Illinois
NIMBYism At Its Finest
Affluent communities in Chicago's North Shore are up in arms concerning Illinois' inclusionary housing requirements.
Impact Fees For Teachers?
Some fast growing counties are "transition fees" to the school portion of impact fees to help pay for teachers.
Chicago's Loveliest And Ugliest Buildings
Patrick T. Reardon and Blair Kamin list the best-looking and ugliest buildings in Chicago's world-famous Loop.
A Park For The 21st Century
Chicago's new Millennium Park contains a "generosity of spirit" that charms visitors and inspires faith in the future of cities.
Soldier Field in Danger of Losing Landmark Status
The National Park Service has recommended to withdraw the landmark status of Chicago's newly renovated Soldier Field. Some have also recommended removing it from the National Register of Historic Places.
Chicago's Millennium Park A Resounding Success
Blair Kamin, the Tribune's architecture critic declares the $475 million Millennium Park a 'cultural spectacle'.
The City That Works, Today
Chicago is using innovative ideas to encourage urban, sustainable development.
Chicago's Bold New Public Space
Photographs and links related to the opening of Chicago's New Millenium Park.
Starbucks Makes The Neighborhood
It's a neighborhood if it's got a Starbucks.
Chicago's Millenium Park Finally Opens
An interactive guide to Chicago's Millenium Park -- the city's "boldest outdoor cultural project in more than a century".
The 'New Face' Of Chicago: Millennium Park
Over budget and four years late, Chicago's stunning Millennium Park will become 'the new face' of the City.
Chicago's Uptown Upturn?
A new mixed-use project could revive a historic Chicago neighborhood.
Cabrini-Green Transforms Slowly
Columnist Mary Schmich of the Chicago Tribune shows a snapshot of Cabrini-Green as it undergoes its "transformation." She writes that in the end, its success depends on the people. The first of a series on Cabrini-Green.
Best City For Bicylcles
Bicycling Magazine picks Chicago as the best big cycling city in the United States.
Chicago Returns To Architectural Relevance
The new Millennium Park is the crown jewel in Mayor Richard Daley's bid to makeover the birthplace of the skyscraper through 'starchitects.'
Chicago Shows the World How Density is Done
Planners from all over the world 'drooled' over Chicago's density, mixed-use character and functional transit system, as the annual New Urbanist Conference convened this past weekend.
If You Tear It Down, Where Do They Go?
Residents of demolished public housing buildings often left to their own devices
A (Super)market Failure
Why are inner city residents paying more for groceries?
Political Wrangling Defeats Illinois Housing Bill
The Cook County Recorder of Deeds blocks a new $10 fee on real estate documents that would have subsidized rental assistance programs.
Sprawl Politics Traps Americans In Blandburbs
Joel Hirschhorn examines the power of the "sprawl lobby", and its impact on the American landscape.
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
