Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Development

Can Chicagoland Fix Its Sprawl Problem?

By Steven Vance | | 83 Comments
Earlier this week we wrote up the Center for Neighborhood Technology’s report about how the Chicagoland region is falling behind other major American metro areas when it comes to focusing growth near transit stations. In Philadelphia, San Francisco, DC, and New York, most new housing is being built close to transit, but not in Chicago. Here, most growth […]

Report: Chicago Falling Behind Peer Cities on Transit-Oriented Growth

By Steven Vance | | 20 Comments
Transit-oriented development in the Chicago region is falling behind cities like Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and San Francisco, according to a report released in May by the Center for Neighborhood Technology, a local “think and do tank.” In “Transit-Oriented Development in the Chicago Region” [PDF], CNT warns that Chicago’s failure to focus housing and jobs near transit is […]

Study: Walkable Infill Development a Goldmine for City Governments

By Angie Schmitt | | No Comments
A study out of Nashville by Smart Growth America provides more evidence that building walkable development in existing communities is best for a city’s bottom line. SGA recently examined three different developments in the Music City. One was a large-lot, traditional suburban-style development called Bradford Hills built on greenfield site. Another was a “new urban”-style, mixed-use, walkable development […]

P-Street on Milwaukee Could Help Empty Lots Develop Into Walkable Places

By Steven Vance | | 7 Comments
Alderman Proco “Joe” Moreno of the 1st Ward has introduced an ordinance that would zone Milwaukee Avenue between Sacramento Avenue and Rockwell Street/Francis Place as a Pedestrian Street, or P-Street, which could help ensure that future development is walkable and pedestrian-friendly. The P-Street concept was codified in 2004 as an attempt “to preserve and enhance the […]
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