{"id":1676,"date":"2013-08-19T16:26:52","date_gmt":"2013-08-19T20:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/\/?p=1676"},"modified":"2018-04-27T15:14:01","modified_gmt":"2018-04-27T19:14:01","slug":"the-dla-and-you-bring-good-things-to-life-new-idea-sharing-process-makes-it-easier-than-ever-to-shape-downtown-raleigh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/downtown-living\/the-dla-and-you-bring-good-things-to-life-new-idea-sharing-process-makes-it-easier-than-ever-to-shape-downtown-raleigh","title":{"rendered":"The DLA and You:  Bring Good Things to Life! New idea sharing process makes it easier than ever to shape downtown Raleigh."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Downtown Raleigh has made great progress over the past 10 years.\u00a0 What a contrast to the days when people came downtown only to work during the day, speeding back home at 5PM to their suburban neighborhoods.\u00a0 Not any more.\u00a0 Today downtown is attracting new residents by the thousands, and areas like Fayetteville St, Glenwood South and the Warehouse District are popular areas from weekday nights right through the weekends.<\/p>\n<p><b>The DLA welcomes you to decide what\u2019s best for downtown Raleigh.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>So what are the next 10 years likely to bring?\u00a0 You\u2019ve probably said to yourself at one time or another, \u201cThey really ought to ______?\u201d, or \u201cI wish they had ______?\u201d.\u00a0 Now\u2019s the time. You can get involved in shaping the growth in ways that offer the most benefits to you and your friends.<\/p>\n<p>People like you who spend much of their time downtown are in a unique position to make a big difference, so the DLA wants to help you turn your ideas into reality.<\/p>\n<p><b>The DLA launches a new process to promote and advocate for resident ideas.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a simple process, really.\u00a0 We use the DLA\u2019s connection with thousands of residents to share ideas and provide a platform for residents to communicate online to develop each others\u2019 ideas. Then we organize those attracted to those ideas to work together to get them accomplished.<\/p>\n<p>You can quickly learn how it works by <a href=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/\/submit-your-ideas\">going to our website<\/a>, where we have set up an online process to (1) submit your idea, (2) engage with others to further develop the concept, and (3) participate on a project team to execute steps toward accomplishing your dream.<\/p>\n<p>Each idea will have its own Facebook Group for residents to add their views.\u00a0 Groups have already been set up for these ideas . . Take a look!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/613879288656415\/\">Pedestrian Plaza in Glenwood South<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/283150188491762\/\">Downtown walkability rating by block<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/503749289708363\/\">Water fountains in downtown<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/217207208434658\/\">Defining outdoor eating space<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/421956547920849\/\">Miniature Urban Art<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/282010841941670\/\">Book Sharers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Ready to get involved?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Unknown.jpeg\" rel=\"lightbox[1676]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1679\" alt=\"Unknown\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Unknown.jpeg\" width=\"112\" height=\"179\" \/><\/a>Just ask to join one of these groups or submit your own idea using our <a href=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/\/idea-submission-form\">online form<\/a>.\u00a0 We will immediately set up your Facebook Group and let others know about your idea.\u00a0 If there is sufficient interest from the community, the DLA will help group members to get organized and plan how best to manage the process of making your idea a reality.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a reason you\u2019re drawn to living or playing downtown, and it probably indicates that you\u2019re a bit of a trend setter.\u00a0 You like things that are unique, connective and responsive to the needs and tastes of an urban population.\u00a0 Share with us what that means to you. \u00a0Together we can create a city that is as quirky, creative, vital and visionary as all of you are.<\/p>\n<p><em>The DLA is ready to help give your ideas a voice!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Downtown Raleigh has made great progress over the past 10 years.\u00a0 What a contrast to the days when people came downtown only to work during the day, speeding back home at 5PM to their suburban neighborhoods.\u00a0 Not any more.\u00a0 Today downtown is attracting new residents by the thousands, and areas like Fayetteville St, Glenwood South [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1676"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1676"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1689,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1676\/revisions\/1689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighdla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}