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Build Affordable Housing

Chicago, Illinois
With rising demand for housing in Belmont Cragin, one of the best ways to ensure that working-class households can afford to live here is to build more subsidized affordable housing.

Citizen-Sourced Problem Solving

Peoria, Illinois
Our City faces a number of difficult challenges, including those in the realms of infrastructure, economic opportunity, and community well-being. The municipal government works to address these challenges through its programs on a daily basis, but...
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Park(ing) Deck

Peoria, Illinois
Decrease the cost of multiple projects and increase neighborhood vitality by combining diverse amenities into one project. The Park(ing) Deck places a green roof top of needed Warehouse District parking decks, providing protection from sun, sn...
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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...
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Hold new business networking programs

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: BC Chamber | Onward House, BNI Project Timeframe: Short-term
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Developer Goals - City, Ward, Area

Chicago, Illinois
Define present city, ward and area goals for developers.
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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...
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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. Usu...
walking

Expand resources for Latina/o businesses

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: BC Chamber | Onward House, NWSHC, 30th, 31st & 36th Wards Project Timeframe: Short-term
small-business

Create a Landlord Licensing System

Peoria, Illinois
Create a system of mandatory licensing of landlords, excluding owner-occupied rentals.
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Connect with local businesses to hire local workers and youth

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: Onward House | NWSHC, 30th, 31st & 36th Wards, BC Chamber Project Timeframe: Mid-term
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Develop a Southern Gateway Neighborhood Center at Adams Street & Western Avenue

Peoria, Illinois
Develop this intersection as a major neighborhood center.
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Develop new multifamily housing

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: Full Circle Communities | NWSHC, LISC, City of Chicago, IHDA Project Timeframe: Mid-term
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Develop New Live/Work Units to Increase Housing Options

Washington, Illinois
Live/work units are small to medium-sized attached or detached buildings that consist of one dwelling unit above or behind a ground floor space that can be used for a wide range of business uses. Typically, the residence has a different street-lev...
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Whitman Street Interchange Project

Rockford, Illinois
Let’s remove the Whitman Interchange and open up this 25-acre area for residential and commercial development. It would be replaced with a standard street system that would connect the existing neighborhoods with downtown, Madison Street, the Riv...
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What strengths can we build on to enhance Buffalo Grove's future?

Buffalo Grove, Illinois
There is a lot to like in Buffalo Grove right now. We want to know your favorites — from the parks, to the housing, to the businesses, to the schools, to the people who call it home. Share what you think makes Buffalo Grove special and unique ...

Crowdsource energy efficiency ideas

Peoria, Illinois
Great ideas live throughout the community and are often the brainchild of users. Methods to improve energy efficiency are no exception. Crowdsourcing is a tool used to tap into the brainpower of a group of people, rather than turning to industry e...
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Pass a Racial Equity Ordinance

Peoria, Illinois
Successful city governments have the ability to ensure equitable service delivery outcomes for all city employees and city residents, regardless of age, gender, religion, country of origin, or race. Most recently in the U.S., highly publicized ...
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Minimize the visual presence of residential garages

Antioch, Illinois
Attached garages that are entered from the side of the house or detached garages that are set back from the front of the house can minimize or eliminate the impact of a garage-dominated front facade. Reducing the visibility of the garage can impro...
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Plan for New Open Spaces alongside New Residential Development

Washington, Illinois
Parks, playgrounds, and athletic fields play an important role in enhancing the health of the community. Making sure that additional open space is a part of any new development is necessary in order to ensure that all residents have access within ...
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Improve Wrightwood Park

Chicago, Illinois
Wrightwood Park is a beautiful, medium-sized park located at Ashland and Wrightwood. For many people in the Lincoln Park and Bucktown areas, Wrightwood Park is the closest and most convenient park to visit. However, in recent years, there have bee...
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Immediate Fixes Desperately Needed for Museum Campus Access

Chicago, Illinois
I went to the MPC open house last week and it was good to talk with people, including Yonah Freemark. My hope (and goal) is to institute immediate (and relatively inexpensive) improvements to the current DISMAL public transportation situation to ...
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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.
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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
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