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AJ LaTrace

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Owner Mark Matthei locks the doors of Cycle Smithy for the last time. Photo: AJ LaTrace

Pour one out for Cycle Smithy, which helped create new Chicago bike commuters

By AJ LaTrace | Oct 4, 2022 | No Comments
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.
The new Chevrolet Silverado at the Chicago Auto Show. The front end is nearly as tall as an adult. Photo: Al Di Zenzo

How my Chicago Auto Show tweets reignited the debate over unsafe vehicle design

By AJ LaTrace | Feb 23, 2022 | No Comments
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 most recent rendering of One Central. Image: Gensler Architect

The Tribune is right: One Central transit hub doesn’t yet deserve a $6.5B subsidy

By John Greenfield and AJ LaTrace | Feb 15, 2021 | No Comments
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.
Rendering of the proposed One Central atrium. Image: Perkins + Will/Landmark Development

The One Central Development Looks to Transform the South Loop, But at What Cost?

By AJ LaTrace | May 16, 2019 | 6 Comments
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.
A rendering depicts a section of the planned mega-development. Photo: Perkins + Will

One Central Mega-Development Could Connect Museum Campus to Mass Transit

By AJ LaTrace | Mar 21, 2019 | 22 Comments
The ambitious project, centered around a new transit hub, would transform 34 acres of what is currently open-air rail lines
A soil-testing rig spotted last week at the Mega Mall site. Photo: AJ LaTrace

Parking-Heavy Logan Square Mega Mall Redevelopment May Start Construction Soon

By AJ LaTrace | Feb 26, 2018 | 6 Comments
Alderman Waguespack, LSNA are pushing for family-friendly affordable housing units.
The current, Art Moderne PNC Bank building at 3844 West Belmont. Image: Google Street View

Razing an Art Moderne to Put in a Drive-Though Would Make Avondale More Car-Centric

By AJ LaTrace | Nov 20, 2017 | 33 Comments
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.
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