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Re: “A Pulitzer for Mary Schmich”
Congratulations Mary!
Re: “Red alert: Rahm's Infrastructure Trust and the Chicago Cultural Center”
And here's Ben, on the first PR blitz about it.
http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archi…
Re: “Red alert: Rahm's Infrastructure Trust and the Chicago Cultural Center”
Tom Tresser posted the ordinance; check out his Huff Post discussion of issues with it, including control, transparency, and cost.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-tresser/…
Re: “Columbia College president to student: 'Shut up'”
reader reader: Right! Thanks! Fixed.
Re: “What's up with the Chicago Cultural Center?”
hv - For sure. http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archi…
Re: “The Toronto Chicago Cultural Plan”
SCR: Both the city and Lord Cultural Resources have made it clear that LCR is the "lead" consultant, in charge of everything from initial meetings to finished product. The scope of their responsibilities is spelled out in the request for proposal (available on the city website), and was on full display at the first townhall gathering. The Chicagoans you mention are subcontractors, hired by and working for LCR. Better than nothing, but it doesn't change the basic situation.
I couldn't agree more, however, that anyone with an interest in the arts should go to the meetings. That's what I was saying, here: http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/chica….
Re: “Bicycle weirdness: the data's a little woozy, but Chicago's #5”
matth: You did a better job of reading the story than the PR firm did. But according to the CDOT report from last year they've been citing, bicycles accounted for 34 percent of all traffic on that stretch of Kinzie during the morning rush hour (not 51 percent). The same report says cycling on Kinzie went up 55 percent after the protected lanes opened, with 41 percent of the cyclists having changed their route to take advantage of the more bike-friendly street.