do you want to spend more time in the streets?

I'd love to see more zone events, ideally using the level-less invasion code as has previously been mentioned. Having areas in zones where bosses are more likely to spawn, and maybe have the possibility of elite bosses, would also be good - I know there's a Longbow Ballista in St Martial but it's the only example I can think of of an open world elite boss.

Have random 'rogues gallery' bosses running out of a bank with a sack of loot, have villains smashing up a small area, mayhem mission style, have 2 bosses from different factions having a covert meeting under a bridge - it might not be possible to tell a whole story with a single open world event but you could drop hints of bigger goings on. Hell, if you defeat certain spawns (e.g. a named boss/elite boss), or mobs in a certain area, have the possibility of a specific themed tip mission dropping that continues the story in an instance - kind of like when you broke up a mugging the victim would run back to you to delivery some bonus influence, have something extra for breaking up whatever a group is up to.

Id like to see more outdoor SMALL events. Something I can do solo or with a partner.

I like the idea of small zone events. The problem with the current ones (Troll Rave, Fire Alarm, etc) is that they're designed for groups rather than individuals. Unless you outlevel the content (and in the case of the Fire Alarm, have a powerset with ice damage), there's no way for one or two people to do the event. If you used the Nemesis code that spawns enemies for each person in the zone, though, then the zone events could scale dynamically for however many people want to take part in the event. It would be something interesting to add, though.