Illinois
The Cost Of Living In The Suburbs
Transportation costs for residents in some of Chicago's suburbs are twice that of those who live in the city.
Dual-purpose Depots
Chicago's oldest suburbs face an "unprecedented train-station building boom."
New Urbanism: A Better Suburbia?
Is New Urbanism--a reaction to featureless sprawl--the "cure for suburbia's ills?"
Chicago Tests Digital Traffic Signals
Experimental traffic signals are being tested that would disply he number of seconds pedestrians have to cross the street.
Telecom Hotels Hot In Chicago
Developers in Chicago are looking to enter the city's "telecom derby."
Chicago's First Suburb-to-Suburb Line
Plans are being considered to open two new commuter rail lines, including Metra's first suburb-to-suburb route.
Chicago's Bumpy 50-Year Expressway Ride
Chicago's first expressway celebrates its 50th Birthday. Many aren't rejoicing.
Cooling City Hall
Reducing "urban heat islands" in Chicago, starting with City Hall.
Getting East St. Louis Wired
Community development project aims to bring computer tools for mapping and predicting impact of new businesses to neighborhood activists in East St. Louis poorest communities.
Chicago Is A Livable City, But Is That Enough?
It's a great, livable city, but it's fading as a business capital. What can be done?
Thousands of Public Housing Units to Be Razed
"As many as 7 percent of the Chicago Housing Authority's 38,000 public units will be demolished next year, and 1,000 units will be built or renovated under a plan for the first full year of the agency's overhaul."
Drug Store Chains Expanding In Inner-city
With their new 'general store' concept, drugstore chains are expanding rapidly in inner-city communities.
Chicagoland's Affordable Housing Deficit
Producing affordable housing in Chicago-especially affordable rental housing-is a continuing challenge for both developers and public officials throughout the region.
Tapping into the Tax-Credit Trend
Resourceful developers are finding what amounts to low-cost equity while taking advantage of a major market trend.
Chicago's Inner-City Industrial Development
Under the right circumstances, inner-city industrial development can find a market.
Chicago's Changing Michigan Avenue
The story of the Chicago's Michigan Avenue continues to change as retail formats evolve.
Chicago's High-Tech Future
Fueled by technological innovation and strategic infrastructure planning, Chicago is the fourth-largest high-tech region in the country.
Chicago's Urban Gentrification
Chicago has enjoyed the largest increase in new population close to its urban core than any city in the nation.
Chicago's Revitalization Story
Chicago's North Town Village revitalization project represents a new way of looking at urban renewal.
Revitalizing East St. Louis
An urban planning professor discusses his ten-year experience revitalizing East St. Louis.
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
