Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Rogers Park

City Seeks Transit-Friendly Development Near Howard Station

By Steven Vance | Jun 5, 2014 | 15 Comments

The Chicago Department of Planning and Development is looking for the right developer for vacant city-owned property near the Howard CTA station. Last week, the city released a request for proposals for the 1.05 acre parcel at 7519-33 N Ashland Avenue, between Howard and Rogers Avenue, and asked specifically for transit-friendly and walkable development proposals. The site […]

Never Fear, the Rogers Park Greenway Is Still in the Works

By John Greenfield | May 5, 2014 | 2 Comments

I was nonplussed when I checked out the results of Saturday’s 49th Ward participatory budgeting election this morning. The most exciting proposal, a bike-priority neighborhood greenway, which was discussed at a community meeting in mid-April, wasn’t one of the winning projects, since it wasn’t even included on the ballot. Fortunately, the north-south greenway, originally proposed […]

Rogers Parkers Discuss Plans for Divvy Stations, Greenway

By Justin Haugens | Apr 22, 2014 | No Comments

The city is gearing up to add 175 more Divvy bike-share stations this year, bringing the total to 475. On Thursday, 49th Ward Alderman Joe Moore hosted a community meeting at Eugene Field elementary to discuss potential Divvy station locations within Rogers Park. The meeting also covered the proposed north-south neighborhood greenway that’s a ballot item […]

Will Rogers Park Use Menu Funds to Beef Up Its Divvy Network?

By Steven Vance | Nov 13, 2013 | 7 Comments

Next year, Chicago will expand Divvy bike-share from 300 stations to 475 or possibly 550 stations, and Rogers Park residents are excited about the news that far north side neighborhoods will get at least 15 stations in 2014. Melissa Manak is a member of the 49th Ward’s bikes and transit committee for the participatory budgeting process, where residents get […]

Traffic Aside, Does a Parking Garage Build Livable Neighborhoods?

By Steven Vance | Oct 11, 2013 | 17 Comments

Colonel Jennifer Pritzker’s crews have demolished the attractive, 90-year-old house, formerly home to the Shambala meditation center, that stood on the Rogers Park lot where the billionaire plans to build a 250-car parking garage. The new structure would largely serve visitors to the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Emil Bach House and residents at Farcroft by the […]

Eyes on the Street: A New Plaza Opens By the Loyola Red Line Station

By Steven Vance | Aug 30, 2013 | 3 Comments

An inviting new plaza complete with benches opened by the renovated CTA Loyola Red Line station house this Tuesday. The $20 million cost was covered by Loyola University — whose classes started Monday — and federal grants. The station is now accessible from the west on Loyola Avenue, which previously was exit-only, and the south, […]

Say It Ain’t So Joe: Alderman Moore Approves the “Mistake by the Lake”

By John Greenfield | Jun 21, 2013 | 56 Comments

49th Ward Alderman Joe Moore is one of the most progressive members of City Council and has been a strong supporter of sustainable transportation and livable streets initiatives. Most notably, he was the first American politician to introduce participatory budgeting, allowing residents to vote on how the ward’s discretionary “menu” money is spent, which has […]

Voting for Transportation Projects in the 49th Ward Started Saturday

By Steven Vance | Apr 29, 2013 | 11 Comments

Residents of the 49th Ward, which includes Rogers Park and the Loyola University Campus, can now vote on how to spend their alderman’s discretionary “menu” money. In 2010, Alderman Joe Moore became the first U.S. politician to implement this democratic budgeting process, called participatory budgeting. This year he’s allocating $1 million of the ward’s $1.3 […]

Eyes on the Street: The Bike Parking Fence Doesn’t Make Sense

By Steven Vance | Mar 14, 2013 | 15 Comments

Last week, the Chicago Transit Authority finished construction of a partially-sheltered bike parking area on Lunt Avenue under the viaduct at the Morse Red Line station. The area is well-lit but surrounded by a tall fence with a single opening, on the alley. Instead of making the bike parking area more secure, this fence may […]

Bike Parking Revolution: Brewpub to Get Chicago’s Fifth On-Street Corral

By John Greenfield | Mar 7, 2013 | 16 Comments

On-street bike corrals have many benefits for retail areas. They accommodate a high number of customers and advertise the efficiency of cycling, since one car spot fits up to 12 bikes. Parking bikes in the street frees up space on sidewalks for pedestrians. On-street racks placed at corners improve sight lines and shorten crossing distances […]

A Mistake By the Lake? Developer Wants a 250-Car Garage in Rogers Park

By John Greenfield | Jan 28, 2013 | 26 Comments

[This piece also appears in Checkerboard City, John’s weekly transportation column in Newcity magazine, which hits the streets on Wednesday evenings.] Colonel J.N. Pritzker, one of Chicago’s wealthiest, most influential residents, is a historic preservationist and a bicycle advocate. As an heir to the Pritzker family fortune and longtime Rogers Park resident, the billionaire has […]