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Stormwater Management: Permeable Paving & Rainwater Harvesting

February 8, 2019

By: Cynthia Cook

Stormwater that collects on roadways and sidewalks carries a host of environmentally damaging pollutants. You can help to minimize stormwater runoff by replacing impervious surfaces with permeable pavement and adding rain gardens and rain barrels.

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Chicago Building Types: Coach House

November 6, 2018

By: Cynthia Cook

Once housing horses, carriages, and their respective staff, coach houses are now often used as apartments. Still seen all around Chicago, here’s why they’re important.

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Sit and Sip at the Intelligentsia Parklet in Logan Square

May 30, 2017

By: Emily Torem

Logan Square’s newest community space is open and has a table with your name on it.

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Asphalt Alternatives: Can We Escape Winter Potholes?

August 30, 2016

By: Emily Torem

There’s a joke about Chicago, “there are only two seasons: winter, and construction.”

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The Olympic Park: Planning Lessons from the Past

August 23, 2016

By: Emily Torem

What happens to the Olympic Park after the Olympics? It often ends up abandoned and decrepit, but maybe it doesn’t have to be that way.

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How Smart are the New Smart Lights?

August 11, 2016

By: Emily Torem

Chicago is getting a round of smart lights to replace its existing streetlights. But how smart are these new Smart Lights?

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Chicago Outdoor Living (and Eating): Sidewalk Cafes, People Spots, and now … the Curbside Cafe

April 5, 2016

By: Della Hansmann

The Curbside Cafe ordinance – permitting restaurants to annex parking spaces for outdoor seating – is Chicago’s newest option outdoor seating.

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What really makes strong neighborhoods? And why cities like Chicago are rich in them

November 5, 2015

By: Della Hansmann

Today we use Planing to Stay as a lens for understanding what makes strong neighborhoods.

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Halloween Community Building: Spooky Decor and Trick-or-Treating Strengthens Neighborhoods

October 27, 2015

By: Della Hansmann

Decorating for Halloween signals that we are participating in a neighborhood ritual – reinforcing our community citizenship – and that we plan to throw open our door on Saturday to anyone who rings the bell.

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Boston just said “No Thanks” the 2024 Olympic Bid; Why moss agrees it was a great choice

July 28, 2015

By: Della Hansmann

Boston mayor Martin Walsh has withdrawn his city’s bid for the 2024 Olympics. Here’s why we think that was a smart choice.

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Featuring Chicago: Marina City

July 16, 2015

By: Della Hansmann

Last week, Marina City, won preliminary landmark status. Eye candy snaps and historical snippets celebrate this great building of Chicago.

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Please Stop Demolishing Chicago’s History at the Finkl Steel Site and Elsewhere

May 26, 2015

By: Della Hansmann

Not everyone sees the need to preserve industrial buildings but, to us, demolition at the Finkl Steel site is a tragic loss of a piece of Chicago’s history.

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