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Originally Posted by moorhosj
I get your point, I'm simply asking if it is necessarily a bad thing. The "old school" policy was great for property owners on the northside, but it also heavily contributed to some of our city's biggest problems (lack of investment in certain areas, significant segregation, high and persistent violence).
Does Milwaukee Avenue "need" more TOD units? I am all for density, so in a vacuum I would argue "yes". But in our current environment, I think there could be benefit of spreading out some of those units into places like near west side and near south side. Increased density in those areas will benefit the city more in the long run than increased density in Logan Square or Wicker Park.
I don't think our Alderpeople are actually thinking about it that way, but it could be a positive consequence of their silly policies.
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I realize that we are going way off course from the main topic of this thread, but I'm not sure that constraining supply in more "desirable" north side hoods will necessarily lead to more construction in Chicago's struggling areas on the south and west sides.
I mean, history suggests that this is just not how things work in Chicago. If people can't find a home in X north side neighborhood, they will just keep going up the train/highway to the cheaper hood further along, rinse and repeat, until you're possibly way out in the burbs.
I hope I'm wrong this time....