Replace the current recycling bins with bigger bins with lids.
Agree that the current system is counterproductive whena little bit of wind causes litter to blow around the neighbourhood. Most days we spend time searching for our bins, garbage lids and cleaning up what garbage has blown into our yard. Also, the amount of garage space that is taken up with blue bins, grey bins, green bin and a garbage can, leaving little space to park our vehicle. Make it easier for residents to recycle and keep the waste out of the landfill and out of our neighbor hoods we work hard to keep clean.

I would like to suggest the development of a leash free area for dogs. In the field at Archie Goodall park. This area is large, and vacant offering great potential for such a project. As well as being located in a residentiall area. With many families, and pet owners.
The current field could easily be dived into two sections. Continuing to offer an open play space for people, and families. Well also offering a social area for pets, and owners to enjoy. Dog parks offer a great opportunity for our four legged friends. To get exercise, and socialize with other animals. Well also providing pet owners with an opportunity to talk, and enjoy each others company. Which helps build strong community bonds.

Santa Monica, California's 3rd Street Promenade is a prime example of what could happen to revitalize our downtown core and rid it of the seedy elements and violence at night that are concerning visitors.

Formerly sketchy 3rd Street in CA. turned into a bustling strolling and shopping hotspot with cafes, kiosks down the centre of the street, twinkling lights, fountains, topiaries and buskers. Look at some of these photos.

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It became so popular that shops and restaurants stayed open in the evenings. A wonderful way to end the day.

Close Dunlop to traffic from 5 corners to Mulcaster. Install kiosks in the centre of the street. Add lights, music, fountains and let the festival atmosphere unfold.

Imagine how magical it could be at Christmas with a Christmas Mart. imagine a cafe au lait in a street cafe in the evenings in the spring. Ice creams and outdoor music in the summer. Hot waffles from street vendors in the fall.

This suggestion forum has been active for years now and I haven't seen any ideas reach the 500-vote mark. Clearly not many people are using this tool, so I suggest you lower the vote expectations or improve awareness. I've had a few suggestions crest over 100 votes, than stagnate, and than be removed. If I received considerable public support for my idea (on a forum barely any Barrie residents know about), why did you remove it? How many of these suggestions actually go forward? You need to improve this consultation process as I am loosing trust in the city to address public concerns. We need to be an innovative city - and this forum has innovative ideas! Stop throwing them away!

The amount of vagrants outside the downtown library on a daily basis has become a serious issue. People have to walk by these areas to get to their work (including city hall employees) and are exposed to rude comments. No one should feel uncomfortable or scared walking by their local library.

The security at the library does nothing to help this issue. This morning there was 20 empty beer cans littering the sidewalk.There has been people sleeping in the park beside the library now for 3 weeks. Often the area has drug paraplegia scattered around and occasionally smells like Marijuana.

I understand that John Edwin Coupe Park is there for the public to enjoy but realistically it should be for tax payers to enjoy. It should not be a local hang-out spot for adults and youth who have nothing better to do. The area is constantly littered (I have seen one man who was cleaning up and I thanked him) but for the most part people just litter wherever they please.

If I had a young child they would NEVER be going to the Downtown Library as I would not want to expose them to these activities. Something has to be done. I feel safer walking in Toronto at 2am than I do walking past the Barrie library at noon.

The downtown core has always been a bone of contention for me. This city's downtown is disgusting. Gum all over the sidewalks, dirty sidewalks, stained sidewalks, bricks missing in the sidewalks and now paving tar put in the holes left by bricks that are missing (which sticks all over our shoes). Either purchase more paver stones and put them in the places where they are missing (cheapest fix) or put concrete back down. Then make the businesses power wash their sidewalks or the city do it like in other cities. Our downtown core streets and sidewalks are disgusting. This year the city only planted one side of collier street planters with flowers????????
Most people DO NOT KNOW ABOUT VOICEING THEIR OPPINIONS ON THIS SITE!! I did't know about it in all the 40 years I have lived here.
Put this site in the newspaper and see what happens.......