Helpful Resources
This is a collection of useful planning resources. I have also included a long and detailed list of recurring planning events in Chicago on the Reach Out page. Please email me if you have suggestions for others to include on this page. Jump to:
Data Sources
Civic Hacking (sites and apps made with civic data)
Methods & Tools
Critics, News, and Blogs
- Blair Kamen, critic, Chicago Tribune
- Inga Saffron, critic, Philadelphia Inquirer
- John King, critic, San Fransisco Chronicle
- Kaid Benfield, Accomplished Brainiac, National Resources Defence Council (NRDC)
- Emily Badger, reporter, Washington Post
- Aldertrack
- clout.wiki: Chicago's wiki about political figures
- DNA Info
- Streetsblog Chicago
- Crain's Chicago Business
- Chicago Magazine
- Curbed Chicago
- Atlantic Cities
Reports, Guidelines, and Books
- Economic Benefits of Historic Preservation, Doug Rypkema
- Older, Smaller, Better, Preservation Green Lab
- The Environmental Value of Building Reuse, Preservation Green Lab
- Urban Street Design Guide, National Association of Transportation Officials (NACTO)
- Urban Bikeway Design Guide, NACTO
- Active Transportation Resources, Alta Planning + Design
- LEED ND (ND=Neighborhood Development)
- Data + Design is an open source, crowdsourced e-book about the best practices for preparing data and then presenting data visually.
- The Death and Life of Great American Cities, Jane Jacobs
- A Richer Heritage, Robert E. Stipe
- Nature's Metropolis, William Cronan
Organizations