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Beyond Allowance

Chicago, Illinois
Poverty hurts everyone, even the rich. i have an idea to help said people out of poverty. we should give tax breaks to companies that provide stable jobs. the problem is that the jobs we have aren’t enough to provide for our families and ourselve...
regeneratechicagoneighborhoods building

Fully utilize the International Building Code for Existing Buildings

Peoria, Illinois
City departments, commissions, and other entities should work together to find a solution that meets codes but does not hamper preservation & revitalization. +Include the Building Official or designee on any design review entity +Develop a handout...
preservation adaptive-reuse codes administrative

Riverfront Games

Peoria, Illinois
I think we should create opportunities for people to play games like Ping-Pong, chess, bocce ball, etc. on the Riverfront. Infrastructure, like relatively permanent Ping-Pong tables or chess boards could be placed around the Gateway Building and ...
a-vision-for-downtown-peoria public-space

Improve Regional Mass Transit First!

Chicago, Illinois
I live in the suburbs, adjacent the UP-West Metra rail line. My kids love coming to the museums, but we almost *never* use mass transit because the timing of trains during the day is horrible! It takes over an hour to get downtown, and the mid-d...
museum-campus-transportation-study

Job Club

Chicago, Illinois
Launch Job Club in partnership with Citibank and Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership to provide job preparedness and financial literacy.
build-strategic-partnerships jobs

North Lawndale's Yellow Brick Road

Chicago, Illinois
CCA’s food forest, PermaPark, needs a walkway to create a more inviting space, direct traffic flow through the forest, create a chill space for people to hang out and to demonstrate sustainable methods of building.
land-use park public-space walking sustainability gardens

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

Civic ArtWorks

Plainfield, Illinois
We are a neighborhood building company made up of planners, designers, educators & technologists that create tools that empower citizens to play an active role in making positive change happen in the places they love. We do this by improving the w...

Create a Film Series that Celebrates Wabash

Chicago, Illinois
This series would capture and celebrate the special moments found throughout Wabash's history that are gone or still exist today and make it a special place in Chicago. This series would help strengthen or build a specific character that is true ...
transforming-wabash

Build UP Roseland

Chicago, Illinois
We would like to give the neighborhood a safe fun space to express themselves, a place to learn new people and things. This would solve the problem that is not having a community center or place to go besides the Roseland library.
building street

Homeless Shelter

Chicago, Illinois
Cleara’s proposal hello my name is cleara, i’m making a proposal about building something that can make chicago better. i want to build a homeless shelter because there’s a lot of people don’t have a place to go with their children. i want to b...
regeneratechicagoneighborhoods

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...
collective-impact crowdsourcing grants competitions citizen-activism public-service volunteerism community-driven problem-solving public-feedback innovation civic-engagement building park bicycling walking street land-use housing water public-space preservation transit infrastructure

The Congress Theater...

Chicago, Illinois
My neighborhood is surrounded by many buildings,stores and parks theres a building around its called the congress theater.it was used for wrestling shows and concerts.on april theater was shut down had its liquor license revoked due numerous saf...
regeneratechicagoneighborhoods building

Make the Park Near the Cumberland Blue Line Station More Accessible

River Grove, Illinois
I chose the Cumberland Blue Line Station area as my site to improve. The Blue Line Station is massive; there are 1600 parking spaces available, and it is near O’Hare International Airport. It’s also near the Des Plaines River, which winds through ...
water walking park

Add a street mural to Augusta & Harvey to make drivers more aware

Oak Park, Illinois
When a driver sees artwork on the roadway, it will make them more aware of their surroundings, focusing on where they are, not just where they are going. This increases the likelihood that conflicts with pedestrians and bicyclists are avoided. The...
education community-building traffic-calming civic-art street-mural intersection-mural walking street public-space infrastructure bicycling

Partner with Business Development Groups

Chicago, Illinois
Partner with Business Development Groups to connect residents to jobs in nearby areas.
build-strategic-partnerships jobs

Create a Pullman Tech Hub

Chicago, Illinois
The creation of a tech hub in the Pullman Porter Museum would address the digital divide in Pullman by increasing residents' access to technology and by offering education and development events, workshops, and much more.
digital-divide workshops development education technology land-use building

Replace old k-mart at bell and 159th with appropriate development

Lockport, Illinois
Homer glen deserves to see appropriate due diligence when it comes to re-developing the former k-mart site. with a city center still lacking, something in which the current community will value and potential residents will appreciate is needed. ...
building

Create a community health care clinic at Steinmetz High School

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: Steinmetz HS LSC, PCC Community Wellness Center | 36th Ward, CPS Project Timeframe: Short-term
health schools public-space building

Build a Merchandise Mart Riverwalk

Chicago, Illinois
Given the current construction of Phase 3, the last of the planned riverwalk expansions on the southern edge of the central branch, let's start thinking about the possibilities on the north side. Although there are several riverwalk segments for ...
bicycling riverwalk water walking public-space park infrastructure

A Better Expansion of Chicago Union Station

Chicago, Illinois
Union Station is a Chicago landmark that accommodates ~140,000 people per day, making it the 3rd busiest in the US. Designed by the architecture firm of D. H. Burnham & Co. and carried out by Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, this iconic building'...

City center trolleys

Columbus, Ohio
Light rail transit serves to move people long distances across the city, such as commuters from the suburbs to the city center. In contrast, trolleys or streetcars serve to move people within the city center. In a sense, trolleys are pedestrian ...
forge-ahead

Street Canopy / Noise Reduction

Chicago, Illinois
Deflect the noise from the train upward by covering the underside of the tracks. Add colorful hanging canopies and lights or lanterns between the tracks and the buildings.
transforming-wabash

Create a Neighborhood Improvement Program (NIP)

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: 30th, 31st & 36th Wards | NWSHC, NRC, Belmont Central Chamber of Commerce Project Timeframe: Mid-term"
preservation housing building