Wednesday, January 27, 2010

The Twenty-Four Necessities

I'm compiling a list of twelve businesses and twelve non-profits every neighborhood needs to have a high quality of life, strong sense of community and accountability and control. I'll use it to create an economic development model focuses on the needs of households.

Business Suggestions
  1. grocery store
  2. bank/credit union
  3. minutemen temp agency
  4. day care
  5. hospital
  6. laundry mat
  7. hardware store
  8. office space
  9. furniture store
  10. diner
  11. barbershop
  12. book store
  13. theater
  14. coffee shop
  15. clothing store
  16. spa/bath house
  17. office supply store
  18. dentist
  19. gym
  20. hotel

Non-Profit Suggestions
  1. library
  2. elementary school
  3. middle school
  4. high school
  5. community center
  6. temple
  7. gallery
  8. park
  9. post office
  10. fire station
  11. police station
  12. head-start
  13. museum/historical society
  14. political party headquarters
  15. government representatives offices
  16. free clinic
  17. settlement house

need more! How are all these different from each other? How do they connect?
What industries surround them? How can we use them to agglomerate more business and industry?

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