Ideas List by Popularity
The November 1st, 2005 community meeting to discuss ideas for community improvement voted on several suggestions and ideas. Here are the results by popularity.
| Nice Hotel -Family Oriented (ie: Great Wolf Lodge) | 26 |
| Visitor Center - Visible from I-680 | 26 |
| Better Retail | 23 |
| Outdoor Event Center | 19 |
| Improve & Beautify at I-680 & 30th Street | 17 |
| Connection of Historical Sites w/ Hike/Bike Trails | 15 |
| Tax Incentives for Residential Improvement | 14 |
| Historic Business Incentives | 12 |
| Financial Incentives | 11 |
| Cracker Barrel | 10 |
| Create Winter Quarter park with Living History | 10 |
| Florence Ferry | 8 |
| Ongoing Positive Publicity - On Events, Businesses & Activities | 8 |
| Support for Flowers & Parking on 30th Street | 8 |
| Historical Focus | 7 |
| Improve Parking & Pedestrian Friendly | 7 |
| More Family Activities | 7 |
| Motel next to I-680 | 7 |
| Ornamental Lighting | 7 |
| Parking Traffic | 7 |
| Retail similar to "Lost SHOPKO" | 7 |
| Traffic Control on 30th Street | 7 |
| Theme | 6 |
| Unique Retail | 6 |
| "Sit-Down" Restaurant | 5 |
| Area under bridge | 5 |
| Beautify Florence Entrances | 5 |
| Connect to bike trail & have Florence Trail | 5 |
| Develop synergy between businesses | 5 |
| Kiosk with Community Posting | 5 |
| Property Rights | 5 |
| Sidewalk Streetscape | 4 |
| Pedestrian Oriented Street Scape | 3 |
| Community Policing | 3 |
| Family Fun Plex | 3 |
| Historic Boundaries of Florence | 3 |
| Encourage Farmers Market, etc | 2 |
| Florence Trolley From Old Market | 2 |
| Improve traffic Circulation - Get Semi's Out | 2 |
| Lighting on Historical Features | 2 |
| More Historical Markers | 2 |
| Organize Bus Tours with Night Activities | 2 |
| Stop Light or Sign at every intersection | 2 |
| Tourist Development | 2 |
| Use unused Railroad tracks | 2 |
| Exit Destination on I-680 to Businesses | 1 |
| Historical Preservation Committee | 1 |
| Involve Schools in Slogan Contest | 1 |
| Advertising as Historical Florence | 0 |
| Neighborhood Association | 0 |
| Rescue Squad | 0 |
| Stronger Orientation towards the river | 0 |
| Trail of History | 0 |
