Third places

I create a Planet B. Total opposite of this Planet A. People first, second and third. No borders. No discrimination. No money. Back to the origins.

i would take the money and get the hell away from here

Soft play centre and something for the bigger kids, maybe start up scouts or something. Not sure about what for the adults, but some cheap/free 3rd spaces. Theres just nothing any more. Couple pubs for the adults but people cant afford it multiple times a week, and you shouldn’t be drinking that much anyway.

Solar panels. Ass loads of them. Everyone in the area gets a share of the free energy.

You get a larger share if you:

• host them on your property
• have more people in your home (families, sharing etc)
• Are renting because renters need more of a leg up in this world

I live in a fairly small town so millions worth of solar would actually have an impact.

Crosswalks, sidewalks and pedestrian safety equipment/enforcement.

Our town actually spends a decent amount on education, but has very little poverty and is relatively sparsely populated, but only has 2 stoplights and no crosswalks for the dozens of us that could walk to shops, banks and post office if there was a way across the damn 50mph road.

Off topic, but this the part that gets to me about billionaires. If I had billions I would spend my days helping communities and people directly, the amount of joy and impact on so many lives would be crazy. Every single day you can absolutely change multiple peoples lives in such a positive way.

But instead they fly their private jets to an island to diddle little kids… what the actually F.

More neighborhood vegetable gardens.

Solar plant, public transit, hydroponic garden, community apiary, schools, libraries

• 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.

If you had asked me this 15 years ago, I’d probably describe a housing complex with low rent and with on-site grocery store, post office, liquor store, and other amenities.

shit’s gotten quite fucked since then.

Today, my answer is guns and ammunition.

Commission individuals at a living wage to do whatever they want, i.e. UBI.

Neighbourhood battery banks.

That’s not alot of money anymore.

Around me, the biggest issues are homelessness and drug use. Millions won’t solve either but could put a bigger dent, long term, in the housing issue.

I think I’d build a bunch of low cost houses, in the sub $100k range if possible. They wouldn’t be mansions by any stretch but it might put a dent in the housing market.

Let’s start somewhere else. I live in a pretty wealthy town. Playgrounds and greenery literally everywhere.

I would build housing first units in every major town center. End homelessness effectively and humanely.