Illinois
The 760-acre North Branch Industrial Corridor could be a game changer for the North Side, but the Chicago Tribune wants to make sure that quality of life is considered along visions of economic development.
The Chicago Tribune
A controversial form of value capture, tax increment financing begs for further analysis and understanding. A new report by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy sheds light on the subject.
CityLab
The U.S. Green Building Council launched the LEED for Cities program in 2016.
Smart Cities Dive
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel made a surprise announcement this week that he would not seek a third term in office.
Streetsblog Chicago
A recent report by the DePaul University Institute for Housing Studies finds the number of two-flats, three-flats, and four-flats in quick decline among the residential building stock of Chicago.
Chicago Tribune
So you bought a lot for $1 under the city of Chicago's Large Lots program. Expect your bills to go up a lot more than that measly sum.
Chicago Cityscape
The Martin Luther King's daily trip load has been greatly lessened by the opening of the Stan Musial Memorial Bridge in 2014, but all the drivers currently using the bridge will have to find another way to go.
St. Louis Public Radio
Illinois gets to new pieces of legislation aimed at slowing the rise in pedestrian deaths and other commuter injuries.
Chicago Tribune
After New York City approved a similar law earlier in Agust, two Chicago alderman have proposed a law that would limit the number of vehicles operating for transportation network companies like Uber and Lyft.
Chicago Tribune
An already impressive skyline will be gaining some very tall additions by 2023.
Chicago Magazine
Locations with majority black homeownership have plenty to teach about closing the country's home ownership gap.
Pew
Steven Vance argues that the city is missing an opportunity to zone for and create housing in and around the new Damen Green Line stop.
Streetsblog Chicago
Chicago's South Side got its 31st Street (number 31) bus back for some weekday service in 2016, but it's likely that service will be canceled again.
Chicago Tribune
Metra is revamping to the downtown train station in the Chicago suburb of Libertyville.
Daily Herald
Car crashes are the leading cause of death for U.S. teens, and while parents often instruct teens not to text and drive, they admit to texting and driving at about the same rates as teenage drivers.
Chicago Tribune
The new program would allow short-term use of vacant properties, and provide new incubation capabilities to small, start-up businesses.
The Architect's Newspaper
Heavy fines on cars without city stickers have fueled a spike in bankruptcies in Chicago, especially in black neighborhoods like Lawndale and Englewood where households received many times more tickets than households in white neighborhoods.
ProPublica
As the city of Chicago continues to develop its river, some see an opportunity to expand river transit.
Chicago Tribune
The transportation network company Lyft is pushing residents in the city of Chicago to experiment with a carless lifestyle.
The Verge
Mode-share enthusiasts excited to get new car share option in the city, though some question why the service is limited to white areas of the city.
Streetsblog Chicago
