students get 2 years of college on their high school campus.

1

100015

Produce affordable and special needs housing.

1

100016

Address water quality and solid waste issues for the region.

1

100017

Encourage landscape plantings for long-term, both residential and commercial (i.e.. no Bradford pears).

1

100018

More parks and open space areas.

1

100019

More recreation areas in Grainger County.

1

100020

Teach local government leaders to vision.

1

100021

Development of clean high-tech industry.

1

100022

Humane Society in Grainger County.

1

100023

Create and foster a creative arts council for the nine county region.

1

100024

Development of a draw for each downtown in our area (like the Chattanooga Aquarium).

1

100025

Provide top quality public education.

1

100026

Involve more people in volunteer projects (i.e.. hospital, mentoring, children, literacy, etc.).

1

100027

More planning that we implement in terms of development that protects investments and makes the area desirable.

1

100028

Requirement for developers to be more concerned for the environment, especially during excavation.

2

100029

City commits itself to change economic barriers regarding development.

2

100030

Establish competitive schools at elementary and secondary levels (i.e.. vouchers).

2

100031

More community spaces: greenways, sidewalks, etc.

2

100032

Safe, clean, litter-free environment in our region.

2

100033

Art/cultural center within a bike ride from everyone in Knoxville.

2

100034

Government and corporate support for core family values.

2

100035

Internationally superior public school system.

2

100036

Improve downtown Knoxville to once again become capital of the region.

2

100037

Work with TVA-to improve water quality, and change lake draw-down policies for recreation.

2

100038

One governmental structure for Knox County.

2

100039

Regional environmentally sound mass transit system.

2

100040

Establish a center or school for entrepreneurs.

2

100041

Affordable quality child care for everyone who needs it.

2

100042

More industrial and commercial plazas without disturbing esthetics of areas and roads.

2

100043

Fewer borders; more cooperation.

1

100044

More clean air.

1

100045

Encourage continuing community education.

1

100046

Working through educational system to meet family needs in neighborhoods (even needs that aren't educational).

1

100047

More compassion for the undeserved.

1

100048

Neighborhood-based art districts, each with its own flavor.

1

100049

Program to reduce roadside trash.

1

100050

Connect more with natural aspects of the region (i.e.. plants, weather, water, topography) to understand importance and how they shape our lives.

1

100051

Regional efforts and abilities to recruit new business and industry.

1

100052

Have ongoing community groups to discuss concerns regarding community.

1

100053

Schools open in evening to meet family needs (educational, child care, etc.).

1

100054

Equal access to justice.

1

100055

Affordable quality health care for all.

1

100056

Activity centers for people of all ages.

1

100057

No smoking in public buildings.

1

100058

Better funding for school music/arts programs.

1

100059

Better public transportation system.

1

100060

Making education one of our top priorities.

1

100061

Comprehensive services for hyper-active, learning disabled, and emotionally-disturbed children and their families.

1

100062

Better race relations.

1

100063

Establish internationally recognized system of neighborhood parks.

1

100064

Equal access to information technology.

1

100065

Equal educational opportunities.

1

100066

Regionally unified public transportation system.

1

100067

Eradicate family violence in all its forms.

1

100068

Meet the challenge as stewards of the environment, as well as of community.

1

100069

Develop a communications model to help us share in the dreams and aspirations of the region.

1

100070

Mass transit to larger cities.

1

100071

Natural resources and aesthetic qualities of the region protected.

1

100072

Health care access and prevention efforts.

1

100073

Regional mass transit with prepaid ridership cards, especially for employees throughout the region.

1

100074

Learn about and understand each other's counties so we can better promote them.

1

100075

Concentrate on existing companies - assisting them to become a more valuable asset to our region.

1

100076

Revitalize the downtown areas.

1

100077

Improve opportunities for young people to participate responsibly in their communities.

1

100078

Build independent communities within our cities to increase the independence of the people in those communities.

1

100079

Improve the quality and lessen the class size in the K-12 public school system.

1

100080

Create a visual arts center(s) featuring regional artists, combining studio and retail space.

1

100081

Develop a regional rail transportation system with high speed rail from downtown Knoxville to the airport.

1

100082

Making our region a safe place to live and work.

1

100083

Dismantle institutional racism.

1

100084

Incorporate other voices to reflect the demographic changes in the region.

1

100085

Incorporate other voices to reflect the demographic changes in the region.

1

100086

All educational systems work together to ensure that children have the best education they can.

1

100087

Vibrant cultural life, so there's always something to do.

1

100088

Clean up rivers and lake and solve air pollution in the Smokey Mountains.

1

100089

Planned living spaces with easy access to schools and recreational areas.

1

100090

Greater emphasis on education from Kindergarten through college.

1

100091

Viable affordable mass transit system for the region.

1

100092

Proper care of animals - how we care for animals reflects on us as a society.

1

100093

Build nine-county website, a centralized database, for searching for information on the nine-county region.

1

100094

Improve interstate system.

1

100095

Unified codes and enforcement.

1

100096

Improve adult educational programs - increase literacy among adults.

1

100097

Enforce trash regulations vis a vis roadside clean-up.

1

100098

Improve and make equitable phone systems among the region.

1

100099

Enhance reading and math scores among high school students.

1

100100

Regional approach to industrial recruitment.

1

100101

Zoning.

1

100102

Provide access to everyone to the internet and technology.

1

100103

Higher paying jobs for companies that are environmentally friendly.

1

100104

Accelerate formation of regional technology corridor.

1

100105

Continue to work on quality health care to make accessible to all citizens in the region.

1

100106

Outdoor aesthetics and greenways for our schools, shopping areas, etc.

1

100107

Identify good schools in the area and raise the rest of the schools to their level.

1

100108

Knoxville has vibrant downtown with opportunities to live, work in places with greenspace and that are friendly to people.

1

100109

Address growing population of Hispanic people, esp. regarding education, housing, etc.

1

100110

Better transportation.

1

100111

Performing arts center (really good).

1

100112

Better education.

1

100113

Community Centers.

1

100114

Maintain lake levels longer.

1

100115

Control suburbanization.

1

100116

Railway transit system.

1

100117

Use existing rail lines for transit system.

1

100118

Children's discovery center downtown.

1

100119

More parks and recreation areas.

1

100120

Clean up Lake Loudon.

1

100121

Local calling in all 9 counties.

1

100122

Multiple linked-end, destination tourist facilities (minimum 9).

1

100123

Better infrastructure.

1

100124

Consolidation of city-county government under a metro government. (Knoxville-Knox County).

1

100125

Training/conference center.

1

100126

One hundred percent adaptive reused downtown with 24 hour occupancy.

1

100127

Secure historical support for development and redevelopment.

1

100128

Honest and open efforts, planning, and negotiation regarding ethnic relations in the region.

1

100129

Plan more activities bringing together elementary and middle school students to develop better understanding of diversity.

1

100130

More community awareness of special needs kids as they transition into work force after school.

1

100131

Limit suburban sprawl and rampant development of rural and agricultural lands.

1

100132

Preservation and revitalization of downtown areas and smaller cities.

1

100133

Development of facilities and institutions for training individuals for low-tech and manual jobs.

1

100134

Design and develop a user-friendly public transit system that cuts across county lines.

1

100135

Protect environmental and scenic resources of this place by promoting recycling of urban neighborhoods, open space protection, and other alternatives to the rapid urban sprawl that we now experience.

1

100136

Plan for green space and community outdoor recreational facilities.

1

100137

More affordable nursing home and retirement communities.

1

100138

Improve the educational system for students who don't have the opportunity to go to university (skilled technical and trades).

1

100139

Clean up and beautification of local downtown areas.

1

100140

Build more roads and restrict large trucks from using fast lane on interstate.

1

100141

Thriving Worlds Fair site.

1

100142

Improve education - increasing non-standard opportunities (i.e.. magnet schools).

1

100143

Plan and develop activities that support art/ music early in education process.

1

100144

Provide bike trails/paths/lanes that connect each of the counties.

1

100145

Integrate government decision-making process so that collaboration not competition happens.

1

100146

Begin designing communities on human and pedestrian scale instead of for autos.

1

100147

Adult education in rural areas.

1

100148

Place for supervised activities for youth (esp. Grainger).