"It makes me wonder whether it’s possible (or desirable) for someone to establish a highly-publicized, centralized online discussion forum, available to all, where issues relevant to City government could be posted and discussed. I don’t know if that would ideally be established by the City itself or by some other entity, or if it could be established on an existing social media platform. What do you think? Would you seek out and use something like that?"
Either on Bluesky or Substack--and while Bluesky might be good for recruiting new people who don't know about this newsletter, Substack is probably better for me since I'd be more likely to see something listed here. I'm off Musk's & Zuckerberg's platforms, so I miss anything you post on FB.
It is amusing to me that an apartment building with 273 units and 400plus parking places has been approved for the corner of Plumas and McCarran. The egress and ingress are off Plumas. Another exit is a free right turn at the corner of Lakeside, very dangerous. There is an appeal in an effort to address this problem, add egress and ingress to McCarran.
The builder Thompson Thrift and their attorney Garrett Gordon refuse to entertain any changes. This intersection was approved by Planning Commission while the intersection has a F rating. Where is common decency, common sense, respect and care for Reno citizens.
I would love a centralized forum - throwing in a vote for a platform within the Fediverse, such as Lemmy or Mastodon. Any move away from Meta is a positive.
"It makes me wonder whether it’s possible (or desirable) for someone to establish a highly-publicized, centralized online discussion forum, available to all, where issues relevant to City government could be posted and discussed. I don’t know if that would ideally be established by the City itself or by some other entity, or if it could be established on an existing social media platform. What do you think? Would you seek out and use something like that?"
Either on Bluesky or Substack--and while Bluesky might be good for recruiting new people who don't know about this newsletter, Substack is probably better for me since I'd be more likely to see something listed here. I'm off Musk's & Zuckerberg's platforms, so I miss anything you post on FB.
Thanks for all that you do!
Agree, I love Substack chats for great discussions!
Regarding D.5. Safety concern for McCarran Blvd.
It is amusing to me that an apartment building with 273 units and 400plus parking places has been approved for the corner of Plumas and McCarran. The egress and ingress are off Plumas. Another exit is a free right turn at the corner of Lakeside, very dangerous. There is an appeal in an effort to address this problem, add egress and ingress to McCarran.
The builder Thompson Thrift and their attorney Garrett Gordon refuse to entertain any changes. This intersection was approved by Planning Commission while the intersection has a F rating. Where is common decency, common sense, respect and care for Reno citizens.
Jori Benjamin
Thank you for great reporting.
I would love a centralized forum - throwing in a vote for a platform within the Fediverse, such as Lemmy or Mastodon. Any move away from Meta is a positive.