Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Logan Square

Actually, Logan Square’s Neither Traffic-Choked Nor Overcrowded

By Steven Vance | Nov 11, 2014 | 47 Comments

Late last month, over 100 people crowded into a public presentation to hear about a proposed development of 254 housing units, plus 72 car parking spaces and retail, on what’s now a vacant lot around the corner from the California Blue Line ‘L’ station in Logan Square. The number of parking spaces proposed is 182 fewer than […]

Experts Critique 28 Community Proposals for Logan Square ‘L’ Site

By Payton Chung and Jessica Papanek | Oct 2, 2014 | 10 Comments

On Tuesday, the Metropolitan Planning Council concluded the Corridor Development Initiative, a series of three public meetings that brought area residents together to envision a new development atop the entrance to the Logan Square ‘L’ station. 35th Ward Alderman Rey Colón enthusiastically noted that this was by far the best-attended of the three meetings. The […]

Eyes on the Street: Construction Pushes Walkers Into Fullerton Ave.

By Steven Vance | Sep 26, 2014 | 14 Comments

Pedestrians walking along Fullerton Avenue in Logan Square have been forced off the sidewalks, and into the street, by Bigane Paving’s curb ramp construction. Bigane has failed to provide the required detour for pedestrians, so pedestrians have to walk in the street amidst busy traffic. Worse yet, people who use wheelchairs aren’t able to use […]

Logan Square Residents Refine Vision For Development Atop ‘L’ Station

By Jessica Papanek | Sep 23, 2014 | 11 Comments

The second of three Corridor Development Initiative meetings last week collected more detailed feedback about what Logan Square residents hope to see replace a municipal parking lot and under-used bus transfer plaza atop the neighborhood’s ‘L’ station. The meeting began with a brief audience survey whose results mirrored the findings from the previous meeting. During […]

Local Residents Want More Housing at Logan Square Blue Line Station

By Steven Vance | Sep 15, 2014 | 1 Comment

Logan Square residents came out in droves last week for the first of three meetings about redeveloping the Logan Square Blue Line station and an adjacent city-owned parking lot. About 170 people participated, according to the Metropolitan Planning Council, and 220 attendees are expected for round two tomorrow night. With overlapping street redesign and development projects already […]

Logan Square Developer Would Rather Choose How Much Parking to Build

By Steven Vance | Sep 12, 2014 | 15 Comments

A site that’s currently a staging area for Your New Blue ‘L’ station renovation may soon be home to a transit-oriented mixed-use building. Property Markets Group has proposed a new apartment building for Logan Square that will provide half the normally required car parking, bringing needed housing with less congestion. Parking minimums for this and […]

Without Planning, Mega Parking Lot Could Replace Megamall

By Steven Vance | Aug 25, 2014 | 49 Comments

Terraco and Sierra U.S., two commercial real estate firms, have started marketing to potential tenants space within a new development at the site of the defunct Megamall, along Milwaukee Avenue northwest of Sacramento Avenue in Logan Square. Marketing documents published by Curbed Chicago show a new building housing 166,390 square feet of retail, including a supermarket and […]

Local Architects Envision “Meeting Place” At Empty Logan Square Plaza

By Steven Vance | Aug 19, 2014 | 7 Comments

This past Sunday, the usually forlorn bus transfer plaza above the Logan Square Blue Line station suddenly looked very different. Architects Krista Petkovsek and Kara Boyd had scrounged nearby alleys, rounded up a couple dozen used chairs, painted them orange, and scattered them around the plaza to spark a conversation about how to enliven the empty space, […]

16 Placemaking Events Going on All Around the City This Weekend

By John Greenfield | Aug 15, 2014 | No Comments

Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Look no further. Below you’ll find a handy chart of all the fantastic community-building events going on from today through Sunday as part of the Metropolitan Planning Council’s Old Place, New Tricks placemaking competition. The contest inspired residents to energize under-used public spaces like vacant lots, plazas […]

Logan Square Transit-Oriented Development: Less Parking, More Walkability

By Steven Vance | Jul 30, 2014 | 23 Comments

A pioneering developer of car-free apartments is looking to continue building car-lite residences. Curbed Chicago reports that Rob Buono, who was behind constructing 1611 W Division in Wicker Park, is proposing two mid-rise residential towers in Logan Square along Milwaukee Avenue near the California Blue Line station. The two towers, one 14 stories and the […]

Eyes on the Street: Crew Responds To Bike Lane Sewer Collapse

By Steven Vance | Jul 14, 2014 | 16 Comments

A Chicago Department of Water Management crew was on Logan Boulevard today fixing a sewer collapse in the bike lane. We alerted the Chicago Department of Transportation and 32nd Ward Alderman Scott Waguespack last week about the hazard, just outside Xsport Fitness. Streetsblog reader Patrick Lynch sent us some photos he took on Monday night. […]

Tell Us Your “Commuter Idyll” Story Today, Be a Tour de Fat VIP

By Steven Vance | Jul 9, 2014 | 4 Comments

Today’s the last day of our Commuter Idyll contest. That means it’s your last chance to tell us how you switched from a stressful car commute to a relaxing transit ride or stress-relieving walk to work — and win one of several prizes! Last year’s contest was run by Streetsblog USA, and the winner was Jake […]

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