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Urban Planning

Successful Urban Business Districts | Portage Park: Neighborhood in a Garden

The following articles are from a series of occasional articles that appear in the monthly PPNA newsletter about important elements of healthy residential and business/commercial communities.

The series began in April 2004; check back in the coming months to see what topics have been added to this page.
Successful Urban Business Districts

Portage Park: Old-Time Cutting-Edge? — Principles used to design the Portage Park neighborhood in the early twentieth century are now back in style and are being used for new development.

Zoning Revamp Looks to Preserve Neighborhood Character — A brief overview of the new zoning classifications that were effective November 2004.

Portage Park: Neighborhood in a Garden

Trees: Making the City More Livable — Learn about the important role that trees play in a healthy urban neighborhood.

 














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