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Amplify the Noise

Chicago, Illinois
Yes, Wabash is noisy. But what about those times when there is no ‘L’ on the overhead tracks? Encourage street performers to populate Wabash Street, and celebrate the breaks between the trains.
transforming-wabash

Expand Housing Options through Development Review Process

Chicago, Illinois
Use development review process to expand housing options that serve a range of income levels and maintain the diversity of the community.
new-housing-for-all-income-levels housing

Street Canopy / Noise Reduction

Chicago, Illinois
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

Hold an Austin Community Conversation & Survey Picnic

Chicago, Illinois
There are barely any leisure entertainment activities for community members, particularly youth, in Austin. I would like to hold a community picnic centered around discussing this issue. At the event I will gather quantitative and qualitative data...
youth picnic entertainment

Create intergenerational senior/youth mentorships

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: NWSHC | CPS, WWC, buildOn, Churches Project Timeframe: Short-term
youth-programs schools

Historic Self-Guided Tour

Chicago, Illinois
We want to get people out to the historic boulevards on a self-guided historical/architectural tour. A signed tour will help to educate the members of our community about our neighborhood. Signs explaining specific sites, their historical signific...
boulevards architecture history tour walking preservation

3 story building of "rube" foster

Chicago, Illinois
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...
building

Help Existing Homeowners

Chicago, Illinois
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 know...

Implement Chicago portraits public art

Chicago, Illinois
"INSIDE OUT" gives everyone the opportunity to share their portrait and make a statement for what they stand for. It is a global platform for people to share their untold stories and transform messages of personal identity into works of public art...
transforming-wabash

EPIC Sustainable Neighborhood Youth Challenge - North Park

Chicago, Illinois
The EPIC Sustainable Neighborhood Youth Challenge is a program, funded by the Hive Chicago Fund at The Chicago Community Trust, that fosters student-driven campaigns that answer the question, “How can we make your neighborhood more sustainable?"

Expand youth programming and foster youth leadership

Chicago, Illinois
We can and will address the current gap between what the young people in our community need to reach their potential and what is available by creating new opportunities for youth activity, expanding existing youth programming in and outside of sch...

Install Multi-level Bike Parking

Chicago, Illinois
Let’s get serious about attracting cyclists to Wabash by providing high performing amenities like multi-level bike parking, enhanced security and shower and changing rooms for our hearty riders.
transforming-wabash

Improve the Streetscape

Chicago, Illinois
Let’s clean up Wabash Avenue and get everything on the street in the right place, like improved pavement markings and traffic signs; improved landscape; fewer pigeons and rats; safer intersections and more places for people to sit and linger.
transforming-wabash

Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos High School

Chicago, Illinois

Make the new ‘L’ station on Wabash and Washington a People Hub

Chicago, Illinois
The CTA will be constructing a new ‘L’ station at Wabash and Washington. The station promises new spaces at street level, and the station could be utilized as a people and transportation hub. Walking tours and bus tours alike could leave from the ...
transforming-wabash

Beyond Allowance

Chicago, Illinois
Poverty hurts everyone, even the rich. i have an idea to help said people out of poverty. we should give tax breaks to companies that provide stable jobs. the problem is that the jobs we have aren’t enough to provide for our families and ourselve...
regeneratechicagoneighborhoods building

A New Change for a New Old Town

Chicago, Illinois
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 ...
regeneratechicagoneighborhoods building

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 ...
regeneratechicagoneighborhoods building

Stopping Food Waste In Lake View

Chicago, Illinois
We are making posters to inform families and friends of Lake View community about the issue of throwing food in a food waste bin and the results of that action. Making these posters, we are hoping that students will participate in recycling food ...
food food-waste sustainablity

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

Rat Attack

chicago, illnios
The thing i want to change is the rat problem in the alleys and streets in my neighborhood. it is hard to walk on the sidewalk and streets because of the rats that run back and forth. they also get inside the garbage cans and get trash all over t...
regeneratechicagoneighborhoods street

Provide Intuitive and Direct Pedestrian Access Across Columbus and Lake Shore Drive

Chicago, Illinois
The current pedestrian route to Museum Campus from Roosevelt Road is unintuitive and convoluted, treating pedestrians as the afterthought. At this corner, you can see where you want to go, but there's no sidewalk and you have to walk in the opposi...
museum-campus-transportation-study

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...
regeneratechicagoneighborhoods

Gwendolyn Brooks Prep School - EPIC Student Group I

Chicago, Illinois
Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy is a selective enrollment public high school located in the Historic Pullman District. We offer a rigorous academic program consisting of Honors, Advanced Placement, and Dual Credit course offerings. We...