Dome sweet dome? A look at more strategies to help bars and restaurants survive winter
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Here's a look at new kinds of outdoor dining, including greenhouses and domes, and the winners of the city's outdoor dining contest.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Local Businesses
The new Bike Lane Uprising app makes it easier than ever to report bikeway obstructions
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This week Bike Lane Uprising released a smartphone app, available for Android and iOS devices, for filing bikeway blockage reports.
Chicago businesses: Here’s what’s required to use parking lanes to enable outdoor seating
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It turns out that the bureaucratic hoops aren't especially onerous, and they're a relative bargain thanks to the city waiving some of the associated fees.
Pace 2020 budget reflects the pandemic’s new normal
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If there are three words that can best sum up Pace’s plans for the upcoming year, they are “pandemic status quo.”
Chicago Loop Alliance: More residents are using private cars to commute downtown
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A report released yesterday by the CLA found a disproportionate spike in downtown parking rates recently as compared with pedestrian traffic and business activity.
Another Milwaukee Avenue bikeway issue: Missing “No Parking” signs endanger cyclists
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While a hardware store owner who's unhappy about the new Milwaukee protected lanes in Logan has gotten a lot of press, there's another bikeway issue happening just up the road.