In Chicago, fighting gentrification and climate change together
One Chicago neighborhood has discovered how to fight gentrification and climate change: build affordable housing near transit.
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One Chicago neighborhood has discovered how to fight gentrification and climate change: build affordable housing near transit.
Vacant lots pose challenges for the city’s goals of promoting transit-oriented development.
More than one-third of vacant lots in Chicago are close to “L” stations, a new report shows, creating challenges for neighborhoods and the CTA alike. And most…
With equity in mind, there is a community-driven plan for development around new stations and an ordinance to incentivize it, the executive director of Elevated Chicago writes.