Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Development

Rendering of an affordable TOD by 43rd Street Green Line stop, slated for construction next summer.

Chicago’s Equitable Transit-Oriented Development Plan is a stride forward

By Courtney Cobbs | Sep 25, 2020 | No Comments

It's good to see the city moving towards spreading the benefits of transit-oriented development to more parts of the city and aiming towards an equitable implementation of it.

A rendering of the proposed garage at Randolph and Ada streets.

Building a 500-car garage in the West Loop is counterproductive to fighting climate change

By Courtney Cobbs | Sep 11, 2020 | No Comments

A focus on car storage ignores the true costs of car-based infrastructure. Climate change poses an existential threat, and adding more parking for cars ignores that reality.

The all-affordable TOD planned next to the Logan Square stop.

Spotlight on equitable transit oriented development at Elevated Chicago symposium

By David Zegeye | Aug 14, 2020 | No Comments

The virtual symposium focused on equitable approaches to transit-oriented development.

Journalists check out the future site of the Belmont Flyover with CTA staffer Chris Bushell, right. The flyover will pass by the white control tower, with the tops of northbound Brown Line trains a bit higher than the top of the tower. Photo: John Greenfield

The CTA is getting ready for RPM, the mother of all Chicago transit projects

By John Greenfield | Sep 10, 2019 | 21 Comments

The project will increase capacity and reliability, and reduce crowding, but it will also include three-year closures of the Lawrence and Berwyn stops.

Reverend Paula Cripps-Vallejo of the Logan Square Ecumenical Alliance speaks at this morning's press conference. Photo: Lynda Lopez

Prior to Tonight’s Logan TOD Hearing, Supporters Make Their Final Case

By Lynda Lopez | Apr 24, 2019 | No Comments

Reps from CUE, Active Trans, and Darwin Elementary, as well as local politicians Jesus “Chuy” Garcia and Will Gazardi, voiced support for the 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.

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