BigSqwert Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 I take it no one else watched the debate? You all waiting to see who has the best campaign commercial to help you make your choice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2HH Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 28, 2011 -> 08:40 AM) I take it no one else watched the debate? You all waiting to see who has the best campaign commercial to help you make your choice? Best campaign commercial wins my vote. If Rahm came on tv and said, "Vote for me...or you're a dick!", I'd actually vote for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 28, 2011 -> 08:40 AM) I take it no one else watched the debate? You all waiting to see who has the best campaign commercial to help you make your choice? I'm waiting to see who pays me the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 28, 2011 -> 08:56 AM) I'm waiting to see who pays me the most. They're all going to give you money and you're waiting to see who gives you the most? I don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted January 28, 2011 Author Share Posted January 28, 2011 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 28, 2011 -> 08:40 AM) I take it no one else watched the debate? You all waiting to see who has the best campaign commercial to help you make your choice? Recorded it, read about it this morning, plan to watch it in the next few days. I've already eliminated Braun. She had a laugher I saw in the debate, again - criticizing Emmanuel and Chico for being politicians going from one appointment to another. This from a former Senator who was then given the oh-so-difficult job of Ambassador to New Zealand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 28, 2011 -> 08:59 AM) They're all going to give you money and you're waiting to see who gives you the most? I don't get it. I'm a Republican, what's to get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 (edited) The ruling is actually good for Chicago. While I am not a Rahnm backer I think he is the best current candidate. For the love of god if Carol had somehow squeaked in. Huberman is the current version of Chico, takes a lot of jobs within the city and does nothing with them and moves before anyone can figure out what he is doing. Rahm has worked with Clinton and Bush so he will nto be overwhelmed by the job. I can not say that much for the others. Edited January 28, 2011 by Harry Chappas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Jan 28, 2011 -> 09:50 AM) The ruling is actually good for Chicago. While I am not a Rahnm backer I think he is the best current candidate. For the love of god if Carol had somehow squeaked in. Huberman is the current version of Chico, takes a lot of jobs within the city and does nothing with them and moves before anyone can figure out what he is doing. Rahm has worked with Clinton and Bush so he will nto be overwhelmed by the job. I can not say that much for the others. I just can't help but think that Rahm will be an extension of Daley's policies. We'll have our world class downtown area and most other neighborhoods will be ignored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 28, 2011 -> 09:52 AM) I just can't help but think that Rahm will be an extension of Daley's policies. We'll have our world class downtown area and most other neighborhoods will be ignored. Probably but I think the status quo is fine which he should be able to hold and hopefully in time he figures out how to improve things. You need to remember that Lincoln Park and the north side of the city have improved greatly over time because of the world class downtown and its sprawl into the north and more recently the south. The downtown is slowly moving south and west and hopefully Rahm can keep this going. The other candidates could have caused the city to regress. Rahm knows how Washington works and he knows how the folks that back Obama work and that is very important. That is Daley's biggest strength. It is not ideal politics but it is best for the city in my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Jan 28, 2011 -> 10:05 AM) Probably but I think the status quo is fine which he should be able to hold and hopefully in time he figures out how to improve things. You need to remember that Lincoln Park and the north side of the city have improved greatly over time because of the world class downtown and its sprawl into the north and more recently the south. The downtown is slowly moving south and west and hopefully Rahm can keep this going. The other candidates could have caused the city to regress. Rahm knows how Washington works and he knows how the folks that back Obama work and that is very important. That is Daley's biggest strength. It is not ideal politics but it is best for the city in my mind. I'll have to completely disagree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 28, 2011 -> 05:09 PM) I'll have to completely disagree. BTW this reminded me a lot of Milwaukee Ave. and other areas. Way too many vacant storefronts in places that are blowing up. http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/h...ck-its-present/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 28, 2011 -> 10:11 AM) BTW this reminded me a lot of Milwaukee Ave. and other areas. Way too many vacant storefronts in places that are blowing up. http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/h...ck-its-present/ Indeed. The stretch of Milwaukee that we're on (California to Western) is almost entirely made up of empty store fronts and it's been like this for 3 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 28, 2011 -> 05:13 PM) Indeed. The stretch of Milwaukee that we're on (California to Western) is almost entirely made up of empty store fronts and it's been like this for 3 years. Which is ridiculous, especially with the proximity to the blue line stops and wealth going toward the area. It finally picks up around Logan Square. I do like how they have turned the empty storefronts into art displays on milwaukee, but there is so much that area could be for storefronts. Toward north/damen/milwaukee there are a lot of stores that could spill so much further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 28, 2011 -> 10:18 AM) Which is ridiculous, especially with the proximity to the blue line stops and wealth going toward the area. It finally picks up around Logan Square. I do like how they have turned the empty storefronts into art displays on milwaukee, but there is so much that area could be for storefronts. Toward north/damen/milwaukee there are a lot of stores that could spill so much further. You're reading my mind. We chose the condo we're in right now because it's 2 blocks from the California Blue Line and 4 years ago when we bought it we figured we'd see the neighborhood change before our eyes. It has, but at an alarmingly slow rate. I'm pretty sure the number of closed businesses outweigh the number of new ones (i.e., Revolution Brewery, The Boiler Room). There was even a huge project (large pdf link) in place to transform that stretch of Milwaukee with lots of time and money put into it. Unfortunately nothing whatsoever became of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 28, 2011 -> 10:09 AM) I'll have to completely disagree. What are you disagreeing with here? Have you seen pictures/video of Lincoln Park/Wrigleyville from about 1980 to 2000 compared to what it is now? He's absolutely right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Jan 28, 2011 -> 09:50 AM) The ruling is actually good for Chicago. While I am not a Rahnm backer I think he is the best current candidate. For the love of god if Carol had somehow squeaked in. Huberman is the current version of Chico, takes a lot of jobs within the city and does nothing with them and moves before anyone can figure out what he is doing. Rahm has worked with Clinton and Bush so he will nto be overwhelmed by the job. I can not say that much for the others. Who ever walks in will be in a world of hurt. I am going to bet today that whoever it is, ends up being a one termer. The City of Chicago is a house of cards right now economically. The budget is a scary mess, and it is at the revenue max with as high of taxes and fees that it has compared to the rest of the nation. The next Mayor is going to be responsible for some brutal decisions that need to be made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 28, 2011 -> 12:27 PM) Who ever walks in will be in a world of hurt. I am going to bet today that whoever it is, ends up being a one termer. The City of Chicago is a house of cards right now economically. The budget is a scary mess, and it is at the revenue max with as high of taxes and fees that it has compared to the rest of the nation. The next Mayor is going to be responsible for some brutal decisions that need to be made. I good friend of mine is the major of the town where I work. Yesterday he was telling me how difficult the job is right now because of the economy. They are slashing cost and it makes things tough. He knows he will be a one termer because of the people he is pissing off. They aren't getting fat off the city anymore and that hurts them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 http://www.chicagoforrahm.com/issues/transportation This is pretty spot on, I'll say that. And if the storefront owners are just going to hold out, than loosening building restrictions and bad parking regulations can allow for more new retail development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 28, 2011 -> 12:24 PM) What are you disagreeing with here? Have you seen pictures/video of Lincoln Park/Wrigleyville from about 1980 to 2000 compared to what it is now? He's absolutely right. I'm disagreeing that 3 or 4 neighborhoods are more important than the city as a whole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted January 28, 2011 Author Share Posted January 28, 2011 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 28, 2011 -> 01:15 PM) I'm disagreeing that 3 or 4 neighborhoods are more important than the city as a whole. I think some of the expectations of the mayor here are unattainable, by anyone. If you wanted to make the entire city like downtown, in terms of the pretty/clean factors, it would cost ridiculous money. Like, double the city property tax portion money. The reality is that NONE of the city was in the shape it should have been 25 years ago. Now, there has been dramatic improvement in some areas, small improvements in others. And yes, there are yet other areas that are basically no better than they were - which is what would happen in any city with any mayor. But the idea here is, byt revitalizing targeted areas of the city, bringing in new businesses and more tourists, etc., you saw the decades-long decline in population reverse to an actual increase, and that absolutely has an effect on the entire city. It means more jobs, even if they aren't right around the corner. You can't fix it all, not right away anyway, so you fix what gives you the biggest bang for your buck, and hope it spreads... which it did, far and wide (even if not everywhere). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 28, 2011 -> 01:15 PM) I'm disagreeing that 3 or 4 neighborhoods are more important than the city as a whole. Your Alderman is the issue not the mayor in some of these cases. There are too many alderman that are not qualified for the job and that is what kills a neighborhood. Rahm is the best guy to try and get the city back on track or keep it going the way that it currently is run. There are no other candidates with the background to weather the storm SS2K talks about. Rahm will be in office as long as he wants in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxbadger Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 (edited) My hope is that Rahm will be able to get more federal money for things like public transportation, etc. Ive heard that Bush wanted to give Chicago a bunch of money for public transportation but Daley lost out on it because he was unwilling to comply with the requirements (I believe he had to raise parking meter rates and more bus lanes.) In retrospect that was a terrible decision. Daley in the end allowed meter rates to be raised significantly and Chicago did not receive a dime from the federal govt. Hopefully Rahm is better able to get federal money to improve Chicago, because the more money we can get from the federal govt, the more money Chicago can save and balance the budget. Edited January 28, 2011 by Soxbadger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxbadger Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 In terms of rezoning/redevelopment it is almost entirely the Alderman's call. I believe there have only been a handful of times when a rezone/development has been approved against an Aldermans wishes. The most notable would be the Children's Museum. For example, there are Chicago development rules, such as you must have a minimum 1:1 ratio of parking spots to units on all new development. In Alderman Schulter's ward you need to have a 2:1 ratio. Furthermore some wards basically let the community determine whether development will occur. If there are more negative votes than positive votes, the Alderman wont approve. The problem with this system is that people who are negative towards a project are more likely to show up than those who are positive and want redevelopment. If you want to see your community change and be redeveloped, you have to show up at all the community meetings otherwise the negative voices are all they hear. Im not going to even get into the current market for financing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jan 28, 2011 -> 09:35 PM) For example, there are Chicago development rules, such as you must have a minimum 1:1 ratio of parking spots to units on all new development. In Alderman Schulter's ward you need to have a 2:1 ratio. :rolleyes (not at you) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Carol put on quite the show of ignorance yesterday.....anyone that backed her needs to really reevaluate their ability to make descicions. The thought that Rahm not in the race and her actually having a backing is scary what could have happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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