Illinois
Regional Efficiency At the Expense of the Suburbs?
For many suburban officials in Illinois, the proposed consolidation of two regional planning agencies is a threat to their influence over the disbursement of transportation dollars.
Suburban Identity Crisis
Companies are increasingly choosing regions over places.
Rooftop Seat + Night Games = Lovable Winners?
A revenue-sharing deal with rooftop owners near Wrigley field could give the Chicago Cubs their first World Series in nearly a century.
Suburb Proposes Bicycle Parking Ordinance
A Chicago suburb seeks to enhance opportunities and infrastructure for bicyclists.
Suburb Plans To Raze Entire Downtown And Build A New One
Lake Zurich, IL, plans to create an entirely new downtown district within an existing town after razing the existing one.
Naperville's New Planning Director
Cristina Van Valkenburgh will lead the planning services team for the Chicago suburb of Naperville.
Chicago's 'L' Car No. 6719
The Smithsonian's Bonnie Lilienfeld is behind a fascinating new exhibit about Chicago's transit history.
Uninhabited Island Is a Contentious Site
The Army Corps of Engineers and the Audubon Society are among the stakeholders who are blocking the development of housing on an uninhabited island.
Schools Faced With Increasing Enrollments Need Planning
Faced with increased enrollments that could double in the next 20 years, one high school in Illinois acquires a nearby aging golf course.
Coordinating Public Schools, Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization
Linking housing and public schools poses many opportunities for public-private partnerships and improving neighborhoods in the South Side of Chicago.
Parking Podiums Kill Life on the Street
A Chicago Tribune Op-Ed implores planning and design officials to discourage the use of podium bases for buildings, which disconnect pedestrians from buildings.
Development Takes Its Toll On Chicago's Neighborhoods.
The Chicago Tribune reports that the city of Chicago's "demolition delay" amendment, instituted to protect Chicago's architectural assets, has had little impact in its first year.
Equity Building
A handful of families nationwide are using Section 8 vouchers toward home mortgage payments.
Balancing Scales
The Chicago-area regional planning agency will use technology to bridge regional-scale and neighborhood-scale planning efforts.
Fighting Homelessness: Chicago's Plan
Other cities adopt model of stressing housing over shelters.
Threatened Hospital Building Gets Life Support
Richard Moe of the National Trust for Historic Preservation makes a case for why one particular building should not only be saved for its historical significance, but also for its potential to foster economic development.
Why Johnny Can't Walk to School
In a Chicago Tribune Op-Ed, the director of a recycling program at the University of Illinois at Chicago ponders the disappearance of walking to school in urban and suburban areas alike.
In Community Land Trusts We Trust
Groups around Chicago are using a relatively new strategy to increase affordable housing in the area.
Balancing Local Autonomy with Regional Planning Goals
A recent study by Northern Illinois University recommends that 'counties and municipalities be given greater statutory power to coordinate land-use planning in shared transportation corridors.'
Do SUVs Cause More Wear and Tear Than Others?
Do sport utility vehicles cause more wear and tear on roads than cars? The mayor of Chicago thinks so; engineers disagree.
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
