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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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Watercraft Recreation

Peoria, Illinois
Attract vendors that will provide watercraft recreation in the downtown. This could be located at detweiller marina and offering kayaks, canoes, paddle boats & rowing crew boats rentals.
water transit

Wayfinding

Peoria, Illinois
Provide adequate wayfinding throughout the downtown for pedestrian and vehicular traffic. The signage should be attractive, comprehensive, uniform, and easily update-able! The goal of the wayfinding would be to improve the movement of people aro...
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Get Strict with Property Appearances

Yorkville, Illinois
Submitted on behalf of Kelly Hillgoth: This city could benefit from stricter ordinances on the appearance of property. Driving through Yorkville, it appears to be a "dumpy" town. Many old buildings, sidewalks, properties, light fixtures, roadwa...
visualizing-yorkville-zoning

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...
forge-ahead

Make Wabash a Bike only Street

Chicago, Illinois
We need to figure out some bike only parts of chicago to make it a more people centered, bike center and mass transit center city. This could be the first step in helping the entire downtown loop be pedestrian, bike and mass transit.
transforming-wabash

Nurture a healthy and successful urban forest

Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Glen Ellyn should strive to grow and maintain a sustainable "urban forest", primarily by way of a healthy tree canopy along downtown streets, that contributes to the livability of the downtown. The trees that comprise that canopy would be recogniz...
park public-space open-space placemaking

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 ...

Pedestrian Bridge across the river

Peoria, Illinois
The walkway would connect downtown Peoria and East Peoria with a unique feature that could enhance tourist activity and draw more people regularly to the riverfront. It would provide easy access from both sides of the river to the various attracti...
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Reconfigure Adams Street for Two-way Traffic with On-street Parking

Peoria, Illinois
Although one way streets can smooth traffic flows, they allow traffic to speed up to the point where the street becomes increasingly hostile to pedestrians. At the same time, the one-way streets make local access within the grid more difficult by ...
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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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Tower

East Peoria, Illinois
A tower similar to the one in the Heights would draw interest from passengers crossing the bridges into downtown Peoria. Tourist dollars are extremely hard to obtain. A beautiful tower would generate curious minds. Build it and they will come.
park public-space land-use

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

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...
housing

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...

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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Support Extension of Transit Service along the Entire USB24 Corridor

Washington, Illinois
Transit is already present in Washington. CityLink bus service connects Washington to Downtown Peoria via a Washington Plaza stop and additional services for those with mobility challenges starts in late summer. School buses travel through the C...
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Improve Regional Mass Transit First!

Chicago, Illinois
I live in the suburbs, adjacent the UP-West Metra rail line. My kids love coming to the museums, but we almost *never* use mass transit because the timing of trains during the day is horrible! It takes over an hour to get downtown, and the mid-d...
museum-campus-transportation-study

Outdoor Futsal Court

Peoria, Illinois
Futsal is a form of soccer usually played five a side on a hard surface with a smaller, less bouncy ball. Youth and Adult soccer leagues around Peoria are hugely popular, and I believe an outdoor Futsal Court would be a great attraction in Downtow...

Create a Canal with sidewalks on both sides of the canal

Peoria, Illinois
Create a canal from the Riverplex to the Bob Michel bridge with sidewalks on both sides of the canal - like they did with the Indianapolis downtown canal. Visitors can rent bikes, paddle boats, paddle boards. Arch walkways extend over the canal.
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Create business districts & neighborhood centers that enhance community identity

Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Creating clearly defined business districts and neighborhood centers can heighten community identity and character. These places serve as focal points where people can gather. They can include a variety of residential choices and feature entertain...
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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...
regeneratechicagoneighborhoods park

Downtown Glen Ellyn public art

Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Let's make Downtown Glen Ellyn even more beautiful with public art!
public-space placemaking