Richard Day
Recent Posts
Far South Side (Wards 6, 8, 9, 10 and 21) candidates talk transportation
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As part of our 2023 Election Coverage, Streetsblog Chicago sent a questionnaire out to every candidate running for alderperson.
Near North and Northwest Side (Wards 1, 43, and 44) candidates talk transportation
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As part of our 2023 Election Coverage, Streetsblog Chicago sent a questionnaire out to every candidate running for alderperson.
South Lakefront and Mid South Side candidates (Wards 4, 5, 16, 20) talk transportation
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As part of our 2023 Election Coverage, Streetsblog Chicago sent a questionnaire out to every candidate running for alderperson.
SBC wants to get your local alder candidates on the record about livable streets issues
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There are 210 candidates for alder. While these races get less publicity than the mayoral race, they still matter a lot – and Streetsblog is working to get every candidate on the record.
Chicago’s climate superpower: How transit-oriented development can help address global warming
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As shown in this map, Chicago’s land use policies have a major impact on our greenhouse gas emissions.
Activists block the development of a parking lot. Is that the best way to stop displacement?
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While blocking this development would probably do more harm than good, Chicago absolutely needs to do more to fight displacement.
Minimum parking, maximum rent: Let’s cut tenants a break by ending parking minimums
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It’s time to build on the success of the transit-oriented development ordinance and eliminate parking minimums for housing city-wide.
New housing aid is the right thing to do. It’s also a good investment.
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In addition to hurting Chicago’s most vulnerable residents, cuts to housing assistance can cost much more than they save.
New developments highlight benefits, limitations of Chicago’s affordable housing approach
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An updated, comprehensive effort to boost affordability, housing supply, and equitable transit-oriented development is the best approach for holding down rents and halting displacement across the city.
How much affordable housing is Chicago willing to sacrifice to aldermanic prerogative?
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In the coming months, the City Council’s Zoning Committee has the chance to weigh in on a proposal that could change the future of affordable housing in Chicago.
Bringing TOD to South, West sides will require more resources, less red tape
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While our city's TOD ordinance has spurred more transit-friendly development in wealthy and gentrifying neighborhoods, it has done relatively little to encourage investment in parts of the city that need it the most.
High rents are a policy choice: What’s driving displacement across The North Side
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We should reverse the down-zonings that have rendered much of the city unaffordable and exclusionary.