Chicago Building Types: Coach House
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.
Sit and Sip at the Intelligentsia Parklet in Logan Square
Logan Square’s newest community space is open and has a table with your name on it.
Asphalt Alternatives: Can We Escape Winter Potholes?
There’s a joke about Chicago, “there are only two seasons: winter, and construction.”
The Olympic Park: Planning Lessons from the Past
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.
How Smart are the New Smart Lights?
Chicago is getting a round of smart lights to replace its existing streetlights. But how smart are these new Smart Lights?
Chicago Outdoor Living (and Eating): Sidewalk Cafes, People Spots, and now … the Curbside Cafe
The Curbside Cafe ordinance – permitting restaurants to annex parking spaces for outdoor seating – is Chicago’s newest option outdoor seating.
What really makes strong neighborhoods? And why cities like Chicago are rich in them
Today we use Planing to Stay as a lens for understanding what makes strong neighborhoods.
Halloween Community Building: Spooky Decor and Trick-or-Treating Strengthens Neighborhoods
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.
Boston just said “No Thanks” the 2024 Olympic Bid; Why moss agrees it was a great choice
Boston mayor Martin Walsh has withdrawn his city’s bid for the 2024 Olympics. Here’s why we think that was a smart choice.
Featuring Chicago: Marina City
Last week, Marina City, won preliminary landmark status. Eye candy snaps and historical snippets celebrate this great building of Chicago.
Please Stop Demolishing Chicago’s History at the Finkl Steel Site and Elsewhere
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.
Placemaking on Lincoln: Listening to Sneckdowns
We’re excited to see progress on the new placemaking project at the Lincoln | Wellington | Southport intersection. What about you?