110 Examples of Local Issues

John Spacey, June 20, 2021

Local issues are problems and opportunities that can be actioned at the level of a town, city, state or province. These mostly relate to quality of life and economic opportunity that directly and immediately impact people's lives in a place. The following are common examples of local issues.

Access to Education	Addiction
Affordable Housing	Agricultural Runoff
Air Quality	Airports & Aviation
Architecture & Urban Design	Building Standards
Business Conditions	Business Regulations
Capital Flight	Child Welfare
Childcare	Civic Life
Civil Rights	Civilian Oversight
Civility	Community Engagement
Community Life	Consumer Protection
Corporate Accountability	Corruption
Crime	Cronyism
Culture & Traditions	Deforestation
Depopulation	Disaster Resilience
Discrimination	Dispute Resolution
Diversity	Economic Competitiveness
Economic Development	Economic Resilience
Education	Emergency Services
Employment	Environmental Stewardship
Events & Festivals	Fair Competition
Food Security	Freedom of Assembly
Freedom of Movement	Freedom of Speech
Gambling	Government Accountability
Government Debt	Government Spending
Green Space	Health & Fitness
Healthcare	Heritage Preservation
Homelessness	Hunger & Nutrition
Immigration	Indoor Air Quality
Information Security	Labor Strikes
Land Degradation	Land Use
Legal Rights	Living Conditions
Long Term Care	Maintenance of Infrastructure
Mismanagement	Mixed-Use Neighbourhoods
Multiculturalism	Nature Conservation
Noise Pollution	Overpopulation
Pesticides & Herbicides	Places of Scenic Beauty
Play Streets	Police Accountability
Policing	Poverty
Privacy Rights	Property Rights
Public Health	Public Safety
Quality of Life	Racism
Recreation Facilities	Red Tape
Renewable Energy	Right to Know
Rights of Persons with Disabilities	Rights of the Child
Rights of the Elderly	Sanitation
Security	Sexism
Social Services	Sports Facilities & Teams
Standard of Living	Taxes
Think Global, Act Local	Tolerance & Inclusion
Tourism	Transportation Infrastructure
Urban Planning	Voluntarism
Wages	Walkability
Water Pollution	Water Services
Waterways, Waterfronts and Beaches	Working Conditions
Workplace Safety	Youth Culture & Activities

Think global, act local is the principle that you can help to make the world a better place by setting an example in the place you live and work.

Right to know relates to your right to know if you are exposed to hazards. For example, the right to know what a factory down the street is putting into the air.

110 Examples of Local Issues

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