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    • Troy Needs Playgrounds

    Posted by shandor (Troy Improvement Idea)
    Area: General/City-Wide | Tags: playground children
    Playgrounds will help to provide a sense of community to each of the small neighborhoods in troy. This in turn will bring more people into the streets read more »
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    • Thinking of moving to Troy

    Posted by jcolumbus (Troy Improvement Idea)
    Area: General/City-Wide
    I am looking to possibly move to Troy when part of the company I work for moves there by next July - can someone give me some details and / or pictur read more »
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    • TroyCorps

    Posted by shandor (Troy Improvement Idea)
    Area: General/City-Wide | Tags: volunteer army workshops security co
    TroyCorps

    This is an army of volunteers who help to make troy to be a better place. In my embodiment, there are two factions to the TroyCo read more »
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    • RPI+ Troy= Great Place to Live and Work

    Posted by troyboy04 (Troy Improvement Idea)
    Area: General/City-Wide | Tags: rpi partnership
    I know it's been mentioned a few times but RPI needs to acknowledge that it is in Troy. Too many students never venture off campus. read more »
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    • How about a "Live and Learn" day in Troy?

    Posted by mcral (Troy Improvement Idea)
    Area: General/City-Wide | Tags: troy tech valley community
    I can't take credit for this idea, but I think this would be great to do in Troy.

    It's funny, because this idea IS happening on October 14th in Tr read more »
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    • Garbage cans in litter prone areas

    Posted by timmer (Troy Improvement Idea)
    Area: General/City-Wide | Tags: litter
    It might help to put more garbage cans in the areas of the city that are most prone to litter. Even in the residential sections.

    It would probabl read more »
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    • Give People A Reason to Come To Troy!

    Posted by troyboy04 (Troy Improvement Idea)
    Area: General/City-Wide | Tags: shopping entertainment night life
    Troy should tear down the Atrium and Troy Plaza and redevelop both with Troy-style stores as well as larger chain retail stores. read more »
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    • Hudson River Front Development

    Posted by inspiredbydesign (Troy Improvement Idea)
    Area: General/City-Wide | Tags: river front troy
    Make Hudson River brownfields shovel ready for high-tech, arts and recreational uses. Re-zone all vacant and distressed properties for this purpose. read more »
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    • Troy YMCA on the Hudson River

    Posted by inspiredbydesign (Troy Improvement Idea)
    Area: General/City-Wide | Tags: ymca recreation troy river
    Sell the Troy YMCA and build a new facility on the Hudson River in downtown Troy with access to the water for boating, canoeing, kayaking, small boat read more »
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    • Redevelop Procter's Theatre

    Posted by inspiredbydesign (Troy Improvement Idea)
    Area: General/City-Wide | Tags: arts troy culture metroplex
    Redevelop Proctor's theatre as regional dramatic/media arts incubator in conjunction with NYSTI, RPI, Sage, Arts Center and Center for Independent Me read more »
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