Need help? Have feedback?

Share your thoughts below and the Municipal team will respond shortly.

Thank you!

Your message has been received. We will get in touch shortly.

Support the Removal of Parking Minimums from the Zoning Code

Washington, Illinois
Washington is over parked. Changes in consumer preferences have made expansive parking lots designed for annual holiday shopping excursions obsolete. In the future, these unsustainable and costly asphalt parking lots could become new development t...
infrastructure land-use public-space street parking parking-minimums suburban-retrofit

Better access to real-time transportation info

Chicago, Illinois
I represent a start-up company called TransitScreen. We develop visual displays of real-time transportation info, representing all available public transportation options at a given location. Our tool helps travelers evaluate travel options in rea...
museum-campus-transportation-study

Change Signal System Timing Plan

Peoria, Illinois
Develop a signal system timing plan oriented toward slowing vehicle speeds in the downtown and enhancing pedestrian and bicycle comfort.
walking transit street infrastructure bicycling

Create a riverside nature park south of roosevelt & clark

Chicago, Illinois
The vacant land south of roosevelt and west of clark st. has been unused since the bend of the chicago river was straightened in 1929 (http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/300119.html). the potential to keep these acres open and natura...
park

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

Downtown Riverfront Park

Peoria, Illinois
Reclaim most of the downtown riverfront for a large linear park along the Illinois River. My suggestion is to acquire commercial property currently on the east-side of SW Water Street and turn it into a park for passive (open green space) & active...
a-vision-for-downtown-peoria preservation public-space land-use park

The Dunkin Donut Project: Site Plan (Version 1)

Plainfield, Illinois
Project Name: The Dunkin Donut Project Location: Directly south of the existing Walgreens at the corner of Main Street + Division Street Proposed By: Lee Fry Companies, Inc. Date Submitted: February 10, 2014 Status: Declined by the Plan Commi...
a-vision-for-division

Rooftop Development

Peoria, Illinois
Provide roof top environments. Either through restaurant seating or residential terraces.
building housing park public-space infrastructure

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...

Add Access and Extend McCormick Busway to 31st

Chicago, Illinois
The current CTA Bus Rapid Transit Route J14 should be realigned to travel along the McCormick Place Busway. In order to faciliate this, bus access should be added from Congress Parkway or Balboa and Pedestrian access should be added from Roosevelt...
museum-campus-transportation-study

The Dunkin Donut Project: Northwest Facing Elevation (Version 1)

Plainfield, Illinois
Proposed Project Name: The Dunkin Donut Project Location: Directly south of the existing Walgreens at the corner of Main Street + Division Street Proposed By: Lee Fry Companies, Inc. Date Submitted: February 10, 2014 Status: Declined by th...
a-vision-for-division

Develop a Database

Chicago, Illinois
Develop a database of people looking for employment to match to job and training programs.
build-strategic-partnerships jobs

Promote the Warehouse District

Peoria, Illinois
Target markets for the Warehouse District that should be addressed include developers, businesses, potential residents, the local & regional destination market base, and the tourism market base
promotion advertising

Gwendolyn Brooks Prep School - EPIC Student Group G

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...

Developer Goals - City, Ward, Area

Chicago, Illinois
Define present city, ward and area goals for developers.
new-housing-for-all-income-levels housing

Gwendolyn Brooks Prep School

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...

Gewalt Hamilton Associates, Inc.

Chicago, Illinois
Gewalt Hamilton Associates provides civil engineering services including site design, construction administration and observation, surveying, roadway design, transportation studies and data collection in partnership with municipalities, other gove...

Plan Washington

Washington, Illinois
The City of Washington is creating a new comprehensive plan. Comprehensive planning is a process that determines community-wide development goals. The result balances policy, land use, economic development, and transportation for the entire city.

Consent Decree Requirement Summary

Chicago, Illinois
Develop a summary of the consent decree requirements, mixed-use goals, and levels of meeting goals to date.
new-housing-for-all-income-levels housing

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

Develop a Parking Management District

Peoria, Illinois
Like a public utility, a parking management district would be empowered to coordinate the location and allocation of the plentiful existing parking.
policy parking governance

The Dunkin Donut Project: South Facing Elevation (Version 1)

Plainfield, Illinois
Proposed Project Name: The Dunkin Donut Project Location: Directly south of the existing Walgreens at the corner of Main Street + Division Street Proposed By: Lee Fry Companies, Inc. Date Submitted: February 10, 2014 Status: Declined by the...
a-vision-for-division

Mr. Dad's Father's Club

Chicago, Illinois
Positive male-role model stakeholders e.g. fathers, step-fathers, grandfathers, uncles, guardians and caregivers to foster support and service to children to develop their academic, social/emotional learning, and leadership skills.
life-skills mentoring community non-profit-organization

Replace old k-mart at bell and 159th with appropriate development

Lockport, Illinois
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. ...
building