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Chicago Announce Next Steps in Developing Bus Rapid Transit

Mayor Rahm Emanuel recently announced plans to develop faster and more reliable transit in Chicago, which will include developing Bus Rapid Transit on a 16-mile stretch of Ashland Avenue. The new bus system would create faster, more reliable bus service… more »
News, Illinois –  May. 1, 2013



Chicago DOT to Elevate Pedestrian, Bike Concerns in Street Design

Chicago's recently passed Complete Streets program contains what may be a seismic policy shift. City guidelines for every effort from major streetscape projects to minor roadside electrical work must now defer to a "default modal hierarchy" where the pe… more »
News, Illinois –  Apr. 17, 2013



Farmers for Chicago Program

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Growing Power, a local urban agriculture organization, recently announced the launch of Farmers for Chicago, a new program that will make available up to five acres of city-owned vacant lots for urban farming activity, and… more »
News, Illinois –  Apr. 4, 2013



Chicago Advances Bus Rapid Transit Options

Chicago transit leaders and urban planners have coalesced behind a bus transit design that would limit left turns and remove a traffic lane on each side of one of Chicago's busy thoroughfares. The street connects both upscale and low-income neighborhood… more »
News, Illinois –  Feb. 6, 2013



Chicago Pushes Forward on 2040 Regional Plan

The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) is working to implement its "GO TO 2040" regional plan for prosperity-including its goal to strengthen the region's food systems—with assistance from a 2010 HUD Sustainable Communities Regional Grant.… more »
News, Illinois –  Jan. 28, 2013



Chicago Mayor: Bike Lanes will Attract Tech Companies

Chicago recently installed its first two-way bike route with dedicated traffic signals, in an effort to attract high-tech companies and startups to the city. "It's part of my effort to recruit entrepreneurs and start-up businesses because a lot of those… more »
News, Illinois –  Dec. 12, 2012



Chicago's Urban Farm District Could be Biggest in U.S.

Chicago's city planning department is expected to approve the creation of a greenbelt with a strong focus on urban agriculture within the neighborhood of Englewood. The plan is part of Chicago's Green Healthy Neighborhoods initiative, designed to foster… more »
News, Illinois –  Nov. 27, 2012



Chicago Alleys Filtering Rainwater

The Fresno City Council will consider an Infill Development Act in early November that may help with the area's blueprint for growth. Under the new act, nearly half of the 76,000 residential units that Fresno is expected to need by 2035 would be infill… more »
News, Illinois –  Oct. 31, 2012



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