@acitythatworks

Policy analysis and ideas on how to make Chicago work better.

 Chicago, IL
citythatworks.substack.com/
Joined January 2022
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THIS FRIDAY: Join A City That Works and Illinois Comptroller and Mayoral candidate @susanamendoza10 Friday, October 30th in North Center where we’ll discuss her career, campaign, and vision for Chicago. eventbrite.com/e/a-city-that…
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By just investing a fraction of Chicago’s $2 billion police budget into improving its civilian emergency response program, Chicago will not only prevent unnecessary incarceration but save both lives and money. citythatworks.substack.com/p…
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“Mayor Johnson was elected on a campaign platform that included greatly expanding the CARE program, but unfortunately, his administration’s mismanagement of the program shrunk its staff and responses dramatically for his first three years in office, despite expanding city-wide.”
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“If Chicago can fix its 911 dispatch, get the right leadership, and put in sufficient funding (possibly with the help of the county), it can be part of one of the most important changes in emergency response in decades.”
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Join A City That Works and Illinois Comptroller and Mayoral candidate @susanamendoza10 next Friday, October 30th in North Center to discuss her career, campaign, and vision for Chicago. RSVP below: shorturl.at/hgWdg
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The detrimental impacts of Chicago’s housing crisis to the city’s economy and population growth cannot be overstated enough, so we decided to visualize it! citythatworks.substack.com/p…
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Explore our new dashboard to see firsthand what affordability and housing looks like across Chicago. Data is pulled from multiple sources including Chicago building permits, Department of Housing maps, Zillow listings, and US census information. housing.acitythatworks.org/p…
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From fragmented systems to inefficient application processes, Illinois makes it far too laborious to finance affordable housing compared to other states. That needs to change. Feat. @ChiGrowthProj President, Adam Drakulic citythatworks.substack.com/p…
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“The Governor’s office should direct IHDA to lead a common application and coordinated funding process with Chicago’s Department of Housing, CHA, and participating county and municipal housing agencies.”
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“Illinois already makes major public investments in affordable housing. It should get more homes, faster, from the dollars we are already committing. The Governor, IHDA, and local housing funders should put the money we already commit to work together.”
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“Candidates are already starting to roll out policy proposals. Voters should watch out for empty promises to build some eyepopping number of units, “streamline” permitting or that old standby: “cut red tape.”
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“Chicagoans should look for candidates that clearly explain the causes of the city’s shortage, and are willing to make specific policy commitments that reflect the scale of the problem we face.“
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“But most importantly, while the politics of zoning and code reform is challenging, the political cost of rising rents is far worse. As Republicans are about to learn in the upcoming midterm elections, the “affordability crisis” is not just a slogan for the campaign trail.”
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