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MPC Study Provides Data on the Economic Benefits of People Spots
The Southport People Spot. Photo: John Greenfield From a quick glance at a People Spot mini park filled with people enjoying the weather on a gorgeous afternoon, it may seem obvious that the extra...
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New People Spots Are Part of Strategy to Energize Ho-Hum Stretch of Clark
"Color Guard" People Spot by Osteria De Pizza Metro. Photo: John Greenfield In July, two new “People Spot” mini parks debuted on an Lackluster segment of Clark near Wellington, as part of a larger...
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Kamin on Placemaking Efforts: The Food Is Terrible, and Such Small Portions!
The Lincoln Hub placemaking project. Photo: John Greenfield Et tu Blair? The post Kamin on Placemaking Efforts: The Food Is Terrible, and Such Small Portions! appeared first on Streetsblog Chicago.
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The Case of the Missing Andersonville “People Spots”
Brian Bonanno, in ballcap, and crew members reinstalled the Farragut parklet in mid-July, a couple months late. Photo: John Greenfield [This article also runs in Checkerboard City, John's...
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Should Heritage Keep Its People Spot or Should It Go Elsewhere in Lakeview?
The Lincoln Avenue People Spot. Photo: Heritage Bicycles and Coffee Tomorrow at a meeting of the SSA 27 Commission, which oversees how money from Lakeview’s special service area is spent, the...
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Both Lakeview People Spots Will Be Moving to New Locations
The Lincoln Avenue People Spot. Photo: Heritage Bikes Say goodbye to the Heritage Bicycles People Spot. The post Both Lakeview People Spots Will Be Moving to New Locations appeared first on...
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Narrowly Written Ordinance Makes It Difficult to Install Curbside Cafes
The people spot in front of Osteria Pizza Metro was open to the public, but it was often mistaken for a private sidewalk cafe. Photo: Latent Design [The Chicago Reader recently launched a new weekly...
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Lakeview News: Right Turns Are Back at Grace/Halsted, Curbside Cafes Debut
El Nuevo Mexicano owner Maria Rodriguez cuts the ribbon on the restaurant's Curbside Cafe. Photo: Lakeview East Chamber of Commerce. The controversial right-turn ban at Grace/Halsted/Broadway in...
View ArticleEyes on the Street: Chicago’s Newest – And Nicest? – People Spot
Chicago’s newest parklet in front of Intelligentsia Coffee, 2642 North Milwaukee, and adjacent to the Logan Theater, is a great addition to the neighborhood. The post Eyes on the Street: Chicago’s...
View ArticleCDOT Creates a New “Off-the-Shelf” Parklet Design, Installs a Prototype in...
The project was funded by a $30,000 Livable Communities grant from the AARP. The post CDOT Creates a New “Off-the-Shelf” Parklet Design, Installs a Prototype in Chatham appeared first on Streetsblog...
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