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Chicago has multiple crises that more housing could mitigate", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2025/06/chicago-has-multiple-crises-that-more-housing-could-mitigate/", "published_at": "2025-06-23T20:49:08+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2ae-c0b0-727c-8e51-e246e8f6693c", "title": "Greenline Homes is building brand new houses with junior ADUs", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2025/06/greenline-homes-is-building-brand-new-houses-with-junior-adus/", "published_at": "2025-06-22T21:02:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2ae-c0b0-727c-8e51-e246e9744be9", "title": "ADUs in Chicago: it’s the 4-year anniversary of a 3-year pilot program", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2025/05/adus-in-chicago-its-the-4-year-anniversary-of-a-3-year-pilot-program/", "published_at": "2025-05-22T14:45:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2ae-c0b0-727c-8e51-e246e9b177b7", "title": "New nuclear would help Illinois keep up with energy demand", "url": 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"01a0d2ae-c0b0-727c-8e51-e246ecc49a17", "title": "Transit in St. Petersburg", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2025/02/transit-in-st-petersburg/", "published_at": "2025-02-05T04:12:24+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2ae-c0b0-727c-8e51-e246ed66b9c7", "title": "Fair share: how many new homes were permitted in your Chicago ward?", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2025/02/fair-share-how-many-new-homes-were-permitted-in-your-chicago-ward/", "published_at": "2025-02-02T04:50:12+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2ae-c0b0-727c-8e51-e246ee01de1d", "title": "How the Connected Communities ordinance prevents new development approval from languishing by forcing a vote", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2025/01/how-the-connected-communities-ordinance-prevents-new-development-approval-from-languishing-by-forcing-a-vote/", "published_at": "2025-01-26T06:51:17+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2ae-c0b0-727c-8e51-e246eecc4ecf", "title": "Two-flat journal 9: other two-flat rehab blogs", "url": 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"published_at": "2024-04-30T20:30:10+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-0cbb-7112-b306-4aaf5cbd9238", "title": "Ald. Lawson re-introduces ordinance to jumpstart sagging ADU program", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2024/04/ald-lawson-re-introduces-ordinance-to-jumpstart-sagging-adu-program/", "published_at": "2024-04-22T19:06:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-0cbb-7112-b306-4aaf5cc4be19", "title": "Comment to zoning committee about why a full ZBA is important", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2024/04/comment-to-zoning-committee-about-why-a-full-zba-is-important/", "published_at": "2024-04-17T21:25:22+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-0cbb-7112-b306-4aaf5d43e444", "title": "Comment to Chicago’s committee on zoning about expanding ADUs", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2024/04/comment-to-chicagos-committee-on-zoning-about-expanding-adus/", "published_at": "2024-04-16T20:00:25+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-0cbb-7112-b306-4aaf5daf17e3", "title": "The best ideas from Mayor Johnson’s “Cut The Tape” initiative", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2024/04/the-best-ideas-from-mayor-johnsons-cut-the-tape-initiative/", "published_at": "2024-04-06T00:31:28+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-0cbb-7112-b306-4aaf5e4558d5", "title": "Why Chicago should have a rental registry", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2024/03/why-chicago-should-have-a-rental-registry/", "published_at": "2024-03-20T18:03:28+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-0cbb-7112-b306-4aaf5ef8980c", "title": "How many more homes does Chicagoland need and is it 120,383?", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2024/03/how-many-more-homes-does-chicagoland-need-and-is-it-120383/", "published_at": "2024-03-11T15:24:49+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-0cbb-7112-b306-4aaf5efdf5ce", "title": "It’s (again) time to submit a “witness slip” in favor of the Illinois ADU bill", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2024/03/its-time-to-submit-a-witness-slip-in-favor-of-the-illinois-adu-bill/", "published_at": "2024-03-06T19:59:49+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-0cbb-7112-b306-4aaf5fd99d83", "title": "Letter to the editor: Legalize housing abundance across Illinois", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2024/03/letter-to-the-editor-legalize-housing-abundance-across-illinois/", "published_at": "2024-03-03T07:27:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-0cbb-7112-b306-4aaf6084ed1c", "title": "Why courtyard buildings aren’t allowed in Chicago anymore", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2024/02/why-courtyard-buildings-arent-allowed-in-chicago-anymore/", "published_at": "2024-02-28T22:38:40+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-0cbb-7112-b306-4aaf60d768b8", "title": "Illinois might join the country’s league of states adopting land use reforms", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2024/02/illinois-might-join-the-countrys-league-of-states-adopting-land-use-reforms/", "published_at": "2024-02-24T02:59:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-0cbb-7112-b306-4aaf619a8e60", "title": "Letter to the editor: Illinois cities shouldn’t have the ability to impose parking mandates", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2024/02/letter-to-the-editor-cities-shouldnt-have-the-ability-to-impose-parking-mandates/", "published_at": "2024-02-09T07:18:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-0cbb-7112-b306-4aaf62715f15", "title": "Chicago proposes prohibiting gas for heating & cooking in new construction homes", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2024/01/chicago-proposes-prohibiting-gas-for-heating-cooking-in-new-construction-homes/", "published_at": "2024-01-24T02:58:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-0cbb-7112-b306-4aaf62740b0a", "title": "Show expansion of transit networks over the decades using Transit Explorer", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2024/01/show-expansion-of-transit-networks-over-the-decades-using-transit-explorer/", "published_at": "2024-01-03T06:35:24+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-0cbb-7112-b306-4aaf632d9ee7", "title": "Chicago City Council could end up voting to ban new dollar stores", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2024/01/chicago-city-council-could-end-up-voting-to-ban-new-dollar-stores/", "published_at": "2024-01-03T00:00:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-0cbb-7112-b306-4aaf633ac545", "title": "How much vacant housing is there in Chicago?", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2024/01/status-of-vacant-lots-and-housing-in-chicago/", "published_at": "2024-01-02T03:06:10+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-0cbb-7112-b306-4aaf63af059e", "title": "Danielle Allen on the geography of power sharing and how I think it applies to Chicago", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2023/12/danielle-allen-on-the-geography-of-power-sharing-and-how-i-think-it-applies-to-chicago/", "published_at": "2023-12-23T17:55:08+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-0cbb-7112-b306-4aaf63b9ea01", "title": "Biking around Texel Island", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2023/12/biking-around-texel-island/", "published_at": "2023-12-18T01:45:07+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-0cbb-7112-b306-4aaf64b787bb", "title": "Illinois updates its affordable housing enforcement statute to take effect in 2026", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2023/12/illinois-updates-its-affordable-housing-enforcement-statute-to-take-effect-in-2026/", "published_at": "2023-12-15T22:19:37+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-0cbb-7112-b306-4aaf65b24f69", "title": "How to map where I traveled when I went to Gorinchem, NL", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2023/12/how-to-map-where-i-traveled-when-i-went-to-gorinchem-nl/", "published_at": "2023-12-06T21:11:49+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-0cbb-7112-b306-4aaf663eb07a", "title": "Chicago’s entitlement and permitting approval times are not nearly as bad as in Los Angeles", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2023/10/chicagos-entitlement-and-permitting-approval-times-are-not-nearly-as-bad-as-in-los-angeles/", "published_at": "2023-10-20T03:49:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-a8c8-71b8-9c79-a592e6709d60", "title": "Reading “climate-fi”", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2023/09/reading-climate-fi/", "published_at": "2023-09-07T21:26:07+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-a8c8-71b8-9c79-a592e6b10479", "title": "Traffic calming around Chicago schools and parks", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2023/07/traffic-calming-around-chicago-schools-and-parks/", "published_at": "2023-07-26T05:57:35+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-a8c8-71b8-9c79-a592e73323c1", "title": "Netherlands, day 2 (day 11 of the trip)", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2023/07/netherlands-day-2-day-11-of-the-trip/", "published_at": "2023-07-17T04:14:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-a8c8-71b8-9c79-a592e7bba659", "title": "Get yourself an air purifier", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2023/06/get-yourself-an-air-purifier/", "published_at": "2023-06-27T21:47:50+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-a8c8-71b8-9c79-a592e8baa133", "title": "The sweet water sea", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2023/06/the-sweet-water-sea/", "published_at": "2023-06-27T04:15:38+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-a8c8-71b8-9c79-a592e8cb0ac0", "title": "Netherlands, day 1 (day 10 of the trip)", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2023/06/netherlands-day-1-day-10-of-the-trip/", "published_at": "2023-06-13T04:13:25+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-a8c8-71b8-9c79-a592e9172ee4", "title": "Why ADUs need to be allowed across Chicago exhibit #42", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2023/06/why-adus-need-to-be-allowed-across-chicago-exhibit-42/", "published_at": "2023-06-09T02:46:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-a8c8-71b8-9c79-a592e97bfdd7", "title": "Ferry #1: UK to Netherlands (day 9)", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2023/05/ferry-1-uk-to-netherlands/", "published_at": "2023-05-27T15:36:26+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-a8c8-71b8-9c79-a592ea0962c1", "title": "Updated: How ComEd customers can [NO LONGER] get a free portable induction cooktop", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2023/05/how-comed-customers-can-get-a-free-portable-induction-cooktop/", "published_at": "2023-05-24T20:13:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-a8c8-71b8-9c79-a592ea3e0505", "title": "Animals of the Netherlands", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2023/05/animals-of-the-netherlands/", "published_at": "2023-05-16T23:33:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-a8c8-71b8-9c79-a592eae008c5", "title": "England, days 7 and 8", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2023/05/england-days-7-and-8/", "published_at": "2023-05-14T23:13:22+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-a8c8-71b8-9c79-a592ebc34bf9", "title": "England, days 5 and 6", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2023/05/england-days-5-and-6/", "published_at": "2023-05-08T23:17:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-a8c8-71b8-9c79-a592ec8271e5", "title": "England, days 3 and 4", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2023/05/england-days-3-and-4/", "published_at": "2023-05-06T23:11:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-a8c8-71b8-9c79-a592ecf4ee6b", "title": "England and Scotland, days 1 and 2", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2023/05/england-and-scotland-days-1-and-2/", "published_at": "2023-05-06T09:54:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-a8c8-71b8-9c79-a592edbcb89b", "title": "Zoning 101: Business live/work units", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2023/04/zoning-101-business-live-work-units/", "published_at": "2023-04-15T03:42:13+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-a8c8-71b8-9c79-a592ee56dd88", "title": "Update: Three more podcasts I started listening to", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2023/04/update-three-more-podcasts-i-started-listening-to/", "published_at": "2023-04-07T21:36:14+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-a8c8-71b8-9c79-a592ee584eab", "title": "Alternatives for spending the LaSalle Central TIF money", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2023/04/alternatives-for-spending-the-lasalle-central-tif-money/", "published_at": "2023-04-05T19:52:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-a8c8-71b8-9c79-a592eebd2de5", "title": "A kludge to build a rental registry in Cook County ", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2023/04/a-kludge-to-build-a-rental-registry-in-cook-county/", "published_at": "2023-04-05T00:28:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d2b0-a8c8-71b8-9c79-a592ef95ff1c", "title": "I played “Cities: Skylines” for the first time", "url": "https://www.stevencanplan.com/2023/04/i-played-cities-skylines-for-the-first-time/", "published_at": "2023-04-03T05:45:18+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog
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2026

Abundant Housing Illinois statement on BUILD, PRO, and FAIRoriginal ↗
26 Sept 2026
Chicago is about to spend millions on a new parking garage and nothing on transit at The 78original ↗
10 Jul 2026
Built in 1912, banned in 1957: the courtyard homes at the Damen stationoriginal ↗
11 Jun 2026
Chicago’s Protecting Renters Ordinance would create the rental registry the city needsoriginal ↗
5 Jun 2026
BUILD would legalize pocket neighborhoods across Illinoisoriginal ↗
21 May 2026
My testimony to the Illinois House’s executive community in favor of the BUILD planoriginal ↗
6 May 2026
Inside the machine: visiting the O’Brien Water Reclamation Plantoriginal ↗
3 May 2026
Chicago’s ten co-living buildings, circa 2019original ↗
1 May 2026
A day in Springfield with Abundant Housing Illinoisoriginal ↗
20 Apr 2026
Comparing Illinois and Netherlands agriculture sectorsoriginal ↗
20 Apr 2026
Reflection on volunteering for Drake Warren’s campaignoriginal ↗
16 Mar 2026
Chicago crash data updated to show monetary damages based on a person’s situation in the crashoriginal ↗
27 Feb 2026
A Claude Code skill to find relevant parts of someone’s speech in a videooriginal ↗
23 Feb 2026
Okay, 2026 should be the year Illinois lawmakers do something about the housing shortageoriginal ↗
19 Feb 2026
Choosing NITA board members: it needs the best peopleoriginal ↗
2 Feb 2026
I’ve been composting using the city’s food scrap dropoff program for two years noworiginal ↗
19 Jan 2026

2025

Two-flat journal 10: the project has a permit and basement digging has begunoriginal ↗
11 Dec 2025
How Chicago could maintain its housing affordability statusoriginal ↗
3 Dec 2025
Reasons why your (a Chicagoan) 2024 property tax bill went uporiginal ↗
19 Nov 2025
Illinois’s new energy act could facilitate geothermal heating for housingoriginal ↗
10 Nov 2025
Illinois legislature adopts People Over Parking Act to ban parking mandates in transit-served areasoriginal ↗
31 Oct 2025
City Council finally passes a permanent ADU laworiginal ↗
1 Oct 2025
This is the month we get ADUs legalized citywideoriginal ↗
2 Sept 2025
Chicago Fire share the stadium plan they plan to share with the Plan Commissionoriginal ↗
23 Aug 2025
Ald. Fuentes: “Additional dwelling units historically in the city of Chicago have been naturally occurring affordable units for our families”original ↗
28 Jul 2025
ADUs passes the Chicago zoning committee, City Council comes nextoriginal ↗
15 Jul 2025
Allowing ADUs across Chicago: it’s never been more realoriginal ↗
12 Jul 2025
Guest post: Chicago has multiple crises that more housing could mitigateoriginal ↗
23 Jun 2025
Greenline Homes is building brand new houses with junior ADUsoriginal ↗
22 Jun 2025
ADUs in Chicago: it’s the 4-year anniversary of a 3-year pilot programoriginal ↗
22 May 2025
New nuclear would help Illinois keep up with energy demandoriginal ↗
28 Mar 2025
Chicago home builder: Parking mandates limit the number of dwelling units we can buildoriginal ↗
26 Mar 2025
Panel: Bringing back 2-to-4 flatsoriginal ↗
26 Mar 2025
AARP Illinois talks to Brian and Steven about legalizing ADUs citywide and statewideoriginal ↗
26 Mar 2025
Submit witness slips for housing abundant bills: Illinois spring 2025 editionoriginal ↗
18 Mar 2025
If parking relief is granted to just about every development, why require parking in the first place?original ↗
9 Mar 2025
Redevelopment potential of the Walgreens stores in Chicagooriginal ↗
8 Mar 2025
Transit in St. Petersburgoriginal ↗
5 Feb 2025
Fair share: how many new homes were permitted in your Chicago ward?original ↗
2 Feb 2025
How the Connected Communities ordinance prevents new development approval from languishing by forcing a voteoriginal ↗
26 Jan 2025
Two-flat journal 9: other two-flat rehab blogsoriginal ↗
20 Jan 2025

2024

Exploring Radish: a model for cottage courts from Oaklandoriginal ↗
23 Dec 2024
Zoning assessment: Old Town Canvasoriginal ↗
14 Dec 2024
Lake Calumet had a lot more water surface area 50 years agooriginal ↗
9 Nov 2024
Redeveloping a former Philips factory in Eindhoven, NLoriginal ↗
31 Oct 2024
The Brooklyn Tower is based.original ↗
23 Oct 2024
Bike ride for John Bauters in Chicago raises $2,700 for his Alameda County Supervisor runoff campaignoriginal ↗
26 Sept 2024
Density bonuses in transit-served locations should be available by rightoriginal ↗
18 Sept 2024
Reviewing the City Council subcommittee’s sixteen revenue-raising ideasoriginal ↗
16 Sept 2024
A day in Oslo, Norwayoriginal ↗
4 Sept 2024
Dennis McClendon’s notes for traveling in Japanoriginal ↗
22 Aug 2024
Many of Chicago’s bungalows were built with basement ADUsoriginal ↗
7 Aug 2024
The sizable impact of requiring Chicago homeowners to get special use approval to build an ADUoriginal ↗
21 Jul 2024
Comment to zoning committee about the proactive Western Ave upzoningoriginal ↗
17 Jul 2024
Ride in Chicago with “Bike Mayor” John Bauters to help elect him to higher officeoriginal ↗
11 Jul 2024
Additional dwelling units can help homeowners and make housing saferoriginal ↗
7 Jul 2024
Comment to Chicago zoning committee about the insufficient number of Zoning Board of Appeals membersoriginal ↗
25 Jun 2024
Prepared remarks: the ordinance to expand ADUs citywide has multiple benefitsoriginal ↗
12 Jun 2024
Chicago’s zoning code doesn’t allow five (or more) roommatesoriginal ↗
5 Jun 2024
Why I think the juice of Chicagoland transit consolidation is going to be worth the squeezeoriginal ↗
5 May 2024
What the proposed MMA Act is offering land use policyoriginal ↗
30 Apr 2024
Ald. Lawson re-introduces ordinance to jumpstart sagging ADU programoriginal ↗
22 Apr 2024
Comment to zoning committee about why a full ZBA is importantoriginal ↗
17 Apr 2024
Comment to Chicago’s committee on zoning about expanding ADUsoriginal ↗
16 Apr 2024
The best ideas from Mayor Johnson’s “Cut The Tape” initiativeoriginal ↗
6 Apr 2024
Why Chicago should have a rental registryoriginal ↗
20 Mar 2024
How many more homes does Chicagoland need and is it 120,383?original ↗
11 Mar 2024
It’s (again) time to submit a “witness slip” in favor of the Illinois ADU billoriginal ↗
6 Mar 2024
Letter to the editor: Legalize housing abundance across Illinoisoriginal ↗
3 Mar 2024
Why courtyard buildings aren’t allowed in Chicago anymoreoriginal ↗
28 Feb 2024
Illinois might join the country’s league of states adopting land use reformsoriginal ↗
24 Feb 2024
Letter to the editor: Illinois cities shouldn’t have the ability to impose parking mandatesoriginal ↗
9 Feb 2024
Chicago proposes prohibiting gas for heating & cooking in new construction homesoriginal ↗
24 Jan 2024
Show expansion of transit networks over the decades using Transit Exploreroriginal ↗
3 Jan 2024
Chicago City Council could end up voting to ban new dollar storesoriginal ↗
3 Jan 2024
How much vacant housing is there in Chicago?original ↗
2 Jan 2024

2023

Danielle Allen on the geography of power sharing and how I think it applies to Chicagooriginal ↗
23 Dec 2023
Biking around Texel Islandoriginal ↗
18 Dec 2023
Illinois updates its affordable housing enforcement statute to take effect in 2026original ↗
15 Dec 2023
How to map where I traveled when I went to Gorinchem, NLoriginal ↗
6 Dec 2023
Chicago’s entitlement and permitting approval times are not nearly as bad as in Los Angelesoriginal ↗
20 Oct 2023
Reading “climate-fi”original ↗
7 Sept 2023
Traffic calming around Chicago schools and parksoriginal ↗
26 Jul 2023
Netherlands, day 2 (day 11 of the trip)original ↗
17 Jul 2023
Get yourself an air purifieroriginal ↗
27 Jun 2023
The sweet water seaoriginal ↗
27 Jun 2023
Netherlands, day 1 (day 10 of the trip)original ↗
13 Jun 2023
Why ADUs need to be allowed across Chicago exhibit #42original ↗
9 Jun 2023
Ferry #1: UK to Netherlands (day 9)original ↗
27 May 2023
Updated: How ComEd customers can [NO LONGER] get a free portable induction cooktoporiginal ↗
24 May 2023
Animals of the Netherlandsoriginal ↗
16 May 2023
England, days 7 and 8original ↗
14 May 2023
England, days 5 and 6original ↗
8 May 2023
England, days 3 and 4original ↗
6 May 2023
England and Scotland, days 1 and 2original ↗
6 May 2023
Zoning 101: Business live/work unitsoriginal ↗
15 Apr 2023
Update: Three more podcasts I started listening tooriginal ↗
7 Apr 2023
Alternatives for spending the LaSalle Central TIF moneyoriginal ↗
5 Apr 2023
A kludge to build a rental registry in Cook County original ↗
5 Apr 2023
I played “Cities: Skylines” for the first timeoriginal ↗
3 Apr 2023
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