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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

Peoria Riverfront Park

Peoria, Illinois
The City of Peoria should consider the example set by the Cincinnati Parks Department and their creation of Smale Riverfront Park. Passive/Active Recreation areas along with open green space for special events have all been considered with their ...
park

Fish, Poop, and You - The natural way of eating!

Chicago, Illinois
Ms. Love's and Mrs. Benjamin's Chemistry and Biology students at Kelly High School will develop an Aquaponics farm within the school, with the goal of producing educational and celebratory events that will encourage the members of the surrounding ...
land-use park public-space preservation water community-gardening discovering-healthy-food-sources community-health-and-safety creating-sustainable-living-within-the-community living-and-eating-the-natural-way urban-farming increasing-the-communities-awareness-of-its-cultural-and-culinary-diversity-through-education-and-celebrations

Create a new multi-use space Riverfront Plaza

Peoria, Illinois
Create a multi-use, open air pavilion with views allowed to the river. In winter, it is has refrigeration to allow for an open air but covered ice rink. In other seasons the space serves as marketplace, gathering for events, concert space. Si...
park public-space infrastructure

Create a Pullman Tech Hub

Chicago, Illinois
The creation of a tech hub in the Pullman Porter Museum would address the digital divide in Pullman by increasing residents' access to technology and by offering education and development events, workshops, and much more.
digital-divide workshops development education technology land-use building

Local Events & Expand Marketing Partnerships

Chicago, Illinois
Promote local events to all areas of Near North and expand partnerships between Old Town and other commercial areas in Near North.
celebrate-near-north-businesses jobs

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...
a-vision-for-downtown-peoria transit public-space park

High Street Bluff Access Walking Path

Peoria, Illinois
Provide a safe, lighted and developed walking path with access to downtown Peoria, the Riverfront, and the University of Illinois from the densest population neighborhood in Peoria. This would make walking to downtown an attractive alternative ...
infrastructure bicycling transit land-use walking park

SUPPORT THE SOUTH SIDE DADS CONFERENCE

Chicago, Illinois
This all day dad's conference held on the city's south side would be geared towards helping dad's become better fathers. The conference would include job workshops and speakers focused on the topics such as the benefits of social & emotional learn...
life-skills mentoring family father-s community social-emotional-learning

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

Fare-free zone on Metra Electric

Chicago, Illinois
The Metra Electric is the smoothest, quickest way to get from the Loop to the Museum Campus area, but it's not well used for that purpose--people who already have CTA passes are likely to use a bus to get there instead of paying $2.75 to buy a Met...
museum-campus-transportation-study

Convert to LED street lighting

Columbus, Ohio
Street lighting can account for up to 40% of a city’s electricity bill, according to Pike Research. 1) Energy savings are real: LED fixtures would achieve a 40% electricity savings over conventional high-pressure sodium (HPS) units. The actua...
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...

Support our Community Bike Ride

Chicago, Illinois
This will be our second annual community bike event that will serve as a means of engaging youth and residents in underserved communities and teaching them about the benefits of wellness via biking and walking. Our organization, We Keep you Rolli...
health safety wellness walking street bicycling

Connect the Civic Center to the River

Peoria, Illinois
By creating a shared street concept on Fulton Street, the city can create a single, straight, park-like thoroughfare that passes from the Civic Center/Town Hall block, through downtown, in-between the Riverfront Museum and Caterpillar Visitor's Ce...
event-space market shared-street

Village of Glen Ellyn

Scenic Glen Ellyn is a charming, picturesque, welcoming community centrally located in west suburban DuPage County. The Village of Glen Ellyn offers big city amenities with a small town feel. A historic downtown filled with locally-owned shops, u...

Senior Resource Manual

Chicago, Illinois
Provide an updated community resource manual and calendar of monthly events to seniors.
senior-living-experience

Downtown Nightlife/Recreation Loop

Peoria, Illinois
Peoria has many fantastic attractions downtown, but they are very spread out, and it's difficult to get around for a night out on the town. A shuttle loop on a 5-10 minute schedule would greatly benefit local businesses and attract more visito...
green connectivity parking foot-traffic transit

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

Halloween Parade

Peoria, Illinois
Create the first, first-annual Warehouse District celebration. Engage the art community to build Halloween parade floats. The only rule for the floats is there are no rules for what constitutes a float. It would be a family-friendly version of bur...
event park public-space land-use

Expanded Arts & Cultural Activities

Peoria, Illinois
Build upon existing events and programs such as the Peoria Art Guild Fine Art Fair, Big Picture Festival, Sculpture Walk Peoria, etc. and Peoria's unique cultural heritage to create new arts and cultural events and programs that celebrate the dive...
tactical-urbanism social-offerings greenspace creativity arts welcoming inclusive tradition culture diversity street public-space park land-use infrastructure

Waldron/16th Street overpass

Chicago, Illinois
One of the main problems in getting to or from the Museum Campus is that traffic often snarls at the intersections of McFetridge, Lake Shore Drive, Columbus, and Roosevelt, which is the only practical way from downtown into the area. There is also...
museum-campus-transportation-study

Small Business Program(s)

Peoria, Illinois
Undertake a Small Business Needs Assessment and use the results to develop a targeted Small Business Program to provide business training, educational events, and coaching to empower small business owners and entrepreneurs to grow existing and new...
business-education economic-opportunity small-business entrepreneurship

Support the Southside Dad's Conference

Chicago, Illinois
This all day dad's conference held on the city's south side would be geared towards helping dad's become better fathers. The conference would include job workshops and speakers focused on the topics such as the benefits of social & emotional learn...
social-and-emotional-learning workshop conference fathers family