What we are thinking about. . .
Chicago: Violence & Wealth
The issues of violence and wealth disparities are deeply linked in Chicago. Several proposed mega-developments in the city suggest the possibility of revitalizing the overall city economy even while city leaders at the Civic Committee and elsewhere are working to…
Building Coach House
The first 6 months at Coach House have been a path of discovery, planning and building. Very early on we discovered that there are far more people interested in working with us than we could possibly serve…
the cost of segregation & power of networks
About six years ago, the Metropolitan Planning Commission published it’s Cost of Segregation report which concluded that Chicago’s high levels of segregation annually lead to 200+ additional homicides and the loss of more than $4B in annual economic activity…