Peoria, IL
Establish a 4 to 6 block radius as the beginnings of an established "Innovation District" within the Warehouse District. This designated area would be the focus of innovation firms, gigabit fiber connectivity and mixed-used buildings focused on attracting entrepreneurs as well as high-tech firms to Peoria.
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A Vision for Downtown Peoria and the Riverfront
Establish Innovation District
Peoria, IL
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Establish a 4 to 6 block radius as the beginnings of an established "Innovation District" within the Warehouse District. This designated area would be the focus of innovation firms, gigabit fiber connectivity and mixed-used buildings focused on attracting entrepreneurs as well as high-tech firms to Peoria.
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The Bass Initiative on Innovation and Placemaking, Project for Public Spaces, and the Brookings Institution partnered up to answer the question: "If it is an innovation district that everyone is after, what does it take to create one that really works for everyone?" Last week they released the Innovation District Audit Guide which "...provides a framework for both qualitative and quantitative evaluations of an "innovation ecosystem,” mapping the assets that a place already has, and examining its capacity to grow." Check it out here: https://www.pps.org/article/does-your-city-have-what-it-takes-a-guide-to-auditing-innovation-districts and consider how it could work in the Warehouse District.
The Bass Initiative on Innovation and Placemaking, Project for Public Spaces, and the Brookings Institution partnered up to answer the question: "If it is an innovation district that everyone is after, what does it take to create one that really works for everyone?" Last week they released the Innovation District Audit Guide which "...provides a framework for both qualitative and quantitative evaluations of an "innovation ecosystem,” mapping the assets that a place already has, and examining its capacity to grow." Check it out here: https://www.pps.org/article/does-your-city-have-what-it-takes-a-guide-to-auditing-innovation-districts and consider how it could work in the Warehouse District.