Category: Public Spaces and Amenities

My contribution to life in Ralston would be a metro system. This would go under built environment. This metro would connect the different wards together more and give a faster way to go to different areas of the city. This would also build a better and tighter community within the city as well.  

My contribution idea to the community of Ralston is in form of town ordinance I would say. The ordinance is to create a board or committee to facilitate the construction of new, more modern and direct roads on the island. I believe this is important as about half of the island is really disconnected from the main downtown part, not in the way where it is “quiet living”, more so just actually disconnected. The goal of this board would be to facilitate the construction of new main roads that reach the furthest points of the island that create direct routes to important parts of the community so that everyone can enjoy what Ralston has to offer. Though it is imperative to note, aside from the goal is to preserve the natural beauty of the countryside of the community. Roads should not go through any important sites where it is considered scenic, or the road could be placed somewhere less intrusive. The goal of these roads is to increase the amount of social capital as well as let people who don’t live in the immediate town participate in the town more often, thus giving them more representation

For my Community Contribution, I think the creation of a park on the coast within Ward 4 would be a good idea. As it would provide a nice view of the water and work with its natural environment. While also being near the country club so it would provide the waterfront with an overall relaxed environment that is also open to the public. 

One thing I would add to the Ralston community is a Nature Center to help people reconnect with animals and nature. It could also serve as a daycare center for when parents have to go do work or run errands. After taking a look at the town of Ralston, I have found that they have a lot of parks where people can meet up or hang out but one thing that I didn’t see was a nature center. Nature centers can be great for small communities because they introduce everyone to local animals and wildlife that they could find around their homes. It also could serve as a place where hurt animals could go to get better.