5A- Identifying Local Opportunities
Alachua County Recycling Efforts Persevere Despite Declining
Market
Alachua county residents are not educated on what items are
considered recyclable. Although the county’s recycling is ranked third highest in
the state, the items that get placed in recycle bins cannot be recycled and
have to be manually sorted out. This ultimately raises domestic contamination
rates.
The problem presented is that Alachua county residents are not
informed on what constitutes a recyclable item, therefore raising the efforts
needed to sort through collection and reduce contamination.
The county has the problem. Although the residents are the
actors throwing different objects in the recycling bin, the county has to mobilize
efforts and strategies to counteract this and educate the people.
‘Micromobility Devices’ — Also Known As Scooters — Could
Come To Gainesville In 2020 Under City Regulation
The University of Florida and Gainesville City Commissioners
are working together to implement an ordinance which would regulate the scooters
students use in campus and across the city.
The large amount of scooters presents a problem in finding
how to integrate them to already existing structures while preserving any ADA
compliance, exits, and entrances.
The University is faced with this problem, as the options
for student transportation are limited and so is space on campus.
Coalition Pushing New Way to Improve Literacy Rates in
Alachua County Schools
There is a large reading gap between black and white
elementary students in Gainesville. Students are having trouble reading and
understanding the phonetics, so a mother who utilized a new form of teaching focused
on phonetics rather than memorization contacted the school board. The
Gainesville school board then implemented phono-graphix in after-school care
programs, and later in the elementary curriculum. Yet, the district continues
to underperform in reading levels.
There is a large gap in reading levels between black and
white elementary students in the district.
The students are faced with this problem of an education
deficit.
Can Turn Lanes Help Limit The Hundreds Of Traffic Crashes On
State Road 121 In Gainesville?
An intersection in Gainesville continually produces car
crashes at a weekly basis. Its design makes it difficult for cars to enter or
exit lanes, or to view oncoming traffic. The road experiences heavy traffic and
cars attempting to turn opposite ways, at the same time, in the same
intersection.
The problem is an intersection in Gainesville causes numerous
crashes and traffic.
Drivers in Gainesville experience this problem, as they are the
ones using the intersection.
Gainesville Gardener’s Seed Saving Program Represents Step
In Fighting Climate Change
Gainesville residents are storing seeds in response to
climate change affecting various varieties. Residents are attempting to raise attention
to the issue and have the Gainesville City Commission recognize the importance
of seed storage, but have not been successful at that level. At an individual
level many continue to practice seed saving, even though they lack the resources
to rebuild the seed stock in a healthy manner.
The problem is that seed varieties are becoming endangered
or extinct due to climate change, and people lack the resources to rebuild the stock.
Gainesville residents are facing this problem
Adriana, Who would have thought in our lifetimes we would experience such climate change as outline in your Gainesville Gardener's article? It is so sad that we may not have some of the seeds necessary to grown some of the varieties that are parents grew up on. My hope is that we can figure out a way to "preserve" the seeds for our children and future families.
ReplyDeleteHi Adriana,
ReplyDeleteI found the article you used on adding turn lanes in Gainesville to prevent accidents to be particularly intriguing. Everyone knows Florida is infamous for bad drivers, yet no one seems to be doing something to address the problem. It would be interesting to see how the state would go about implementing more turn lanes on Florida's roadways as a whole. I do find intersections without turn lanes to be particularly daunting to turn at. Even without the turn light it can be scary.