Centered on Green Street, the district contains about eight city blocks occupied by various small businesses, restaurants, bars, and apartment buildings which mostly house university students.

Notable landmarks include the Alma Mater, The Tower at Third, 309 Green, Legend's Bar & Grill, KAMS, Red Lion, and Murphy's Pub.

As the committee's chairperson, Aiken hoped to transform the district into a safer, more inviting area for university students and visitors.

Campustown's deteriorating infrastructure was highlighted when a student was killed by vehicular traffic and during the 2002 NFL season when the Chicago Bears played their home games at Memorial Stadium during the renovation of Soldier Field.

This group initiated two efforts, the Campus Area Transformation Study (CATS) and the Campustown Action Plan, that outlined important changes that needed to be made in order to create a safer and more welcoming environment for students and others visiting the location.

Bankier Apartments has contracted Broeren-Russo Company of Champaign to build their 14-story residential high-rise at 519 East Green.