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Pocket Park: Calumet Fisheries Environs

Chicago, Illinois
The Calumet Fisheries Environs is an open plot of abandoned land behind the famous Calumet Fishery shack. Unlike most restaurants, this store's customers buy their smoked fish and french fries inside the shack and proceed to eat in their cars. The...
water park land-use

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

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...
public-space

Bronzeville Legends Identity Initiative

Chicago, Illinois
The 3 pillars of vibrant community development are 1) identity; 2) sustainability; 3) mobility. Identity represents a community’s historic and present character. When we think of Chinatown we know we are getting quality restaurants and an experi...

Riverfront Skate Park

Peoria, Illinois
There's a big community of skateboarders and bikers alike in Peoria. A new park would be a safe spot for kids of all ages to skate instead of using the streets and private properties. The one park in Peoria right now is insufficient without safety...
garden land-use park bicycling

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

HISTORICAL JEWELERS ROW IDENTITY PROJECT

Chicago, Illinois
The three pillars of vibrant community development are Identity, Sustainability and Mobility. Identity represents a community’s historic and present day character. When we think of China town, we know exactly what we are getting, quality restauran...
transforming-wabash

Peoria Harbor Park

Peoria, Illinois
Have a park on the Peoria Riverfront with pop up restaurant and pub stands made from shipping containers, hammocks, lanterns, and performance opportunities for local musicians and artists.
a-vision-for-downtown-peoria water public-space park

Development Opportunities for Community Economic Development

Chicago, IL
Work to identify development opportunities for local retail, services, and restaurants to fulfill the needs of the community and promote economic development opportunities for local residents.

Village of Glen Ellyn

Scenic Glen Ellyn is a charming, picturesque, welcoming community centrally located in west suburban DuPage County. The Village of Glen Ellyn offers big city amenities with a small town feel. A historic downtown filled with locally-owned shops, u...

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

Add more outdoor restaurant seating

Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Find opportunities to trade underutilized traffic space for sidewalk cafes to enliven Downtown and help local businesses thrive. Learn about the benefits of widening sidewalks and adding outdoor seating by clicking the Link button below.
public-space street placemaking

More caps - German Village, OTE

Columbus, Ohio
The cap over I-270 from downtown to the Short North has been very successful at transforming the convention center area and linking downtown to the Short North. More caps should be built and populated with cafes, restaurants and other business. ...
forge-ahead

Encourage the opening of sidewalk cafes

Antioch, Illinois
Restaurants, coffee shops, and bars that provide sidewalk cafe seating improve the vibrancy of a street. The sense of place that they create attracts people that are more likely to spend time and money at that location as well as nearby businesses...
placemaking streetscape street sidewalk-cafe walking

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.
land-use public-space street

Retail, Services, and Restaurant Needs

Chicago, Illinois
Determine the needs for retail, services, and restaurants.
development-opportunities-for-community-economic-development

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...
restaurants social cars street

Family Fun Destination in Warehouse District

Peoria, Illinois
Spurring economic development and greater interest in the Warehouse District of downtown by creating a destination for families from in the city and around the area to come and enjoy on nights, weekends and in the summer. This could include the d...
restaurants entertainment business-development family walking

Urban Housing

Peoria, Illinois
Support the development of downtown housing in the Warehouse District. Establish incentives that will encourage residential development in a compact area sufficient to create economies of scale sufficient to support residential service businesses...
housing

Operation Social Media Presence

Peoria, Illinois
I propose using social media such as Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, and Facebook, to target the Millennial demographic in over crowded cities like Chicago. Young people need to see that Peoria is a fun place to live, while remaining more affordable...
small-business social-media increasing-population youth-retention

Encourage the redevelopment of shopping centers

Buffalo Grove, Illinois
There are several retail shopping centers in Buffalo Grove that are outdated, unappealing, and not conducive for sustainable retail success. As part of a comprehensive economic development strategy, the Village should encourage many of these comme...
strip-shopping shopping-centers shopping retail restaurants land-use economic-development

Foodies Heaven

Chicago, Illinois
I would like to change my community which is north lawndale by adding restaurants. this would provide new job opportunities for my community. i know sometimes when my mother and i may not feel like cooking something to eat it would very convenient...
regeneratechicagoneighborhoods building

PEORIA DOWNTOWN RIVERWALK

Peoria, Illinois
I want to see a Riverwalk like oklahoma city Bricktown and the San Antonio riverwalk. I want to see restaurants that are right on the river. I want to see the Illinois river extend into downtown peoria where people want to be downtown not just whe...
pets travel greenspace riverwalk

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 ...
street