Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Transit-Oriented Developments

Activists try to deliver a letter to landlord Francisco Macias. Photo: Lynda Lopez

Landlord Is Blocking Relocation Deal for Tenants Displaced by TOD Plan

By Lynda Lopez | Jan 3, 2017 | 16 Comments

Activists are calling on the landlord to stop blocking a relocation agreement that would help his low-income tenants, who are being forced out of his building by the TOD plans, find new homes.

Activists at last Saturday's protest. Photo: Lynda Lopez

After Referendum Calling for More Affordability, Activists Blockade TOD Site

By Lynda Lopez | Nov 22, 2016 | No Comments

Representatives from the anti-displacement groups Somos Logan Square, the Autonomous Tenants Union, and Grassroots Illinois Action blocked access points to the site at 2501 West Armitage Avenue.