Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Logan Square

New Group Tries to Delegitimize 100% Affordable TOD Plan, Calling It “Half-Baked”

By Lynda Lopez | Apr 16, 2019 | 50 Comments

This development could serve as a best practice for creating equitable transit-oriented development in other parts of the city. But neighbors are sniping at the plan.

Within a quarter mile of these bus route segments, the usual parking requirements for new developments would essentially be waived. Map: Steven Vance

How Chicago’s New Bus TOD Ordinance Could Help Underserved Communities

By David Zegeye | Dec 17, 2018 | 6 Comments

By expanding the areas that are eligible for TOD to include zones around busy bus corridors, the city could help spur investment in low-income neighborhoods.

Neighbors March Against Displacement in Logan Square

By Lynda Lopez | Oct 30, 2018 | 1 Comment

Hundreds of residents showed up to demand that new development, including TOD, be done equitably, so as not to force longtime residents out of the neighborhood.

The cyclist who was injured. Photo provided

Cyclist Hit by Driver of Stolen Car Is Out of Hospital, Recovering from Spinal Injuries

By John Greenfield | Sep 13, 2018 | 5 Comments

The 30-year-old female cyclist is able to walk, but suffered multiple injuries and has a long road to recovery, according to her attorney.

Last week's racial equity impact assessment meeting. Photo provided by Juan Sebastian Arias.

Residents Discuss Potential Equity Impacts of the Logan Traffic Circle Redesign

By Lisa Phillips | Aug 1, 2018 | 9 Comments

Neighbors want to help ensure that the improvements don't accelerate the displacement of longtime residents.

How Wasted Land on Logan Square’s MiCA Site Helped Fuel Anti-TOD Sentiment

By Borna Khoshand | Apr 13, 2018 | 35 Comments

By choosing to build up instead of out, the MiCA developer created towers that are too tall for their context, which increases opposition to dense development.

Rendering of a proposed apartment building at 1750 N Western Avenue. Image: NORR Architects

Why 36 Car Spots is a Reasonable Number for an Apartment Building by The 606

By Steven Vance and Jacob Peters | Mar 28, 2018 | 35 Comments

There are myriad reasons why 36 car parking spaces in a building with 124 households is a good number to shelter in Logan Square near the Blue Line.

A soil-testing rig spotted last week at the Mega Mall site. Photo: AJ LaTrace

Parking-Heavy Logan Square Mega Mall Redevelopment May Start Construction Soon

By AJ LaTrace | Feb 26, 2018 | 6 Comments

Alderman Waguespack, LSNA are pushing for family-friendly affordable housing units.

Created by PORT Urbanism for Active Transportation Alliance.

Logan Boulevard Study Will Recommend Changes to Its Dangerous Western Intersection

By Steven Vance | Feb 22, 2018 | 16 Comments

Active Trans, the Logan Square Neighborhood Association, and PORT Urbanism are teaming up to come up with ideas to make this key east-west bike and pedestrian route safer.

Option 4 "The Bend" scenario would implement two-way traffic around Logan Square and reconfigure Kedzie to create a new plaza. Image: CDOT

Residents Weigh in on CDOT’s Latest Logan Square Designs

By Jacob Peters | Jan 31, 2018 | 29 Comments

The city’s project to redesign Milwaukee Avenue from Logan Boulevard to Belmont has primarily focused on the complicated issues that surround the six-way intersection and traffic circle at Milwaukee, Logan, and Kedzie, the namesake of the Logan Square neighborhood. Last night’s hearing on the initiative was similarly focused on the juction, as five of the […]

In some places the traffic circle has four lanes, while in other places it has three, and they don't always line up. Photo: Wikipedia

CDOT May Pedestrianize Streets by the Centennial Monument

By John Greenfield | Dec 21, 2017 | 21 Comments

An advocate says, "It’s not just about fixing Milwaukee now; it’s about doing something awesome and leaving a lasting legacy for our kids.”

The 3500 block of West Armitage, looking east. Image: Google Street View

Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Efrain Rivera, 68, in Logan Square

By John Greenfield | Nov 20, 2017 | No Comments

Rivera was the 41st pedestrian fatally struck in Chicago this year.

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