What is the Chicago Growth Project?

Chicago Growth Project is a new Urbanist PAC that is focused on responsible growth for the City of Chicago. We believe that key structural issues are currently preventing the city from being the best version of itself. We have three core beliefs and support candidates who share those beliefs with us:

1. We believe that the lack of a city charter promotes dysfunction.
2. Alderpersons should focus on legislative duties. Services should be handled by the city.
3. Our city processes and services need to be as quick and efficient as possible while still accomplishing their core objectives.

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Why start the Chicago Growth Project?

Chicago should have high living standards unmatched in the U.S. and more aligned with the world’s leading global cities. To achieve this vision, we need a fresh start.

Chicago is an outlier among American cities in its dysfunctional governance structures. Decades of poor decision-making have led us to a confluence of crises (crippling pension debt, parking meter deal, etc) that lay bare our lack of collective problem-solving capability and our inability to plan for sustainable growth. See Is Chicago About to Hit Rock Bottom and The New Chicago Way for a fascinating look at the connection between our governance structure and our mess.

To create the city we want to live in, we need a clear governance framework backed by newly elected officials. That’s why we started the Chicago Growth Project: to elect candidates who will deliver a City Charter and begin building the quality of life Chicagoans deserve. Through good governance that is both efficient and progressive, we can shape the future of our city.