Ask HN: As a person, what can I do to improve a city?
The single best thing you can do is pick a neighborhood - not the whole city - and invest deeply.<p>Get to know everyone in the neighborhood and understand what they want and need, then try to find ways to bring that.<p>When you have a strong network of neighbors and a little bit of cash, you can ramp up investment by cleaning up dirty corners and getting the basic services that a neighborhood is missing.<p>Here’s an example of how folks in Memphis, TN did this Over time: <a href="https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2020/5/21/this-is-what-we-can-do-together-md2020" rel="nofollow">https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2020/5/21/this-is-what-w...</a><p>If you’re interested in connecting with people who already have this mindset, there are a lot of them in Strong Towns, and there may even be a group in your area.