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Help Existing Homeowners

Chicago, Illinois
Residents who have invested in their homes and our community should not be forced to move or face foreclosure. We will work with block clubs as a fundamental neighborhood structure to identify housing and public safety issues, build trust and know...

Less crime

Chicago, Illinois
So my kids can play outside without me being concerned for their safety.

Dunkin Donuts Project

Plainfield, Illinois
I'm currently living in Shorewood; however, my husband and I are looking to downsize and possibly relocate to Plainfield. During our house search last week, we noticed the sign on the property apparently designated for Dunkin Donuts. We made som...
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Creative Expression Community Programs

Chicago, Illinois
Support community programs that engage residents through creative expression such as Art on Sedgwick.
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Teamwork Englewood

Chicago, Illinois
Teamwork Englewood is a capacity builder and a catalyst for positive community change, focused on safety, services to special needs populations and the promotion of healthy lifestyles for all residents. We are committed to providing quality servic...

Public Safety/Ambassador Program

Peoria, Illinois
Provide for Downtown Ambassadors: many cities have individuals on the streets performing municipal services such as sidewalk cleaning, graffiti removal, waste receptacle emptying, landscape maintenance, and directional assistance to visitors. Usua...
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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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Ensure Safer Routes to School

Columbus, Ohio
In Ohio's urban school districts, one in 446 students has been hit by a car. In suburban districts, it's one in 1,473. Because schools are often located at the center of communities, safety improvements benefit people of all ages by slowing tra...
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Touchscreen COTA maps for tourists

Columbus, Ohio
Eighteen maps have been installed at New York City's Grand Central Station in 47-inch touchscreen kiosks. They will display departures, arrivals, delays and outages, as well points of interest. We can take this idea and apply it to Columbus. To...
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Eliminating Manganese Soil Contamination

Chicago, Illinois
Following articles from the Chicago Tribune, there is a dangerously high number of manganese in our soil because of a surrounding metal, shipping and handling company called S. H. Bell. Do to the processing of metals, our soil gets affected due to...
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CPD 18th District and CAPS Relationship

Chicago, IL
Work to build relationships and trust with CPD and local CAPS office to promote public safety.

Street Right-Sizing Initiative

Peoria, Illinois
Develop a Street "Right-Sizing" Initiative for overbuilt arterial streets within the City that allows for the reduction and/or reallocation of underutilized lane miles of roadway and provides focused - or even increased - maintenance on the lane m...
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CPD Youth Academy

Chicago, Illinois
Partner with CPD to create a youth academy for ages 10-16.
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Address safety concerns through Belmont Cragin youth leadership

Chicago, Illinois
Address safety concerns through a Belmont Cragin youth leadership, gang intervention and prevention program. Project lead | Partners: NWSHC | After School Matters (ASM), Mikva Challenge, CPS, Churches Project Timeframe: Early Action Project"
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Enforce traffic laws to improve pedestrian safety.

Chicago, Illinois
Asking police to enforce the existing laws.

Increase summer employment opportunities

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: CPS | 30th, 31st & 36th Wards, NWSHC, Park District Project Timeframe: Mid-term"
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Support our Community Bike Ride

Chicago, Illinois
This will be our second annual community bike event that will serve as a means of engaging youth and residents in underserved communities and teaching them about the benefits of wellness via biking and walking. Our organization, We Keep you Rolli...
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Potholes: The Real Problem in Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
There is a large amount of potholes in hyde park. fixing them will make the roads better and safer. i have had a pothole on my street for 8 months. by the time winter had passed, the pothole was huge and you could barely drive over it. later, the...
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Improve education on nutrition and safety

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: Prosser Culinary Arts Project Timeframe: Mid-term
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Open a Belmont Cragin neighborhood community center

Chicago, Illinois
Project lead | Partners: NWSHC | 30th, 31st & 36th Wards, CPS, LSC, Block Clubs, Churches Project Timeframe: Long-term
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Bike Walk Oak Park

Chicago, Illinois
We advocate for the fair and safe use of friendly streets by all our neighbors who walk, roll, ride and drive Bike Walk Oak Park advocates on behalf of all Oak Park residents to ensure the safety and accessibility of pedestrian and cycling infr...

Creating Smarter Infrastructure

Peoria, Illinois
Cities across the globe are beginning to leverage public infrastructure such as lamp posts to serve multiple purposes. The result is a network of "connected streets" can improve the lives of the city's users while creating more efficient and effec...
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Improve our commercial corridors as a retail and dining environment

Chicago, Illinois
We can help existing companies and bring in new ones by making our business districts more inviting—improving the physical infrastructure and addressing public safety concerns. Physical enhancements to streetscapes, sidewalks and public spaces can...

CAPS Meetings

Chicago, Illinois
Attend CAPS meetings regularly and build relationships with officers.
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