Illinois
Dogs And Tots Want Chicago's Emerald Necklace
Will ten acres of Olmstead's green space become a tot lot and dog run?
Mall Industry Giants To Merge
General Growth Properties is acquiring well-known developer the Rouse Company.
Chicago's Mayor Makes a Plea for Affordable Housing
In a recent Chicago Tribune op-ed, Chicago's Mayor Daley urges state policymakers to increase the supply of affordable housing in Illinois.
Privatizing The Chicago Transit Authority?
Chicago has leased the Chicago Skyway to a private toll road company. Could the same privatizaion framework be used for the Chicago Transit Authority, asks Wendell Cox.
Privatizing Chicago's Skyway
Chicago approves a record $1.82 billion deal to lease the Chicago Skyway to a Spanish-Australian consortium.
Architecture Returns To Its Roots
Residential architecture returns to it's roots in Chicago.
Fighting Off The Chains In Chicago
Traditional urban business district demonstrates the economic impact of local retail, restaurant, and service businesses.
Mystery City
Why did one of the world's largest metropolitan centers become a ghost town?
Local Shops Build Healthy Economies
Chicago business district releases impact study and policy proposals.
The Transformation Of Chicago's East Loop
Chicago's recently-opened Millennium Park has transformed Chicago's East Loop into a thriving (and profitable) neighborhood.
Is The CTA Unsustainable?
In a Chicago Tribune editorial, Wendell Cox charges that Chicago's Transit system is is fiscally unsustainable.
Chicago's Makeover Of Public Housing
As part of the largest US attempt at a public-housing makeover, some residents are now being required to work.
Regional Cooperation Key To Addressing Planning Challenges
Urban planners say uncoordinated planning exacts a price.
Teenage Building Inspector Hired, Then Resigns
A 19-year-old is hired as a building inspector, then resigns after a media report raises questions about his experience.
The Future Of Chicago: Block 37
The Chicago Tribune's architecture critic, Blair Kamin, reviews the urban design for Chicago's Block 37, designed by Chicago architect Ralph Johnson.
Chicago's Tollway Improvement Plan Is Pricey
A proposed plan in Illinois would double fares for drivers who don't use an electronic toll collection program.
Millennium Park -- After The Hype
Millennium Park - it's big, it's pretty; it's wildly popular. Does it make any difference?
Reconsidering Traffic Calming
A regional advisory agency in Chicago advises local governments that traffic calming measures are not always the best approach to slowing traffic.
Where's The Beef?
Blair Kamin reviews the new design for a landmark McDonald's in Chicago.
Green Fields, Brown Fields, Now White Fields
Chicago businessman envisions unusual future for controversial landfill.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
