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Bring a Movie Studio to the Site

Chicago, Illinois
Idea posted on behalf of an Outreach Meeting 2 Attendee: The existing buildings / campus setting seem to be perfectly suited for reuse as a movie studio. Build on the momentum and attention given to the City by Hollywood over the past several ...
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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.
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Halloween Parade

Peoria, Illinois
Create the first, first-annual Warehouse District celebration. Engage the art community to build Halloween parade floats. The only rule for the floats is there are no rules for what constitutes a float. It would be a family-friendly version of bur...
event park public-space land-use

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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Mr. Dad's Father's Club (Free Plants)

Chicago, Illinois
This will help build our community and show we are here to stand together. This will be a wonderful day to give back. Some plants will be donated to the Garden on 51st Calumet and the rest will be donated to the community on behalf of our Mr. Dad...
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Back of the Yards v2.0

Chicago, Illinois
Back of the yards is a peaceful neighborhood but not much happens. there is a computer lab on 47th st. the problem is not many people know about it because it’s on the second floor of a citibank. this place has only 6 computers. my idea is to ...
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Amazing Movies

Chicago, Illinois
My idea is to put a theater in my neighborhood because there are many teenagers that love to hang out with friends or just chill around the area i know from experience from growing up in my area and there are no movie theaters in portage park ther...
regeneratechicagoneighborhoods building

Art/Athletic/Therapy Program

Chicago, Illinois
What i plan to do for the community is to build a program in pilsen that would help benefit the kids in the neighborhood to not end up on the streets. the type of program i want to have an artistic/athletic/therapy program. the reason why i want a...
regeneratechicagoneighborhoods

Encourage the development of duplexes

Antioch, Illinois
In order to improve the diversity of housing types in Antioch, the development of duplexes should be encouraged. Duplexes are small to medium-sized structures that consist of two stacked dwelling units, one on top of the other or side-by-side, bot...
multi-family duplex residential land-use housing building

Lakeview Compost Bin

Chicago, Illinois
We are Lake View High School LVIA (Lake View Innovation Academy) students, and our plan is to build a hanging compost bin that will be put outside the school next to our football field. The creation of this hanging compost bin can be used to dispo...
park preservation street composting fertilizing

Preserve / Adaptively Reuse Significant Historic Resources

Chicago, Illinois
Idea posted on behalf of an Outreach Meeting 2 Attendee: 25-35% of the buildings within the PMD must be reused / adapted. Preservation of the Cortland Bridge, the railroad swing bridge, as well as the Finkl signage should be considered as well.
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Partner with City Colleges

Chicago, Illinois
Partner with City Colleges to provide skills such as GED.
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Uber model for city services

Peoria, Illinois
With decreasing revenues and increasing demand for public services, the City is challenged to meet the evolving needs of citizens. Could an interactive mobile application, similar to the Uber technology platform, be leveraged to provide on-demand ...
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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...
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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...

Hey, Look up!

Chicago, Illinois
Project kinetic art on the facades of the buildings utilizing the ‘L’ trains. A full street-length projection would be timed just ahead of the moving train so passengers can witness the projection as they pass the building facades.
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Saving Lives by Saving Bees: Urban Rooftop Gardens

Reno, Nevada
Let's create urban rooftop gardening that cater to bees on our highest buildings in Reno. The Waldorf Astoria in NYC has already done this and their chefs even utilizes the honey the bees produce into their local restaurants. Reno can partner with...
preservation housing building

Promoting Waste Management by Reducing School Usage

Chicago, Illinois
We want to inform our peers on the importance of recycling and wasting food. Our group will mimic a recycling and compost method that we searched which is effective and put forth the effort to establish it in Brooks. Hopefully if they become habit...
building recycling compost waste-management

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

Ymca in North Lawndale

Chicago, Illinois
To build an ymca in north lawndel because there are not that many the the area
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Helping At-Risk Youth Living in Underserved Communities

Chicago, Illinois
The current social problem that is plaguing Chicago is an abundance of high crime and violence. There has been an overwhelming amount of news reports that focus on youth violence and crime as being a major concern. To help solve this problem, "...
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Basketball Court on My Block

Chicago, Illinois
My new idea is that i want to change my neighborhood, north lawndale, by building a basketball court in my dry neighborhood to bring some light to it. the basketball court would be on flournoy & central park when teens say “dry” we mean that all...
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Improve Wrightwood Park

Chicago, Illinois
Wrightwood Park is a beautiful, medium-sized park located at Ashland and Wrightwood. For many people in the Lincoln Park and Bucktown areas, Wrightwood Park is the closest and most convenient park to visit. However, in recent years, there have bee...
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Training Programs

Chicago, Illinois
Establish training programs for food service and construction certification.
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