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Preserving Brooks

Chicago, Illinois
Our campaign includes us preserving Brooks lights and paper. Us as a community, teachers and students must better utilize our resources and not overuse them in order to better our environment. This is the goal of our campaign.
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Improve Community Infrastructure

Chicago, IL
Work with Chicago Department of Transportation and other agencies to develop plan for improvement of sidewalks, crosswalks, and lighting.

Active Noise Reduction

Chicago, Illinois
The goal is to (actively) reduce the noise of the train in an affordable and durable manner Passive acoustic methods merely block sound, while active methods use microphones, computers, and speakers to alter the sound propagation. There are...
transforming-wabash

Creative Lighting

Peoria, Illinois
Provide lighting that creates a safe but also aesthetic environment. Much of the river front is dimly lit. Additional lighting would encourage people to be along the river front at night. This lighting does not have to be just street lights. It ca...
street park public-space walking public-art lighting safety

Improved Pedestrian Lighting + Way-finding

Chicago, Illinois
Could we ensure that, if there will be more activity and redevelopment in the area, that pedestrian lighting and way-finding will be improved? - Submitted on behalf of an Outreach Meeting 1 attendee that chose to be anonymous
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Improvement of the over head train tracks on wabash ave. and surrounding the rest of the loop area.

Chicago, Illinois
It has been long over due for a make over of the over head tracks in the loop. the led lights are a good idea but the overall appearance could also be improved by making the tracks look more modern. a more futuristic look would be great.

Light up the 74 bridge and have a one of a kind zip line for summer fun.

Peoria, Illinois
The Peoria riverfront has no visual appeal and this would give a little life to it. Zip lines are a very fun activity and could draw people into the downtown area making way for an place to have a food truck court while people zip line overhead do...
land-use park

Improve Regional Mass Transit First!

Chicago, Illinois
I live in the suburbs, adjacent the UP-West Metra rail line. My kids love coming to the museums, but we almost *never* use mass transit because the timing of trains during the day is horrible! It takes over an hour to get downtown, and the mid-d...
museum-campus-transportation-study

Underpass Lighting Project: Bob Michel Bridge

Peoria, Illinois
Install artistic lighting under the Bob Michel Bridge at SW Washington Street and SW Water Street. This would turn a pedestrian barrier into a pedestrian corridor and create an interesting public space at the parking lot under the bridge in the e...
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Re-Coating Railway's Pillars

Chicago, Illinois
For the Wabash train... re-coating with recycled plastic-rubber of variety of "neon" (very visible to the walker's eyes and less reflective to the drivers' at night) colors with artistic designs on its pillars that could serve as alter lights at n...
transforming-wabash

Here Comes the Light!

Chicago, Illinois
Install a kinetic lighting system underneath the ‘L’ infrastructure utilizing the ‘L’ trains. The full street-length lighting would be timed to the moving train to provide engaging light and movement under the ‘L’ for the enjoyment of the pedestr...
transforming-wabash

Giant Splash-Pad Lit Fountain/Ice Skating Rink

Peoria, Illinois
The current splash-pad in front of the Gateway Building is over-crowded. A new larger splash pad would bring more people together on hot summer days, would be a beautiful landmark with taller streams of water with a light show on summer nights an...
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Underpass Lighting Project for the Bob Michel Bridge Underpass at SW Washington & SW Water Streets

Peoria, Illinois
Install artistic lighting under the Bob Michel Bridge at SW Washington Street and SW Water Street. This would turn a pedestrian barrier into a pedestrian corridor and create an interesting public space at the parking lot under the bridge in the ev...
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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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Add decorative features to the streetscape

Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Add additional streetscape elements that make a more pleasant and interesting place for people to walk and spend time. This could include public art, plantings, unique seating and lighting.
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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...
quality-of-life air-quality electric-vehicles parking public-safety public-wifi energy-use smart-connected-streets smart-city transit street land-use infrastructure

Seward Park Water Forest

Chicago, Illinois
We should change seward park. the park district building needs a new set of bathrooms and a gym, & new paint on the walls. since seward park has been up for so many years it has been getting old and people in our community weren’t taking care of i...
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Laser Light Shows

Have laser light show projected from tops of downtown Peoria buildings (similar to what they do in Hong Kong) with music and narration. It would attract a lot of attention to Peoria. Businesses could fund it in return for mention of their business...
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More Sunlight

Chicago, Illinois
Surely by 2013 we have the technology to support our rails with something other than wooden ties! Isn't that why carbon nanotubes were invented in the first place? Larger gaps between the supports would let in more natural light, and the new mater...
transforming-wabash

Install Divvy Bike Stations

Chicago, Illinois
Divvy stations are solar powered and there’s not much light on Wabash Avenue. Stations could be installed on cross streets near Wabash Avenue. With all the students, residents and workers on the street, it’s a shame there aren’t more stations nea...
transforming-wabash

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

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...
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Get Strict with Property Appearances

Yorkville, Illinois
Submitted on behalf of Kelly Hillgoth: This city could benefit from stricter ordinances on the appearance of property. Driving through Yorkville, it appears to be a "dumpy" town. Many old buildings, sidewalks, properties, light fixtures, roadwa...
visualizing-yorkville-zoning

Riverfront Village Park

Peoria, Illinois
Riverfront Village platform and parking deck will be demolished Fall 2017 and replaced with a riverfront park. Phase 1 construction will begin in Spring 2018 and consist of grading and underground utility work. Phase 2 will begin as funds become a...