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Princeton Splash Pad

Princeton, Illinois
I think a Splash Pad playground in Princeton, IL would be a great addition for town. A prime location would be some of the large space available in or around Zearing Park.
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City Beach

Peoria, Illinois
Peoria (and the Illinois River in general) doesn't have a nice public beach. Convert Riverfront Village to an urban sand dune landscaped with native Illinois grasses. Emphasis would be not only on providing a beach for enjoying good weather, and...
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Reduce the pollution that arcelor mittal produces

Riverdale, Illinois
This steel factory contaminates the air in the neighboring communities. By reducing the pollution this factory produces, this campaign with make the community surrounding the factory safer for all residents.
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Transforming Concrete Puddle to a Sustainable Oasis

Chicago, Illinois
UIC has a hidden gem of a green space – but it is under-utilized due to limited seating, accessibility, and stormwater flooding issues. Help realize our vision of a sustainable, revitalized campus to build a stormwater-reducing patio, increase bio...
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Botanical Garden

East Peoria, Illinois
A botanical garden, butterfly garden, and/or community garden. This could focus on local plants or have specific color themes for each year. A garden would provide beauty and if it could also be educational or practical, the more beneficial.
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Redevelop this Vacant Lot & Bring a Used Bookstore to Washington Square

Washington, Illinois
The Roehm Bros & Co. building, aka "The Shoe House", once held this corner at the southern entrance into the Square. Local developers / entrepreneurs should work with current land owners to build a new building that can house retail and other com...
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Riverfront Sculpture Garden

Peoria, Illinois
Establish a Sculpture Garden for large scale outdoor sculptures to enhance the public art and culture of Peoria. My suggestion is that this be a large park with plenty of green-space for multi-use purpose but includes these large outdoor sculpture...
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Community Conversations

Chicago, Illinois
If public green spaces, like our food forest, had multiple seating areas then more people could discuss and learn about sustainability and methods for how they can address global warming issues.
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Pedestrian Bridge across the river

Peoria, Illinois
The walkway would connect downtown Peoria and East Peoria with a unique feature that could enhance tourist activity and draw more people regularly to the riverfront. It would provide easy access from both sides of the river to the various attracti...
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Terraced Riverfront Park

East Peoria, Illinois
Create a terraced park-like setting for flood control with multi-use areas for several activities such as small boat access, fishing, running, biking, fitness trail, outdoor market, live entertainment, etc. Using a variety of materials for the ter...
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Tourism & Cultural Economic Development

Chicago, Illinois
Join us as we discuss the opportunities and developments taking place on the South Side under the broader umbrella of Tourism and how we can use "Cultural Economic Development" to socially and economically develoment pur communities.
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Shopping

Peoria, Illinois
It seems like most thriving cities have stores for shopping. The Peoria Riverfront has a good assortment of food but virtually no shopping. There is no reason to visit the riverfront other than to eat. On a rare occasion there will be some good mu...
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Improve the Area Around the Crescent & Forest Intersection

Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Reduce traffic lanes on Forest, widen sidewalks on Crescent, and screen the parking lot at Lulu’s restaurant.
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Re-open Fulton Street

Peoria, Illinois
Re-configure Fulton Street for vehicular traffic, and encourage re-development of its frontage.
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Park(ing) Deck

Peoria, Illinois
Decrease the cost of multiple projects and increase neighborhood vitality by combining diverse amenities into one project. The Park(ing) Deck places a green roof top of needed Warehouse District parking decks, providing protection from sun, sn...
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Movie night under the bridge

Peoria, Illinois
This idea includes projecting a movie onto the concrete support structures under the bridge. People could bring blankets and chairs to watch in the moonlight.
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Don't drink the lead

Chicago, Illinois
The United States Congress banned the use of lead solder and restricted the lead content of faucets and pipes in 1986. However, homes built prior to the ban may still have plumbing that contains lead. The EPA says 10% to 20% of the typical adult’...
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Restoring South Shore

Chicago, Illinois
Our plan is to restore the area of South Shore by giving it a more appealing and aesthetic appearance by building a community garden and compost bin. Building the community garden and compost bin will provide sustainability to the community of Sou...
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