Illinois
Chicago Ready To Revamp 1957 Zoning Law
After 50 years of zoning out, Chicago is reforming its code.
Chicago Looks To Update Its Antiquated Zoning Code
A blue ribbon commission appointed by Mayor Richard Daley released its recommendations to overhaul the city's 45 year old zoning ordinances.
Chicago's Modern Architecture Movement
Is Mayor Daley driving the Modernist architecture comeback in Chicago?
Chicago Adds Free Trolley Service
Free trolley service in Chicago offers tourists easy access to Chicago attractions.
Chicago Cyclists: More Bike Routes On The Way
Mayor Daley speaks with Chicago cycling enthusiasts about plans for more bike routes in Chicago.
How Does Gentrification Affect Long-Term Residents?
A study by the University of Illinois at Chicago looks the impact of gentrification in Chicago's West Town Neighborhoods.
Affordable Housing 'Boom' In Illinois
Michael Suhadolnik fills a void by building low-cost, energy effiencient housing with New Urbanism style.
Greenfields Vs. Infill Development
Development Magazine compares two similar projects -- one in the suburbs, the other cose to the CBD. Which has more risk?
2002 APA Conference: Final Day 4
Daily updates and photos all week from the national planning conference in Chicago.
Soldier Field Renovation Plan Draws Protests, Lawsuit
Architects and preservationists criticize a plan to renovate Chicago's Soldier Field stadium.
Who Is Leading Chicago's Urban Renaissance?
According to columnist John McCarron, Mayor Richard M. Daley is an enlightened, albeit untrained, urban designer and planner.
2002 APA Conference: Day 3
Daily updates and photos all week from the national planning conference in Chicago.
2002 APA Conference: Day 2
Daily updates and photos all week from the national planning conference in Chicago.
2002 APA Conference: Day 1
Daily updates and photos direct this week from the national planning conference in Chicago.
People Love Their Cars . . . But How Much?
Pace, the suburban Chicago transit agency, wants suburbanites to dump their cars and take the bus instead.
Zoning Inspectors Get Protective Gear
Building and zoning inspectors in a Chicago suburb get bio hazard protective gear.
A Second 'Loop' For Chicago?
The Chicago Transit Authority is planning a circular rail line to connect downtown and neighborhoods several miles away.
Architects Insulted By Chicago Landmark District Plan
Prominent architects oppose a proposal to designate a row of historic buildings on Chicago's Michigan Avenue as a landmark district. They claim the proposal is a "veiled insult" to the architecture profession.
Land Deal In Detroit Falters
A $50 million land deal in Detroit is scrapped when the buyer argues that wetlands and contamination reduce future development value.
Coalition Aims To Bring Back Elegance To Downtrodden Area
A coalition of businesses seeks help from landscape architecture students and environmental artist John David Mooney to bring elegance back to a downtrodden area of Chicago's Magnificent Mile.
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
