#00002Improve local public transport
Our public transport system is outdated and inefficient. We need ideas to enhance its reliability and accessibility for all residents.
Marcus Johnson
Community organiser, ex-public-housing tenant rep
Detroit, US·Joined Jun 2025
- Trust score
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- Endorsements
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- Contributions
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About
I run door-knocks, write tenant briefs, and turn city council meetings into something people actually want to attend. Looking for issues where coordination beats funding.
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Credentials
Public meeting facilitation
facilitationComfortable holding the room for groups of 5 to 500. Bilingual EN/ES.
1 endorsement
10 years organising public-housing tenants
community organisingTrained by the Midwest Academy. Ran a successful repairs campaign for 600+ households.
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1 issue submitted
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3 solutions proposed
#00021Rainwater harvesting programs with municipal support
Provide subsidies and free installation for rooftop rainwater collection systems. Harvested water can be used for irrigation and, with simple treatment, for non-potable household use. Reduces demand on the municipal supply and lowers water bills.
#00073Drought-period water restrictions Done
Impose binding restrictions on non-essential water use during drought, and coordinate emergency drinking-water supply between communes when local sources fail. In the Sundgau this has been delivered by the Communauté de Communes Sundgau through prefectural alerts since 2018, with reinforced restrictions extended across all 64 communes from August 2025.
Sundgau, Grand Est, Metropolitan Franceregion
#00061CCS at Municipal Waste-to-Energy Plants
Retrofit waste-to-energy incineration plants with post-combustion carbon capture, transporting captured CO2 for geological storage or industrial use. Since waste incineration produces roughly 50% biogenic CO2 (from organic waste), capturing it achieves net-negative emissions (BECCS). KVA Linth in Switzerland will be the first such facility, designed for 100,000 tonnes CO2/year. Copenhagen's experience shows the technology is not yet proven at municipal scale — cities should pursue this as one element of a portfolio, not as a single solution.
Basel-Stadt, Switzerlandcity