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

11 • 05 • 2015 Chicago, Urban Planning

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

Linear Parks: the 606, the High Line, Promenade Plantée and the Lake Shore Path

06 • 04 • 2015 Chicago, Environment

Linear Park Lakefront Path

We’re excited to check out the 606 trail when it opens this weekend. Let’s take a look at the history of other linear parks.

Earth Day: 3 (more) Easy Ways to Love Your Planet

04 • 21 • 2015 Chicago, Environment

Blue Marble Green

It is easy enough to celebrate Earth Day … every day. Here are three easy ways:

50 Years On, the Wilderness Act Should Remind us that We Need to Value All Nature

09 • 02 • 2014 Chicago, Environment, Opinion, Urban Planning

Wilderness Tree

Did you “get away” this weekend? Labor day weekend is traditionally celebrated outside – whether it be grilling in the back yard, picnicking in a city park, heading for a lakefront cabin in one of our neighbor states or aiming for a little slice of America’s wilderness preserved in our state and national parks and […]

Our Green City: The Green Legacy of the Burnham Plan

08 • 28 • 2014 Case Studies, Chicago, Environment, Urban Planning

Burnham Plan

The Burnham Plan laid the groundwork for our city’s green space and set aside the lake shore path. Thank Daniel Burnham every time you see green in Chicago.

How Green Is Our City: Chicago’s Urban Green Space

08 • 26 • 2014 Chicago, Environment, Work Life Balance

Chicago Parks1

With 8.5% of urban acreage devoted to parks, Chicago has a wide range of green space options. Which is YOUR favorite?

The Melee that is Montrose Beach Parking Lots

07 • 17 • 2014 Chicago, Transporation, Urban Planning

Montrose Beach 877

Our proposal for an updated Montrose Beach Park – which both maintains the already extensive multi-user quality of the park and enhances it with less parking!

Earth Day: Three (easy) Ways to Love Your Planet

04 • 22 • 2014 Chicago, Environment, Opinion

Blue Marble2

Did you know that Earth Day is the world’s largest civic holiday? Here are three totally manageable ways to say “THANKS” to the planet we call Earth:

Andersonville Parklet Wins CS Interiors Best In Design

10 • 15 • 2012 Moss Projects, See Us Here

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We, and collaborators Studio Murmur, snagged CS Interiors Best In Design for Outdoor Space. Check out the full mag here, snippets below. More on the parklet here.

PARK(ing) Day 2011 is Friday, September 16th in Lakeview

09 • 06 • 2011 Environment, Food, Moss Projects, Transporation, Urban Planning

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We are reclaiming urban public space for people on PARK(ing) Day, Friday, September 16, 2011 from 9am to 5pm.  The designed “PARK(ing) spaces”, metered parking spaces converted into temporary green parks, will be located in front of Southport Grocery, 3552 North Southport Avenue.  The ‘park’ will feature a bicycle repair station, live music, and a […]

UPDATE: The Low-Line, The Bright Underbelly of the El

03 • 15 • 2011 Moss Projects, Transporation, Urban Planning

The Bright Underbelly Of The El

The Lakeview Area Master Plan (LAMP) will be revealed tonight, but there is one element that I think deserves special attention. When research began on the project we were out surveying neighborhood inventory, like bike racks, streetscape environments, facade conditions, and public space.  After investigating we found that Lakeview contains only .2 acres of open […]

moss Conquers Street For the Day

09 • 18 • 2010 Moss Projects, See Us Here, Transporation, Urban Planning

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We could not have done this without our wonderfully generous sponsors; Southport Grocery, Uncle Dans’s Outdoor Store, Grand Street Gardens, Lake Street Landscape Supply, Farmers’ Market Nursery, Sam & Willy’s, and Alderman Tom Tunney.  Thank you so much for all of your support. Photos and media coverage inside.

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