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Create a Canal with sidewalks on both sides of the canal

Peoria, Illinois
Create a canal from the Riverplex to the Bob Michel bridge with sidewalks on both sides of the canal - like they did with the Indianapolis downtown canal. Visitors can rent bikes, paddle boats, paddle boards. Arch walkways extend over the canal.
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Peoria Pier

East Peoria, Illinois
Create a small partially-covered pier jutting out into the river that could act as a shared space for Spirit of Peoria riverboat docking, an access point to the small riverfront marina, viewing deck of the river or Peoria skyline, and recreation s...
tourism boating water transit preservation public-space park

community is unity garden

Chicago, Illinois
My idea is a community garden on the boulevard and a sheltered area for vendors to have a farmers market. It would bring revenue to our community and give entrepreneurs from all over Chicago a place to sell their products. The garden would also be...
urban-agriculture street infrastructure land-use public-space building

Bring Divvy Bikes to Belmont Cragin

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: 36th Ward | CDOT, NWSHC Project Timeframe: Long-term
small-business walking public-space infrastructure bicycling

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...
a-vision-for-downtown-peoria water walking preservation public-space land-use park

Improve downtown alleys for business owners and visitors

Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Downtown streetscapes are a primary focus. However, improving downtown alleyscapes can also be beneficial. Enhancing their look and feel to be more in tune with the rest of the streetscapes can improve the overall appearance of downtown. Share you...
public-space street streetscape placemaking alley

Dog Park

Miami, Florida
Will bring more people down the riverfront areas and hopefully help spike business while people are down visiting.
water public-space park walking land-use

Terraced Riverfront Park

East Peoria, Illinois
Create a terraced park-like setting for flood control with multi-use areas for several activities such as small boat access, fishing, running, biking, fitness trail, outdoor market, live entertainment, etc. Using a variety of materials for the ter...
bicycling walking water preservation public-space park land-use infrastructure building

The Build Up

Chicago, Illinois
We would like to give the neighborhood a safe fun space to express themselves, a place to learn new people and things. This would solve the problem that is not having a community center or place to go besides the Roseland library.
building public-space

Near North Neighborhood Survey

Chicago, Illinois
Hello Near North! We are O Development Group - we develop high impact real estate in response to specific community opportunities. Before deciding on a property's highest and best use, we want to engage the community. Our team will use technology ...
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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.
park public-space

Powerful Murals to revitalize community

Chicago, Illinois
Removing the statue from the boulevard and replacing it with community murals would be beneficial to the neighborhood because it will provide the people with an inspiring and creative focal point that is a reflection of power and unity. It will be...
neighborhood water park land-use walking public-space street preservation

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...
water land-use public-space park walking bicycling

Low Line

Peoria, Illinois
Extend the riverfront trail into the heart of the Warehouse District through the May Street corridor to tie the District and the Riverfront together. Drainage tiles installed beneath the permeable trail extension can be run directly to the river. ...
cso water public-space park infrastructure bicycling

Install Gateway Features at Key Intersections to Direct More Visitors into Downtown

Glen Ellyn, Illinois
The gateway feature would represent the transition to downtown. It would help orient new visitors and enforce the identity of the district. The look of the gateway feature would be consistent with proposed Downtown signage as shown in the Village’...
public-space placemaking gateway way-finding signage streetscape

Ski and Sledding Hill

Peoria, Illinois
I think the Peoria region would a perfect site for a permanent ski and sled hill. I've been to a few public and privately managed ski hills across the Midwest (Alpine Hills Rockford, IL and Cannonburg- Grand Rapids, MI) and they all have been very...
ski-hill park public-space

Downtown Riverfront

Peoria, Illinois
If the idea is to create a park along the riverfront, features that draw people in to the park & surrounding area are important such as splash pads/areas for kiddos, dog parks, paved trails, shaded areas for picnics & hammocks, art installations, ...
park land-use water walking public-space bicycling

Advocate for the Development of Model Community Anchors at Neighborhood Centers

Peoria, Illinois
Encourage development of model neighborhood centers as “community anchors,” through public-private partnerships, as a technique for stimulating and facilitating the broader redevelopment of the centers of Peoria’s urban neighborhoods. Tenants need...
retail public-space land-use housing building

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

Make Washington a Hub for Regional Art & Culture

Washington, Illinois
The Square has always been the perfect backdrop. A community of artists, musicians, writers, and other creatives (existing + new) can grow there with the right support and then branch out into the rest of the community in the future.
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Calisthenics Park

Peoria, Illinois
There is not a single fitness park in the State of Illinois south of Aurora. Go to Chicago, Milwaukee, St Louis, or any other city center or its suburbs and fitness parks are everywhere. The "fitness" park at Glen Oak is a joke. A fitness park, es...
park public-space walking bicycling

Create community art projects in public spaces

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: BC Arts Collective | Park District, Architreasures, Mikva, The REMIX Project, CPS, Churches Project Timeframe: Mid-term"
arts safety youth-programs public-space

Expand and beautify sidewalks and public spaces

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: 30th, 31st & 36th Wards | BC Chamber, SSA2 Project Timeframe: Long-term
small-business walking public-space infrastructure street bicycling

Add bus stop shelters along streets in Oak Park's residential areas to increase ridership

Oak Park, Illinois
Well-designed bus stop shelters will make more people aware of the opportunity to ride the bus and protect would-be riders from the elements. The shelters would include a concrete pad that would connect to the existing sidewalk/ramp. The roof and ...
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