Support Existing Businesses and Attract New Businesses
Work to serve existing local businesses, attract new businesses, and build entrepreneurship skills.
Build Affordable Housing
With rising demand for housing in Belmont Cragin, one of the best ways to ensure that working-class households can afford to live here is to build more subsidized affordable housing.
Promote Shared Community Experiences
Promote building relationships and shared experiences in the community to promote personal safety and security.
CPD 18th District and CAPS Relationship
Work to build relationships and trust with CPD and local CAPS office to promote public safety.
Help Existing Homeowners
Residents who have invested in their homes and our community should not be forced to move or face foreclosure. We will work with block clubs as a fundamental neighborhood structure to identify housing and public safety issues, build trust and knowledge among neighbors, and disseminate information on organizations and resources that can help them.
Increase education and training programs and resources for parents
Education is not only for youth. Our community needs increased access to ESL classes, GED classes, educational workshops, and technical training/bridge programs for adults, which we will achieve by building partnerships between local community organizations, churches and schools and offering seminars and workshops in local, convenient and trusted locations. We will build on the parent mentor pr...
Address overcrowding in our CPS elementary schools
Overcrowding in our elementary schools threatens to undo the positive school culture and achievement our schools’ staff, faculty, students and families have built. Long-term plans for addressing this issue should be made in conjunction with the community. Our parents and local groups will work with CPS to redraw school boundary lines to better distribute students in the area and advocate for an...
Forge Ahead
Forge Ahead is a community-driven plan for building world-class public transportation in Columbus. Columbus is a growing, thriving place and each citizen is working to contribute to the city’s success. Our businesses, non-profits, and public service make Columbus a better place to live. We all want our city to grow faster and get more recognition, but there is one crucial public investment that...
EPIC Sustainable Neighborhood Youth Challenge
The Chicago Academy of Sciences and its Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, US Green Building Council - Illinois, and Civic ArtWorks are working together to support Chicago-area students in developing projects that answer the question: “How do you make your neighborhood more sustainable?”
Regenerate Chicago Neighborhoods
Regenerate Chicago Neighborhoods is a high school curriculum focused on civic engagement, activism, and service learning. Students build a better understanding of built and natural environments and learn how they can be active change agents. The curriculum features modules based on neighborhood planning, design, development, and governance. Support is provided by the Hive Chicago Fund for Conne...
Near North Quality of Life Plan and Design Guidelines
Our vision - The Near North area is a vibrant, thriving, diverse community, built upon respect and trust. We are overcoming years of division and striving for positive change. We have the resources and talent to open new opportunities for all of our residents and stakeholders. our history, diversity and creativity make us a model for building relationships across races, classes and generatio...
Plant Power: Seed Banks
Reno needs more color. Have you ever been to a city that has beautiful flowers, amazing vegetation, and luscious greenery? Well, Plant Power can make Reno that city. We are proposing to install a mailbox structure in the shape of a house to hold seed packets or plants ready to be planted. Our local school has a garden and we want to continue adding to the community the benefits of growing local...
#park
Homeless Shelter
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 build it by the lots by near north because its big spaces from people houses because i think that there are more homeless people out there. this will b...
#regeneratechicagoneighborhoods
Replace old k-mart at bell and 159th with appropriate development
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. the site can be the introduction to many east bound drivers on 159th to our business district. we have a unique mission statement and set of core val...
#building
Create a Pullman Tech Hub
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
CTA Gray Line Project
Looking West from the new Lucas Museum site, what do you see?: http://bit.ly/UY5GvE
Shiny Metra Electric trains just 500ft (less than a block) from the Museum site, and from above you can see just how close to the Museum those Metra trains presently operate: http://bit.ly/1o9MSFX
Upgrading of the in-city Metra Electric District lines to CTA Gray Line "L" service would provide a train every ...
#museum-campus-transportation-study
Back of the Yards v2.0
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 relocate this community center. let’s give it its own building in the neighborhood. this will be better because more people will actually know about i...
#regeneratechicagoneighborhoods
Project Inventory
Maintain an inventory on projects that meet NNUP Design Guidelines and are approved.
#promote-high-quality-design
#buildings
#building
Rooftop Development
Provide roof top environments. Either through restaurant seating or residential terraces.
#building
#housing
#park
#public-space
#infrastructure
Street Canopy / Noise Reduction
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
It's Time for Gym at ChicagoQuest
My school had been in the near north area for 4 years and they have been without a gym.
we have been able to use other spaces for the past 4 years. i think it time for to have our gym for basketball practice, and wellness. i have been at basketball practices for the boys basketball team. the park district is not the ideal place for practice. at times our team only got 20 minutes to prep for ...
#regeneratechicagoneighborhoods
#building
Establish Innovation District
Establish a 4 to 6 block radius as the beginnings of an established "Innovation District" within the Warehouse District. This designated area would be the focus of innovation firms, gigabit fiber connectivity and mixed-used buildings focused on attracting entrepreneurs as well as high-tech firms to Peoria.
#startups
#entrepreneurs
#innovation
Seward Park Water Forest
We should change seward park. the park district building needs a new set of bathrooms and a gym, & new paint on the walls. since seward park has been up for so many years it has been getting old and people in our community weren’t taking care of it. the grass should be cleaned every two weeks. the more specific things that i want to change is the cracks in the sidewalks. every month the city wo...
#regeneratechicagoneighborhoods
Build Nicer Transit Shelters and Stations to Attract More Riders
Evidence suggests that transit stations with sleeker designs boost ridership.
A recent study out of the University of Naples compared ridership on two similar lines, only one of which had colorful, recently-redesigned stations. The researchers found that riders were willing to put up with more, including higher costs and longer wait times, at the nicer stations.
The researchers conclude t...
#forge-ahead
Streamline the Permitting Process for Renovations of Historic Buildings
In the case of developers who are renovating historic buildings, the city should make it possible to get a permit without complete drawings, making approval of the work subject to inspection.
#policy
#renovation
#governance
#preservation
#building
Multi-Tiered Museum Campus Transportation Plan
After thorough review of your presentation from OCT 14 meeting and corresponding website of ideas for transportation updates to make access of the Museum Campus there is still glaring omission: creating a new dedicated subway line branching off from the loop (Origin ideas: Union Station or Roosevelt Station are ideal locations) to enable truly seamless transfer for locals and tourists alike to ...
#museum-campus-transportation-study
Belmont Plaza
In my neighborhood i would like to build a plaza where there is stores a big park and some restaurants and people would enjoy and come everyday i want a big stadium where every weekends famous singers and people would come and the entrance will be free and stores should be lower than $10.00 so people can buy a lot of stuff and go shopping everyday , we can have dance contest , singing contents,...
#regeneratechicagoneighborhoods
#plaza
3 story building of "rube" foster
Build awareness of the contributions of "rube" foster to the bronzeville community, the city of chicago, and major league baseball. "rube" foster is recognized as the father of negro league baseball and was inducted into the major league baseball in 1981! bought a house in bronzeville in 1926.
#building
Training Programs and Job Opportunities
Invite service providers and businesses to present information to NNUP about training programs and job opportunities.
#build-strategic-partnerships
#jobs
New Jobs in University Village
The issues that are in my neighborhoods are that there is a lot of gentrification going on because of the rent going up. there are lots of things that are becoming unaffordable for people. also there are a lot of taxes at mostly every corner store around.the payments are high and they rise and rise.the cost of living is going up.
what i want to do to solve this problem is create more ...
#regeneratechicagoneighborhoods
#building
Hey, Look up!
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.
#transforming-wabash
Create an identity for South Chicago that builds connections to our history, our institutions and each other
Long time residents recall growing up in a community where families knew each other for generations and everyone had at least one relative who worked at the steel mills. Children would swim at the YMCA and dance at the record hops at Ada S. McKinley’s Neighborhood House. Families would spend the entire day at Rainbow Beach.
Since the mills closed, South Chicago has struggled to overcome not ...
#building-community
#arts
#culture
#identity
#south-chicago-quality-of-life-plan
Improve Wrightwood Park
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 been less people and less community events at Wrightwood Park, and I believe that this is because in recent years, it has become a less desirable place t...
#public-space
#park
Roseland Park
I'm trying to build a new park in roseland park on the south side of chicago . the park is going to have two sets of swings and three sets of slides for the older kids . on the other side of the park its going to be a kids / babies park with little slides and baby swings for the kids and around the park it's going to be bathrooms near the park and water fountains too. in the winter the park wil...
#regeneratechicagoneighborhoods
#park
Amazing Movies
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 there is a theater where they do plays but nobody really goes there plus the nearest movie theater to go to is outside the area and one of the theaters is...
#regeneratechicagoneighborhoods
#building
Belmont Cragin Youth Community Center
Belmont Cragin could use another community center to help kids who are in gangs get out of them and better their lives. This is important to me because the child who got shot in this article was one of my old friend’s cousins. The thing that bothers me more is the fact that he passed away due to gang association and it was his sisters. No one should have to die because of something that wasn't ...
#regeneratechicagoneighborhoods
#building
Get Strict with Property Appearances
Submitted on behalf of Kelly Hillgoth:
This city could benefit from stricter ordinances on the appearance of property. Driving through Yorkville, it appears to be a "dumpy" town. Many old buildings, sidewalks, properties, light fixtures, roadways are not cleaned or kept up with. We need to create more draw to the downtown area. Clean it up and make it usable for families. There needs to b...
#visualizing-yorkville-zoning
Tower
A tower similar to the one in the Heights would draw interest from passengers crossing the bridges into downtown Peoria. Tourist dollars are extremely hard to obtain. A beautiful tower would generate curious minds. Build it and they will come.
#park
#public-space
#land-use
Green Playground/Food Truck Pavilion
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 existing buildings (Joes Crab Shack, New Amsterdam) for covered awnings for food trucks, vendors, and other events.
#water
#park
#land-use
THE CHANGE
Like to make things to kelp you active over yards that not in use. So like just. Say I would put a basketball court or a football court on a abandon building or mess up yard make something bad to great to help out the community to have fun and do thing that would help your body.
#land-use
New Creations
What i want to build in the empty space on north clybourn is a youth center for student’s so when they get out of school they can go inside to all types of programs just to stay out of trouble and stay occupied while their outside of school instead of being on the dangerous streets of chicago. for example it will have to provide a gym room a game room , lunch room ,studio room study hall, anyth...
#regeneratechicagoneighborhoods
#building
Art gallery
How about dressing up the lobby by hanging art work. we could have revolving shows. we could tap the resident artists first then contact the school of the art institute and other local artists. it would be fun to have receptions (wine and cheese?) to celebrate openings and meet the artists.
#building
Conduct Development Review for Project Approval
Conduct Development Review process to ensure community input in the design and approval of new projects.
#promote-high-quality-design
#buildings
#building
Noise Reduction Tunnel
The Noise Reduction Plan calls for construction of a sound insulation U-shaped tunnel underneath the Chicago Transit Authority tracks where it runs above Wabash Avenue that pushes the sound and noise up towards the sky as opposed to down to the street. The noise reduction project may also include replacing existing CTA steel column supports with longer-lasting, vibration-reducing concrete colum...
#transforming-wabash
Better K-Town
In k-town, we have abandoned buildings that need to be taken care of. for example, on kostner and washington. some buildings aren’t abandoned, but they are in disrepair. the building i live next to needs to be rebuilt. when people go in and out of the building you can see how the doors are broken off. on the side of the building you can see that the windows are broken and it’s not a safe place...
#regeneratechicagoneighborhoods
#building
Re-open Fulton Street
Re-configure Fulton Street for vehicular traffic, and encourage re-development of its frontage.
#walking
#public-space
#land-use
#infrastructure
#building
#street
#bicycling
Extend Fayette and Spalding Streets from Adams Street to Water Street on the Riverfront
Consider an alternative configuration, maintaining the grid as illustrated above. In the recommended alternative, both Fayette and Spalding extend all the way from Adams Street to Water Street on the riverfront. By restoring the grid pattern, the parcel between Spalding and the Interstate, west of Washington, becomes available for possible development.
#walking
#land-use
#infrastructure
#street
#building
#bicycling
Concentrate Uses based on Building functions
On Wabash Avenue, north of Monroe Street, the street should be about shopping, jewelers and the cool new hotel district at Lake and Water Streets. South of Monroe, Wabash should celebrate art, culture, food, and eclectic fun.
#transforming-wabash
Tools to Tap Human Capital for Social Good
Develop technology tools that allow for better engagement of the skills, knowledge, and experience possessed by regional stakeholders to solve Greater Peoria's most intractable problems. Let's build on the work of other communities by creating agile tools for leveraging this collective human capital to take on adaptive challenges and deliver measurable results.
#adaptive-leadership
#collective-impact
#crowdsourcing
#social-good
#human-capital
#technology
Stopping Crime in West Ridge/Lincoln Square: Creating Security Buildings
Hello, i am writing for the lincoln square/west ridge neighborhood. this neighborhood happens to have an overload of crime. you would expect people to be at home. sadly, people around my neighborhood are at the local park, “warren park." it’s mostly at night though. i think that one of the issues with this is that it's before curfew. i know local police in the neighborhood, but i don’t see park...
#regeneratechicagoneighborhoods
#building
Rock Climbing Wall Utilizing Public/Private Structures Already In Place
Chattanooga, TN, in cooperation with private and public enterprises, turned currently existing structures in their downtown area into a world class rock climbing destination. We have a lot of private buildings downtown, as well as existing (new and old) public buildings (Riverfront Museum, Riverplex, and Gateway Building for example) that could get a shot of adrenaline by utilizing their curren...
#regional-draw
#youth-activities
#rock-climbing
#bicycling
#public-space
#park
Create a Neighborhood Improvement Program (NIP)
Project lead | Partners: 30th, 31st & 36th Wards | NWSHC, NRC, Belmont Central Chamber of Commerce
Project Timeframe: Mid-term"
#preservation
#housing
#building
Build A New Park On The River Near Goose Island!
The problem:
On blustery Winter days, my friends and I often fantasize about Summers in Chicago- hanging out by the lake, traversing Michigan Avenue, and hitting the shops in The Loop. There is one other particular idea that comes to mind every time: Kayaking on the Chicago River. That idea, however, is usually shut down by our parents. It’s understandable though- Nobody wants their kids float...
#regeneratechicagoneighborhoods
#water
#public-space
#park
Green roof
A green roof would help reduce the towers' reflective surface and help reduce the temperatures up there. while I would love to have some trees up there, honestly, the plants would have to have fairly short, and drought/wind tolerant. Probably anything rated for alpine climates. Solar panels would provide the energy to generate heat to keep planters warmer in the winters, and can produce more li...
#marina-city-forum
Use LEED for Neighborhood Development Standards to Guide Redevelopment
Idea posted on behalf of an Outreach Meeting 2 Attendee:
Use the LEED-ND system to guide the redevelopment plans for the site and surrounding areas that are affected.
What is LEED for Neighborhood Development?
The joint venture, known as LEED for Neighborhood Development (or LEED-ND), is a system for rating and certifying green neighborhoods. LEED-ND builds on USGBC’s Leadership in Energ...
#north-branch-river-works
Crowdsource energy efficiency ideas
Great ideas live throughout the community and are often the brainchild of users. Methods to improve energy efficiency are no exception. Crowdsourcing is a tool used to tap into the brainpower of a group of people, rather than turning to industry experts or professionals. A crowdsource platform should be developed to collect ideas around improving energy efficiency. These ideas can then be teste...
#sustainability
#cost-savings
#energy-efficiency
#energy
#idea-generation
#crowdsource
#walking
#building
#bicycling
#housing
#land-use
#preservation
#street
#transit
#infrastructure
The Congress Theater...
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 safety code violations. my idea for is repaint it,take away all the ugly graffiti from the wall.if we repaint the walls from the outside a lot more peop...
#regeneratechicagoneighborhoods
#building
Partner with City Colleges
Partner with City Colleges to provide skills such as GED.
#build-strategic-partnerships
#jobs
Remove the Parking Requirement for Downtown Development Projects
First, parking requirements are a disincentive to new development, especially when compared to suburban sites where the cost of providing parking is relatively low. Second, when people come and go from a parking lot on site, the building shares much less of its activity with the surrounding streets. Third, it is simply unnecessary, given the existing parking and the untapped opportunities for e...
#policy
#parking
#governance
#walking
#transit
#bicycling
#building
Urban Farming
Idea posted on behalf of an Outreach Meeting 2 Attendee:
Consider the possibility of urban farming on the site - outdoors and indoors (hydroponics and aquaponics). The Plant in the Back of the Yards neighborhood would be great example. "Founded on a model of closing waste, resource, and energy loops, The Plant is working to show what truly sustainable food production and economic developme...
#north-branch-river-works
Riverfront Games
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 Emack & Bolio's. Visitors could then "rent" equipment (paddles, balls, chess pieces) for free from those businesses with a credit card or ID being he...
#a-vision-for-downtown-peoria
#public-space
A New Change for a New Old Town
Some of the issues in my neighborhood are the guns, violence,drugs,poverty. i want to change them.i want to build a mosaic mural to show the history of african-americans such as mlk. i want to show that my neighborhood can be positive. gangs are fighting in my neighborhood. we need some type of positive attitude to change my neighborhood.
let’s put up new houses. i get tired of looking at th...
#regeneratechicagoneighborhoods
#building
Ymca in North Lawndale
To build an ymca in north lawndel because there are not that many the the area
#regeneratechicagoneighborhoods
#plaza
Helping At-Risk Youth Living in Underserved Communities
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, "SAVE OUR STREETS NFP" purpose partnering to convert this 6 story, 10 years vacant, community hazardous, building located 5114 W. Madison into a safe-...
#laquan-mcdonald
#youth-empowerment-center
#maurice-gunn
#new-groverner
#fund-77
#madison
#youth-programs
#violence
#gangs
#sos
#save-our-streets
#austin
#urban-development
#youth-development
#at-risk-youth
#southside
#westside
#west-side
#chicago
#murders
#deaths
#shooting
Bring a Movie Studio to the Site
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 years.
#north-branch-river-works
community is unity garden
My idea is a community garden on the boulevard and a sheltered area for vendors to have a farmers market. It would bring revenue to our community and give entrepreneurs from all over Chicago a place to sell their products. The garden would also be providing jobs to teens working through One Summer Chicago. Finally, the garden would be a way for the community to help itself; supplying food to lo...
#restoring-community-through-the-boulevards
Let's go on a Photo Tour
Develop and promote self-guided tours of the history of Wabash Avenue from the ‘L’ to the architecture to its history as a center for dance and film production. Encourage people to post pictures of themselves in front of famous buildings and landmark sites.
#transforming-wabash
Garfield Park Youth Center
Crime is an issue. the reason is cause garfield park have a lot of gangbangers hanging out on the streets. my idea for my neighborhood is that we build a youth center and a store. the store will provide food to children and a place where people can go relax to go the youth center. usually kids in neighborhood hang around on the corner because they have no where to go so they just sit there and ...
#regeneratechicagoneighborhoods
#park
Basketball Court on My Block
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 the kids in the neighborhood including me are bored out of our minds. the basketball court we usually go to is too far to walk to. so thats why it w...
#regeneratechicagoneighborhoods
#park
Foodies Heaven
I would like to change my community which is north lawndale by adding restaurants. this would provide new job opportunities for my community. i know sometimes when my mother and i may not feel like cooking something to eat it would very convenient to have a couple of places we can go eat and not have to go far or fix it ourselves.
also a restaurant would provide some people with the experienc...
#regeneratechicagoneighborhoods
#building
Build a New Bridge
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 for PMD / industrial uses (trucks).
#north-branch-river-works
Skate for All
We should have a skate park near north ave. in humboldt park, because, chicagoans used to enjoy skateboarding and almost 90% of students and 80% of people are skateboarding, and we just realized that it’s hard to find an skate park here in chicago. so we think and propose that what if we should have more skate parks all over chicago.il right? that would be cool, so students and people that lik...
#regeneratechicagoneighborhoods
#plaza
Augusta Park Mania
At augusta park, there are some problems i would like to get fixed for the community and some things i would like to add to the park. 1) there are not enough basketball courts. 2) the field house is too small. 3) there should be a pool. 4) there should be a fitness room. these changes would help a lot of kids and bring them to the park. this would get them off the streets and they would have be...
#regeneratechicagoneighborhoods
#park
Avondale Riverwalk
The section of the Chicago River around Avondale is largely unused, and many businesses are lined up along the river. This is problematic as many residents of Avondale wish to have greater access to the River.
My idea would be to turn the riverfront into a mixed use land area, where businesses and housing would be located. Along the front, a riverwalk would be used to help connect various str...
#regeneratechicagoneighborhoods
#water
#walking
#public-space
#land-use
#bicycling
Redesign the WTVP Television Studio Site
Re-design the site of the television studio to include a re-configured entrance from the street and a liner building facing the street along the western façade.
#streetscape
#street
#building
CAPS Meetings
Attend CAPS meetings regularly and build relationships with officers.
#cpd-18th-district-and-caps-relationship
#safety
Saving Lives by Saving Bees: Urban Rooftop Gardens
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 non-profit organizations, like Urban Roots, to make this possible. Can City Hall be the first location to implement this idea, then imagine when othe...
#preservation
#housing
#building
Citizen-Sourced Problem Solving
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 tapping into the citizenry for new resources and ideas holds great potential to advance meaningful and effective solutions. If we harnessed all the p...
#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
The issues in my neighborhood is a old theater called "congress theater". around the theater is really dull and worn out. people have been putting graffiti all over the theater for many years, but when people buffer up the graffiti it doesn't help because the color of the theater is so worn out the cover up doesn't look right. the inside of the theater may look nice but the outside makes people...
#regeneratechicagoneighborhoods
#building
Create a Film Series that Celebrates Wabash
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 to Wabash and will help it thrive in the eyes of Chicagoans and those abroad for years to come. What locations or "tiny moments" would others find fa...
#transforming-wabash
Build a Merchandise Mart Riverwalk
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 individual buildings, some are private and none represent a unified design treatment. The Merchandise Mart, with a drive in front, represents a high-...
#bicycling
#riverwalk
#water
#walking
#public-space
#park
#infrastructure
Art/Athletic/Therapy Program
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 place like this in the community is to keep the young people of today off of the streets and give them an opportunity to show them what they are real...
#regeneratechicagoneighborhoods
Religious Institutions in Manufacturing Districts
Should religious institutions be treated as "special uses" in a Manufacturing District (M-1 or M-2)?
A "Religious Institution" (small) is defined as a building, having 400 or fewer seats or no larger than 8,000 square feet of total gross floor area, wherein persons regularly assemble for religious worship and which is maintained and controlled by a religious body organized to sustain public ...
#visualizing-yorkville-zoning
Avondale!
Avondale is located on the northwest side of Chicago, and its entire east side is in contact with the river, yet there is little interaction. Factories mostly border the river.
For more statistics, Avondale is top tier in Chicago’s “park-poor” neighborhoods, from research conducted by Chicago Tribune. This resulted from the building of the Kennedy Expressway. A possible and obvious idea t...
#transit
#public-space
#land-use
#housing
#park
#building
Training Programs
Establish training programs for food service and construction certification.
#build-strategic-partnerships
#jobs
Remove old car wash / redevelop vacant lot in Logan Square
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
City center trolleys
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 enhancers.
Columbus should continue to encourage development in its city center by building a trolley system. A first priority should be the High ...
#forge-ahead
Encourage In-fill along Fulton and Main Streets
In-fill development built up to the right-of-way can bring definition and activity to the corridors.
#infill
#land-use
#bicycling
#walking
#street
#building
#public-space
Job Club
Launch Job Club in partnership with Citibank and Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership to provide job preparedness and financial literacy.
#build-strategic-partnerships
#jobs
Create a Parking Management Plan
A survey of Tri-County residents revealed a perception that parking is the most important downtown problem, the reality is that there are a very large number of parking spaces, both public & private, located in both structured & surface parking lots. The perception of a parking problem has to do more with the allocation and management of parking than it has to do with sheer numbers of available...
#parking
#policy
#governance
#infrastructure
#street
#building
Main Street Configured as a Boulevard
In-fill projects designed to complete the street wall with pedestrian-friendly frontage increase both interest and pedestrian comfort. The trees in the median help to bring the streetscape down to a more human scale as well, while the median itself holds space for a bike lane or eventual transit.
#transit
#infill
#building
#heart-of-peoria-plan
#walking
#public-space
#land-use
#infrastructure
#bicycling
#street
Marina city museum
How about using the unused alcove on the east tower lobby level to display marina city artifacts?
#building
Help Stop the Violence in Roseland
Roseland has yet to recover from the economic decline and gang violence. community leaders and residents are attempting to restore the community through programs like kids off the block. lets help stop the violence in the roseland area by adding a police station near the train station.
#regeneratechicagoneighborhoods
#building
Build a Connection to the Theater District
Encourage theater-goers to eat on Wabash before and after shows. More activity on the street will enhance Wabash’s vibrancy.
#transforming-wabash
Yoga!
I would love to see more use of the east tower's space or the unrelated LL space for some yoga. The roof would be an awesome venue during warmer months. Many other buildings in River North and the loop offer a weekly/monthly yoga/Pilates class for their residents and I think it would be a great opportunity to meet your neighbors through achieving better health!
#marina-city-forum
Improve Regional Mass Transit First!
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-day train schedule is so sporadic, you're either stuck downtown far longer than you want, or you have no time to enjoy the facilities. There are alrea...
#museum-campus-transportation-study
Pocket Park: Calumet Fisheries Environs
The Calumet Fisheries Environs is an open plot of abandoned land behind the famous Calumet Fishery shack. Unlike most restaurants, this store's customers buy their smoked fish and french fries inside the shack and proceed to eat in their cars. There is but one run-down picnic bench outside the store, overlooking the river at 95th. However, this plot of land could be turned into a pocket park, w...
#water
#park
#land-use
Kensington super station
With the red line south extension, an opportunity exist to bring together many transportation facilities in one location.
kensington station could be a hub for high speed rail, amtrak, south shore line, metra electric, cta rail, cta bus, megabus, pace bus, greyhound and more. the land south east of the kensington station is open and has easy access to the highway. by bringing together many op...
#building
Build a 'SkyCycle' system
SkyCycle lets riders commute far above the railways of London. SkyCycle is a 135-mile network of roads that would be constructed above existing suburban rail lines to create new cycle routes throughout the capital and has been developed by cycling enthusiast Sir Norman Foster. The three-story high routes would be accessed via ramps at more than 200 points. Each of the 10 routes would be used by...
#forge-ahead
Changing North Lawndale Neighborhood
Hi my name is diamond, and i think we should change north lawndale neighborhood. the reason why i think we should change north lawndale neighborhood is because its very nasty over there and we need more stuff. we need more clubs around here there's really nothing over at north lawndale neighborhood. i think we need more buildings over there because it's violent. there are people standing on cor...
#regeneratechicagoneighborhoods
Develop a multi-purpose community center
The multi-purpose community center should incorporate the living room model for access to health services.
Project lead | Partners: PCC Community Wellness Center, PrimeCare Community Health | 30th, 31st & 36th Wards
Project Timeframe: Long-term
#health
#public-space
#park
#building
Tourism & Cultural Economic Development
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.
#small-business-development
#economic-development
#bicycling
#walking
#street
#water
#housing
#building
#park
#transit
#preservation
#public-space
#land-use
#infrastructure
Preserve / Adaptively Reuse Significant Historic Resources
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.
#north-branch-river-works
Near North Unity Program
Near North Unity Program (NNUP) seeks to connect residents and stakeholders in our diverse community, enhance its growth, and improve the quality of life by building upon local strengths through planning, organizing and human development.
Civic ArtWorks
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 ways in which we (i) educate citizens about the elements that make up their neighborhood & the processes they can be a part of in order to improve it; ...
Forge Columbus
Forge Columbus strengthens community business in Columbus. We invest in entrepreneurs who want to build a better city by providing business services, access to capital, and promotion of their community mission to a local and national audience. Our work creates jobs, improves neighborhoods, and puts the unemployed back to work.
Congress for the New Urbanism
The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) helps create vibrant and walkable cities, towns, and neighborhoods where people have diverse choices for how they live, work, shop, and get around. People want to live in well-designed places that are unique and authentic. CNU's mission is to help build those places.
LISC Chicago
LISC Chicago connects neighborhoods to the resources they need to become stronger and healthier. Established in 1980, LISC Chicago's flagship program, the New Communities Program, supports quality-of-life planning in low-moderate income neighborhoods, and provides a suite of resources to build resilient neighborhood networks.
USGBC-Illinois
The U.S. Green Building Council – Illinois Chapter is a nonprofit membership driven organization that advances buildings and communities that are sustainable, prosperous and healthy. We achieve this through education, advocacy, and collaboration.
Chris Devins Creative
The small placemaking agency that builds and implements big community Identity systems. Transforming neighborhoods and business districts with public Art installations that reaffirm community Identity.
Latin United Community Housing Association
LUCHA was founded in 1982 by residents of Humboldt Park, West Town and Logan Square to combat displacement and preserve affordable housing in the community. Since its founding, LUCHA has helped more than 68,000 low-to-moderate income families rent decent and affordable housing, obtain Section 8 rental assistance, purchase good homes, improve dilapidated buildings, make emergency repairs, obtai...