• cally [he/they]@pawb.social
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    12 days ago
    • Make the city government responsible for sidewalks instead of the property owner. As of now, the sidewalks are all uneven and often sloped, horrible for accessibility. With enough money they’d be convinced to do that. I’m not sure if this is the case because of state or federal laws or if it’s a city thing, I live in Brazil.

    • Help people in need of housing and financial stability. People should be able to pay their own bills instead of stealing water and electricity from who-knows-where.

    • Make the local electricity and water infrastructure public. Basic services shouldn’t be for-profit. Maybe even end these bills entirely and make these services included in tax, it could work out.

    • Move people out of areas prone to disasters, like landslides. People need good, safe housing.

    • Make nice tiled streets that aren’t full of holes. I think tiled streets are better than asphalt, except in highways.

    • Fund a better draining system because streets here get flooded when it rains a lot. Tiled roads would help also, I think.

    • Make the transit of more touristy areas mostly separated from resident areas.

    • Separated bike paths. Bikes should avoid contact with car routes when possible.

    • Free buses for everyone.

    • Help new businesses in areas which didn’t have businesses before.

    • Spend a lot, and I mean a lot on funding education and school lunches.

    • Investigate corrupt politicians, at least on the local level since that’s the premise of the question.

    Any controversial changes, or changes that would take a lot of construction (like fixing the sidewalks and housing) would come with campaigns and be spread out over time for gradual change. Free buses on the other hand could come instantly because I’d have millions or billions of dollars in this scenario.