Courtney Cobbs
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The new Chicago Blueprint for Fair Housing aims to reduce residential segregation
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The city calls the document a plan to address the city’s housing segregation, disparities in access to opportunity, and history of inequitable investment.
Here are some good resources for getting started living car-free in Chicago
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These websites, videos, apps, and maps will make it easier for newbies to get around the region on transit and bike.
Biden’s infrastructure plan is one step forward, two steps back
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Biden's infrastructure bill significantly increases funding for public transportation and intercity rail. but the money earmarked for vehicle electrification dwarfs investments in more sustainable transportation.
First three INVEST South/West projects chosen to reinvigorate neglected neighborhoods
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The transit access for the three locations in Auburn Gresham, Austin, and Englewood ranges from petty good to excellent.
Vasquez hopes to revitalize careworn stretch of Lincoln by making it people-friendly
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40th Ward Aldermen Vasquez wants to create a more people-focused street along Lincoln Avenue from Western to Catalpa.
Alfresco program will encourage outdoor dining, community space on car-free streets
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The city of Chicago is accepting proposals for long-term outdoor dining projects to support tourism and activate neighborhood streets.
City seeks to make northern stretch of Western Avenue more people-friendly
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The City of Chicago is looking to redesign Western Avenue and seeks to gather community input on what residents, business owners, and stakeholders would like to see.
Near West neighbors divided over next Roosevelt Square phase, including parking worries
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Neighbors have voiced concerns that the project doesn't include enough parking, but the location in close to downtown and relatively transit-friendly.
2nd affordable transit-oriented development proposed near Logan Square station
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A proposal for a housing development near the Logan Square Blue Line station includes 64 affordable units. If approved, the site would be the second transit-oriented development near the 'L' stop.
Chicago housing department says it will prioritize racial equity in affordable housing resources
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The racial equity impact assessment will help ensure that developments supported by Low-Income Housing Tax Credits are equitably allocated to address the needs of BIPOC communities.
McKinley Park plan seeks to preserve affordability, make walking and biking safer
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The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning recently released a comprehensive plan for McKinley Park, a working-class Southwest Side neighborhood.
General Iron’s relocation to the Southeast Side is a mobility justice issue
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We cannot expect residents to take up active transportation when their environment puts them at greater risk of respiratory disease.