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Provide homebuyer counseling

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: NWSHC, SCH | Financial institutions, City of Chicago, Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA), Alex Fraher, Chicago Community Land Trust, Realtors Project Timeframe: Short-term
housing

Caring for Canaryville

Chicago, Illinois
The name of my neighborhood is canaryville. it is apart of the new city community on the south side. there is a park in my neighborhood called taylor lauridsen park. across from the playground there is an empty space not being used right now. the ...
regeneratechicagoneighborhoods park

Create an entrepreneurship incubator

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: Onward House | BC Chamber, City of Chicago Project Timeframe: Short-term
jobs small-business

Advocate for the Development of Model Community Anchors at Neighborhood Centers

Peoria, Illinois
Encourage development of model neighborhood centers as “community anchors,” through public-private partnerships, as a technique for stimulating and facilitating the broader redevelopment of the centers of Peoria’s urban neighborhoods. Tenants need...
retail public-space land-use housing building

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

Don't drink the lead

Chicago, Illinois
The United States Congress banned the use of lead solder and restricted the lead content of faucets and pipes in 1986. However, homes built prior to the ban may still have plumbing that contains lead. The EPA says 10% to 20% of the typical adult’...
housing land-use preservation water lead-water toxic-waste lead-poison

Develop a West Main Street Bio-Research Campus

Peoria, Illinois
Develop a bio-research campus as an in-fill project and a key component to re-developing the West Main Street corridor.
entertainment services retail walking park public-space street transit land-use infrastructure housing building bicycling

A New Change for a New Old Town

Chicago, Illinois
Some of the issues in my neighborhood are the guns, violence,drugs,poverty. i want to change them.i want to build a mosaic mural to show the history of african-americans such as mlk. i want to show that my neighborhood can be positive. gangs are ...
regeneratechicagoneighborhoods building

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

Expand ESL classes for parents

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: Onward Neighborhood House | St. Peter’s Church, Northwest Community Church, CPS, WCC Project Timeframe: Mid-term
immigration schools jobs

Allow New Accessory Dwelling Units

Antioch, Illinois
Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) are commonly referred to as “carriage houses,” “granny flats,” and “in-law apartments”. They are structures typically located at the rear of a lot and provide space for a small residential unit or home office. ADUs ...
granny-flat carriage-house accessory-dwelling-unit walking housing building in-law-apartment

Encourage Adams Street Corridor Infill

Peoria, Illinois
Advocate for a pattern of infill development along the Adams corridor, particularly in association with proposed neighborhood centers.
infill land-use housing building street

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 ...
a-vision-for-downtown-peoria housing

Expand educational workshops and opportunities for parents in CPS

Chicago, Illinois
Examples: Parent mentor and parent university programs Project lead | Partners: CPS | Community First Medical Center, Libraries, Onward Neighborhood House, NWSHC Project Timeframe: Short-term
schools jobs

Public Safety/Ambassador Program

Peoria, Illinois
Provide for Downtown Ambassadors: many cities have individuals on the streets performing municipal services such as sidewalk cleaning, graffiti removal, waste receptacle emptying, landscape maintenance, and directional assistance to visitors. Usua...
a-vision-for-downtown-peoria walking

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

Establish a Town Architect Position or a Committee for Architectural Review

Peoria, Illinois
Establish a position in the City’s planning department for a town architect or a committee for architectural review. The individual(s) that would serve would be skillful practitioners and talented in design.
governance preservation public-space land-use infrastructure park street housing building

The Charis Neighghborhood

Chicago, Illinois
My neighborhood will be a neighborhood full of better highschool a community church it will be free of gang violence and it will have better and bigger houses and apartment and more computer stores and a more fitnes center and pools and more homel...
regeneratechicagoneighborhoods