The Chicago Tribune/Naperville Sun quotes Curt Winkle, director of the urban planning and policy program, on retail development accompanying residential growth in southwest Naperville.
Storefronts fill up as southwest Naperville population grows
A lot of money for temporary relief
A Crain's Chicago Business column quotes Steve Schlickman, director of the Urban Transportation Center, on a proposed CTA flyover to separate the Red and Brown lines near Wrigley Field.
Chicago’s new 606 park stirs gentrification fears
In an article about potential gentrification in neighborhoods along the newly opened 606 linear park, the Chicago Tribune quotes Lauren Nolan, economic development planner for CUPPA's Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement.
2015’s Safest States to Live In
WalletHub interviewed Kheir Al-Kodmany, professor of urban planning and policy, for its survey of the safest and least safe states in the U.S. in terms of workplace safety, emergency preparedness, home and community stability, road safety and financial security.
Transforming Public Housing: 15 Years Later
WGN 9 interviewed Janet Smith, Voorhees Center co-director and associate professor of urban planning and policy, on the progress of the Chicago Housing Authority's 15-year-old Plan for Transformation.
Boston Olympic bid draws fire over funding omissions
A Boston Globe story on that city's bid to host the 2024 Olympics quotes Rachel Weber, GCI fellow and associate professor of urban planning and policy, on the risks to taxpayers if tax increment financing is used to fund infrastructure improvements.
Why integrating America’s neighborhoods and cities is harder than we think
Several residential segregation and racial attitude studies by Maria Krysan, for GCI scholar and professor of sociology, are cited in a Slate.com article examining issues of race and neighborhood preferences.
New CTA boss will need his experience as fare hike looms
Crain's Chicago Business quotes Steve Schlickman, executive director of the Urban Transportation Center, on the appointment of Dorval Carter to CTA chief and the need to raise fares to make up for Gov. Rauner's budget cuts and the cost of rebuilding and extending the Red Line.
CPS’ billion-dollar budget hole leaves unappealing options
The Chicago Tribune quotes Michael Pagano, GCI fellow and dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, on the budget deficit faced by Chicago Public Schools.
Do TIFs Cost Chicago Schools Money Or Not?
Chicago Magazine extensively interviewed Rachel Weber, associate professor of urban planning and policy, on the workings of tax increment financing (TIF) and how TIF affects school funding, property taxes and development in Chicago.