Sixty-five residents joined Council Members Matt Hall and Mark Packard at Aviara Oaks Elementary School to discuss their vision of Carlsbad's future. Their top ideas, by category, were:
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Places to go and meet. |
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Faraday not a good location or space for community Civic place. |
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Decentralize civil places. |
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Community |
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Because of geography, traffic, different. Schools, city is too decentralized to have the goal of a central focal point. |
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Accept different identities of each quadrant and plan that way |
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Communication about what's going on in the City |
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Welcome Center |
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Create neighborhood identities |
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Pedestrian |
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Create Activity |
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Pride |
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Support network |
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Belonging |
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Fragments - how to tie together? |
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Expand street fairs |
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Spirit |
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Respect for nature, community |
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Pride for nature in facilities |
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Respect for fellow citizens |
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Courtesy |
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Casual - relaxed - friendly |
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Safe |
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Inclusive - keep places public |
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Bridge the gap between New and old, North and South, Communication |
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Central Focus beach, downtown |
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Rally people together in community events |
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Connections |
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Public Events |
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Appreciate the beauty "Outdoor Community" |
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Community - A place where you can do business, safe & comfortable, opportunities for entertainment |
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Place - Old Town Square (centrally located) |
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Events |
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Once a week newspaper |
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Calendars |
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Need a network of non-car transportation - strong bike system |
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Improvement of pedestrian venues |
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Creating a sense of "There" there |
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Focus on downtown village |
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Vehicles for communication - newsletter - city TV channel |
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Open Space and Trail system as a community connection |
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A quick point immediately brought out by a participant: Not enough parking - community needs roads, trails, pathways and parking.
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What does the Carlsbad community feel like? |
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Sense of place |
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Feels like home |
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Belonging/together |
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Interact with neighbors |
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Having a place to gather |
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Place you can meet/paths cross/centralized place |
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Carlsbad feels disjointed - areas of town feel separated. |
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What makes a "Great Community"? |
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Sense of community in downtown area. - sense of history/walking |
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Where are examples of "Great Community"? |
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Encinitas has a community feel (downtown area/train station, transportation. Laguna Beach, Bolder, Colorado. |
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Recreation opportunities help to create community. |
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Not just shopping - a combination. |
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What are the qualities of great public places? |
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Free Parking |
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Seawall |
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New Orleans - Activities (and parking areas) |
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Seaport Village - a lot of walking, kids play, Big enough to walk around the place |
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Beauty - Architecturally (good) Ex: S. Carolina. Architecturally it's so beautiful. A lot of open space, trees, community character. |
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We are different than S. Carolina - but we could still have these things (above) |
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Can't hear the cars |
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Art institute in Chicago - right by lake downtown but so beautiful. |
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Fountains/water is so beautiful. |
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Yeah - no more bars (along ocean) |
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Sufficient amount of attractions to spend more time |
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Public park instead of power plant |
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What a great piece of land |
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Safe - don't always feel safe in Carlsbad |
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Clean - I feel safer when things/places are clean. |
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Crime rate should be low |
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We need to take more personal responsibility. |
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Don't build on every square inch |
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Hope the City does leave empty or recreational parks - and NO structures along the beach. |
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Expansive space |
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How does Community create Spirit? |
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No - Carlsbad separates communities - different developments. How to connect? |
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Yes - Recreation Department had a campout - with activities helped us to connect. |
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Carlsbad Faire |
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Event that's organized that draws people in. |
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TGIF - Jazz in Park |
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Need better communication of events. |
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Carlsbad has a division of kids (CHS vs La Costa Canyon, Valley vs Aviara Oaks etc) |
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Four school districts confuse City citizens |
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Choosing to be (live) here in Carlsbad - does create spirit. |
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Outdoor Theatre (like Vista) is great. |
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Have a BIG July 4th celebration. |
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How do we connect with others in Community? |
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Church friendly |
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Well known community events (and advertised) |
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More places like Seawall - walkable. |
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Use Cable Channel to advertise |
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July 4 celebration |
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Art walk/art faire |
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Advertise volunteering opportunities. |
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What about a really big park. |
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Put volunteer opportunities on the website. |
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Make Macario Canyon a Balboa Park - passive and NO BALLFIELDS. Etc. |
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Golf Course - well maybe yes but may NO. - use the parkland to serve as many people as possible (i.e. no golf only) |
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Share our ideas |
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Create forum for discussions - HOA, Churches. |
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Local government should be more proactive in connecting. Who are "they"? |
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Council meetings could be held in my area of town, in my neighborhood. |
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