Zoning for a Better Chicago: MPC Zoning Reform Recommendations

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Issue brief

FEBRUARY 2002

As the Mayor’s Zoning Reform Commission debates the content of Chicago’s new zoning code, MPC offers its assistance to develop the tools that will improve Chicago’s attractiveness, economic competitiveness and livability. This issue brief provides our reform recommendations for a new code that can positively guide the forces of development by encouraging expanded housing options, urban design guidelines, transit-oriented development and neighborhood parks and open space.