A perpetual levy to keep the schools funded, and it floats with CPI or some other index to remain relevant.
Free public transport, buildings/residences incur additional council rates when sitting empty, better permitting system for food trucks on public property.
More bike lanes in the center, especially for long distances
More rail infrastructure in the outer parts, especially an outer ring by light rail or subway
Better funding for Schools and stuff
Ban cars in the main street. I’m sure you can learn to walk one block. You might even find you enjoy it when you are not having constant near death experiences with cars.
All those parking spaces are now spaces for pop-up businesses. Food vans, shipping containers that are now selling vegetables, outdoor dining, art fairs, etc.
You can now legally live in those apartments that people used to live in built above the existing shops, before that was made illegal for reasons unknown.
I’ll add some aspects for the areas outside of the main CBD street:
- Separated, protected bike lanes that run the entire city with easy access from the suburban parts
- Traffic calming measures including speed bumps, reduced (and narrower) lanes, continuous sidewalks, and speed limit reduced to 30 km/h (around 20 mph)
- Free public transport
Food vans… in an area where cars are banned? How did the containers get there?
Most places with these bans will allow delivery vehicles and food trucks through. Same goes for emergency vehicles
So it’s not a car ban and that’s the point. You’ll have to either make an exception, allow electric only traffic or something else. Many businesses also “need” access for disabled and elderly, so taxis also get a pass. Very few models let you reclaim any streets or parking. Cut down a little, maybe. And that’s good of course. But just saying “ban cars” is naïve.
all rentals must offer an option to build equity and own the dwelling in at most 35 years.
incorporate as a city with municipalities sharing the same school district.
bds.
edit: fuck those downvotes are fast. I guess some people love landlords and Israel.
No downvotes here. If anything I feel like if you’re getting genie laws then the first one could be more ambitious.
i live in something like a resort town. the property is impossibly expensive, and the rent is punitive. i don’t want the looky-loos feeling too compelled to stick around, but people who work here should be able to afford to live here. i wrote my real wish.
Sure, you’re right people should be able to afford to live where they work. Why not something like, “all revenue from rental properties is taxed at 50% and put into a social housing development fund”?
Your genie wishes your call, of course. Just that’s what I meant about more ambitious
