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Here are my thoughts on how to run the city: 1. Create a 50 year plan that addresses and exploits Cleveland's key competitive advantages: Water International Culture Sports Medicine 2. Focus on these key areas: Economy Crime Schools 3. Work to bring these things to the lakeshore and riverfront: -Retired Aircraft Carrier, Partner with USAF Dayton Museum -Public Boating-Kayaks, canoes, and sailboats to rent along with boating schools -Gardens and forests -Museums -Aquarium -NASA museum -Boardwalk -Piers like in San Francisco and Santa Monica -Create "green bridges" for pedestrians to cross from downtown to the waterfront. These bridges won't just be regular concrete bridges but will be bigger with grass, flowers, and trees. 1. Create a NEO elected officials partnerships. Work withe Senators, Governor, US Reps and regional mayors to fight for "pork" for the area and work towards regionalism. Make sure people realize that a great core city is beneficial for the entire region. 2. Reach out to the African American Community and work to increase development on the eastside 3. Slow Gentrification 4. Hire good police and school chiefs and step away and let them do their jobs. Instead the mayor should concentrate on luring businesses, citizens, and funds. Michael Bloomberg of NYC has said that a city's mayor has a lot more power than a person who simply represents the mayor. The mayor should act like a sports agent constantly trying to attract interest in the city. 5. Get people to buy and do stuff-I've noticed that people in Ohio get out less than people in cities like LA do. Encourage people to leave their homes to eat out, visit local attractions on the weekend, etc. 6. Attract young people 7. Make people prefer living in the city than in the suburbs-ask ODOT to stop expanding interstates, etc. 8. Create a OSU-Cleveland 9. Forget past failures, concentrate on the future 10. Encourage a variety of people to enter public service. I think this area relies on too many professional politicians and politicians who have deep pasts between themselves which isn't always good. 11. Reach out to Cleveland names for help like Peter B. Lewis, Drew Carey, etc.