The Brainstorming Starts - Family and Community

The Family and Community Working Group has had their first meeting and brainstormed a number of key opportunities for Provo given our status as one of the most connected cities in America. Here are the ideas generated in that brainstorming session.

Family Stability 

• City wide wi-fi/save costs of accessing data via mobile devices
• Virtual grocery store 
• Gather oral histories/ family history
• Engage blogging community

Supplement income

• Better access to English as a second language classes/learning

Citizen engagement

• Civic/ community engagement

Bridging Community Divides

• Faith-based divides
• Language barriers
• Cultural differences
• Connecting Immigrant population
• Community portal resources
• English as a second language

Civic innovation

• Interconnecting groups via tech/hangouts
• PTA, neighborhoods (chairs)
• Community portals
• Carpooling /trip reduction
• Community apps
• Everything must be 2-way or more
• Community competitions
• Connecting interest groups/hobbies
• Especially natural resources

Sustainability

• Air quality – Community competition
• City utility devices/applications
• Fuel consumption decreases

Internet Safety

• Filtering at Google server level /”buy-up” /opt. out
• Education options
• Violation tracking
• Tracking family members (opt. in)

Others:

• Housing density
• Growth

Stop in at the Provo Accelerated Forum to share your thoughts with the forum members, or make a comment on this post to let us know what you are thinking about this list.