Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Development

Pace Kills 3 Low-Ridership Routes, Lays Groundwork for Rapid Service on Harlem

By John Greenfield | Jan 15, 2019 | 1 Comment

Nine more bus services will be discontinued this year, and Pace says the savings will be applied to a $1.7 million initiative to create faster, more frequent, or more reliable service elsewhere.

A touch screen for collecting Go To 2050 input at the Chicago Architecture Foundation headquarters. Photo CMAP

CMAP Emphasizes Investment in Underserved Communities in ON TO 2050 Plan

By Igor Studenkov | Oct 10, 2018 | 1 Comment

According to CMAP, "Regions that are more inclusive have longer, stronger periods of prosperity and shorter periods of stagnation."

CNT’s Jacky Grimshaw Discusses Her Career in Planning & Politics

By James Porter | Sep 17, 2018

Grimshaw discussed her unorthodox career path, what she learned from working for Harold Washington, why the Transit Future campaign is currently stalled, and much more.

Dorval Carter, Leanne Redden, Jim Derwinski, T.J. Ross, and Audrey Wennink. Photo: MPC

Chicago-Area Transit Chiefs Talk About the Future of Regional Transportation

By John Greenfield | Jul 31, 2018 | 37 Comments

The RTA, CTA, Pace, and Metra leaders discussed challenges and opportunities at a Metropolitan Planning Council roundtable.

A CTA-sponsored neighborhood development plan shows potential development massing next to its L stations.

In CTA’s First-Ever TOD Plan, Too Much Parking is Proposed Adjacent to ‘L’ Stations

By Shaun Jacobsen | Apr 18, 2018 | 11 Comments

The CTA has embarked on a neighborhood development plan to recommend new mixed-use buildings next to its 'L' stations on the North Side.

A rendering of the proposed development provided by the architect, Zisong Feng.

Proposed Multi-Family is “On Hold” For Being Too Dense, Despite Denser Housing Already on the Block

By Shaun Jacobsen | Mar 19, 2018 | 13 Comments

A proposed residential development that would have brought 50 mixed-bedroom apartments and 11 townhomes to an empty lot in Uptown has been stalled by 46th Ward Alderman James Cappleman and the Department of Planning and Development for being “too dense”. The proposal is less dense than neighboring buildings, and the number of new households it […]

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