CHICAGO'S HISTORY OF ZONING AGAINST AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Housing in Uptown Chicago, August 1974 (Source: U.S. National Archives) On May 20th, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot introduced an ordinance...
BODY MAP STORYTELLING: VISCERAL DATA FOR CITY PLANNING
Urban Planners usually rely on traditional technocratic methods for collecting data with which they develop plans for housing,...
EXPLAINING WHAT GOES ON IN THE WORLD: IN MEMORY OF BOB FITCH
I want to start by saying how honored I am to be giving this, the first Bob Fitch memorial lecture. I dearly hope there will be a second and
MAY DAY IN CHICAGO
Chicago’s workers have always been central to May Day. This year, an estimated 20,000 marchers turned out onto Chicago’s streets not only...
BOOK REVIEW OF FROM BOOM TO BUBBLE: HOW FINANCE BUILT THE NEW CHICAGO
Since at least the 1980s, progressive planners, activists, and neighborhood residents have understood that property development – often...
