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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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Cobblestone It!

Chicago, Illinois
Install cobblestones or Belgian block the length of Wabash to unify the historic character of the street, add more urban texture to differentiate Wabash from any other downtown street. The stone surface will create a low rumble of passing vehicles...
transforming-wabash

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

Urban Gondola

Chicago, Illinois
Urban Gondola, similar to one in Medellin, Columbia and one proposed for Austin, Texas that would take passengers from Union Station down Van Buren to Stations above the two L stations and tracks to Van Buren Metra/South Shore/ Institute of Arts s...
museum-campus-transportation-study

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...
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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 ...
a-vision-for-downtown-peoria housing

Transforming Concrete Puddle to a Sustainable Oasis

Chicago, Illinois
UIC has a hidden gem of a green space – but it is under-utilized due to limited seating, accessibility, and stormwater flooding issues. Help realize our vision of a sustainable, revitalized campus to build a stormwater-reducing patio, increase bio...
diversity stormwater public-space land-use infrastructure

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
tactical-urbanism art-installations placemaking street public-space

Support the Lunch N Learn Initiative

Chicago, Illinois
Lunch N Learn is a proposed initiative in which Circle Urban Ministry would send inspiring and caring adults to speak with pre-teen and teen boys in Austin during their lunch hour. Our goal would be to reach 250-300 students per month at local mi...
education mentorship youth

Door buffered bike lanes

Peoria, Illinois
Part of a financially sustainable city is urban density. Part of a vibrant downtown is the necessity of people being outside, and out of their cars. Getting around by bicycle plays with both of these aspects, but most Peorians aren't used to this ...
transit street bicycling

Build a 'SkyCycle' system

Columbus, Ohio
SkyCycle lets riders commute far above the railways of London. SkyCycle is a 135-mile network of roads that would be constructed above existing suburban rail lines to create new cycle routes throughout the capital and has been developed by cycling...
forge-ahead

Saving Lives by Saving Bees: Urban Rooftop Gardens

Reno, Nevada
Let's create urban rooftop gardening that cater to bees on our highest buildings in Reno. The Waldorf Astoria in NYC has already done this and their chefs even utilizes the honey the bees produce into their local restaurants. Reno can partner with...
preservation housing building

Muse Community & Design

Chicago, Illinois
Urban planning and public engagement studio

Fruit forest sculpture garden on humboldt boulevard!

Chicago, Illinois
Let's transform humboldt boulevard from a strip of dying grass and catalpa trees, into a thriving urban fruit and nut forest, filled with apple, pear, plum, cherry, pawpaw, peach, nectarine, pecan, chestnut, hickory, etc. trees!!! and let's throw ...
park

Urban Farming

Chicago, Illinois
Idea posted on behalf of an Outreach Meeting 2 Attendee: Consider the possibility of urban farming on the site - outdoors and indoors (hydroponics and aquaponics). The Plant in the Back of the Yards neighborhood would be great example. "Found...
north-branch-river-works

Create an oversight organization that supports downtown Peoria development

Peoria, Illinois
While the Warehouse District has the potential to become a thriving, urban neighborhood, it can benefit from a collective effort to promote all of downtown Peoria as the heart of the community and region. The distinct areas of the downtown core, i...
programming marketing promotion maintenance management

Helping At-Risk Youth Living in Underserved Communities

Chicago, Illinois
The current social problem that is plaguing Chicago is an abundance of high crime and violence. There has been an overwhelming amount of news reports that focus on youth violence and crime as being a major concern. To help solve this problem, "...
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Warehouse District Implementation Plan

Peoria, Illinois
Peoria’s Warehouse District has the potential to become downtown’s premier urban neighborhood where streets are animated with people living, working and playing. The district’s proximity to the central business district and the riverfront coupled ...

Urban Skate Park

Los Angeles, California
Family friendly Urban Skateboard Park in the Warehouse/Arts District area. Urban sculptures and artwork from local artists and students would be featured in the park. The park would have areas for beginners (young children) and areas for the more ...
park

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...
a-vision-for-division

Complete a bicycle network that connects community members to each other and the region

Washington, Illinois
Washington’s recreational trail system is a great amenity, but it does not fully serve 1) all areas of the community and 2) different kinds of users. A complete trail system should provide more choices and change its character to increase safety ...
bicycling infrastructure land-use street bicycle-network trail walking

Westside Bee Boyz, LLC

Chicago, Illinois
Urban Beekeeping Busines

Provide Intuitive and Direct Pedestrian Access Across Columbus and Lake Shore Drive

Chicago, Illinois
The current pedestrian route to Museum Campus from Roosevelt Road is unintuitive and convoluted, treating pedestrians as the afterthought. At this corner, you can see where you want to go, but there's no sidewalk and you have to walk in the opposi...
museum-campus-transportation-study

Zip line across the river or over water street, connecting through the warehouse district

Peoria, Illinois
An "urban" zip line, connecting either the Peoria Riverfront Museum to the Caterpillar Visitor Center, or across Water Street, or in an extreme example across the Illinois River into East Peoria, would be the first of its kind in the area.
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