tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post5681427613973893271..comments2023-04-01T06:34:38.141-05:00Comments on Hyde Park Progress: Herald's Chicken: Keep Vacant Lots Vacantchicago pophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17055796523227869734noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-51269871310326017612007-08-27T13:18:00.000-05:002007-08-27T13:18:00.000-05:00Tupper: as far as reasonable and WELL-DESIGNED den...Tupper: as far as reasonable and WELL-DESIGNED density + transit, with some thought given to preserving a balance of residential incomes, then we are all aboard.chicago pophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17055796523227869734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-59397718277169624572007-08-27T13:15:00.000-05:002007-08-27T13:15:00.000-05:00HPP thanks Tupper for his/her(?) support and for m...HPP thanks Tupper for his/her(?) support and for making her way down to the South Side. Our blogger team is out there: one was just interviewed by the Trib on Harper Court, all of them have recently been in contact with the Herald, and we all are finding more contacts on a local level. Several readers, for example, are considering joining the Co-Op Board, which meets this evening, to see if it can be turned in a more satisfactory direction. <BR/><BR/>HPP is very local in focus and is building its network and its stock of ideas. Sounds like you're more interested in red meat NOW. What exactly do you have in mind?chicago pophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17055796523227869734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-33406891686596586102007-08-23T20:56:00.000-05:002007-08-23T20:56:00.000-05:00Excellent commentary on this particular, post, by ...Excellent commentary on this particular, post, by the way.<BR/><BR/>I have one question for our blogger. Have you been in touch with the Alderman, the Herald, other Hyde Park residents, etc?<BR/><BR/>I ask this because spreading the word is the only feasible way of exercising influence of any kind. It's a great blog, but I have to wonder how many people are actually reading it.<BR/><BR/>I found out about this blog at www.yochicago.comCity Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08528544991003990114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-45177996378034921542007-08-23T20:48:00.000-05:002007-08-23T20:48:00.000-05:00Thank you for this incredible blog. I have been l...Thank you for this incredible blog. I have been looking for this kind of "uprising", if you will, for a very long time.<BR/><BR/>Hyde Park is simply full of old fuddy duddies. It's almost as if they're holding their neighborhood hostage. I don't even want to know what's going to happen to Antheus' beautiful Studio Gang project.<BR/><BR/>My friends, there is hope. There is an organization already in existence in Chicago that feels the same way that you do. We have been in existence for about 1 year. It is an existence of (nearly) entirely Chicago residents who are concerned with with the irrational, self-centered NIMBYism and ignorance that threatens Chicago's wonderful rebirth. <BR/><BR/>From neighborhood to neighborhood, we are looking for more people like us who feel the way we do. We are looking for opportunities to educate people about the benefits of density and transit. We are looking at ways to show support for the kinds of developments that contribute in a positive way to the urban environment. In fact, our organization has already met with Alderman Bob Fioretti, and we plan to meet with him again.<BR/><BR/>I would like to invite all of you who are interested to meet with us. After all, the power is in numbers.<BR/><BR/>Please let me know if you're interested.<BR/><BR/>--TupperCity Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08528544991003990114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-84552534409259271472007-08-16T11:24:00.000-05:002007-08-16T11:24:00.000-05:00The higher, the better. These types of buildings ...The higher, the better. These types of buildings will provide homes for University People who can't find a decent property in Hyde Park.<BR/><BR/>Its a shame that these developers don't try to buy some of the run down three flat condos and do the same thing there.<BR/><BR/>Hyde Park's infrastructure and private property is largely delapidated and in need of replacement.<BR/><BR/>You can't count on most Hyde Parkers to shovel there side walks, let alone maintain their properties.Famachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11117327917074489292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-75573503855276270582007-08-15T17:50:00.000-05:002007-08-15T17:50:00.000-05:00One point I would add is that the idea that an 8-s...One point I would add is that the idea that an 8-story building is somehow not appropriate for this spot is hogwash. There are towers of equal or greater height within mere blocks. They are mostly old, and mostly owned by the University.<BR/><BR/>Land use in Chicago, but HP in particular, is way too segregated. It has also been far too heavily zoned for retail along its commercial strips. As you say, a few more feet coming and going on 53rd, right by the mall, across from the park and cafe, it makes perfect sense.chicago pophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17055796523227869734noreply@blogger.com