Want to save downtown Chicago? Make it easier for more people to live in the Loop
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Let's start thinking outside the box in terms of what the function of downtown should be.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Local Businesses
Transit Development Districts will help fund TOD along the South Shore Line
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These zones will collect property and income tax revenue to help subsidize infrastructure and development around stations, capitalizing on planned service upgrades.
Natty Bwoy Bikes & Boards brings the joy of skateboarding to South Side youth
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The shop, which opened in Bronzeville's Boxville shipping container market this summer, offers free laoner equipment and skateboarding clinics to kids.
Here’s hoping for some equitable transit-and-burrito-oriented development in West Town
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While the co-owner of the beloved taqueria La Pasadita says they're being forced to sell its property due declining sales, hopefully the new landlord will welcome them back into a building with affordable housing units.
Loop Alliance November report shows decrease in car parking, but also commuting overall
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Unsurprisingly, the tragic second surge of COVID-19 cases in the late fall and the associated drop in business activity led to an overall reduction in downtown commuting in November.
Car-free streets have helped restaurants — don’t blame them for poor sales at your gift shop
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We should have sympathy for merchants who are struggling. But when they blame car-free streets for their financial woes, it's best to take that with a grain of salt.