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Let's Build Parc De L'Ermitage in Downtown Glen Ellyn

Glen Ellyn, Illinois
We should convert the old Giesche Shoes and the adjacent parking lot into a green park with an array of amenities. To honor our French sister city, Le Bouscat, we should seek inspiration from the park in their downtown, Parc De L'Ermitage, which h...
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Ensure future development provides the necessary right-of-way

Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Ensure future development provides the necessary right-of-way (ROW) dedication needed to accommodate for future improvements.
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Sharrows (on street bike symbol)

Peoria, Illinois
Part of a financially sustainable city is urban density. Part of a vibrant downtown is the necessity of people being outside, and out of their cars. Getting around by bicycle plays with both of these aspects, but most Peorians don't feel like ...
transit street bicycling

Install additional diagonal streets that run towards the city center

Chicago, Illinois
Circulation towards the center is partially established, but the arteries need extending and developing, and circulation across the city from the northwest to the south and east and from the southwest to the north is lacking
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B.Y.O.B (Build Your Own Boulevard)

Chicago, Illinois
We are creating a design for one the Chicago Boulevards. We are focusing on increasing the overall appeal of the Boulevard in an eco-friendly manner to encourage people to utilize it for positive purposes.
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Expand and beautify sidewalks and public spaces

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: 30th, 31st & 36th Wards | BC Chamber, SSA2 Project Timeframe: Long-term
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Reconfigure the Intersection at Knoxville & Pennsylvania Avenues

Peoria, Illinois
Consider an alternative configuration, as illustrated above. The ramps have been sorted out so that one moves in a more intuitive manner (moving right to go right). In addition, the awkward intersection is simplified with the use of a roundabout, ...
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Encourage In-fill along Fulton and Main Streets

Peoria, Illinois
In-fill development built up to the right-of-way can bring definition and activity to the corridors.
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Convert Franklin / Orleans Street from One-way to Two-way

Chicago, Illinois
Franklin / Orleans Street is currently one-way. As the roadway passes the west side of the Merchandise Mart it widens to become three lanes and speeding motorists take advantage and accelerate. This makes it dangerous for bicyclists and crossing p...
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Near North Neighborhood Survey

Chicago, Illinois
Hello Near North! We are O Development Group - we develop high impact real estate in response to specific community opportunities. Before deciding on a property's highest and best use, we want to engage the community. Our team will use technology ...
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Reconfigure Jefferson Street for Two-way Traffic with On-street Parking

Peoria, Illinois
Although one way streets can smooth traffic flows, they allow traffic to speed up to the point where the street becomes increasingly hostile to pedestrians. At the same time, the one-way streets make local access within the grid more difficult by ...
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Whitman Street Interchange Project

Rockford, Illinois
Let’s remove the Whitman Interchange and open up this 25-acre area for residential and commercial development. It would be replaced with a standard street system that would connect the existing neighborhoods with downtown, Madison Street, the Riv...
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Door buffered bike lanes

Peoria, Illinois
Part of a financially sustainable city is urban density. Part of a vibrant downtown is the necessity of people being outside, and out of their cars. Getting around by bicycle plays with both of these aspects, but most Peorians aren't used to this ...
transit street bicycling

Ensure Safer Routes to School

Columbus, Ohio
In Ohio's urban school districts, one in 446 students has been hit by a car. In suburban districts, it's one in 1,473. Because schools are often located at the center of communities, safety improvements benefit people of all ages by slowing tra...
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Rental Bikes (Divvy)

Peoria, Illinois
Add rental bikes (Divvy) stations downtown for employees and others in the area to promote wellness and environmental safety. This is what is used in Chicago.
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Build a New Bridge

Chicago, Illinois
Idea posted on behalf of an Outreach Meeting 2 Attendee: Construct a new bridge over the Chicago River at Armitage Avenue, Dickens Avenue, or Shakespeare Avenue. This could allow Cortland Street to be dedicated to bicycle traffic only or only ...
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Calisthenics Park

Peoria, Illinois
There is not a single fitness park in the State of Illinois south of Aurora. Go to Chicago, Milwaukee, St Louis, or any other city center or its suburbs and fitness parks are everywhere. The "fitness" park at Glen Oak is a joke. A fitness park, es...
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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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