There is plenty of vacant land along Lisbon, especially in Walnut Hill, for such a center. Some of the ACGA advice for starting community gardens might be helpful. Members could share experiences in each beautifying their own properties, growing vegetables and flowers, and finding low cost supplies, and possibly share some special tools, and help one another till, erect fences, and trade surplus produce, seedlings, seeds, and bulbs. Encourage neighborhood businesses to sponsor extra trash bins near grocery stores, gas stations, and bus stops. So much of our street and alley litter comes from junk food packaging, and we could encourage those who sell these items to provide additional, well-placed, trash bins.
Bus stops, where people munch while they wait for the bus, are prime locations.
Ask the City to build one or two more well-placed tot lots on some of the abundant vacant land.