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Garfield Park Youth Center

Chicago, Illinois
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 ca...
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Use LEED for Neighborhood Development Standards to Guide Redevelopment

Chicago, Illinois
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 LE...
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Kid's Community

Chicago, Illinois
The one thing i would like to change about my park is the shooting because a lot of kids can not go because of the shooting. some kids go in the morning because that the only time we have but if we can stop the shooting going on in the park we and...
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Multi-Tiered Museum Campus Transportation Plan

Chicago, Illinois
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 fr...
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Warehouse Trolley

East Peoria, Illinois
This will help solve connectivity, storm water back up, transportation to work and retail, a great attraction, and get people to the park.
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Seward Park Water Forest

Chicago, Illinois
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 i...
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Tourism & Cultural Economic Development

Chicago, Illinois
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.
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New Creations

Chicago, Illinois
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 instea...
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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...

Urban Farming

Chicago, Illinois
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. "Found...
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Redevelop Taft Homes

Bartonville, Illinois
Develop a public/private partnership to pursue re-development of this site as rowhouses, to be completed in phases.
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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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Organize landlords to provide quality rental options

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: NWSHC, SCH | CHA, CIC, North River Commission (NRC), 30th, 31st & 36th Wards Project Timeframe: Mid-term
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Pocket Park: Calumet Fisheries Environs

Chicago, Illinois
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. The...
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Encourage Zero-Lot Line Buildings to Strengthen New Neighborhood Centers

Washington, Illinois
The Square is a cherished, historic, place. It can also teach us lessons about creating similar spots elsewhere in the community. One of the Square’s prominent characteristics is the assembly of zero-lot line buildings (no setbacks). By coming cl...
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Attract Investors to Build a Plastics Recycling Operation in Peoria

Peoria, Illinois
The proposed budget for 2020 paints a grim picture of the market for plastics, despite a 10% increase in Peoria residents using curbside recycling. Multi-national corporations, such as Unilever, Coca-Cola, and Pepsi, are trying to get to 100% rec...

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...
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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...
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Streamline the Permitting Process for Renovations of Historic Buildings

Peoria, Illinois
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.
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Conduct Development Review for Project Approval

Chicago, Illinois
Conduct Development Review process to ensure community input in the design and approval of new projects.
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Build Affordable Housing

Chicago, Illinois
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.

Land based Casino

Peoria, Illinois
I believe competition is healthy and a land based casino and hotel will enhance the community and the surrounding areas.
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Let's Upgrade Austin!

Chicago, Illinois
I want to build a big name grocery story in the austin area. the closest grocery store is 2.2 & 1.8 miles away . there a lot of seniors in my neighborhood , and i think they should have a closer place where they can consume goods instead of local ...
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Skate for all

Chicago, Illinois
We should have a skate park near north and clybourn, 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 t...
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