The Solent Metropolitan is/will be:a reference to each citizen who lives in the Solent regiona media outlet by and for those citizens: articles, data, positive but thought provoking opinionan events guide where organisers can login and publish their events in: arts, science, technology, business, infrastructureNot a duplication of already great media outlets. Open collaboration.a campaign for Solent to become a county, Greater Solent with a local government authoritya campaign for super grand-scale public transport infrastructure: metro, more stationsa promotion of Solent, a proper noun, that can be internationally recognised without ambiguitya reference to all the villages, towns and cities adjacent to the Solent stretch of water and their local authoritiescohesion between the two cities Portsmouth and Southampton, grown-up mutual championing and regard; success happens when you're in good companyApolitical - non-political.An independent, grass-roots project, not connected to any public sector organisation.Self-funded.Cross channel promotion, linking content, people and organisations and people. Think how the wonderful BBC cross promotes content: as powerful as that.ConnectorCo productionBuilding community storiesA think tankThis site made & built locally and open source, like public interest sites are such as government. Not built elsewhere, but HERE!Concept of cultural and industrial scenes, critical mass through landing pages for categories
