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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...
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Small Dog Park

A small dog park for downtown residents located at the open space on Jefferson and Fulton. Small dogs allowed under 30 pounds. Dog park would be open during spring and summer months after business hours from 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. and during the day/...
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Add more outdoor restaurant seating

Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Find opportunities to trade underutilized traffic space for sidewalk cafes to enliven Downtown and help local businesses thrive. Learn about the benefits of widening sidewalks and adding outdoor seating by clicking the Link button below.
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Downtown Glen Ellyn Streetscape Improvements

Glen Ellyn, Illinois
This project is slated to begin in the spring of 2020. We are looking for your ideas that would make downtown Glen Ellyn streets more vibrant and inviting, safer for pedestrians, and easier to navigate! Or is there something unique that you have s...

Landscaping and flowers in downtown area and along bridge over fox river

Yorkville, Illinois
Professionally designed and maintained landscaping to make the downtown area more visually appealing.

Ice Skating Rink and Carousel

Peoria, Illinois
Downtown Peoria, including the Riverfront, lacks family friendly, low cost, activities and venues. Skating and a carousel provide destination activities for all ages.
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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 park...
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A Vision for Downtown Peoria and the Riverfront

Peoria, Illinois
It's an open slate. We're asking.....what do we want for downtown and the riverfront? How do you want the area to look, act and feel? This is an opportunity to give us your thoughts. It’s easy! 1. Create an account by “Signing Up” above. 2. Loo...

PEORIA DOWNTOWN RIVERWALK

Peoria, Illinois
I want to see a Riverwalk like oklahoma city Bricktown and the San Antonio riverwalk. I want to see restaurants that are right on the river. I want to see the Illinois river extend into downtown peoria where people want to be downtown not just whe...
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Cobblestone It!

Chicago, Illinois
Install cobblestones or Belgian block the length of Wabash to unify the historic character of the street, add more urban texture to differentiate Wabash from any other downtown street. The stone surface will create a low rumble of passing vehicles...
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Downtown Riverfront

Peoria, Illinois
If the idea is to create a park along the riverfront, features that draw people in to the park & surrounding area are important such as splash pads/areas for kiddos, dog parks, paved trails, shaded areas for picnics & hammocks, art installations, ...
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Peoria Unlimited

Peoria, Illinois
Encourage our city council, staff, and private sector to develop a large multi-use public park within the heart of our Warehouse District that could host major outdoor events akin to Chicago's Grant Park. Such a public space would enhance and soft...
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Betty Friedan Memorial Sculpture Park

Peoria, Illinois
Peorian Betty Friedan's book "Feminine Mystique" started the women's movement and ultimately changed the world. Throughout her life she championed equality for all people regardless of gender, race, religion, or origin. Her global impact calls for...
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Share unique streetscape elements from other downtowns

Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Have you visited other downtowns that have successful streetscapes? What do you think makes them work well? Do they have unique elements that would work in Glen Ellyn? Share your ideas in the comment section below.
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public parks & pedestrian friendly measures to help reconnect spaces downtown

Columbus, Ohio
This is a great idea and initiative that Dallas has taken on in order to bridge different areas of their downtown that were cut off by freeways and/or other landmarks. It's an interesting idea where by layering and capping certain areas you can r...
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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...
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Riverfront Games

Peoria, Illinois
I think we should create opportunities for people to play games like Ping-Pong, chess, bocce ball, etc. on the Riverfront. Infrastructure, like relatively permanent Ping-Pong tables or chess boards could be placed around the Gateway Building and ...
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RiverFit

Peoria, Illinois
Develop a fitness trail along the west bank of the Illinois River including a hard-surfaced path wide enough for biking, rollerblading, running and walking (6" wide) that runs along the river, east of SW Water Street. This trial would include exer...
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Urban Housing

Peoria, Illinois
Support the development of downtown housing in the Warehouse District. Establish incentives that will encourage residential development in a compact area sufficient to create economies of scale sufficient to support residential service businesses...
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Riverfront Asian Garden

Peoria, Illinois
Cultural/Museum, Park & Recreation: A 3-story Chinese Pavilion, waterfalls, bonsai landscaping and granite sculptures along the bank of the Illinois River in the Riverfront District on the East side of Water Street near the new Caterpillar Global ...
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Laser Light Shows

Have laser light show projected from tops of downtown Peoria buildings (similar to what they do in Hong Kong) with music and narration. It would attract a lot of attention to Peoria. Businesses could fund it in return for mention of their business...
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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...

Exclude schools from downtown off-street parking requirements

Antioch, Illinois
Instead of spending funds on designated parking spaces for people attending functions that draw large crowds (ex: graduation, sporting events), schools should focus their investments on the students, faculty, and the learning environment. When tho...
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Remodel Stanton Park

Chicago, Illinois
My neighborhood is near north. my neighborhood is usually quiet, there are few problems, we are really close to downtown, during the summer children play outside but there are problems in the places that the kids play. stanton park, has had the ba...
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