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    • Public access local radio

    Posted by charlepan (Troy Improvement Idea)
    Area: General/City-Wide | Tags: radio radio station public access
    Last night there was a public meeting to air comments and answer questions on the controversial sale of Troy City Hall. Who knew? Who cares? read more »
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    • Co-Working Space

    Posted by troyisgreat (Troy Improvement Idea)
    Area: Downtown | Tags: co-working shared space start-up troy
    I think it would be great to have a co-working space somewhere downtown.rnrnSimilar to the idea posted by DHR a while back to use store fronts as read more »
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    • Le Marche Vert - More prepared items that are offered all the time

    Posted by tvan22 (Troy Improvement Idea)
    Area: Downtown | Tags: le marche vert troy downtown food
    I LOVE Le Marche Vert! I'm really so happy that Chef Larry decided to open it.

    However, one thing I would really like to see is more consistency read more »
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    • rensselaer inn/the approach

    Posted by erikabai (Troy Improvement Idea)
    Area: General/City-Wide | Tags: access
    Did anyone notice the Best Western sign (at Fifth or Sixth Ave.) has now been covered? RPI owns it now and wants to convert it to freshmen dorms. Alt read more »
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    • Community Character

    Posted by Blaise (Troy Improvement Idea)
    Area: General/City-Wide | Tags: troy neighborhoods character
    I would love to see each of Troy's neighborhoods get a "face-lift" on the major artery through the area. 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 Business Association

    Posted by troyisgreat (Troy Improvement Idea)
    Area: General/City-Wide | Tags: troy business association
    When I used to work in downtown Saratoga, the company I worked with was part of the downtown business association. One of the nice perks of being a read more »
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    • Restore Proctor's Theater

    Posted by troyisgreat (Troy Improvement Idea)
    Area: Downtown | Tags: proctors theater restoration
    I'd really love to see Proctor's Theater restored.

    I know that it would be a huge undertaking, and very costly, but in the long run, I really thin 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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    • Tear Down the Atrium

    Posted by troyboy04 (Troy Improvement Idea)
    Area: Downtown | Tags: atrium downtown
    I think the Atrium should be torn down. In its place, I would think a new mixed use development should be built. read more »
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