AJ LaTrace
Recent Posts
Pour one out for Cycle Smithy, which helped create new Chicago bike commuters
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When a beloved local bike shop closes, it’s not just the loss of another small business — it leaves a hole in the heart and soul of a regional bicycling community.
How my Chicago Auto Show tweets reignited the debate over unsafe vehicle design
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If decisions about vehicle design are purely left to the market to decide, dangerous design language of American pickup trucks and SUVs will be around for many years to come, contributing to countless traffic deaths.
The Tribune is right: One Central transit hub doesn’t yet deserve a $6.5B subsidy
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More likely the transit hub is something that Landmark added to the project as an excuse to have Illinois pay for capping the Metra tracks to provide a platform for the development.
The One Central Development Looks to Transform the South Loop, But at What Cost?
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The developer of this megaproject isn't looking for a TIF handout, but it does want billions from the state of Illinois to build a transit hub.
One Central Mega-Development Could Connect Museum Campus to Mass Transit
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The ambitious project, centered around a new transit hub, would transform 34 acres of what is currently open-air rail lines
Parking-Heavy Logan Square Mega Mall Redevelopment May Start Construction Soon
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Alderman Waguespack, LSNA are pushing for family-friendly affordable housing units.
Razing an Art Moderne to Put in a Drive-Though Would Make Avondale More Car-Centric
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PNC Bank is proposing to demolish one of its branches at the corner of Milwaukee and Belmont in Avondale in favor of a car-centric design.