Illinois
Pave Paradise To Put Up A Parking Deck?
University officials are threatening eminent domain to acquire a Champaign local landmark to demolish and make way for a 900-space parking deck.
Conserving, And Saving Money In The Process
A first-in-the-nation experiment in electricity pricing is demonstrating that consumers are willing to change how they use electricity -- and save money in the process.
Unsprawl Case Study: Prairie Crossing, IL
The first 12 models of homes at Prairie Crossing represent the firstcommunity-scale demonstration project for the U.S. Department ofEnergy's Building America program.
The Great Lakes Are In Trouble
US, Canada, and several states join forces to tackle everything from sewage to mischievous species.
Too Hip For The Room
10 Chicago architects share their visions for Chicago's future.
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.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
