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Green Playground/Food Truck Pavilion

Peoria, Illinois
A large public park with a large safe public playground highlighting the industrial feel of Peoria with water features such as a splash pad for the summer and an open area for ice skating rink for the winter. Repurpose the able structures of exist...
water park land-use

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

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

Southern Gateway at 27th Street

Chicago, Illinois
Create a remote/tailgate lot over the existing trailer storage lot south of McCormick Place for Soldier Field events, using the existing 27th Street ME station or McCormick Busway to link remote lot to Soldier Field and Museum Campus, with a new p...
museum-campus-transportation-study

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

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...
schools parking-requirements off-street-parking parking

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

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

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

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

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

Senior Resource Manual

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

Monthly Block Parties!

Chicago, Illinois
Each month, close down a block-long segment of Wabash for an after work social event. Bring in artists to transform the space from midnight until 4:00 pm then open the cash-bar. Proceeds pay the artists, the street performers, and benefit the Chic...
transforming-wabash

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

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

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...

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...

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

Visionsixonefour

Columbus, Ohio
Visionsixonefour is a collaborative community event with young professionals to envision the columbus of the future.

Bathrooms!

Peoria, Illinois
Family friendly restrooms should be located at least a few places along the riverfront. Right now the only bathrooms are in the gateway building and are often closed unless events are going on. Bathrooms should be placed at least under each bridge...
public-space park water street bathrooms

Flexible event space to accommodate the RiverFront Market.

Peoria, Illinois
Flexible event space to accommodate the RiverFront Market as well as other large community events. Paved spaces with heated pads would allow for year-round event planning. Flood control and easy clean up. Find detailed renderings at www.VisitDo...
park public-space

Promote Jesse White Community Center & events that bring together community diversity

Fort Wayne, Indiana
Promote Jesse White Community Center and events that bring the diversity of our community together. Establish carpools to Park District facilities.
promote-shared-community-experiences

Public Rest Rooms near Washington City Square

Washington, Illinois
Washington Square hosts many community events throughout the year. However, public restrooms are lacking for convenience and necessity. Washington Shopkeepers allow use of public restroom, if they are open. While traveling in Colorado, we are a...
restrooms water walking public-space

Distilleries, Breweries & Wineries

Chicago, Illinois
Creating breweries, distilleries and wineries out of industrial facilities not only maintains the integrity of the North Branch Industrial Corridor, but will boost the economy and create a tourism hotspot. Up north, Minneapolis has created a commu...
north-branch-river-works