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A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words

Chicago, Illinois
Using mural art to influence and educate community members about sustainability and alternative energy sources.
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Invest in Placemaking

Washington, Illinois
Creating memorable experiences in Washington is a smart way to attract increased investment - more visitors spending more time and money within the community
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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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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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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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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...
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Access to Chicago River from Cumberland Blue Line Station

Chicago, Illinois
The Cumberland Blue Line station is the second to last blue line station from O’hare airport. It is located between a residential neighborhood and the Catherine Chevalier Woods, which is part of the Forest Preserve. On the other si...
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Create a community health care clinic at Steinmetz High School

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: Steinmetz HS LSC, PCC Community Wellness Center | 36th Ward, CPS Project Timeframe: Short-term
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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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Gourmet Food Truck Courtyard

Peoria, Illinois
Infrastructure for a food truck courtyard could enable a variety of food to be served in the area with ability to move structures easily if flooding occurred. Perhaps this would have to be adjacent to the park, depending on the development guideli...
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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...
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Multipurpose Courtyard (Seating w/Fireplace & Splash pad)

Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Replace the Millennium Flower Clock with a multipurpose space for all 4 seasons and offer space for people to sit and enjoy downtown Glen Ellyn.
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Botanical Garden

East Peoria, Illinois
A botanical garden, butterfly garden, and/or community garden. This could focus on local plants or have specific color themes for each year. A garden would provide beauty and if it could also be educational or practical, the more beneficial.
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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...
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Train Museum

Peoria, Illinois
Posted on behalf of citizen per request.
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Rooftop Development

Peoria, Illinois
Provide roof top environments. Either through restaurant seating or residential terraces.
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Treasures of the earth

Chicago, Illinois
We recently worked together as a School and created a Hugelkultur bed outside in the food forest. This inspired us as a school to look more into it, and learn more facts about it, and more details.
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Support the Removal of Parking Minimums from the Zoning Code

Washington, Illinois
Washington is over parked. Changes in consumer preferences have made expansive parking lots designed for annual holiday shopping excursions obsolete. In the future, these unsustainable and costly asphalt parking lots could become new development t...
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Fitness Trail along Logan Square Boulevards

Chicago, Illinois
To encourage people to enjoy the boulevards, we propose to set up fitness trail through the system in Logan Square. Many residents already run along the boulevards, and these 20 stations would be spread out to enhance a cardio exercise. Additional...
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Rock Climbing Wall Utilizing Public/Private Structures Already In Place

Peoria, Illinois
Chattanooga, TN, in cooperation with private and public enterprises, turned currently existing structures in their downtown area into a world class rock climbing destination. We have a lot of private buildings downtown, as well as existing (new an...
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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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Reduce the pollution that arcelor mittal produces

Riverdale, Illinois
This steel factory contaminates the air in the neighboring communities. By reducing the pollution this factory produces, this campaign with make the community surrounding the factory safer for all residents.
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Let's Build Parc De L'Ermitage in Downtown Glen Ellyn

Glen Ellyn, Illinois
We should convert the old Giesche Shoes and the adjacent parking lot into a green park with an array of amenities. To honor our French sister city, Le Bouscat, we should seek inspiration from the park in their downtown, Parc De L'Ermitage, which h...
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Develop a multi-purpose community center

Chicago, Illinois
The multi-purpose community center should incorporate the living room model for access to health services. Project lead | Partners: PCC Community Wellness Center, PrimeCare Community Health | 30th, 31st & 36th Wards Project Timeframe: Long-term
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