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Originally Posted by Mr Downtown
Two theories on the 717 parking:
Perhaps the Palmer building will have a significant retailer for which the parking is attractive.
Or maybe Ald. King leaned on them to build more. She's very auto-focused, and said at her last town hall that she was very concerned about 633 S. LaSalle being built with no onsite parking. (Meanwhile, the garage at Alta Roosevelt sits half-empty.)
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On City Council, it does seem like those black alderman from a middle-class background have a strong car mentality and can't imagine people living without cars, much less designing public policy around such people. I get a similar vibe from Pat Dowell. Other black alderman like Burnett who hail from a more low-income background tend to sympathize with transit riders more, whether they are low-income or not.
Of course, there are plenty of white folks with a car mentality also (see John Kass, or any NW Side alderman). But in the core city, most of the aldermen seem to understand planning around walking, biking, and transit first...