GYY and Chicago’s Mythical “Third” Airport
Few weeks go by without discussion of the fabled “third airport” of the Chicago metropolitan area. The collective pet project
Read MoreCreative or Consumer Class? On inequality in urban growth
The media may thankfully be catching up with the dark economic underbelly of the mythos of urban prosperity, perhaps evidenced through
Read MoreMy delay in posting anything
I promise, promise, promise I’m going to be better about posting. I’m recovering from our trip to the Lake County
Read MoreThe End of Sprawl?
I’m used to seeing demolitions in the inner city, whether of historic housing or, occasionally, of newer homes that were
Read MorePlanned Demolition in La Porte
The NWI Times reports that a historic church in La Porte, Indiana is going to be demolished sometime this month.
Read MoreFear and Self-Loathing in the American Rust Belt
Rust Wire’s Angie Schmitt wrote an article yesterday about the problematic language of “Rust Belt chic,” a term that has
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