Illinois
Big Chains Crowd Chicago's Loop
National chains lease most of the retail space in downtown Chicago, squeezing out local and independent businesses.
HOPE VI And The New Urbanism
Can communities eliminate low-income housing to make mixed-income communities?
Suburb-to-Suburb Rail Line Proposed For Chicago
Metra announced plans for a suburban rail link between O'Hare International Airport and the Chicago suburbs.
Public Hearing Procedures Questioned
The Illinois Supreme Court put local governments on notice that all parties must be given the floor during land use related public hearing proceedings.
Amtrak To Close Down Chicago Office
To save money, Amtrak will close down its office in Chicago's Loop.
PBS Airs Chicago: City Of The Century
City of the Century chronicles Chicago's dramatic transformation from a swampy frontier town of fur traders and Native Americans to a massive metropolis that was the quintessential American city of the nineteenth century.
Chicago's Disappearing Architectural Heritage - Part 3
Chicago could learn a thing or two from New York. This is the last part of a series that chronicles the politics of historic preservation and demolition in Chicago.
Chicago's Disappearing Architectural Heritage - Part 1
Hundreds of historically significant buildings in Chicago have been demolished.
Chicago's Embarrassing Historic Preservation Record
The Chicago Tribune publishies a scathing indictment of Chicago's efforts at historic preservation.
Crunch Time For Kane County Growth Planning
Kane County is working on the 2030 Land Resource Management Plan, to be released in November.
The Power Of Preservation
The impact of historic preservation on public debate in Chicago is undeniable.
How Much Is A Chicago Cubs View Worth?
The Major League Baseball club is filing a lawsuit against the owners of 13 buildings with a view of Wrigley Field.
The Nation's Most Infamous Tenaments Will Be Reborn
The nation's most infamous tenaments -- Chicago's Cabrini-Green projects -- are being torn down. 60 Minutes reports.
Transit Hypocrisy?
Most Chicago Transit Authority board members use public transit very little, if at all.
More Mixed-Use In Chicago's Loop
Three universities collaborate to build student housing on State Street in Chicago's downtown business district.
Chicago's Wacker Drive Reconstruction: Behind The Scenes
Denise Casalino, manager of Chicago's Wacker Drive reconstruction, combined engineering, management, and social skills to complete this challenging project.
Chicago's Wacker Drive Returns
Upper Wacker Drive in Chicago was reopened after a two-year, $200 million reconstruction project.
Target Store To Incorporate Energy-Efficient Green Rooftop
Target will likely become the first major retailor in Chicago to build a green rooftop designed to curb air pollution.
Learning From Portland's Streetcar Rennaisance
Portland streetcar system boosted property taxes by 40%. Champaign-Urbana hopes to learn from Portland's success and add streetcars to its bus system, one of the most ridership-intensive in the nation.
Chicago's Soldier Field Now An Abomination
Following a $632 million renovation of Soldier Field, the city's architecture critic says that it must be removed list of the nation's historic landmarks.
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
