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Renovate vacant housing

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: Full Circle Communities | NWSHC, LISC, City of Chicago, IHDA Project Timeframe: Long-term
land-use housing building

Green Playground/Food Truck Pavilion

Peoria, Illinois
A large public park with a large safe public playground highlighting the industrial feel of Peoria with water features such as a splash pad for the summer and an open area for ice skating rink for the winter. Repurpose the able structures of exist...
water park land-use

Advocate for the Development of Model Community Anchors at Neighborhood Centers

Peoria, Illinois
Encourage development of model neighborhood centers as “community anchors,” through public-private partnerships, as a technique for stimulating and facilitating the broader redevelopment of the centers of Peoria’s urban neighborhoods. Tenants need...
retail public-space land-use housing building

Remove old car wash / redevelop vacant lot in Logan Square

Chicago, Illinois
This old car wash has been here for years and I think it would be nice to redevelop this vacant lot. It hurts my eyes to walk by and the location is ideal for something better.
old-car-wash chicago logan-square building land-use vacant-lot

Light up the 74 bridge and have a one of a kind zip line for summer fun.

Peoria, Illinois
The Peoria riverfront has no visual appeal and this would give a little life to it. Zip lines are a very fun activity and could draw people into the downtown area making way for an place to have a food truck court while people zip line overhead do...
land-use park

Encourage the development of live/work housing

Antioch, Illinois
In order to improve the diversity of housing types and incubate new local businesses in Antioch, the development of live/work housing should be encouraged. Live/work units are small- to medium-sized attached or detached structures consisting of on...
missing-middle-housing multi-family workshops startups small-business live-work commercial residential land-use building housing

Support the Removal of Parking Minimums from the Zoning Code

Washington, Illinois
Washington is over parked. Changes in consumer preferences have made expansive parking lots designed for annual holiday shopping excursions obsolete. In the future, these unsustainable and costly asphalt parking lots could become new development t...
infrastructure land-use public-space street parking parking-minimums suburban-retrofit

Encourage the development of courtyard housing

Antioch, Illinois
In order to improve the diversity of housing types in Antioch, the development of courtyard apartments should be encouraged. Courtyard apartments are medium- to large-sized structures that consist of multiple side-by-side and/or stacked dwelling u...
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Citizen-Sourced Problem Solving

Peoria, Illinois
Our City faces a number of difficult challenges, including those in the realms of infrastructure, economic opportunity, and community well-being. The municipal government works to address these challenges through its programs on a daily basis, but...
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Encourage the redevelopment of shopping centers

Buffalo Grove, Illinois
There are several retail shopping centers in Buffalo Grove that are outdated, unappealing, and not conducive for sustainable retail success. As part of a comprehensive economic development strategy, the Village should encourage many of these comme...
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Complete a bicycle network that connects community members to each other and the region

Washington, Illinois
Washington’s recreational trail system is a great amenity, but it does not fully serve 1) all areas of the community and 2) different kinds of users. A complete trail system should provide more choices and change its character to increase safety ...
bicycling infrastructure land-use street bicycle-network trail walking

Downtown Riverfront Park

Peoria, Illinois
Reclaim most of the downtown riverfront for a large linear park along the Illinois River. My suggestion is to acquire commercial property currently on the east-side of SW Water Street and turn it into a park for passive (open green space) & active...
a-vision-for-downtown-peoria preservation public-space land-use park

Avoid Land Uses that Generate More Automobile Trips

Chicago, Illinois
Idea posted on behalf of an Outreach Meeting 2 Attendee: Traffic generated by the Mariano’s on Webster Avenue is terrible. The strip malls along Clybourn Avenue, by their nature, are built to serve more drivers - less pedestrians. Redevelopme...
north-branch-river-works

High Street Bluff Access Walking Path

Peoria, Illinois
Provide a safe, lighted and developed walking path with access to downtown Peoria, the Riverfront, and the University of Illinois from the densest population neighborhood in Peoria. This would make walking to downtown an attractive alternative ...
infrastructure bicycling transit land-use walking park

Street Art

Reno, Nevada
We believe 3d street art would make Reno a better place. 3d Street Art is 2-dimensional artwork drawn on the street itself that gives you a 3-dimensional optical illusion from a certain perspective. It can be very breathtaking, realistic and at th...
public-space land-use

Utilize Guidelines

Chicago, Illinois
Utilize guidelines for set-backs and landscaping that will will improve the streetscape.
open-space land-use

Streetscape Landscape Maintenance Program

Peoria, Illinois
The streetscape improvements in the Warehouse Districts are great, however, we need the landscaping to be maintained on a regular basis so the showcase the City rather than looking like a weed patch. My campaign is to have a designated organizatio...
a-vision-for-downtown-peoria walking transit preservation land-use infrastructure street

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.
land-use park

Education

Chicago, Illinois
the things that are changing is the education of children .
land-use public-space preservation schools

Fish, Poop, and You - The natural way of eating!

Chicago, Illinois
Ms. Love's and Mrs. Benjamin's Chemistry and Biology students at Kelly High School will develop an Aquaponics farm within the school, with the goal of producing educational and celebratory events that will encourage the members of the surrounding ...
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Riverfront Skate Park

Peoria, Illinois
There's a big community of skateboarders and bikers alike in Peoria. A new park would be a safe spot for kids of all ages to skate instead of using the streets and private properties. The one park in Peoria right now is insufficient without safety...
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Backyard Chickens In Peoria

Peoria, Illinois
Even in major urban environments like Chicago, Brooklyn and Dallas, homeowners are permitted to keep chickens in their backyards. It's time for Peoria to catch up and allow chickens in backyards across the city on a reasonable basis. Some Bene...
preservation water housing land-use

Street Right-Sizing Initiative

Peoria, Illinois
Develop a Street "Right-Sizing" Initiative for overbuilt arterial streets within the City that allows for the reduction and/or reallocation of underutilized lane miles of roadway and provides focused - or even increased - maintenance on the lane m...
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The Petcoke Fields of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
The City of Chicago is allowing the Koch Brothers to dump their petcoke dust right next to the river. This affects both the water quality and the living quality of the people in the surrounding area. The problem stems from the fact that petcoke is...
water public-space land-use