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The Politics of Place: A History of Zoning
in Chicago
By Joseph P. Schwieterman and
Dana Caspall Edited by Jane Heron
$19.95
Lake Claremont Press, 2006
"Only in Chicago can zoning be epic. From the nuisance
laws of the 19th century targeting Chicago’s notorious
filth to its cutting-edge new code, this meticulously
researched book chronicles the use of zoning as both
handmaiden for the just and tool for the self-serving.
City planners and urban historians will delight in the
colorful tale of how a city’s backbone—and zoning is
indeed Chicago’s backbone—supports its broad shoulders."
—Michael Davidson, Editor, Zoning Practice,
American Planning Association
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The Politics of Place: A History of Zoning in Chicago
reviews the interplay among development, planning, and
zoning in the growth of the Gold Coast, the Central Area,
and, more recently, massive "Planned Developments," such as
Marina City, Illinois Center, and Dearborn Park. It tells
the story of bold visions compromised by political
realities, battles between residents and developers, and
occasional misfires from City Council and City Hall.
What emerges is a fascinating, behind-the-scenes
inspection of the evolving character of the city’s
landscape. Schwieterman and Caspall recount the many
planning innovations that have originated in Chicago, the
complexities and intrigue of its zoning debates, and the
recent adoption of a new zoning ordinance that promises to
affect the city’s economy and image for years to come.
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Shaping
Contemporary Suburbia: Perspectives on
Development Control in Metropolitan Chicago
By
Joseph P. Schwieterman and Martin E. Toth
$25,
203 pages
Law
Bulletin Publishing, 2001
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Shaping
Contemporary Suburbia explores municipal policies that pose fascinating and far-reaching
consequences for the regional quality of life in Metropolitan Chicago. It considers the
efforts of village and city governments to improve the attractiveness of retail strips,
the appearance of signs and billboards, the operation of home-based businesses, the
quality of day-care centers, the "sustainability" of development, and other
critical areas of suburban governance. Schwieterman
and Toth synthesize the results of more than five years of research and programming at the
Chaddick Institute. Using maps, photographs,
and geographic analysis, they offer practical insights about issues that touch the lives
of millions of residents.
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When
the Railroad Leaves Town: American
Communities in the Age of Rail Line Abandonment
By
Joseph P. Schwieterman
Truman
State University Press, 2001.
376
pages; 135 photographs
$24.95
(paper) $39.96 (cloth)
A
Compendium of Municipal Population and Land Area Information: The Chicago Metropolitan Area, 1850– 2000
By
James Licklider and Bradley Roback
Chaddick
Institute, 2002
$8
(free data disk with order upon request)
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This
important reference manual contains available data about housing, population, land area,
and dates of incorporation for municipalities in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and
Will counties. It provides the
official census population of each of 268 municipalities in decade-by-decade increments
since their date of incorporation and land area, transportation, and housing statistics
for each community reporting this data since 1950. The
authors also review salient changes to the region over the past 150 years through
exhibits, tables, and brief commentaries. They
use estimates of the approximate distances from the geographic center of each municipality
to expressway interchanges and commuter-rail stations at various points in time in order
to make inferences about regional mobility. An
Excel data disk is available free upon request with purchase direct from our office.
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you would like to download the data tables from this report (does not
include 25-page analysis section with graphs).
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Voices from the Past Visions for the Future: A Modern Assessment of Harry F. Chaddick’s
Planning Ideas for Chicago
By
Martin E. Toth
Chaddick
Institute, 2000, 148 pages
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A
perfect introduction to important urban-planning issues facing Chicago. This book examines critical issues facing
Chicago ranging from brownfield cleanup to parking shortages, rail transportation, flood
prevention, and the creation of parks. It
weighs the progress—or, in some cases, lack of progress—that has been made on
issues Chaddick considered essential to the betterment of our regional community. In reviewing notable successes and failures
in Chicago’s efforts to facilitate effective planning, salient lessons emerge from
Chaddick’s vision for the future.
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Private Opinions: Professional
Views on the Privatization of Public Transit Services in Metropolitan Chicago
By
Kathrine L. Keledjian
Chaddick
Institute, 1999
33
pages
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An
engaging look at the opinions of four transportation experts about the benefits and costs
of privatizing public transit services in metropolitan Chicago. Private Opinions provides a fresh look at the
potential to improve our regional rail and bus transportation system by fostering
competitive bidding. Includes in-depth
interviews with Thomas McCracken, Jr. (Regional Transportation Authority), Anthony
Pagano,
Ph.D. (Univ. of Illinois, Chicago), Mary Sue Barrett (Metropolitan Planning Council), and
Wendell Cox (consultant)
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Abandoned Corridors: A Historical Assessment.
By
Joseph P. Schwieterman
Railroad
History,
Issue 185, 2002. 25 pages.
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A
descriptive account of the Institute’s rail line abandonment project, which involved
the creation of a data base will 3,000 American communities without rail service. The article also reviews notable intercity
corridors that no longer have direct rail lines and evaluates the relative amount of
traffic moving over these routes to draw inferences about the potential benefits of
preserving abandoned railroad rights-of-way. Illustrated with more than a dozen
photographs of notable abandoned corridors.
This
volume (135 pages) also includes featured articles on railroad deregulation by George W.
Hilton and James W. McClellan.
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Alternatives to the Whistle:
The
role of Public Education and Enforcement in Promoting Highway-Rail
Grade Crossing Safety in Metropolitan Chicago
By
Brett Baden and Joseph Schwieterman
Chaddick
Institute; 2000, 33 pages
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This
study, prepared at the request of Senator Dick Durbin, offers perspective on the role of
public education and enforcement in promoting highway-rail grade crossing safety in
Metropolitan Chicago. It evaluates the
probable social costs of noise generated by locomotive horns from the implication of a
proposed new federal standard on railroad horns as well as the status of current
enforcement efforts.
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