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The Melee that is Montrose Beach Parking Lots

07 • 17 • 2014 Chicago, Transporation, Urban Planning

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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!

moss and Studio Murmur’s parklet in Treehugger

05 • 25 • 2012 Materials, Moss Projects, See Us Here, Urban Planning

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Our Andersonville parklet project is featured in Treehugger. Check out the full article here. Read more about the parklet on our original post, and view renderings here.

LAMP, The LowLine, and Reclaiming Our Unused Public Space

03 • 15 • 2012 Materials, Moss Projects, Urban Planning

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Lakeview Area Master Plan (LAMP) research revealed a need for more public space. Our suggestion: the LowLine native planting and path under the Brown Line.

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 […]

Lakeview Area Master Plan To Be Released

03 • 04 • 2011 Moss Projects, Urban Planning

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At long last, our Lakeview Area Master Plan will be released!

Lakeview Business Owners Share Their Vision for LAMP

12 • 01 • 2010 Environment, Moss Projects, Urban Planning

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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoBGXAdJXsE] moss interviewed Lakeview business owners to investigate what they like (or don’t like) about the neighborhood, along with their vision for change.  Agree with their assessment? or don’t?  Comment below. Along with these business interviews, we are currently in the process of surveying residents and holding public open houses to gather more information for […]

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