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Gone are the days of the arena surrounded by parking lots

Josh Vanderberg

23 Jul 2024 • 1 min read
Gone are the days of the arena surrounded by parking lots
United Center owners planning massive $7 billion mixed-use campus around the arena
Plans call for a music hall, housing, park and pedestrian-friendly spaces as part of a 10-year development project that could start as early as 2025.
Chicago Sun-TimesAbby Miller

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Showing up in support of housing reform

Showing up in support of housing reform

Tomorrow (Tuesday March 10th). The Oak Park Village Board will receive the Opticos Design, Inc. report on recommended zoning changes to support ‘Missing Middle’ housing. Their proposed zoning map would allow multifamily housing in most of Oak Park. Interestingly this has been put back to back on the agenda with
09 Mar 2026 1 min read
Shape Oak Park and state-wide zoning reform

Shape Oak Park and state-wide zoning reform

Shape Oak Park is conducting community workshops this week to get feedback on Oak Park's future zoning plans. https://engageoakpark.com/shape Monday March 2nd (tonight), from 7–8:30 p.m. at the Oak Park Community Recreation Center (229 Madison Street) Wednesday March 4th, from 6–7:
02 Mar 2026 1 min read
'Single Stair' zoning reform, technical fix for affordable housing

'Single Stair' zoning reform, technical fix for affordable housing

'Single Stair' reform is a bit of a wonky zoning reform that can significant increase density and decrease building costs for multi-family housing. https://www.planning.org/planning/2025/nov/how-a-single-stairway-can-take-affordable-housing-to-a-new-level/ Colorado made a bold housing move earlier this year: To encourage higher-density development and enhance the quality
02 Dec 2025 1 min read
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