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Warehouse Trolley

East Peoria, Illinois
This will help solve connectivity, storm water back up, transportation to work and retail, a great attraction, and get people to the park.
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Peoria Riverfront Park

Peoria, Illinois
The City of Peoria should consider the example set by the Cincinnati Parks Department and their creation of Smale Riverfront Park. Passive/Active Recreation areas along with open green space for special events have all been considered with their ...
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Flexible event space to accommodate the RiverFront Market.

Peoria, Illinois
Flexible event space to accommodate the RiverFront Market as well as other large community events. Paved spaces with heated pads would allow for year-round event planning. Flood control and easy clean up. Find detailed renderings at www.VisitDo...
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Encourage In-fill along Fulton and Main Streets

Peoria, Illinois
In-fill development built up to the right-of-way can bring definition and activity to the corridors.
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Attract Investors to Build a Plastics Recycling Operation in Peoria

Peoria, Illinois
The proposed budget for 2020 paints a grim picture of the market for plastics, despite a 10% increase in Peoria residents using curbside recycling. Multi-national corporations, such as Unilever, Coca-Cola, and Pepsi, are trying to get to 100% rec...

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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Streamline the Permitting Process for Downtown and Riverfront Development

Peoria, Illinois
Developers who agree to work within the guidelines of the specific area plans for the downtown and riverfront areas should find their permitting relatively painless.
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Bring Back The Main Street Cruise

Peoria, Illinois
People need to be drawn to the Downtown. This proposal is to get people out on weekends to hang out like the good old days. Classic car enthusiasts and fans have a great time not only parking their cars for show but by cruising up and down the mai...
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Peoria Public Market

Peoria, Illinois
Establish an indoor public market in downtown Peoria with food and market vendor stalls.
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Transform the Caterpillar Garage

Peoria, Illinois
Encourage the addition of a new "skin" for the Water Street facade of the Caterpillar garage.
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Outdoor Futsal Court

Peoria, Illinois
Futsal is a form of soccer usually played five a side on a hard surface with a smaller, less bouncy ball. Youth and Adult soccer leagues around Peoria are hugely popular, and I believe an outdoor Futsal Court would be a great attraction in Downtow...

Create a new multi-use space Riverfront Plaza

Peoria, Illinois
Create a multi-use, open air pavilion with views allowed to the river. In winter, it is has refrigeration to allow for an open air but covered ice rink. In other seasons the space serves as marketplace, gathering for events, concert space. Si...
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Bus Shelters etc.

Peoria, Illinois
Make taking a bus in Peoria more attractive, by adding shelters, benches, sidewalks, and good signage.
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Hammocks in the park

Peoria, Illinois
Similar to Harbor Park in Philedelphia, providing interesting places people can congregate. Here they use hammocks and lights in the trees.
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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.
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Brand the Warehouse District

Peoria, Illinois
Identity marketing or “branding” for at least a portion of the study area would focus on the concept of an “Old Peoria Distillery District” that celebrates the unique industrial and architectural heritage of the area. The Distillery District would...
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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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Riverfront Sculpture Garden

Peoria, Illinois
Establish a Sculpture Garden for large scale outdoor sculptures to enhance the public art and culture of Peoria. My suggestion is that this be a large park with plenty of green-space for multi-use purpose but includes these large outdoor sculpture...
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Create a Crosstown Boulevard

Peoria, Illinois
Study the feasability of and develop a scheme for a crosstown boulevard to replace the existing sunken Interstate 74 through downtown Peoria.
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Warehouse District Implementation Plan

Peoria, Illinois
Peoria’s Warehouse District has the potential to become downtown’s premier urban neighborhood where streets are animated with people living, working and playing. The district’s proximity to the central business district and the riverfront coupled ...

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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Washoe County School District

Peoria, Illinois

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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Public Park

Peoria, Illinois
There isn't a lot of green space in the Warehouse district. I think residents of the Warehouse district as well as those who enjoy going on walks/runs would like a peaceful corner with mature trees, park benches, and beautiful greenery to take a r...
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