Using fine-resolutionspatial data on the location of immigrants and African Americans across Chicago juxtaposedwith digitized maps of contemporaneous land use and the zoning ordinance itself, we show that neighborhoods with either a larger share of southern blacks or first-generation immigrants were more...
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Encouraging denser development around transit systems is of course axiomatic in modern transit and land-use planning. But what is fascinating about North York is that the visual density around the station is much higher than some closer to the center city (Summerhill or Rosedale, for instance) an...
A first-of-its-kind civil rights settlement between the City of Chicago and the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) requires the city to comprehensively overhaul its zoning and land-use policies to reduce industrial exposures in “sacrifice zones,” a deal that environmental justice (...
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The primary positive consequences for a community: money from the land use and local jobs. The indirect consequence for many inside and outside the community: goods get to them faster. Is it worth it? Would it work better to have giant shipping and trucking zones outside metropolitan areas ...
I don’t agree with Al about the legal merits of Chicago’s historic landmark law, but on zoning, he does have a point. Outside ofdowntown, no plan grounds Chicago’s zoning ordinance in the facts. * This, and similar constructs, is legal code for “City of Chicago” and is found...
Building permits and violations Nearby train stations & TOD School attendance boundaries Public sector investment Nearby zoning changes & city-owned land sales 11 pending permits nearby No recent rezonings found nearby Chicago building permit details Permit number 100759681 Type New construction Approval...
Building permits and violations Nearby train stations & TOD School attendance boundaries Public sector investment Nearby zoning changes & city-owned land sales There was an error getting nearby zoning changes data Chicago building permit details Permit number 100765052 Type New construction Approval date ...
Illinois, particularly the suburban and rural areas surrounding Chicago, provides fertile ground for mobile home investments. Land costs are relatively lower in these regions, and local zoning laws in certain municipalities are becoming more accommodating to mobile home parks. For first-time investors ...