Chicago

Is Chicago's 'Transformed' Cabrini-Green 'Too Good for Poor People'?

As a part of Chicago's $1.4 billion "Plan for Transformation," the once massive Cabrini-Green project has been redeveloped into a mix of affordable, public and market housing. But 80% of the former tenants have moved away.

13 March 2008 - 10:00am

GOOD Magazine

Why Protecting Ballpark's Historic Designation is Good for Chicago

A proposal to sell the naming rights of Chicago's Wrigley Field is being seen as a relaxation of the ballpark's historic landmark restrictions and may open the door for city-wide landmark designation challenges, according to this commentary.

3 March 2008 - 2:00pm

The Chicago Tribune

Remaking the Waterfront, Remaking the City

This episode of Smart City looks at riverfront redevelopment as a tool for recreating cities.

27 February 2008 - 9:00am

Smart City

Mike Lydon

A Manual For The Future

Fri, 01/11/2008 - 06:20

The Wacker’s Manual of the Plan of Chicago: Municipal Economy, first written in 1911 as a way to educate Chicago students about the City’s Plan of 1909, provides remarkable insight into America’s diminished socio-cultural ambitions.