Dibs is just an excuse to privatize public parking through implied threats. We need to eradicate it.
Tag: parking
Posted inColumns & Opinion
High-rise, high anxiety
Lakeview residents fear the transit-oriented development replacing the shuttered Treasure Island supermarket will create a parking crunch. Here’s why they’re wrong.
Posted inMusic
Once Riot Fest has you, how does it treat you?
The Riot Fest grounds themselves provide a pretty different experience than, say, Lollapalooza or Pitchfork.
Posted inBlogs
Study: Chicago drivers pay more for downtown street parking than in any other U.S. city, and other news
Also, Chicago airport security officers will no longer be considered police officers.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
The backlash against the Marshall Boulevard bike lanes is a cautionary tale for planners
Community input and outreach are crucial for avoiding resentment from noncyclists.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Why does Friends of the Parks endorse more asphalt at 31st Street Beach?
The Park District plan calls for replacing green space with hundreds of new parking spots.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Friends of the Parks saved a parking lot but effectively killed the Lucas Museum
Did the group’s actions conflict with its mission to promote green space?
Posted inBest of Chicago
Best Blogger, Reporter, Activist, and Authority on the City’s Exasperating and Expensive Traffic Policies
He used to get a lot of parking tickets. So he started contesting them, which forced him to study the city’s confusing regulations.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
The madness behind Mayor Emanuel’s methods
In pushing his agenda, Mayor Emanuel doesn’t let facts get in the way.
Posted inArts & Culture
This week’s Culture Vultures recommend:
Chicagoans recommend House of Cards, There Is a Happiness That Morning Is, The Boy Detective Fails, and Chicago Whispers.
Posted inBlogs
It goes both ways: the Dearborn bike lane gives Rahm bragging rights and cyclists a protected ride
A ride up and down the new protected, two-way bike lane on Dearborn Avenue
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Gunning for most-ticketed city in America
Chicago, now the sixth most-ticketed city in the country, is likely soon to be first
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Preckwinkle withdraws her plea on jury parking
Cook County Board president Toni Preckwinkle seems confused about jurors.
Posted inBlogs
7/23-7/25 — Free Parking at Water Tower Place
Water Tower Place offers free parking to shoppers who spend more than $100 between Fri 7/23 and Sun 7/25 at 6 PM.