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Permanently remove beg buttons at crosswalks to improve walkability & prevent spread of COVID-19

Oak Park, Illinois
“Beg buttons” are located on traffic signal light polls and, when pressed by a pedestrian, trigger an eventual walk signal. Besides the fact that they prioritize car movement over pedestrian movement (drivers have no equal task), they require a pe...
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Streetscape Landscape Maintenance Program

Peoria, Illinois
The streetscape improvements in the Warehouse Districts are great, however, we need the landscaping to be maintained on a regular basis so the showcase the City rather than looking like a weed patch. My campaign is to have a designated organizati...
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Pedestrian Bridge across the river

Peoria, Illinois
The walkway would connect downtown Peoria and East Peoria with a unique feature that could enhance tourist activity and draw more people regularly to the riverfront. It would provide easy access from both sides of the river to the various attracti...
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Change Signal System Timing Plan

Peoria, Illinois
Develop a signal system timing plan oriented toward slowing vehicle speeds in the downtown and enhancing pedestrian and bicycle comfort.
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Crosswalk for fulton market and halsted

Chicago, Illinois
The fulton market district is growing rapidly, with restaurants and markets attracting a lot of foot traffic, especially over the weekends. green city markets has even opened up a farmer's market at the parking lot in front of glazed and confuzed ...
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Enforce traffic laws to improve pedestrian safety.

Chicago, Illinois
Asking police to enforce the existing laws.

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...
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Convert Franklin / Orleans Street from One-way to Two-way

Chicago, Illinois
Franklin / Orleans Street is currently one-way. As the roadway passes the west side of the Merchandise Mart it widens to become three lanes and speeding motorists take advantage and accelerate. This makes it dangerous for bicyclists and crossing p...
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Warehouse District Parking

Peoria, Illinois
The City should address parking issues in the Warehouse District to promote further development. On-street parking is adequate to meet current demand. However, with new businesses opening up this year, like Zion Coffee, and those soon to come pa...
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Museum Campus Tram System

Chicago, Illinois
A Low-speed Tram System, capable of operating on the sidewalks with pedestrians, or on their own paths -- could be easily created to transport Tourists (and Workers) between the different Attractions that compose the Museum Campus/McCormick Place/...
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Make it easier and safer to cross belmont street

Chicago, Illinois
Painting a crosswalk lane, and/or providing pedestrian crossing signage on belmont at ravenswood. anyone who tries to cross here, knows how difficult it can be. cars are usually speeding eastbound to catch the light at paulina.

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...
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Add crosswalks to the Erie & Sedgwick intersection

Chicago, Illinois
Painted crosswalks will indicate a pedestrian crossing location and signal vehicles to slow down. Given that this intersection is near a daycare and parents often cross with small children, clear markings would improve safety.
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New Pedestrian Way Access and Bus Rapid Transit Stops

Chicago, Illinois
CTA route J14 is technically a Bus Rapid Transit Route. It should be better utilized with new station stops on storage space on or adjacent land to Lake Shore Drive with new pedestrian infrastructure. Potential Stops could include the existing 11t...
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Improve Pedestrian Infrastructure on Cortland Street

Chicago, Illinois
There has been much discussion about cars, buses, trucks, and bicycles, but not a lot about the pedestrian experience has one walks / runs through (or near) the site. Sidewalks are crumbling, unkept, or not wide enough to comfortably walk without...
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Develop Hospital Campus Expansion and Lower Main Street Corridor Improvements Plan

Peoria, Illinois
The winding streets of the medical campus are made more compatible with the surrounding grid, continuing the pedestrian-friendly character of the downtown core. Confusing irregularities are repaired and create new development potential. Fulton St...
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Enhance pedestrian & bicycle safety along Dundee Road

Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Dundee Road is a major corridor that carries thousands of cars each day. Given that the road is currently oriented towards automobiles, it isn’t friendly for pedestrians and bicyclists who cite safety concerns or avoid it altogether. Increasing sa...
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Wayfinding

Peoria, Illinois
Provide adequate wayfinding throughout the downtown for pedestrian and vehicular traffic. The signage should be attractive, comprehensive, uniform, and easily update-able! The goal of the wayfinding would be to improve the movement of people aroun...
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New 18th Street Gateway/Transit Center

Chicago, Illinois
Use the existing 18th Street ME station area and the underutilized strip of land between the ME tracks and Lake Shore Drive to create a multimodal center to allow for sheltered bus waiting, drop-off areas, and a better, more cohesive pedestrian li...
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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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Make US Business 24 a Safer Corridor for Pedestrians & Bicyclists

Washington, Illinois
Doing so can help attract more customers to adjacent businesses and improve safety and community character.
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Add a street mural to Augusta & Harvey to make drivers more aware

Oak Park, Illinois
When a driver sees artwork on the roadway, it will make them more aware of their surroundings, focusing on where they are, not just where they are going. This increases the likelihood that conflicts with pedestrians and bicyclists are avoided. The...
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Reconfigure Jefferson Street for Two-way Traffic with On-street Parking

Peoria, Illinois
Although one way streets can smooth traffic flows, they allow traffic to speed up to the point where the street becomes increasingly hostile to pedestrians. At the same time, the one-way streets make local access within the grid more difficult by ...
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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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