Today’s Headlines
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By
Payton Chung
8:54 AM CST on December 11, 2014
- Proposed Federal Budget Deal Could Include Funds For Red Line Rebuild (Crain’s)
- Tollway Examining Tri-State Rebuild, Could Add More Lanes For Cars, Buses (Tribune)
- Mayor Backs New Zoning Incentives For Affordable Housing Near Transit (Crain’s)
- Report Urges More Mixed-Income Housing Near Transit in North Shore (Tribune)
- Proposed Redevelopment of Logan Square Mega Mall Adds Housing, Trims Parking (Curbed)
- Coming Soon: Grab-A-BiteTM at an ‘L’ Station, or a Glass of Wine at CTA HQ (Sun-Times)
- Politicians, Advocates to Debate Regional Transit Governance at January 6 Conference (Eno Center)
- Aldermen Urge City to Re-Examine “Snow Emergency” Parking Rules (DNA)
- Construction Photos: Downtown Riverwalk Now Has Less River, More Walk (Curbed)
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Payton Chung is Editor at Large of Streetsblog USA. He first addressed a city council about smart growth in 1996, accidentally authored Chicago's inclusionary housing law, and sees the promises and perils of planning every day as a resident of "beautiful as well as sanitary" Washington, D.C.
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