Illinois
Fighting Off The Chains In Chicago
Traditional urban business district demonstrates the economic impact of local retail, restaurant, and service businesses.
Mystery City
Why did one of the world's largest metropolitan centers become a ghost town?
Local Shops Build Healthy Economies
Chicago business district releases impact study and policy proposals.
The Transformation Of Chicago's East Loop
Chicago's recently-opened Millennium Park has transformed Chicago's East Loop into a thriving (and profitable) neighborhood.
Is The CTA Unsustainable?
In a Chicago Tribune editorial, Wendell Cox charges that Chicago's Transit system is is fiscally unsustainable.
Chicago's Makeover Of Public Housing
As part of the largest US attempt at a public-housing makeover, some residents are now being required to work.
Regional Cooperation Key To Addressing Planning Challenges
Urban planners say uncoordinated planning exacts a price.
Teenage Building Inspector Hired, Then Resigns
A 19-year-old is hired as a building inspector, then resigns after a media report raises questions about his experience.
The Future Of Chicago: Block 37
The Chicago Tribune's architecture critic, Blair Kamin, reviews the urban design for Chicago's Block 37, designed by Chicago architect Ralph Johnson.
Chicago's Tollway Improvement Plan Is Pricey
A proposed plan in Illinois would double fares for drivers who don't use an electronic toll collection program.
Millennium Park -- After The Hype
Millennium Park - it's big, it's pretty; it's wildly popular. Does it make any difference?
Reconsidering Traffic Calming
A regional advisory agency in Chicago advises local governments that traffic calming measures are not always the best approach to slowing traffic.
Where's The Beef?
Blair Kamin reviews the new design for a landmark McDonald's in Chicago.
Green Fields, Brown Fields, Now White Fields
Chicago businessman envisions unusual future for controversial landfill.
NIMBYism At Its Finest
Affluent communities in Chicago's North Shore are up in arms concerning Illinois' inclusionary housing requirements.
Impact Fees For Teachers?
Some fast growing counties are "transition fees" to the school portion of impact fees to help pay for teachers.
Chicago's Loveliest And Ugliest Buildings
Patrick T. Reardon and Blair Kamin list the best-looking and ugliest buildings in Chicago's world-famous Loop.
A Park For The 21st Century
Chicago's new Millennium Park contains a "generosity of spirit" that charms visitors and inspires faith in the future of cities.
Soldier Field in Danger of Losing Landmark Status
The National Park Service has recommended to withdraw the landmark status of Chicago's newly renovated Soldier Field. Some have also recommended removing it from the National Register of Historic Places.
Chicago's Millennium Park A Resounding Success
Blair Kamin, the Tribune's architecture critic declares the $475 million Millennium Park a 'cultural spectacle'.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
EMC Planning Group, Inc.
Planetizen
Planetizen
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
