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Resources and Facts about Broadway Corridor Rezoning

Edgewater Residents for Broadway

  • ERRB zoning letter to Mayor Brandon Johnson - Sep. 8, 2025 (pdf)

  • ERRB zoning letter to Alder Leni Manaa Hoppenworth and other 49 Alders - Sep 9, 2025 (pdf)

  • Flyer for Patio Beef Rally - Apr. 26, 2025 (pdf)

  • A Better Broadway: ERB’s Community-Driven Roadmap for Responsible Rezoning - Apr. 16, 2025 (link)

  • Position Statement - Mar. 15, 2025 (pdf)

Affordability Articles / Research

  • New York Times – Why Building Alone Won’t Solve The Housing Crisis by Ronda Kaysen - Feb. 5, 2026 (pdf)

  • Harvard JCHS – Housing Unaffordability Soared to New Highs in 2024 – Feb. 4, 2026 (link)

Public Media Articles

  • Block Club Chicago - 2 Edgewater Vacant Lots On Same Block To Be Turned Into Apartment Buildings With 58 Units (Madison Savedra) - Mar 12, 2026 (link)

  • News-Star- Where’s the Master Plan for Bryn Mawr redevelopment? (Jack Markowski) - Jun 25, 2025 (pdf)

  • Chicago Tribune- Chicago’s zoning plan for Broadway is a nonstarter (John Holden) - Apr. 25, 2025 (pdf)

  • News-Star - A call for a responsible, community-driven rezoning of Broadway (ERB Coordinating Committee) Apr. 9, 2025 - (pdf)

  • Chicago Sun-Times - Stop the rush to change zoning on Broadway Avenue in Edgewater (Dunne OpEd) - Feb 23, 2025 (pdf)

  • Inside-Booster - City Plan Commission approves Broadway upzoning framework (Bob Zuley) - Feb. 26, 2025 (pdf)

  • News-Star - Ald. Manaa-Hoppenworth faces crucial decision on Broadway upzoning (Patricia Sharkey) - Feb. 26, 2025 (pdf)

  • News-Star - Evanston slows down upzoning at residents’ urging, upzoning process vastly different from Chicago’s(Bob Zuley) - Mar. 19, 2025 (pdf)

  • News-Star - City could upzone Broadway’s small businesses right out of business (Harris Meyer) Apr. 9, 2025 - (pdf)

  • News-Star - A call for a responsible, community-driven rezoning of Broadway (ERB Coordinating Committee) Apr. 9, 2025 - (pdf)

  • Chicago Tribune- Chicago’s zoning plan for Broadway is a nonstarter(John Holden) - Apr. 25, 2025 (pdf)

Fact Sheets

  • Comparison fact sheet: Key Facts, Current Zoning, B3-5 City Proposal - Jan. 20, 2025 (pdf)

  • “DPD Doesn’t Understand Edgewater”, Point vs Counter Point (J. Markowski; J, Charmelo) - Feb. 2025 (pdf)

  • DPD Broadway Land Use Planning (Edgewater and Uptown) - Feb. 13, 2025 (pdf)

  • Edgewater Historical Society and Museum EDGEWATER'S HISTORIC BROADWAY CORRIDOR BUILDINGS - Dec. 2019 (pdf)

  • EdgewaterHistorical Society - presentation on Broadway Historical Buildings - Dec. 7 2024 (YouTube)

Edgewater Block Clubs

  • PowerPoint Presentation - J. Markowski; Thom Greene; Todd Baisch - Jan. 25, 2025 (pdf)

  • Ten Block Club Joint Letter to DPD Commissioner and Ald. Manaa-Hoppenworth - Jan. 16, 2025 (pdf)

  • ENN-NEON Block Club comments before the Chicago Planning Commission - Feb. 20, 2025 (pdf)

  • Lakewood-Balmoral Residents Council’s Position on the Broadway Land Use Plan - Mar. 20, 2025 (pdf)