Group No. Idea No. Idea
1 100651 Use our geographic location to attract large industries.
1 100664 Recruit companies to our area that will pay good wages.
1 100663 Establish emergency services communication network.
1 100662 Build planned communities that promote pedestrian activity by having living areas within walking distance to schools, shopping and parks.
1 100661 Eliminate highway billboards.
1 100660 Love more/ hate less- work together for higher quality of life.
1 100659 Total regional planning with strong zoning regulations.
1 100658 Salaries for police officers/ deputies.
1 100657 Improve unsafe roadways/bridges ( Broadway and Lovell Rd. bridges).
1 100656 Make use of unused /underdeveloped areas before considering annex or expansion.
1 100655 Improve road networks.
1 100654 Make all communities have a uniform building code.
1 100637 Developed plan of 9 counties having labor management cooperative committee with professional facilitators.
1 100652 Develop monorail transportation system.
1 100667 Strict anti-littering laws with PR and appropriate sanctions.
1 100650 Spallation neutron source brought to area and other similar projects.
1 100649 OR becomes at Y12 a national training facility of machinists.
1 100648 Preserve our existing assets and not allow them to be compromised by uncontrolled development.
1 100646 Improve our children's education (not just the buildings)
1 100644 Development of lakefront.
1 100643 Super PR to lose the "glow in the dark" image of O.R. and surrounding area.
1 100642 Continued diversification between public and private sector employment.
1 100641 Regional training facility for tri-athletes.
1 100640 Actively pursue modernization of Y12 and endure X10 remains H premier research facility.
1 100639 Committee to protect environment during expansions with managed growth.
1 100638 Biking/hiking trail system that would run by waterways and other points of interest and would allow people to begin biking from their own neighborhoods.
1 100653 Encourage developers to adopt sustainable building practices.
1 100679 Make county teachers' pay commensurate with municipal teachers.
1 100692 Conservation offset for any new development.
1 100691 Develop interest in other sports than traditional ones.
1 100690 Re-establish retail base in OR.
1 100689 At all levels, encourage rowing as a sport.
1 100688 Vitalize best product to catch people running red lights.
1 100687 Make cities/countries responsible for their actions and services.
1 100686 Revitalize centers if small towns.
1 100685 Ground based commercial signs only.
1 100684 Increase minimum wage to living wage.
1 100683 Control Commercial and residential sprawl.
1 100682 High speed rail service to Memphis, Atlanta, Cincinnati. , Charlotte.
1 100665 Manipulate strengths of other counties to better our entire region.
1 100680 Expand after school programs and events.
1 100666 Attract major industry to area with incentives if necessary.
1 100678 Preserve original housing in OR
1 100677 Regional multipurpose recycling facility affordable to all communities.
1 100676 Strengthen city/ county government services before geo. expansion.
1 100675 Continue to develop ETTP site after clean up.
1 100674 Discourage mega centers that destroy private enterprise.
1 100673 Recruit business that are proactive in supporting family values.
1 100672 Equal access to healthcare and higher education.
1 100671 Plan strategic open space, greenways and prime agricultural. Lands.
1 100670 Intra county (9) rail service.
1 100669 Connect/ expand OR sidewalks.
1 100668 WNBA basketball team
1 100645 Make it easier to get around .
1 100681 Mandatory background checks for all involved with children's education.
1 100647 Develop method to endure continued electric power service during bad weather.
2 100716 Have the world's best health care.
2 100717 Improve public transportation for all, especially seniors.
2 100715 Make 9 counties the world leader in clean recycling industries specializing in reuse and recycling.
2 100714 Take into consideration the unique qualities of each area and embrace our uniqueness.
2 100713 Develop a more skilled workforce, reduce dropout rate and adopt stiffer academic requirements.
2 100712 All 9 counties work together in economic development, industry and transportation in order to benefit everyone.
2 100711 Build on the strengths of ORNL, Center for Manufacturing Technology and UT for creation of good attractions.
2 100710 Identify a best practices plan in elementary and secondary education and establish a summer training center for teaching them to other teachers.
2 100709 Have a large meeting facility in each of the counties for town meetings and community events that will encourage participation.
2 100708 Make agricultural research the best in the country through UT and UT agricultural extension.
2 100707 Build a greenway that connects all 9 counties.
2 100693 More attention and more funds to the arts and culture of our region.
2 100702 Develop a mass transportation system of the future (rail) to showcase the mountains and tie into the urban areas.
2 100718 Promote "adopt a grandparent" programs to meet needs and share wealth of wisdom and perspective.
2 100706 Provide a 1000 plus person forum in the center of Oak Ridge for regional meetings and events and arts.
2 100694 Pay more attention - clean up pollution especially in mountains (air, water, solid waste, emissions).
2 100703 Call on area churches to focus on family unit as a measure to combat drugs, domestic violence, crime, and to build family and community heritage.
2 100705 Create alternate/contiguous destination with alternate travel methods (link sites) - monorail, rail/bus, river, minimize automobile travel.
2 100701 Funding and emphasis on education beginning with elementary level.
2 100700 Planning for roads to embrace the entire region and plan for 10-20 years into the future.
2 100699 Build an understanding within the 9 county - unified industrial recruitment is more productive than 9 competitive plans.
2 100698 Embrace our past, historical landmarks, historical preservation, development.
2 100697 Attract industry with good growth potential and high paying jobs.
2 100696 Water - how to use this wonderful asset to our betterment.
2 100695 Provide major funding at state level for UTK as the premier state university.
2 100704 Turn run-down areas of the city into a living museum of the past.
3 100732 Diversity programs.
3 100733 Some type of facility to teach people how to take care of their health.
3 100734 Another art museum.
3 100735 Identify and enhance the history and culture of the region.
3 100736 Remove government barriers to success such as rules and regulations.
3 100737 Bigger libraries.
3 100738 Provide a place for youth to learn music and perform.
3 100739 Bypass around Knoxville which won't be obsolete before it is built.
3 100731 Develop tourist attractions - open spaces away from Pigeon Forge, Gatlinberg.
3 100741 Planning to provide open space and views.
3 100740 A civic auditorium with a couple of different sized spaces.
3 100730 Provide youth activity facilities mostly for athletics…soccer, swimming, etc.
3 100729 A large network of economical and eco-friendly public transit.
3 100728 Clean up the environment - air, water and aesthetics.
3 100727 Knoxville should stop annexing and re-build itself from within.
3 100725 Work for political unity with the rest of the state.
3 100722 Oak Ridge Mall could be better and bigger.
3 100721 Responsible employers.
3 100720 Develop a transportation network to include non-interstate multi-lane highways and centralized subway network.
3 100719 A large scale organization for studying state issues.
3 100742 Some type of required planning commission.
3 100726 Focus on the different number of cultures in the arts and in entertainment.
3 100723 Would like to have a couple of youth golf courses.
3 100724 Do more to support education at the secondary school level.
4 100771 Senior center with pool and meeting rooms, dancing, exercise in Oak Ridge.
4 100750 Encourage builders to build economical housing with internet ready wiring.
4 100749 Opportunities for involvement of younger citizens - ages 18 to 35.
4 100748 Form an economic authority to utilize our natural resources, like timber and high quality water.
4 100747 Preservation of regional historic places.
4 100746 All ages gathering place.
4 100745 Interaction between younger and older people.
4 100744 Information/guide on local events.
4 100751 Provide reasonable health care and/or insurance for everyone, especially for small businesses - as an incentive with no pre-existing conditions.
4 100761 Become a water sports center.
4 100770 Local phone calls in region.
4 100769 Cracker Barrel at the intersection of Highway 95 and Interstate 40.
4 100767 Form a long range public/private authority to plan, finance, and bring about desired public facilities.
4 100766 Clean mass transportation inside Smokies Park (replaces individual transportation).
4 100765 Expand Am. Museum of Energy to include a history of Manhattan project house, alphabet houses, to be part of historic tour that includes Am. Museum of Energy, Women's Hall of Fame, other historic sites, dams.
4 100764 DOE/TVA/UT own too much land.
4 100763 Balanced use of media for multi-county benefit.
4 100762 Bike lanes and laws.
4 100743 Organize information and schedule about the area.
4 100758 Form a study commission to explore the merging of local governmental entities and how to do it.
4 100760 Regional zoning/land use authority.
4 100759 Start a branch of a four year college in Oak Ridge or upper class opportunity.
4 100757 Improve University of TN education in effort to keep young people in region.
4 100756 Restore and re-open Sunsphere to public.
4 100755 Recycling in a big, big way (everything), to preserve the entire region including the Smokies
4 100754 10,000 seat arena area, convention and assembly center in Oak Ridge.
4 100753 EJT - education that produces good jobs and leads to taxes.
4 100752 Public transit that links region and preserves greenways.
4 100768 Improve signage in the area.
5 100779 Keep "green-ness" in future development.
5 100791 Improve wages throughout entire region - by increasing employment opportunities.
5 100785 High tech infrastructure.
5 100790 Leverage our research and development base to attract and grow high tech jobs.
5 100789 Better marketing of our regional assets.
5 100788 Sidewalks, greenways and bike paths.
5 100787 Employers actively reaching out to employ people with disabilities.
5 100786 Common vision within region.
5 100784 Affordable regional health care.
5 100783 Find needed economies of scale for the 9 counties by collectively managing resources and programs.
5 100782 Need to clean up the environmental "legacy" we have inherited.
5 100792 Cluster gathering places to form a basis for developing a regional transit system.
5 100780 Make ORNL a world-class research facility and ensure that it stays that way - need to acquire adequate funding.
5 100778 Be able to love, honor, and respect the uniqueness of all individuals.
5 100777 Develop affordable housing communities for families with children and young.
5 100776 Rapid transit system throughout region.
5 100775 Local companies training and using local labor force, materials - keep money local.
5 100781 Housing that is livable for people with mobility impairments.
5 100794 Encourage regional tele-commuting to preserve resources.
5 100774 Good industrial base with good paying jobs.
5 100772 Raise education level for all.
5 100793 Affordable housing for all.
5 100773 Further develop river fronts.
6 100817 Mass campaign to clean up Oak Ridge (physically and/or alter perception) - include large group.
6 100812 Forest policy.
6 100825 Eldercare.
6 100823 Reduce redundancy in youth services and other service agencies - coordinate - central coordination.
6 100821 Prosper by focusing on diversity.
6 100820 Link 9 counties so that anyone can get to their destination - mass transit, bikes, train, trolley, like in Sweden. Mass, accessible, cheap, frequent (arterial system).
6 100813 Relaxed lifestyle - less crime and less drugs.
6 100814 Foster growth through creative tax incentives.
6 100816 Careful, city, county, state, federal that uses the least taxes for the most benefit - region with ways of training leaders - broader base of input from citizens.
6 100818 School for the arts - young and old - like Arrowmont.
6 100819 Establish a community led effort to fight drugs - as opposed to law enforcement.
6 100811 Region wide interconnected network of greenways and open spaces.
6 100822 Focus on children at risk through programs we already have.
6 100815 Develop jobs for young people who are hanging around - maybe recreational opportunities.
6 100808 Have a motto such as "gateway to the mountains of the south" to sell the region and a shorter name for nine counties one vision.
6 100795 Preserve the greenery of the scenery.
6 100824 Use focus group of young adults to determine what kinds of things need to be done in Oak Ridge.
6 100809 Do electric car research and production.
6 100807 Become known for doing one thing really well.
6 100806 Break down civic parochialism with regard to recreational, arts, cultural, commercial organizations - create umbrella organizations - unite Oak Ridge/Knoxville (example) (think of ourselves as region) (music arts league).
6 100805 Help to establish better image for Oak Ridge and surrounding regions.
6 100804 Promote the arts not only to draw others to the area, but to our existing arts and artists.
6 100802 Raise the academic standards in schools and colleges.
6 100801 Work on regional effort on retail business.
6 100800 Bring in more quality high tech industry.
6 100799 Strengthen and expand recreation facilities.
6 100798 Coordination between organizations in the region - example industrial development.
6 100803 A stable employment base that we lost, a working lifetime and provide opportunity for our kids to live and work here.
6 100796 High speed train between here, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Cincinnati.
6 100810 Rename nine counties one vision (9c1v) to 911.
6 100797 Stop urban sprawl.
7 100851 Build I-75 connector through Roan and Anderson Counties without passing through Knoxville.
7 100841 More opportunities for teens under 18 to have worthwhile jobs.
7 100842 Equalize public education in all areas.
7 100843 Parking garage at Oak Ridge Hospital.
7 100844 Free telephone calls between all counties in the region.
7 100846 Internet access for doctors in outlying areas for diagnosis and treatments.
7 100848 Form regional leadership council to promote and facilitate implementation of 9 county one vision results.
7 100850 Build regional Children's Museum.
7 100852 Intergenerational housing in planned neighborhoods.
7 100840 Good retirement housing in every county- attractive, walking trails, nice restaurant, medical facilities and accommodate all income levels.
7 100845 All counties get together and coordinate on theater and performing arts.
7 100853 Nice shopping stores decentralized, as little like a mall as possible (community shopping).
7 100849 Public services coordinated throughout the region - fire, police, ambulance, utilities.
7 100827 Horticultural conservatories built enclosed in domes, like Mitchell Park, Milwaukee, WI.
7 100847 Strictly enforced zoning laws along highways.
7 100839 Central neighborhood facilities for grocery deliveries - like cluster mailboxes.
7 100826 Interlocking bikeways and walkways between schools, parks and neighborhoods.
7 100828 Larger cities enable smaller communities with mobile museums, plays, etc..
7 100829 Sewer and water expansion.
7 100830 Expand Department of Education vision/mission to include modernizing grades K-12.
7 100831 A Tivoli garden around Oak Ridge Museum.
7 100833 Make underground conduits large enough to accommodate future changes in utilities.
7 100834 Fast, efficient, and easily accessible public transportation that is non-polluting and affordable - connecting the entire region.
7 100835 Reactivate rail system for freight, relieving interstate congestion.
7 100836 Expand Oak Ridge civic center to become better meeting place.
7 100838 Attract and land at least one, large private sector company employing 1000 plus employees per county and more than minimum wage.
7 100832 Really nice ice skating rink in Oak Ridge.
7 100837 Schools and libraries and gyms open on weekends and during summer so they become useful neighborhood community facilities.
8 100873 Sports, art, music regionally for youth.
8 100867 Pilot life cycle approaches to suburban living.
8 100868 Pivot interstate to by-pass our cities with business connection.
8 100869 Expand Museum of Appalachia to include horseback riding, and other activities which would draw younger people.
8 100870 Take advantage of cultural diversity of Oak Ridge area.
8 100875 Better day care facilities - and more of them.
8 100872 Attract major private corporate research to locate in nine county area.
8 100874 More choices for affordable assisted living for senior adults.
8 100866 Bring camp invention from Inventors Hall of Fame.
8 100860 Science camp for young campers, etc..
8 100871 Statistically demonstrate the health of citizens of this area is superior.
8 100855 Improve educational system so it ranks as one of the top 5 in US - include life long learning.
8 100862 Maintain State parks, more funding.
8 100854 Marketing OP as a shopping place or Mecca for surrounding towns.
8 100865 Arts program - continue to develop.
8 100856 Preserve history of area and region.
8 100857 Build drive to observation points to see our communities.
8 100858 Conservatory to encompass storytelling, woodcraft, theater, etc.
8 100859 Combine efforts for enrichment programs for school age children during summer time.
8 100861 Preserve and enhance our environment, (mountains, rivers, state parks, forests, etc.).
8 100863 Development of extensive public transportation.
8 100864 Science education center year round.
9 100876 Encourage science and technology region as a whole.
9 100877 Improve mass transit.
9 100878 International Rowing venue site.
9 100879 Smithsonian to take over Energy Museum.
9 100880 Improve race relations.
9 100881 Encourage companies with high capital.
9 100884 Attract more progressive, younger companies.
9 100883 Getting involved in transportation locations.
9 100900 Passenger train service.
9 100882 Create Tourism trail.
9 100904 Promote area for SNS.
9 100903 Network of greenways.
9 100901 Promote arts (world class).
9 100899 Encourage unique restaurants.
9 100898 World class school system.
9 100897 Oak Ridge airport.
9 100896 International clearing house for goods and trade.
9 100895 Capitalize on international flavor of Oak Ridge.
9 100888 Clean up air in Smokies.
9 100902 More commercial development of Watts Bev. Lake.
9 100894 Regional identity, unique.
9 100886 Wired internet high speed - like Glasgow on utility bills.
9 100887 Funds for rehabilitation of downtown's - historic.
9 100885 Public area beautification.
9 100889 Eco-tourism science facility.
9 100890 Develop federal base.
9 100891 Improved commerce and retail.
9 100892 Restore Oliver Springs to 1905 condition.
9 100893 Environmentally responsible development.
10 100920 Increase community involvement by corporations.
10 100925 Preserve water recreation assets (non-power portion of TVA).
10 100922 Oak Ridge should be more active within the region.
10 100923 After school recreation for all of the community.
10 100924 Improve relations between governments.
10 100921 Educate the 9 counties about the 9 counties (share our Mountains of Pride 1988 / 1999).
10 100926 All four seasons.
10 100927 More good jobs.
10 100928 Advertise region for job.
10 100929 More aggressive in attracting and networking high-tech companies (rival Research Triangle) - 9 county cooperation.
10 100931 People and cultural activities as assets.
10 100919 Maintain and improve buildings for volunteer organizations.
10 100915 Establish equitable and reliable source of revenue.
10 100930 Make 9 counties tag for front of automobiles.
10 100909 Focus on regional assets - Great Smoky National Park - improve air quality - rail to connect the whole region.
10 100917 Develop center of Knoxville - use last century motif (horse drawn carriage).
10 100918 Foundation for community encouragement classes (M. Scott Peck) for better team building within the region.
10 100905 Lower city taxes $2.00.
10 100906 Encourage education to increase number of skilled workers.
10 100908 Focus on the positives instead of pointing out the negatives.
10 100910 Educational center and recreational center to promote the region.
10 100911 Rail to Smokies, Great South Fork, Crab Orchard, Reclaim Strip Mines (scenic railways) - take advantage of abandoned railroad tracks.
10 100912 Advertise region - build tourism of whole region.
10 100913 Facilities for community - like community centers.
10 100914 Eliminate trash.
10 100916 Focus on aesthetic development - instead of development at all costs.
10 100907 Recreational fitness areas for all ages to include counseling of all aspects of good living.
11 100965 Multi-generational housing.
11 100957 Before highway routes selected, do impact evaluations for each affected community and establish basic rules.
11 100952 More opportunities to have a voice in planning process, like this.
11 100953 Imagine multi-use of public facilities as neighborhood centers for programs.
11 100951 Show positive influences derived in Oak Ridge to make people feel more kindly to Oak Ridge.
11 100954 Each community promote the others.
11 100955 Clean up trash in region.
11 100956 Original neighborhood concept of Oak Ridge as model for region with neighborhood layout following contours of land, mixture of house sizes and orientation and greenbelts.
11 100958 Enable and encourage today's generation of working women to volunteer.
11 100959 Have some lakes and rivers restricted from motor boats, etc.
11 100960 Push for regional internet friendly high speed access.
11 100961 Create community centers similar to malls for children to walk to, and not have to depend on parents for transportation..
11 100962 Develop regional forum for youth and elders to promote cross-cultural exchange.
11 100964 Teach conflict resolution skills to children at all levels in schools.
11 100947 Retail shopping similar to Atlanta with New York stores.
11 100950 Department of Education forced to give up hold on properties for some use.
11 100963 Be watch dog to make sure visioning process is implemented.
11 100938 More sidewalk, greenways, and biking trails in neighborhoods so people can walk to schools, etc., and less dependent on automobiles.
11 100949 Develop world class nature/education center or camp to take advantage of Oak Ridge Reservation land as living lab and take advantage of scientific expertise in the region.
11 100934 Saving mountains, lakes, rivers, and woods.
11 100935 High speed, efficient, local rail service…Oak Ridge to airport, connecting region.
11 100937 Less dependence on bureaucratic and get jobs by making communities more micro-business friendly, and nurturing/develop mechanisms to work together to achieve this.
11 100933 Establish program in region for children to learn to play, organize their games, visualize and do it.
11 100939 Take more advantage of mild outdoor climate - amphitheaters, outdoor evening activities.
11 100940 State's 20 year plan - get care and cooperation in region concerning Oak Ridge instead of rejection.
11 100932 Need more communication by counties, from ideas from 9 counties create task forces to attack needs.
11 100936 More control in future to avoid growth like in Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg. For example where growth is out of control and for whole area.
11 100948 Start aggressively reforming our public schools to incorporate successful models and teaching methods that work across the country.
11 100941 Reconfigure neighborhoods and process in planning them to discourage sprawl, and encourage localized centers.
11 100946 Establish special training for under-employed together with development of employment opportunities.
11 100945 Majority of new industries to be non-polluting and make use of resources in region - ORNL, UT, TVA.
11 100944 Programs to take advantage of diversity of region, understand history.
11 100943 Share expertise among counties…industrial, professional, educational.
11 100942 Broad expansion and expression of what is authentic to region by developing arts, culture, entertainment, and history into an industry.
12 100991 Greater cooperation among all 9 counties - help one another in recruiting, etc..
12 100986 Development of more attractions in western part of our region to attract visitors, events, and businesses and industry.
12 100987 Establish science camp in Oak Ridge (similar to Huntsville space camp).
12 100988 Make Oak Ridge a tourist attraction.
12 100989 Develop, promote technology transfer from Oak Ridge and U.T., to private sectors - example IPIX.
12 100990 Develop, provide more affordable comfortable care for the elderly.
12 100985 Modernize American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge.
12 100992 Recruit new companies that need/use our technology knowledge.
12 100993 Establish 9 counties greenway system as a community project.
12 100994 Bring closure to Oak Ridge clean up efforts.
12 100995 Better roads in rural areas.
12 100996 Promote virtual classrooms/technology classes.
12 100997 Invest significantly in information infrastructure in our region.
12 100984 Identify, promote outdoor sporting events, (mountain biking, rowing, etc.).
12 100999 Tap retirees from cold climate.
12 100979 More recreational facilities in Oak Ridge.
12 100998 Develop computer institute for beginners, young and old.
12 100969 Identify and protect ecologically significant land areas.
12 100966 Develop and promote a prayer center.
12 100981 Better transportation for people within each area and for people on outside to the central area.
12 100968 Take greater advantage of I-40 and I-75 coming together in our region.
12 100983 Make level of education in all counties more equal (or as close as possible).
12 100970 Make education at U.T. more important than athletics.
12 100971 Aspire to a higher quality education as done in Chapel Hill, NC, with support of education for the lower levels.
12 100972 Introduce smoke stack industries to our economic base.
12 100973 Lower/ hold down city and county taxes.
12 100975 Emphasize light rail system to reduce need for more roads.
12 100976 Implement consolidated work force development plan.
12 100977 Emphasize more Pellissippi Corridor between O.R. and Maryville - Alcoa.
12 100978 Establish dependable revenue source for our local governments - to free city/county competition for retail development.
12 100980 Provide, promote an area for artist community - like Saulsalito, California.
12 100982 I-75 bypass for north Oak Ridge.
12 100974 Complete beltway system as previously discussed (reduce gridlock).
12 100967 Make OR/UT a science training center for southeast.
13 101022 Youth leadership programs/infant through lifelong learning programs.
13 101014 Interactive groups that deal with problems between races.
13 101015 To create a distinctive sense of place that builds on the traditions and natural beauty of the area.
13 101006 Re-establish the easily reachable market places, plazas for the development of individual and
community potential.
13 101016 It is our duty and responsibility to create a future for our young people.
13 101017 Enhance the natural beauty of our region and develop programs that use it - such as rowing, trails, and other recreation. Clean. Code enforcement. Attractive neighborhoods.
13 101018 Help our kids become economic assets rather than liabilities.
13 101019 Large schools need to be subdivided into small communities.
13 101021 Reformed taxes, including income tax.
13 101023 Job market capable of supporting our work force, to keep our families here.
13 101013 Every entity needs to bear its fair share of the cost of local government.
13 101020 Comprehensive urban planning for all 9 counties. Avoid ghettos of all kinds.
13 101002 Push for top quality education, top quality teachers, through education we'll eliminate our chronic problems.
13 101012 Housing, tourism, marketing, and development from complete retirement community to 6 flags -over in Anderson County.
13 101001 Jobs for the region, good paying jobs.
13 101003 Make communities, not subdivisions.
13 101004 Utilize (U.T. Department of Energy/TVA) existing resources to enhance our quality of jobs and life.
13 101005 Encourage neighborhoods through architecture, community groups - things that emphasize being part of a neighborhood.
13 101008 Intellectual stimulation and challenging programs and activities for all ages.
13 101007 Parenting, family relations, should be taught in public schools.
13 101009 A better understanding of our citizenry, and the interrelationships of cities, towns and governments.
13 101010 Create a vibrant city center where we could do everything within walking distance.
13 101011 Some kind of transit system between the cities and towns.
13 101000 Rights, privileges and responsibilities of citizenship are understood and participation is the
rule not the exception.
14 101060 Ensure inclusiveness in implementing region-based activities.
14 101053 Require sidewalks in new and old housing areas so people can walk more and safely.
14 101046 Explore developing a regional form of government.
14 101047 Create regional tourism scheme focusing on four seasons, geography and diversity of people.
14 101048 Be more business and development friendly.
14 101049 Elected officials who recognize services already in place and how those services can be assisted.
14 101050 Diversify and develop the economy with "green," sustainable business.
14 101051 Plan for quality growth.
14 101052 Develop "cores of culture" in the region.
14 101054 Create a peace "think tank." (What better place than Oak Ridge?)
14 101055 Regional network of hiking and biking trails.
14 101056 Eliminate actual and/or perceived water quality problems.
14 101057 Make RSCC and Pellissippi four-year institutions to raise level of education of community.
14 101044 Major regional sports complex.
14 101059 Realize difference between growth and development.
14 101043 Housing rehabilitation.
14 101061 Seriously address/eradicate drug use and availability in community.
14 101058 Consider hundreds of children in our community who need "mentoring" (especially men).
14 101028 Publish truth about environmental health of OR reservation and its workers and residents.
14 101024 Get TVA to convert to 100% renewable energy.
14 101025 Create botanical garden for native plants.
14 101045 Capitalize on tradition of scientific research and development, like research triangle park.
14 101027 Create diverse planned communities.
14 101042 Develop transportation system within cities.
14 101029 Enhance economic development.
14 101030 Provide more affordable housing.
14 101031 Create more jobs to keep youth here.
14 101032 Develop regional cultural arts center.
14 101033 Create world class rowing venue which hosts major national and international events.
14 101041 Develop a planned transportation network connecting region.
14 101035 Encourage neighborhood identity that creates neighborhood associations.
14 101036 Initiate community policy.
14 101037 More cooperation between governmental entities.
14 101038 More family-friendly place to live, great school, great environment for kids and families, good housing for all races and backgrounds.
14 101039 Establish eco-industrial parks.
14 101040 Major campaign through education about littering. Enforce littering laws.
14 101026 Restore and enhance our natural environment.
14 101034 Create a national, sustainable living environmental lab out of this whole region.
15 101070 Develop marina/rowing area with shopping center, paddle boats by restaurant, bridge to other side (Hill Lake) for year-round use.
15 101079 GMNBODSMAN for entrepreneurs in the local community.
15 101088 Communications infrastructure throughout region.
15 101080 Regional medical hub.
15 101077 Become known as region that developed small businesses (venture capital, technology, MF, entertainment) -- develop jobs for region-wide growth.
15 101086 UT develop portion of agricultural holding as top notch fairgrounds "livestock show center."
15 101078 Have the national army museum in Oak Ridge (ACO Engineers created).
15 101081 Promote tourism other than just Smokies (i.e. Six Flags).
15 101082 Ban billboards.
15 101083 Media promotions: Go West onto Oak Ridge -- reach beyond Farragut-Haddin Valley.
15 101085 Chilhowse Park turn over to zoo and become like San Diego Animal Park.
15 101087 Develop theme park centered around energy -- coal, hydroelectric -- for parents and children.
15 101076 Develop more/expand more stores in the community (individual communities).
15 101084 Stage "drawing" events to bring people to come here so they can see other "non glowing" assets.
15 101063 Expanded programs that support parents and children.
15 101075 Cooperative efforts in marketing tourist attractions.
15 101072 (Difficult to think of some other counties or part of region) Statewide tax reform is needed.
15 101062 Interregional transportation links.
15 101064 More development at East Norris Lake -- beaches and golf courses.
15 101065 Best education system by using high-tech means to educate where no student gets "lost" in the cracks with money to maintain.
15 101066 SNS would be great for area -- build and maintain grounds create many good jobs.
15 101068 Think globally and buy locally (Services professions too).
15 101069 Attract high-tech/cutting edge industries that provide a lot (diversity) of new things/to be
interesting.
15 101071 Planned growth-region as a whole.
15 101074 Look at who we are, what makes us special -- celebrate it, tell our story to others, let us
appreciate more, not just picture (hands-on) technology/science.
15 101067 Press Department of Energy to clean up contamination and supply efficient $ -- else a terrible reputation.
15 101073 Send publications to a REAS outside region to sell region to conventions of mayors, CEO's, governors, etc.
16 101108 Use the people as natural resources, as opposed to felling that we always need to bring someone in.
16 101101 Make sure areas such as Oliver Springs Briceville -- the buildings, historic graveyards, etc. -- are developed and preserved.
16 101103 Our region should treat our people as our #1 resource and with more value, in particular our youth and our elderly.
16 101105 Gain an accurate description of Oak Ridge -- stop playing up misconceptions and negatives.
16 101110 Stronger business involvement in the community.
16 101107 Make every effort to improve infrastructure of the region: need roadside to support development.
16 101109 Market our museum and art centers better (the entire region).
16 101100 A program of some kind to encourage the visitation of each county in the region to explore each county's assets.
16 101102 More protection and encouragement of the family unit.
16 101106 See Oak Ridge as a safe place to walk -- no fear of molestation or attack and no fear of traffic.
16 101092 The area needs to work together as a unit to get a unified regional benefit. I.e. go together to state, federal, etc. for issues that will effect entire region.
16 101104 Lose the stigma that our area has been damaged by nuclear waste and play up the history of the region.
16 101099 Develop a first class education system without illiteracy or dropouts.
16 101091 More effort to preserve the history of the region, especially public buildings WWII Oak Ridge.
16 101089 Market our lakes and bring in key attractions to draw tourists or people to our area.
16 101093 Aggressively market the area for high technology/ high wage jobs (I.e. manufacturing and "green" industries).
16 101094 Envision the nine county area as a giant lake and nature park and utilize these natural assets as a desirable place to live in and visit.
16 101095 Clean up our region and improve cleanliness and attractiveness of our area.
16 101096 More greenways and more trails and have viewing areas for wildlife and preserve wildlife from development.
16 101097 Expand greenways and make greenways a coordinated effort for entire region and more public transportation to walking trails.
16 101098 Make Melton Hill Lake and Clinch River the rowing center of the United States (these are two of the best rowing lakes and rivers in the country).
16 101090 We need to be an international center for facilitating Christian values in support of families, education business, government, and entertainment.
17 101122 Find greater support for UT departments of Material Science and Computer Science. These are the basis for technological advances.
17 101123 Develop regional approaches and organize lobbying campaigns for better air quality in the Smokies by reducing point sourcing and non-profit sourcing pollution.
17 101124 Television prominently feature groups who are working to improve region -- daily, in news time before murders.
17 101125 Develop Knoxville Zoo into major facility including focus on endangered species reproduction.
17 101126 Lobby Congress to get Department of Energy to beef up cleaning of Oak Ridge.
17 101127 Preserve farms and quit using for highways.
17 101121 Develop wind rock mountain in Oliver Sportings with walking trails marked on map. Incense four-wheel vehicles to help supply maintenance. Build bird sanctuary like Dollywood. Repair lift.
17 101129 Inspect day care more often.
17 101114 More qualified teachers for schools.
17 101128 Preserve historical and cultural artifacts of the region: Southern & Mountain heritage.
17 101120 More housing for homeless -- facilities like "Love Kitchen."
17 101119 Affordable assisted-living for elderly and better health care.
17 101118 Connect Oak Ridge Knoxville-South to Chattanooga Atlanta-North to Lexington.
17 101117 Build on inter-urban rail.
17 101115 Work to have state of TN insurance regulations be revised to require insurance companies to offer sink-hole coverage -- homeowners would have options for houses to be built better and make better communities.
17 101113 Teach children to self-improve region and appreciate the region in which we live.
17 101112 Develop around UT College of Veterinary Medicine -- center for appreciating human and animal bond.
17 101111 What if trains could run from Oak Ridge to Knoxville or Clinton?
17 101130 Build Knoxville by-pass as toll road.
17 101116 Knoxville and region connected to Amtrak.