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Peoria Pier

Peoria, Illinois
Near the RiverPlex have a Pier. The Pier could be high above the Illinois River
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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. ...
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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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Street Art

Reno, Nevada
We believe 3d street art would make Reno a better place. 3d Street Art is 2-dimensional artwork drawn on the street itself that gives you a 3-dimensional optical illusion from a certain perspective. It can be very breathtaking, realistic and at th...
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Education

Chicago, Illinois
the things that are changing is the education of children .
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Create Main Street Plaza

Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Closing off Main St between Crescent and Pennsylvania to create a public square with a fountain in the center that incorporates the horse trough, a few large trees, the addition of bench seating and restaurant seating, could be a wonderful gatheri...
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North Lawndale's Yellow Brick Road

Chicago, Illinois
CCA’s food forest, PermaPark, needs a walkway to create a more inviting space, direct traffic flow through the forest, create a chill space for people to hang out and to demonstrate sustainable methods of building.
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Improve the Area Around the Crescent & Forest Intersection

Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Reduce traffic lanes on Forest, widen sidewalks on Crescent, and screen the parking lot at Lulu’s restaurant.
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Halloween Parade

Peoria, Illinois
Create the first, first-annual Warehouse District celebration. Engage the art community to build Halloween parade floats. The only rule for the floats is there are no rules for what constitutes a float. It would be a family-friendly version of bur...
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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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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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Enhance trails & bicycle paths that connect residents to parks

Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Connectivity and accessibility to the Buffalo Grove’s parks is critical to maintaining a high quality of life. Enhancement of trails and bike paths is important to accomplishing this goal.
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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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Gather Usable Data on Social Determinants of Health

Peoria, Illinois
The conditions into which people are born, grow, and age are widely regarded as playing a fundamental role in our health and well-being. Yet, there is an insufficient level of collaboration or monitoring of social determinants and health outcomes....
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Relax on the Riverfront

Peoria, Illinois
Relax in permanent "porch" swings on our Riverfront!
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Dog Park

Miami, Florida
Will bring more people down the riverfront areas and hopefully help spike business while people are down visiting.
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Install a food waste sorting station for Northside's outdoor seating area

Chicago, Illinois
Northside College Prep currently sorts food waste into recycling, compost, food share, liquids, and trash. The trash is simply sent to landfills, negatively affecting the environment. Students love to eat outdoors, but commonly don't bring their t...
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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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Share unique streetscape elements from other downtowns

Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Have you visited other downtowns that have successful streetscapes? What do you think makes them work well? Do they have unique elements that would work in Glen Ellyn? Share your ideas in the comment section below.
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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...
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Tower

East Peoria, Illinois
A tower similar to the one in the Heights would draw interest from passengers crossing the bridges into downtown Peoria. Tourist dollars are extremely hard to obtain. A beautiful tower would generate curious minds. Build it and they will come.
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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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Forest Preserve Accessibility

Chicago, Illinois
The site that this project would improve is the Schiller Woods forest preserve. The park has multiple trails and other programs but the main issue is that it is hard to find and enter. This idea is to put a map to the park in the nearby bus statio...
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Peoria Unlimited

Peoria, Illinois
Encourage our city council, staff, and private sector to develop a large multi-use public park within the heart of our Warehouse District that could host major outdoor events akin to Chicago's Grant Park. Such a public space would enhance and soft...
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