Ed Zotti
Columnist
Ed Zotti writes “City at the Crossroads,” a biweekly series about the trends shaping Chicago and the decisions we must make.
The U.S. is not doing enough to harness smartphone apps and other technology to defeat the pandemic.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order ends on Tuesday, April 7, but he’s likely to extend it as the coronavirus outbreak continues. Just how long? Read here.
Revival began long before the announcement the Obama center would go there. But more investment is needed. And class divisions have to be put aside.
The city needs more lively neighborhoods. Restrictive zoning, de-conversion and teardowns mean gentrifying communities outside downtown tend to become less dense.
It can be disruptive. But the problems aren’t severe enough to warrant radical remedies that would end up hurting the people meant to be helped, Ed Zotti writes.
Public elementary schools are increasingly popular with North Side middle-class families, but parents are abandoning neighborhood schools on the West Side and South Side.
The multibillion-dollar development proposed just west of Soldier Field is touted as a bold plan to turn an ugly railyard into a lakefront jewel and boost public transit.
We haven’t produced a comprehensive land-use plan since 1966. Without one, Chicago will not grow, City at the Crossroads columnist Ed Zotti writes.
Reversing black flight is what has to happen for Mayor Lightfoot’s vision to become reality.