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Creating Smarter Infrastructure

Peoria, Illinois
Cities across the globe are beginning to leverage public infrastructure such as lamp posts to serve multiple purposes. The result is a network of "connected streets" can improve the lives of the city's users while creating more efficient and effec...
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Feeding the Community the Healthy Way

Chicago, Illinois
Educating the Community about Growing and Eating Naturally Grown Foods
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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 ...
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Attract Warehouse District Investment Via Streamlined Permitting

Peoria, Illinois
Use the incentives of a streamlined permitting process to attract investment in the plan.
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Riverfront Skate Park

Peoria, Illinois
There's a big community of skateboarders and bikers alike in Peoria. A new park would be a safe spot for kids of all ages to skate instead of using the streets and private properties. The one park in Peoria right now is insufficient without safety...
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Power In The Murals

Chicago, Illinois
In the North Lawndale area we want to have something that is a reflection of our community. We want visual art to be in place of the Independence Day Square fountain. This space will also be a place where people can have friendly social encounters...
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Movie night under the bridge

Peoria, Illinois
This idea includes projecting a movie onto the concrete support structures under the bridge. People could bring blankets and chairs to watch in the moonlight.
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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.
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Main Street Configured as a Boulevard

Peoria, Illinois
This would include new in-fill projects designed to complete the street wall with pedestrian-friendly frontage increase both interest and pedestrian comfort. The addition of trees in the median will help bring the streetscape down to a more human ...
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Extend Fayette and Spalding Streets from Adams Street to Water Street on the Riverfront

Peoria, Illinois
Consider an alternative configuration, maintaining the grid as illustrated above. In the recommended alternative, both Fayette and Spalding extend all the way from Adams Street to Water Street on the riverfront. By restoring the grid pattern, the ...
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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...
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Create a Whitewater Race Course

Peoria, Illinois
Pursue development of a whitewater race course, utilizing available land to the north of the current recreational and fitness complex.
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Avondale Riverwalk

Chicago, Illinois
The section of the Chicago River around Avondale is largely unused, and many businesses are lined up along the river. This is problematic as many residents of Avondale wish to have greater access to the River. My idea would be to turn the riverf...
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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...
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Planting Trees to Benefit Our Needs

Chicago, Illinois
Our goal is to turn vacant and non-useful spaces in the 9th Ward community into forest and woodlands. Long-time residents and visitors of the area will be more useful to our project, having a higher knowledge of the area and what spaces are vacant...
land-use public-space preservation

The Lost City Greenhouse

Reno, Nevada
Let's keep the Lost City Garden and invest in the land. We need to support our local farmers; therefore, we are suggesting greenhouses to be constructed to help produce year round crops.
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Let's Get Local at Park Lane

Reno, Nevada
The Park Lane Mall area is in the heart of Reno and we believe this blank space is perfect for supporting local businesses. We need a local small business mall to support the community and support American entrepreneurship. Imagine the Mid-Town Di...
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Encourage the development of live/work housing

Antioch, Illinois
In order to improve the diversity of housing types and incubate new local businesses in Antioch, the development of live/work housing should be encouraged. Live/work units are small- to medium-sized attached or detached structures consisting of on...
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