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Warehouse District Parking

Peoria, Illinois
The City should address parking issues in the Warehouse District to promote further development. On-street parking is adequate to meet current demand. However, with new businesses opening up this year, like Zion Coffee, and those soon to come pa...
infrastructure

Add Water Taxi Service

Chicago, Illinois
Idea posted on behalf of an Outreach Meeting 2 Attendee: Would it be possible to have a water taxi dock adjacent or nearby the site? It would serve those who may be employed at a business within the site (or nearby) and nearby residents — both...
north-branch-river-works

Celebrate and Expand Jeweler’s Row

Chicago, Illinois
Jeweler’s Row is the place to buy your engagement and wedding rings. Why can’t it also be the place you get married, buy tuxes and gowns, and celebrate all of the matrimonial festivities? Let’s attract other wedding- related businesses to Jeweler’...
transforming-wabash

Operation Social Media Presence

Peoria, Illinois
I propose using social media such as Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, and Facebook, to target the Millennial demographic in over crowded cities like Chicago. Young people need to see that Peoria is a fun place to live, while remaining more affordable...
small-business social-media increasing-population youth-retention

Downtown Nightlife/Recreation Loop

Peoria, Illinois
Peoria has many fantastic attractions downtown, but they are very spread out, and it's difficult to get around for a night out on the town. A shuttle loop on a 5-10 minute schedule would greatly benefit local businesses and attract more visito...
green connectivity parking foot-traffic transit

Build A New Park On The River Near Goose Island!

Chicago, Illinois
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 t...
regeneratechicagoneighborhoods water public-space park

Live/Work & Artists' Lofts

Yorkville, Illinois
Should residential uses (i.e. live/work or artists’ lofts) be permitted above manufacturing businesses (M-1 and M-2 Districts)? What is "live/work"? http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/live--work What are "artis...
visualizing-yorkville-zoning

Warehouse District Implementation Plan

Peoria, Illinois
Peoria’s Warehouse District has the potential to become downtown’s premier urban neighborhood where streets are animated with people living, working and playing. The district’s proximity to the central business district and the riverfront coupled ...

Bronzeville/35th st. illinois main street project

Chicago, Illinois
Working with disadvantaged youth and young adults in the adjacent affordable housing developments, black metropolis convention & tourism council (bmc &tc) and our affiliate organization bronzeville visitor information center is conducting outreach...

Lighted crosswalks on busy streets

Columbus, Ohio
Streets with heavy automobile traffic would be safer for pedestrians if lights were incorporated into crosswalks. Lights make crosswalks more visible to pedestrians and demand attention from automobiles, especially at night. Lights also require th...
forge-ahead

More caps - German Village, OTE

Columbus, Ohio
The cap over I-270 from downtown to the Short North has been very successful at transforming the convention center area and linking downtown to the Short North. More caps should be built and populated with cafes, restaurants and other business. ...
forge-ahead

Fiber optic cable

Chicago, Illinois
Often, when high tech businesses move into a neighborhood, they contract with either the city or utility companies to lay fiber optic cables in the area for faster internet speed and more bandwidth. The FCC has a program that allows schools an...
north-branch-river-works

Encourage the opening of sidewalk cafes

Antioch, Illinois
Restaurants, coffee shops, and bars that provide sidewalk cafe seating improve the vibrancy of a street. The sense of place that they create attracts people that are more likely to spend time and money at that location as well as nearby businesses...
placemaking streetscape street sidewalk-cafe walking

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...
missing-middle-housing multi-family workshops startups small-business live-work commercial residential land-use building housing

Raise Belmont Cragin’s profile to attract new businesses and customers

Chicago, Illinois
Belmont Cragin will benefit from a higher retail profile. As one of this plan’s early-action projects, we asked local high school students to design a new streetscape banner to celebrate Belmont Cragin.

Create an oversight organization that supports downtown Peoria development

Peoria, Illinois
While the Warehouse District has the potential to become a thriving, urban neighborhood, it can benefit from a collective effort to promote all of downtown Peoria as the heart of the community and region. The distinct areas of the downtown core, i...
programming marketing promotion maintenance management

City of Washington

Chicago, Illinois
We are proud of Washington's reputation as a vibrant community offering a high quality of life supported by excellent schools, safe neighborhoods, diverse parks and recreation offerings, and a resident population motivated by volunteerism and comm...

Jeff-up Jefferson Park

Chicago, Illinois
My proposal is to change jefferson park. even though jefferson park is a fairly peaceful place in north chicago i still feel that changes can be and should be made. my name is benjamin koptik and i’ve lived in jefferson park all of my life and i h...
regeneratechicagoneighborhoods

Bring Divvy Bikes to Belmont Cragin

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: 36th Ward | CDOT, NWSHC Project Timeframe: Long-term
small-business walking public-space infrastructure bicycling

Forge Columbus

Chicago, Illinois
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. Ou...

Religious Institutions in Manufacturing Districts

Yorkville, Illinois
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 ...
visualizing-yorkville-zoning

North Branch River Works

Chicago, Illinois
North Branch Works and the Delta Institute have partnered to develop and implement a plan for the future of the North Branch Industrial Corridor and surrounding areas. It will focus on meeting the needs of evolving manufacturing practices and enha...

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.
small-business-development economic-development bicycling walking street water housing building park transit preservation public-space land-use infrastructure

Create gateway signage on major entryways to the community

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: 31st & 36th Wards Project Timeframe: Mid-term
small-business public-space infrastructure street