Chicago Politics and Urbanism Daily
Chicago’s Reform Test: Zoning, Cops, Buses and CPS
Tuesday, June 16, 2026 · 10 min
Chicago zoning reform, CPD deployment, CTA reliability and CPS governance all point to the same question: whether City Hall can turn reform slogans into measurable housing, safety, transit and education outcomes.
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Chicago zoning reform, CPD deployment, CTA reliability and CPS governance all point to the same question: whether City Hall can turn reform slogans into measurable housing, safety, transit and education outcomes.
In this episode
- [PDF] Upzoning Chicago: Impacts of a Zoning Reform on Property Values and Housing Construction | Semantic Scholar — Urban Affairs Review
* DOI:[10.1177/1078087418824672](https://doi.org/10.1177/1078087418824672) * Corpus ID: 159317550 # Upzoning Chicago: Impacts of a Zoning Reform on Property Values and Housing Construction ``` @article{Freemark2020UpzoningCI, title={Upzoning Chicago: Impacts of a Zoning Reform on Property Values and Housing Construction}, author={Yonah Slifkin Freemark}, journal={Urban Affairs Review}, …
- Step Back — When city leaders say Chicago needs more cops, what do we actually know about how many sworn officers are assigned to neighborhood patrol versus desks, special units, or citywide teams — and who has the power to move them?
Background sources
- Long-sought Chicago police staffing study recommends adding more cops, hiring civilians - Chicago Sun-Times — Suntimes
- Top cop bullish on study calling for hundreds of more officers — but unions, lack of money could stand in way - Chicago Sun-Times — Suntimes
- Chicago crime: CPD staffing study finds too many desk jobs - Crain's Chicago Business — Chicagobusiness
- Chicago Police Department - BGA Policy 2026 Budget Snapshot - Better Government Association — Geoffrey Cubbage
- Chicago Police Leaders Must Change How Officers Are Deployed in ‘High-Demand’ Areas: Study | Chicago News | WTTW — WTTW
- The CPD Study on How Officers Are Deployed Required by the Consent Decree is Nearly Complete, Officials Say | Chicago News | WTTW — WTTW
- Sworn CPD Member Overtime Summary - Chicago Office of Inspector General — Igchicago
- Chicago Police Department Expands Unity of Command and Span of Control Pilot Program Focused on More Efficient Supervision and Stronger Community Trust – Chicago Police Department — Chicagopolice
- Frequency and Reliability
 Route 82 in the Context of CTA Standards ## Methods Route 82’s quality of service can be broken down into two parts: (1) the scheduled frequency of service and (2) the actual reliability of service. Standards and definitions vary by agency and are located in the Appendix. Here, the term “frequency” will refer to the scheduled frequency of bus service. Route…
- Chicago Board of Education | Chicago Public Schools — Chicago Public Schools
Top of Page [Skip to Content](#main) Main 1. [Home](/) / 2. [About CPS](/about/) 3. Chicago Board of Education # Chicago Board of Education The Chicago Board of Education ("Board") is a hybrid governing body with 11 members appointed by the mayor and 10 elected members. The Board is responsible for the oversight of Chicago Public Schools (CPS). CPS is committed to transparency, and working…