11/25/13
Planning Chicago, published earlier this year, is a look back at the history of planning in Chicago, with a focus starting in the Mayor...
10/30/12
Architecture critic Lynn Becker’s recent post on what he calls the “Viaduct District” is a goodie bag of memorable phrases and provocative perspectives. Consider...
4/27/12
One of my favorite Chicago intersections is Jefferson, Cermak and Lumber in East Pilsen, just west of the Chicago River. The street names themselves...
2/15/12
Cicero hasn’t always had a source of pride readily at hand, so when the town recently went 14 months without a street-gang related killing,...
12/29/11
The Urban Land Institute and the National Association of Home Builders have produced a film warning about the dangers of suburban sprawl. The film...