Category: Illinois
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Chicago Pedestrian Plan Launched
Chicago has launched a new "Pedestrian Plan" that lays out the agenda, tools, and programs that will help the city achieve the goal of becoming a safer pedestrian city. The plan establishes Chicago's new "Zero in Ten" goal — reducing pedestrian f… more »
Chicago Launches “Make Way for People” Program
The City of Chicago recently kicked off its “Make Way for People” program. The program will create "temporary decks" that replace parking spots with public seating during the spring and summer; close streets with “excess asphalt” and turn them into pub… more »
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