CMAP: Federal Housing Programs Won’t Fund Walkable Neighborhoods
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According to a new CMAP report, federal guidelines generally discourage mixed-use development.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about affordable housing
If the Future Will Be Walkable, How Do We Make Sure Everyone Benefits?
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As communities where walking and transit are convenient become increasingly desirable, making sure that people aren’t priced out of these areas, so that more residents can reap the health and economic benefits of walkability, will be a challenge.
Logan Groups Raise Support for 100% Affordable TOD Through Petition Drive
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The push to convert a parking lot next to the Logan Square station into a 100-percent-affordable TOD is picking up steam.
Neighborhood Group Wants Fewer Units in Queer-Friendly Affordable TOD
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A neighborhood assoiciation is arguing that "current infrastructure" can't handle approximately 120 more people moving into planned LGTB-friendly and transit-friendly affordable housing.
Transit-Oriented Housing Proposals Finally Make it to the South Side
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Earlier this year, transit-oriented development made the jump from being proposed and built only next to Chicago Transit Authority stations to also being proposed next to a Metra station. Now, the trend that has brought hundreds of new market-rate and affordable designated housing units to vacant lots near Chicago ‘L’ stations has jumped to the South Side. […]
Moreno Announces Chicago’s First Affordable TOD Project in Logan Square
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Transit-oriented development is a sensible way to build housing. Creating dense housing within a short walk of transit stations, without a lot of off-street parking makes it easier for more people to live without having to own a car. It leads to fewer newcomers bringing autos into neighborhoods, which reduces congestion and pollution. And, since […]
Policies and Politics, Not TODs, Are to Blame for Affordable Housing Crunch
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Yesterday the Tribune’s Mary Wisniewski further explored a topic Streetsblog’s John Greenfield covered two weeks ago for the Reader. Virtually all of Chicago’s new transit-oriented development projects are upscale buildings in affluent or gentrifying neighborhoods. TOD advocates argue that adding housing in these communities will take pressure off the rental market. But some Logan Square residents […]
Developer of Bucktown TOD Grilled Over Lack of On-Site Affordable Housing
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Yesterday, the Chicago Plan Commission approved River North-based developer Vequity’s proposal for a new transit-oriented development in Bucktown. This puts the plan for a six-story building with 44 units and ten car parking spaces at 1920 N. Milwaukee Ave. on track for approval by the full City Council. However, it didn’t happen without a heated debate […]
Local Residents Want More Housing at Logan Square Blue Line Station
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Logan Square residents came out in droves last week for the first of three meetings about redeveloping the Logan Square Blue Line station and an adjacent city-owned parking lot. About 170 people participated, according to the Metropolitan Planning Council, and 220 attendees are expected for round two tomorrow night. With overlapping street redesign and development projects already […]
Measuring BRT’s Potential to Spur Transit-Oriented Development
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Today’s roundtable at the Metropolitan Planning Council, “BRT: Moving People, Driving Development” looked at the potential of fast, reliable bus rapid transit to draw investment to urban corridors, and the benefits of transit-oriented development in general. The panel featured CEO Walter Hook and U.S. and Africa Director Annie Weinstock from the New York-based Institute for […]