Newspaper boxes along Michigan Avenue moved for Obama rally
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Due to security concerns the city would like to remove all news paper boxes from along Michigan avenue on Tuesday November 4th. The exact boundaries are Roosevelt to Wacker going from the Lake to 100ft west of Michigan. This will just be for the one day. The city will collect the boxes and replace them the following day. We will make note of the locations of the boxes and replace them as they stand today. If you have lists of locations you would like to forward to me to make sure placement is consistant please feel free to do so. I apologize for the late notice and I understand that you will most likely have questions and concerns. Please be assured we are only doing this for reasons of security and do not wish for it to have an affect on standard day to day operations after Tuesday.
Bryan J. Gallardo
Assistant to the Mayor
121 N. LaSalle St.
Chicago, IL 60602
Phone: (312)744-5053
Fax: (312)744-2324
bgallardo@cityofchicago.org
I want a rack in my neighborhood, on my corner, etc. Can I?
Leave a CommentThe multiple newspaper racks are only available in certain well-defined areas of downtown, governed by a Federal Court injunction and the resulting legal settlement. Thus, expanding the program to areas not defined in the legal settlement is somewhat unlikely, unless the city, the newspapers and the vendor (JC Decaux) are able to reach an agreement on a case-by-case basis to modify the multiple newsrack zone.
If you’d like to have a corner, or a street, considered for the program, please email brian@newcity.com. And be patient: it’s a long and complicated process.
News boxes at 535 W.Jackson
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All newspaper boxes were stickered with Orange color poster on May 19 for violation of city ordinance.
All have been removed and relocated with compliance except four of them 1.Urban Home. 2. The employment. 3. Single Choice 4. Metro Commuter. These boxes are too close to Bus stop. Removal date was June 2 ,2008.
Please assist us in removing and relocating these boxes at a location in compliance with city ordinance by their owners by June 19,2008 otherwise we will remove and destroy these boxes and the cost of the operation will be billed on to the owners.
-Ranjit Gangopadhyay
News boxes at Congress x Dearborn SE Corner
The following news boxes have been stickered for removal due to violation of Municipal code too close to Fire Hydrant. Please assist us in removing these boxes by their owners at a location in compliance with the city ordinace otherwise these boxes will be removed and destroyed by the city in two weeks. Thanks.
Chicago Journal, New Home Guide, Red Eye, Onion, Sred Job Guide
-Ranjit Gangopadhyay
Pending Multiracks
The following multiracks have still not been installed. We are awaiting status from the city. All slots in these racks have been allocated.
Adams & State SW
Adams & Wells NE
Chestnut & Rush NE
Bellevue & Rush NW
The following multiracks have been removed for construction. We are awaiting return dates from the city. All slots in these racks have been allocated.
Washington & Dearborn SE
Washington & Dearborn NE
Washington & State NE
Randolph & Dearborn SE
Walton & Rush NW
New CTA bus stop requires box relocations
A new CTA bus stop will be installed on Roosevelt between Wabash – State on Sunday March 23,2008. All news boxes at that location have to be relocated away from the proposed CTA Bus stop by Friday March 21,2008.
The new bus stop will be on the north side of the street in front of the Green/Orange “L” station in the westbound direction. Please relocate the newspaper racks either 50′ west or 100′ east of their present location. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me directly.
Jack Chalabian
Chicago Transit Authority
Planning and Development Department, Traffic Planning
Traffic Analyst
567 W. Lake St., 10th Floor
Chicago, IL 60661-1498
Phone: (312) 681-4176
Pager: (312) 250-1038
Email: jchalabian@transitchicago.com
Newsbox violations at Cedar and State
From: “Ranjit Gangopadhyay” <rgangopadhyay@cityofchicago.org>
Date: March 14, 2008 12:46:46 PM CDT
To: <brian@newcity.com>
Subject: Fwd: newsboxes (cedar and state)
Brian,
At the request of Alderman Brendan Reilly We have inspected all news boxes at Cedar x State and found the following news boxes are in violation of city ordinance.Our inspector will sticker them on Monday March 17,2008 and owner has to remove and relocate them within 10 working days .After 10 days citation will be issued against the owner and city will remove them.
We need your assistance to disseminate this info.
Thanks
Ranjit
Ranjit here is the list of boxes on the CTA air Shaft.
-Apartment Guide
-USA Today
-Suntimes
-Homes and Land
-New City
-Pink Magazine
Information for monthly or less frequent publications using the multiracks
In order to keep the multiracks stocked with publications and prevent them from becoming garbage receptacles, the idea has been proposed to have less-frequent publications share slots within the multiracks, rather than have them sit empty most of the month. Another option, of course, would be to restock your publication at least weekly over the course of the month.
Please post contact information on your news boxes
The city has requested that all publications with news boxes on the public way post contact information on each box. This will aid the city and others in contacting the publication in case of emergency, or when the box needs to be moved for any reason.
