Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Development

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

By James Porter | Sep 17, 2018 | No Comments

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 […]

Marisa Novara, Geoff Smith, Juan Carlos Linares, Krysta Pates, Tyrrone Soudemire. Photo: John Greenfield

How Can We Keep Neighborhood Investments From Causing Displacement?

By John Greenfield | Dec 12, 2017 | 26 Comments

Leaders discussed this challenge at "A Catalytic Moment" TOD Symposium

Activists Discuss Transportation Issues That Impact Latino Communities

By John Greenfield | Nov 10, 2016 | No Comments

[Last year the Chicago Reader launched a weekly transportation column written by Streetsblog Chicago editor John Greenfield. We syndicate a portion of the column on Streetsblog after it comes out online; you can read the remainder on the Reader’s website or in print.] In October leaders from the local Black Lives Matter movement talked with me about […]

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