ABSTRACT
Chicago provides examples of the best and worst in parking policy reform. The City is celebrated for its architecture, which also gives an insight into the City's relationship with the car, from Daniel Burnham's 'White City', a catalyst for the City Beautiful movement, through to the automotive architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright to the modernist 'Marina City' on the Chicago River. The City's off-street parking reforms have focused more on achieving transit-oriented development (TOD) outcomes, tapping into unrealized transit precinct/corridor capacity, and progressing the City's affordable housing agenda. The section concludes by considering parking reform outcomes related to place, politics, policy, pricing, and professional practice. That vision was largely aspirational and unrealized, but it established the idea of Chicago as a special place, evolving into the critical urban hub in the mid-west region. Chicago manages TOD outcomes via the 'Connected Communities' program, which focuses on off-street parking reforms around stations to improve the place/access experience.
