By Victoria Vele, Social Media and Water Research Intern

One of the fun, idea generating activities that Llew (LCB Executive Director) facilitated towards the end of day one was the Headline Game. This was a time for people to take what they had talked about throughout the first day and create newspaper headlines around that. Some were funny, some were serious, but all of the headlines imagined a better, more livable Gowanus.

What do you see…5 years from now…10 years from now?

5 years

-     Green Brooklyn Inspires New Delhi, India Plan

-      Dream the Possible

-       Model Community Continues to Innovate

-       Gowanus Middle School Expands to 12^th grade

-       Resilient Community Turns Storm Surge into H₂O Recycling System

-       New York’s Most Livable Neighborhood Still Affordable

-       People Seen Swimming in the Canal and Still Alive

-       Sustainability Finds a Home in Brooklyn

-       Last Car Leaves Gowanus

-       Raw Oyster Bar Opens in Gowanus

-       Bike Lanes Change Mobility in Gowanus

-       Gowanus Small Businesses Alive and Well; Wal-Mart Very Disappointed

-       Gowanus – Red Hook Commuter Ferry Implemented

-       Glide Down the Gowanus in a Green Gondola

10 years

-       Brooklyn Green Plan Restores Fisheries

-       Brooklyn Neighborhood Model for Fighting Sea Level Rise

-       All Energy Used Is Locally Generated

-       Triathlon in Gowanus

-       Revolutionary War Graveyard FoundTurning Place on Earth

-       Spongepark Generates $1 billion in Revenue for Gowanus

-       Gowanus Granted Special Designation from Historic Council

-       Gowanus Green Roofs Provide Produce for All of Brooklyn

- Gowanus Top Green Destination

-       Gowanus Resident Since 1950 Still Feels at Home

-       Mayor Bloomberg Says His 6^th Term Saved Gowanus

INSERT YOUR HEADLINE HERE!