Dream Yuma - Monday with the Mayor 12/01/2008
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Check out a few of the latest dreams and possibilities from our most recent Dream Yuma meeting.
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12/02/2008
Last Updated:
12/10/2008
We want to know what dreams and possibilities you have for the Yuma of tomorrow. What addition to our community would make it the best place to live? What futuristic concept could make us the most energy efficient? What would make Yuma the place to raise our kids and be able to keep them here after college? What would make Yuma the hidden oasis in the desert? What visual, social, physical, cultural or intellectual addition would really make a positive difference in Yuma? Give us your dreams!!
Here are a few of the latest dreams. Is your dream here?
I'm Dreaming of a Yuma...
- with electric street cars
- with a waterfront park area for concerts and art fairs
- with a small racetrack for local racers of motorized vehicles (cars, bikes, etc.)
- with clean and clear air
- with an antique railway
- with an indoor arena for grad night and more entertainment
- with expanded university programs
- that utilizes wiser, older residents for teaching the youth valuable life skills
- with expanded cultural facilities: a Children’s Museum and a Natural History Museum
- with an expanded river walk similar to the San Antonio River Walk
- with a world class spa and school
- with a water park
- with landscaped freeway interchanges
- with roof-top patios
- with outdoor art / art in public places
- with a railroad museum in the historic north end
- with a completed Arizona welcome center
- with a multi-purpose events center
- that balances city budget with existing revenues (or less)
- with more parks, restaurants and children’s playgrounds
- with more activities for families
- with more performing arts venues
- with venues for children to keep them off the streets
- with teenage night clubs
- with music entertainment
- with more recycling
- with wider streets
- with a place for teenagers to go
- with an indoor mall
- with a beautiful city using desert landscaping (low water use)
- with a sense of community
- with concerts in the park
- with historic information about our city (on 4th Avenue & Downtown Area)
- with more parks as gathering places
- with in-fill of the ugly vacant lots
- that is clean and family-friendly with youth activity centers
- with a Colorado River float (like the Salt River in Phoenix)
- with downtown activities: music, kids activities
- that develops the river areas with paddle boats and canoe rentals
- that employs the youth to rebuild our infrastructure
- with clean sidewalks and business entryways
- with a Trader Joe’s
- with no salt cedar trees near AWC and I-8
- that lists Yuma on ADOT signs throughout I-10 corridor (“x” miles to Yuma, not just “x” miles to San Diego)
- with upgraded and repaired tennis courts at the Civic Center
- with a freeway entrance/exit on the west side of town (west of 4th Avenue)
- that is recognized as a place that fosters great health for its residents
- with other opportunities to enjoy the outdoors
- that invests in sports and community events for children to get involved
- that has outdoor art in the form of statues, artwork and reflective of history
- with entertainment for our winter visitors
- with more street-side trees
- with greener grass year-round for the parks
- with more thought and effort to make all city construction projects visually appealing
- with right-of-way maintained by the city (landscaped maybe?)
- with more Yuma-exclusive points of interest
- with better school bus routes that won’t hinder traffic on major roadways
- with a larger variety of housing types, subdivisions and streetscapes
- with less crowded, well kept apartments
- with maintained street lights
- with Pacific Avenue landscaped as a grand boulevard
- with pedestrians protected from the road by landscaped parkway areas
- with paved alleys
- with less sign clutter
- with timed traffic signals to enhance the flow of traffic
- with narrower residential roads
- with sidewalks throughout the city’s older areas
- with older neighborhoods revitalized
- with a well maintained Catalina Square Shopping Center parking lot
- with no sewer odors on Avenue B by 20th Street and near the mall
- with local gyms hours that can accommodate families with varied hours
- with larger rear yards on homes in R-1-6, 10’ is not enough space
- with different concepts for alleys, possibly with detached garages
- with a restructured way of planning neighborhood areas with specific planners assigned to the neighborhoods
- with more landscaping along corridors (4th Avenue, 16th Street and 32nd Street)
- with aesthetically designed overpasses on freeways (pictures, painted designs or stamped concrete)
- with recycle bins in multi-family developments
- with green waste facilities for turning green waste into mulch/compost for different uses
- with a centrally located heated swimming pool with early morning and evening hours
- with a shower and cafeteria at City Hall
- with a Soup Plantation
- with narrower local streets to slow speeding vehicles and create more livable neighborhoods
- with continuous sidewalks
- with an old-fashioned downtown trolley to and from Yuma Palms to Downtown Yuma
- with a rail system from Downtown to across the river to the casino
- with bike trails and lanes on designated roads so we actually have a bike way system for the entire city
- with all power lines underground: no down lines in wind storms, no tree trimming maintenance costs
- with a better educational system and more diverse opportunities for college students
- with more efficient public transportation
- with parks that have paved and off-road exercise paths, covered playground equipment and weekend kid-oriented activities
- with more community events at the West Wetlands and Yuma Crossing parks
- with a park system connected by designated pedestrian and bike paths or trails
- with a community garden (foods and flowers)
- with bike and recreation trails using canals and rights-of-ways
- with town homes for sale in the West Wetlands park
- with a “no-wheels-on-dirt” regulation
- with required grass or xeriscaped front lawns
- with more attractive businesses along the freeway
Don't See Your Dream?
If you don't see one of your dreams for Yuma in the list above, then please share it with us by e-mail. We want to hear it!
