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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...
water park land-use

Let's Have It Both Ways!

Chicago, Illinois
Convert Wabash from a one-way to a two-way street with bike lanes. Excessive one-ways reduce access, encourage speeding and create a maze both for people in cars and on bikes. It's time to rethink the one-way streets downtown, starting with Wabash.
transforming-wabash

COOKIE MONSTER SQUARE FOUNTAIN

Peoria, Illinois
I've got the night renderings covered. So, the hard part's done; now all we gotta do is raze half a block and start pouring concrete (only for the 40' diameter fountain though, the rest of the square will be 3 acres of CSO complimentary paver ston...
peoria square cookies spear-guns fountain water walking public-space park land-use infrastructure

Permanent grocery stores for the neighborhood

Chicago, Illinois
The story of my neighborhood so where i live ( which is south shore drive ) is a very neutral place,filled with children and moms, and corner liquor stores.my new idea is that we make a place/plaza for a grocery store that stays there and can neve...
regeneratechicagoneighborhoods

Downtown Shuttle/Trolley: a free hop-on/hop-off shuttle in the downtown

Peoria, Illinois
Provide a free, hop-on/hop-off trolley in the downtown that runs 7 days a week, from 6:00 AM - 12:00 AM. The vehicle should stop at any designated stop every ten minutes or less. This would allow people to live and work downtown without the need ...
a-vision-for-downtown-peoria transit

Reconfigure Adler Planetarium parking lot

Chicago, Illinois
In the grand scheme of things, this isn't a huge idea, but cars lining up to enter the parking lot next to Adler (at Lynn White Dr.) often cause traffic bottlenecks and back-ups to Solidarity Dr. (blocking bus and car traffic). This is because you...
museum-campus-transportation-study

Increase bus frequency and create bus lanes

Chicago, Illinois
Buses should run more frequently within the entire city, including the loop and to the museum campus. obviously this is a much larger project than just improving transit to the mc but something has to be done about transportation throughout the ci...
street

Pedestrian Bridge over McFetridge

Chicago, Illinois
A pedestrian bridge over McFetridge to connect the Field Museum with Solider Field (and the parking garages) would help keep bus and car traffic flowing more smoothly and improve safety for pedestrians
museum-campus-transportation-study

A Field for Growth and Fun

Chicago, Illinois
My neighborhood is really a narrow street is a one way street and it has houses on both sides of the street. it is mostly residential there is only one business in my neighborhood and it is rarely open. my neighborhood is rather quiet and it has a...
regeneratechicagoneighborhoods park

Protected Bike lanes

Columbus, Ohio
Protected bike lanes allow dedicated space for bikers without the dangers of sharing space with vehicles. The fact that Columbus uses "shared" bike lanes is an inconvenience for both bikers and drivers. The bikers slow down traffic and create more...
forge-ahead

One sided street parking

Yorkville, Illinois
I believe that in all subdivisions there should just be allowed one side of the street to park a car on.
street

Potholes: The Real Issue of Canaryville

Chicago, Illinois
I want to try and fix the roads in canaryville. potholes have ruined many streets and cars and the cold weather and snow is not helping the cause. my friends and i had our run in with potholes with either having to swerve out of the way of one to...
regeneratechicagoneighborhoods street

Door buffered bike lanes

Peoria, Illinois
Part of a financially sustainable city is urban density. Part of a vibrant downtown is the necessity of people being outside, and out of their cars. Getting around by bicycle plays with both of these aspects, but most Peorians aren't used to this ...
transit street bicycling

Ensure Safer Routes to School

Columbus, Ohio
In Ohio's urban school districts, one in 446 students has been hit by a car. In suburban districts, it's one in 1,473. Because schools are often located at the center of communities, safety improvements benefit people of all ages by slowing tra...
forge-ahead

Museum campus transportation study

Chicago, Illinois
Given that mayor emmanuel launched the museum campus transportation study, as an employee of a museum on the campus, i would ask that traffic control and standard parking give consideration to employees of museums on the campus consideration durin...

Pedestrian maps that are a feat of design and data

Columbus, Ohio
Pedestrian maps encourage people to walk, and physical activity in a good thing, especially in obesity-ridden America. Research in London found that people took the Tube for short rides that, when you factor in wait time, end up taking longer than...
forge-ahead

IDEA: Adapt and Reutilize Freeway Medians

Columbus, Ohio
Freeways, bypasses, and state highways that run within and throughout Franklin County contain significant median width that is for the most part completely unused. The medians typically contain barrier walls and provide space between opposing lane...
forge-ahead

Women With Drive Foundation

Chicago, Illinois
Women With Drive Foundation provides a car to women in transition in exchange for their participation in programming that identifies and addresses her particular barriers to independence, helping her to achieve self sufficiency.

Remove old car wash / redevelop vacant lot in Logan Square

Chicago, Illinois
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

Downtown Shuttle/Trolley: a free hop-on/hop-off shuttle in the downtown

Peoria, Illinois
Provide a free, hop-on/hop-off trolley in the downtown that runs 7 days a week, from 6:00 AM - 12:00 AM, that has a vehicle stop at any designated stop every ten minutes or less. This would allow people to live and work downtown without the need ...
transit

Potholes: The Real Issue of Edison Park

Chicago, Illinois
Driving through my neighborhood i risk riding over potholes. they have caused much damage to our cars. this issue is out of control and the city hasn't fixed the potholes. my brother and i were riding down harlem and ran over a huge pothole. i he...
regeneratechicagoneighborhoods

Whitman Street Interchange Project

Rockford, Illinois
Let’s remove the Whitman Interchange and open up this 25-acre area for residential and commercial development. It would be replaced with a standard street system that would connect the existing neighborhoods with downtown, Madison Street, the Riv...
walking street land-use infrastructure housing bicycling

Improve Pedestrian Infrastructure on Cortland Street

Chicago, Illinois
There has been much discussion about cars, buses, trucks, and bicycles, but not a lot about the pedestrian experience has one walks / runs through (or near) the site. Sidewalks are crumbling, unkept, or not wide enough to comfortably walk without...
north-branch-river-works

Permanently remove beg buttons at crosswalks to improve walkability & prevent spread of COVID-19

Oak Park, Illinois
“Beg buttons” are located on traffic signal light polls and, when pressed by a pedestrian, trigger an eventual walk signal. Besides the fact that they prioritize car movement over pedestrian movement (drivers have no equal task), they require a pe...
beg-buttons pedestrian-safety walking street public-space infrastructure