Ideal Architectural Housing Types for Different Housing Families A look at Oscar Newman’s suggestions for which building types are ideal for each individual and family size or lifestyle. Oscar Newman was an architect and a city planner who extensively studied...
Spurring Development through Equitable Policy Implementation Part 4: Leveraging our Transit Assets to Grow Communities The Transit-Oriented Development Ordinance (TOD) is another policy that was written with altruistic intents. It aimed to improve the affordability...
Spurring Development through Equitable Policy Implementation Part 3: Every Neighborhood Needs Affordable Housing In Chicago, the Affordable Requirements Ordinance (ARO) is a form of inclusionary zoning. The ARO aims to leverage market-rate developments to provide long...
Spurring Development through Equitable Policy Implementation Part 2: Why Isn’t Every Street a Pedestrian Street? In most of the world, the term “pedestrian street” means a street where cars are not allowed. Cafes sprawl across a brick-paved promenade...
Spurring Development through Equitable Policy Implementation Part 1: Capital Follows Capital Earlier this year, the Urban Land Institute study titled “Neighborhood Disparities in Investment Flows in Chicago.” Many headline-reading, hot-take providers...
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