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Best of 2023
LOCAL TRAVELERS:
(Editor's note: loving your ecological footprints!
Learn more about our region's public transportation
on page 114.)
* Making public transportation easier to
access. A Smart Bus from the Daleville
area
* Bridge between Highland Park and the
Greenway
* Tram up Mill Mountain and/or shuttle
up and back from Mill Mountain
* Better roadways that allow a separate lane
for bikes keeping them safe
* Hyper-local rail trolley in the city
* Public transportation down 220-South to
the edge of Franklin County
* Cheaper fares and more airline
destinations!
* Continue to expand the airport; support
the airport towards regional growth and
expansion
* Destroy all e-scooters (Okay, maybe
not, but we do encourage you to leave the
sidewalks clear for easier accessibility for all!)
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BUSINESS-MINDED:
* Rebuild/renovate unused/crumbling
retail/office space and curtail new construction
to maintain maximum green
space. Build nothing new unless something
old comes down
* Offer small business incentives for the
downtown area
* Need to find another Fortune 500
Company to come here. More business,
more jobs
* Keep helping small businesses and artists
succeed so we don't lose them!
* Rehabbing old buildings for housing and
vendor destinations
* Bring in industry to help fill the empty
warehouse and industrial spaces, as well
as, providing new jobs
* Attract developers who wish to build
single-family homes rather than upscale
apartments
FAMILY-ORIENTED:
* More family recreation centers
* Install handicapped-accessible playground
equipment at parks and playgrounds
of all kinds across the Roanoke
Valley, using the Addy Grace Playground
at the YMCA in Daleville as the model
* It would be nice to see a recreational park
for families: go-kart racing, putt putt,
dodge cars, lazy river, etc.
* A daily amusement site such as a Dave &
Buster's with indoor games and activities
for kids, something much larger than
Thunder Valley
* Dave & Buster's (or similar) place for
families/teens/adult hang out
* A splash park for the kids
* Indoor entertainment venue with bowling.
Live music, restaurant, bar, mini-golf,
etc.
(Answers have been edited for clarity and spacing.)
Thank you to everyone who voted in our Best
of Roanoke 2023 Reader Poll! -LL
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