Tag: chicago urban project

It’s easy to forget the city we live in.But as it’s transformed from the city that once was to the city of tomorrow, there’s an urgent need for a smarter city plan.Urban planning has been a staple of city life for more than a century, but as the world...

I met with the city of Chicago to learn more about its plan to convert some of the city’s dilapidated, crumbling public transportation into a pedestrian-friendly pedestrian-centric urban environment.We also spoke with the designers of the Chicago Urban Project, which includes the first of the new walking-only parks in...

The Chicago Urban Plan calls for the city to create new urban spaces and develop a new concept for urban development.The goal is to create “a new city, a city where people feel safe, where they feel at home, where people can feel confident, where the streets and sidewalks...