Honestly, I think we're about to see more of this. Especially with the "Basecamp of the Ozarks" branding we have established.

We're likely on the path to a mini NWA with their trials, however we need to solve our own branding so that it's unique to us.

While I don't disagree, there isn't just free money anywhere.

To do the level of support we need additional taxes, bond measures, or some avenue for additional revenue to earmark for these programs.

If you don't have billionaire money. Write your council person, state representative, and state senator. Seriously, it makes a difference. Don't use premade forms, write a letter or call their office directly. They truly love to hear from passionate and non crazy constituents.

The things that bothers me is every time the city tries to build an Eden village type thing or places like the little camp trailer park on west chestnut it’s always in already struggling neighborhoods or terrible locations(heavy industrial). I feel like the city is all for it as long as it’s north of sunshine.

https://www.springfieldcommunitygardens.org/gardens

I'm right there with you. I'll never understand the left's undying cry for more governmental control when the facts point to it being a failure every time. All they can do is just call us crazy, they can't argue from a position of strength

We actually have at least half a dozen neighborhood gardens and at least one cropshare farm (Millsap out by fellows lake). I think the Grant Beach neighborhood alone has 2 or 3. One is across from my parents house. Hit up Google when spring gets here. They're always looking for volunteers. My neighbor has one too but they usually just do it themselves and put a sign up inviting people to partake when it's harvest time. There's more of that in town than most people realize. Come summer and fall I don't buy a lot of tomatoes or eggs.

I worked for harmony house for awhile so I have seen how hard it is to find shelter. I understand the troubles with this community, but there has to be a better solution. Who owns the bible Baptist college? It's been vacant and there are dormitories. This is necessary.

Significant investment in public transit like installing a light rail and increasing the number of bus routes; particularly from north to south.

i’d really love to start community gardening so we can eat more food locally grown since it’s the best food we could eat

Further, continued investment in trails and usable green space in general. The Springfield greater area has tons of potential for nature based investment and activities relative to a lot of cities our size. Pairing this with biking trails for commuting would be an added bonus.

Shows at Blue Room Comedy Club are always good.

Thank you. The Missouri Hotel on Commercial got closed and now everyone wonders why the "homeless problem" downtown got worse. This city does as little as possible for the unhomed, commits to clearing out "encampments," then cries about the results while offering no solutions.

Maybe get your head out of your ass, Springfield government and general voters, and try to solve problems insead of pushing them around.

Here's a more realistic one. Turn downtown into a pedestrian zone by barricading off South Avenue at Walnut to the Square (make the Square pedestrian only as well) on Friday & Saturday nights and allow open alcohol containers on the street.

out of the millions of sperm... you were the fastest one, huh?

Don't like mega churches not even located in Springfield have a say in Springfield city policy.

My most used one is the aquarium, especially as my daughter started walking. This was a good place for us to practice being out together too. Like me practicing being a mom and her practicing being a human lol. Lots of things to look at, many bathrooms, stroller accessible, super educational. And it’s just as good to get out of the cold as it is to get out of the heat in mid summer.

We should rumor that Brad Pitt is filming something at an undisclosed location. And the rumor festers and festers until Hollywood sees the spike in trends, to which they respond by actually sending a team on location to film Brad Pitt doing something. And the event will culminate so much interested traffic for such a long period of time that an entire economy blooms in its wake. And the area, for a time, celebrates the energy and thrives. And this goes on for maybe 6 months or so, after which B listers may have capitalized on the event, and Springfield has lifted out of its depths for a moment and achieved a level of commerce which was previously impossible.

And a statue will be built to commemorate the occasion.

We need a solution to the unhoused situation. All of our lives would be better if we took better care of our most vulnerable.

Must be that top notch University of Phoenix education that makes you so much better.

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i'm sorry i have no idea what you're trying to say, you type like how crazy people sound.

Move away to the country is the best option…..RUN!!!

I feel ya.

Particularly after Trump won, and after having countless arguments with close friends and family about our differing political views, I pretty much settled on empathizing with them as it was the only way I could even get my foot in the door for an actual conversation rather than us just regurgitating what we've heard from our own sources.

It kind of sucks, because I have pretty strong views on certain issues, but the same talking points that make so much sense to me also come across as attacks toward them. I realized presenting issues the way they were presented to me is completely ineffective in changing their minds without first empathizing with them.

Edit : e.g. the other response to your original comment will lead to nothing but a back and forth of your opinions without empathizing first. Redditors might back one of you more than the other, but it's not going to change either of your minds.

It's so crazy how people are so radical/dumb and don't even realize it. Let's look at all the democratic cities and states. They are ran so well aren't they? So much less crime, homeless, drugs..... just an all around utopia. Why are dems fleeing their beloved cities in such a fast manner? 🤔 MUST be the fault of someone else and not their idiotic choices right??

More roundabouts and increasing the momentum of adding bike routes and sidewalks.