Chicago, IL, USA

Chicago Time Exchange

Chicago's Participatory Budgeting Process
 

Chicago has a vibrant sharing economy, but mostly not yet formally connected. The most active organization in the sharing community is the Chicago Time Exchange.

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There are too many to name, but some key organizations in the Chicago community are:

Chicago Time Exchange

Center for Workplace Democracy

Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council

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August 2018

Chicago Cooperative Economy Summit
August 25 (All day)
Featuring: panels of the co-op economy's leaders and pioneers, breakout discussions, tabling by cooperative organizations promoting and enrolling people in their programs, and the publishing of the first directory of Chicago's 250+ brick and mortar sites in the cooperative economy. $0-$20 donation.
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The Working World: Funding Co-ops with Non-Extractive Capital
Kelly McCartney
July 20, 2016
The Chicago Honey Co-op Works with a Hive Mind
Kelly McCartney
June 29, 2016
7 Services Expanding Mobility for Aging Americans
SHARED-USE MOBILITY CENTER
March 2, 2016
#WalkingMatters: Cities Should Be Good Places for Everyone to Walk
Jay Walljasper
October 28, 2015
3 Years Ago, Chicago Workers Took Over a Window Factory and Thrived
YES! Magazine
October 19, 2015
Streets and Sidewalks Should Be Used to Improve Our Health
Mobility Lab
September 23, 2015
Will Low-Income Residents Benefit Most from P2P Carsharing?
SHARED-USE MOBILITY CENTER
July 14, 2015
5 Bikesharing Trends to Watch
SHARED-USE MOBILITY CENTER
May 25, 2015
Public Roads, Private Maps
Susie Cagle
October 13, 2014
The Top 5 U.S. Public Transit Systems by the Numbers [Infographic]
Kelly McCartney
September 8, 2014
How to Fix the Tragedy No One Talks About
Jay Walljasper
September 2, 2014
Why Trails Are America’s New Town Squares
Jay Walljasper
August 27, 2014
Healers of Color Raises Chicago's Vibration with Community Healing
Mira Luna
July 23, 2014
How to Inspire Millions More Americans to Ride Bicycles
Jay Walljasper
July 22, 2014
11 Projects That Prove Affordable Housing Can Be Beautiful
Anna Bergren Miller
July 7, 2014
The Occupy Portraits: A Photo Essay
Annie Appel
June 25, 2014
CivicLab: The Coworking Space for Civic Hacking
Cat Johnson
June 4, 2014
New Documentary Explores the Rise of Urban Ag in the U.S.
Kelly McCartney
May 26, 2014
Real Money, Real Power: A Report on Participatory Budgeting
Kelly McCartney
May 8, 2014
Infographic: Bike Sharing Sweeps the U.S.
PeopleForBikes
April 28, 2014
2013: The Year Bike Sharing Came of Age
Jay Walljasper
January 14, 2014
9 Urban Food Policies for Strong Local Food Systems
SELC
December 9, 2013
Policies for Shareable Cities: Transportation
SELC
December 3, 2013
Green Lane Project Seeks Six (More) Great Cities
Kelly McCartney
October 23, 2013
How the Power of Cooperation Transformed a Vacant Lot in South Chicago
Aaron Cynic
October 22, 2013
How to Beat the Bike Backlash: Lessons from NY & Beyond
Jay Walljasper
June 6, 2013
A New Era: From Occupation to Workers' Control
Willie Osterweil
February 6, 2013
Bikes Boost Economic Opportunities in Your Town
Jay Walljasper
October 24, 2012
How to Rebuild the City as a Platform
Paul M. Davis
August 13, 2012
Green Lanes: Welcome to the Future of Getting Around
Jay Walljasper
June 5, 2012
Solidarity During Wartime in the Streets of Chicago
Aaron Cynic
May 23, 2012
DataKind's Vision of a Data-Driven Social Change Movement
Paul M. Davis
May 16, 2012
Shareable Chicago: A Primer
Paul M. Davis
May 14, 2012
Hacking As A Civic Duty
Paul M. Davis
March 23, 2012
Code For America's Vision for Peer-to-Peer City Governance
Paul M. Davis
February 20, 2012
Participatory Budgeting Gains Steam in San Francisco
Michael Levitin
August 10, 2011
Neighborstead of the Week: Carmen Winona Block Club
Chuck Templeton
June 2, 2011
Green Space and the Narrative of the City
Lynette D'Amico
April 22, 2011
Chicago's Participatory Budgeting Experiment
Nicole Summers
April 6, 2011
The Book Bike Rides Again (Video)
Paul M. Davis
March 31, 2011
An Interview With Dan Sinker, Creator of the Chicago Mayoral Election Scorecard
Paul M. Davis
January 26, 2011
Screen Printing Co-Ops: A Shareable Way to Create Wearable Art
Paul M. Davis
January 11, 2011
The Book Bike
Paul M. Davis
April 20, 2010