You already know we love Milwaukee, but that's not to say it couldn't be better. It's that time when people make their New Year's resolutions, and we've gathered 100 ideas and wishes, some big and some small, on how to make Milwaukee even more great.

1. A cut in violent crime
2. Smoke-free bars
3. Or, even better, a city-wide smoking ban
4. A Brewers post-season berth
5. Another year of Brett Favre
6. An end to the Marquette Interchange construction
7. Better snow plowing
8. A tenant for Pabst City
9. Two way streets Downtown
10. Miller to not move to Denver
11. Midwest Airlines staying aggressive as a private company
12. No more Dirty Dining scare tactics
13. A Common Council without scandal
14. Build a tasteful Fonzie
15. Or build no Fonz at all
16. New police chief continues on legacy built by Hegerty
17. Summerfest getting bolder with Amphitheater acts
18. Make commuter rail a reality
19. A year without a raise in the tax rate or assessments
20. A professional outdoor soccer team
21. And a stadium for it to play in
22. Park East Development west of the river
23. Fewer sewage dumps into the lake
24. Less segregation keeping Milwaukeeans apart
25. Better schools for our kids
26. More Gousha
27. A moratorium on Irish pubs
28. A continued condo and retail boom Downtown and in the surrounding neighborhoods
29. Improve the city's carbon footprint
30. More growth on Vliet Street
31. A ban on plastic bags in grocery and drug stores
32. More bike lanes
33. And bike racks on buses, too
34. City-wide Wi-Fi
35. Increased support of unique, local businesses
36. An indoor play gym for kids that's in the city
37. A freeze on iconic businesses shutting down, like Bryant's and Goldmann's
38. Another dog park or two
39. Another successful business in Riverwest (Alterra is great, but how ‘bout one more?!)
40. More films shot in Brew City
41. More community gardens
42. Less car vandalism
43. New releases from lots of great Milwaukee bands
44. Another Trader Joe's
45. Fewer parking tickets issued
46. More activities at Discovery World for younger kids
47. A healthier Lake Michigan
48. Development of the Prospect Mall building
49. More dollars for the Wisconsin Humane Society
50. A truce between Violent Femmes' Brian Ritchie and Gordon Gano
51. The NFL Network on local cable
52. The Big Ten network on local cable
53. Money to maintain the county parks
54. A Springsteen date at Summerfest
55. Successful openings for the Sugar Maple and Café Centraal in Bay View
56. A reality show for guitar wizard Greg Koch
57. New restaurants downtown that aren't steakhouses
58. A cool tenant for the remodeled building at 770 N. Jefferson (kitty corner from The Pfister)
59. Marquette's Dominic James returns for his senior season
60. A Calder Cup title (and sellout crowds) for the Admirals
61. Smoke detectors for all city homes
62. A movie theater downtown
63. An Ikea store somewhere within a 30-minute drive of downtown
64. Temperatures of 75 degrees for the Brewers' home opener
65. A championship ring for Bob Uecker
66. Dry weather for RiverSplash!
67. The return of Whitney Gould's architecture column
68. Progress on plans to renovate or replace the Bradley Center
69. Better test scores at MPS
70. No reports of voter fraud in the presidential election
71. A Tiger Woods return to the US Bank Classic (but Steve Stricker, Jerry Kelly and Skip Kendall finish 1-2-3)
72. A new radio home for Robb Edwards
73. Sunny, dry weather for Harley's 105th
74. Bobblehead giveaways featuring Jeff Cirillo and Jim Powell
75. A shooting guard (and team tranquility) for UWM coach Rob Jeter
76. Cool weather and calm winds for the Lakefront Marathon
77. A Niketown store adjacent to Grand Avenue mall
78. More "pizza by the slice" shops throughout the city
79. Bumper crops and brisk sales at the farmer's markets
80. An increase in business at Milwaukee Public Market
81. Long-term contract extensions for Prince Fielder, J.J. Hardy and Ryan Braun
82. A gold watch for Jonathan Green
83. Downtown gas stations
84. A highway that connects I-43 and I-45 north from Grafton to Jackson
85. A challenger to Tom Barrett
86. More sidewalk dining
87. More breakfast options in Downtown Milwaukee
88. More defense from the Milwaukee Bucks
89. Better music at our local sporting events (ban "YMCA")
90. A female or two or three elected to the Milwaukee Common Council
91. A Flat Top Grill anywhere in Milwaukee
92. A new city flag (Have you seen our current one? Yikes!)
93. Continued housing growth in the Downtown neighborhoods
94. A Kopp's in Downtown Milwaukee
95. A Target, too!
96. Some type of redevelopment, anything, at the old Grand Theatre on Wisconsin Avenue
97. A cleaner Milwaukee River
98. True competition in the cable industry
99. An on-time and extravagant opening for the Harley Davidson Museum
100. Never to again hear the phrase, "Milwaukee has an inferiority complex"