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People Will Win if Wrigley Field Streets are Closed to Vehicle Traffic
Two local politicians have proposed changing the streets around Wrigley Field to help defend it from terrorist attacks. Instead we should be looking at ways to protect the area from an excess of car traffic.
April 14, 2016
Developer Proposes Just What Lakeview Doesn’t Need: Tons of Parking
A new development threatens to degrade the pedestrian-oriented nature of one of Chicago's most walkable neighborhoods by building excessive car parking at a mixed-use project close to transit. In Wrigleyville, M&R Development is proposing 148 houses, 169,000 square feet of retail space, a health club, and 493 parking spaces at Addison Avenue, Clark Street, and Sheffield Avenue, a short walk from the Addison 'L' station.
October 15, 2013
Condo Association Sues to Have “Hideous” Divvy Station Removed
Update Friday, 15:09: Judge Kathleen Kennedy denied the plaintiffs' request for a temporary restraining order because they didn't state a clearly ascertainable, protectable right and cannot sustain the merits of their complaint (if it went to trial, as they requested). The protectable rights they tried to ascertain and state were that the Divvy station would have a negative impact on the building's property value, and the residents' safety and privacy would be at risk.
August 22, 2013