snip, trim, crimp, wind, glue, finish, dress, emboss, frame, ruffle, present, glaze, dress up/in, tinge, edge with/in, stick, paste, define, set off/apart, daub, adorn, affix, accent, display, highlight, garnish, theme, center, showcase, embellish, emphasize, ornament, emblazon, transfigure, decorate, complement, personalize, festoon, garland, embroider, costume, trick out, spiff up, pimp out

flatten, mill, smooth, install, replace, replicate, pave, upgrade, adopt, overlay, narrow, rebuild, perform, add, extend, modernize, repave, reconstruct (a street), retrofit (storm water infrastructure), pour (asphalt), widen (a street), undertake (a road diet), jack hammer, haul away (old materials), compact (concrete), sink (piers for a new bridge), relay, expand (a public transit line), implement (plans), research and apply (best practices from other cities), apply for (grant money from federal or state governments), issue bonds, allocate (funds)

raise, repair, overhaul, construct, erect, renovate, remodel, spruce up, rebuild, update, improve, displace, restructure, fund, refashion, revamp, modernize, gentrify, fix up, price out

launch, rise, generate, debut, galvanize, start, nurture, prompt, catalyze, crowdsource, crowdfund, form (a 501c3), orchestrate, venture, jump into, step up/forward, hire, create, unveil, initiate, found, co-create, set in motion, undertake, head, spearhead, usher in, forge ahead, ready, instigate, pioneer, institute, kick-start, kick off, embark, fire up, give birth to, jumpstart, set up/off/about, issue (a license/a permit), introduce (an app/product)

lift, transfigure, illuminate, redefine, restore, revitalize, vitalize, replenish, invigorate, reinvest, transform, revolutionize, renew, turbocharge, energize, revive, regenerate, rekindle, rejuvenate, refresh, restart, perk up, uplift, wake up, oxygenate, enlighten, come to life, breathe (life into), reinstate, re-energize, come back to life, resume, lighten (one's mood), raise (spirits)