Chicago Newsracks

Labeling Finished, Reallocation Complete

Brian Hieggelke — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 23:26:35 +0000

JC Decaux has finished labeling the multiracks, so you should have commenced stocking them by now (everyone was emailed more than a week ago). If you encounter problems, let me know. I’m sure some issues will arise, and we’ll try to do a review of everything down the road a bit.

Reallocation finished, pending labeling

Brian Hieggelke — Thu, 12 May 2011 18:23:50 +0000

All of the open slots have been reallocated, and the new assignments are shown here in green. However, we will not be able to start servicing these new locations till they have been labeled by JC Decaux.

I am dropping off the schematic diagrams to JC Decaux this afternoon, and will update this site when I have definitive timing on this final step.

The wait list has been updated as of this final round of reallocations.

Reallocation Update

Brian Hieggelke — Wed, 11 May 2011 14:15:28 +0000

I am working on Adams, Madison and Monroe today. The following publications, from the waitlist, are not being included in this process either because they did not want additional slots right now, or because they failed to respond to multiple requests. If they respond in time, they are still eligible to participate in Michigan-Chicago-Rush reallocations later this week:

For Rent/Dominion Distribution
Employment Guide
Pink Magazine
Free Shopper
Windy City Wheels
Michigan Avenue
Rolling Out
Chicago Scene

Final Reallocations in Process

Brian Hieggelke — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:27:19 +0000

This email was sent all wait-listed publications last week:

Hello,

With the weather turning favorable, and a new mayor in the wings, we need to fast-track the remaining reallocation of Multiracks.

By next Wednesday, April 27, please send me the following:

1. Your top six choices for the remaining Loop streets, or let me know if a) you’ll take any available or b) you want to just hold onto your current wait-list position slots and skip those streets.

Adams Street/Madison Street/Monroe Street

Please note that these were due September 30, 2010 and if you sent me your choices on time, I have them on file.

By next Saturday, April 30, please send me the following:

1. Your top six choices for the Gold Coast streets, or let me know if a) you’ll take any available or b) you want to just hold onto your current wait-list position slots and skip those streets

Chicago Avenue/Michigan Avenue/Rush Street

You can review existing allocations, as well as slots likely to open up, here: http://chicagonews.wordpress.com/multirack-allocations-current/

Washington-Randolph Multiracks Ready

Brian Hieggelke — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:57:59 +0000

JC Decaux has completed the relabeling of the newly allocated multirack locations on Washington and Randolph. Please add them to your lists and start stocking them weekly.

If you have not done so, please send your top six choices for Madison/Adams/Monroe by September 30.

Reallocations Phase 1 Completed

Brian Hieggelke — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 01:55:20 +0000

The reallocations for Washington and Randolph have been completed and are reflected on those pages on this site. New slots are indicated by the color green.

We are awaiting details from JCD on when they will get these multiracks relabeled and will pass along that information as soon as we get it.

The wait list has been updated after the Phase 1 process.

Next up Madison/Monroe/Adams. Send me your top 6 choices, or let me know if you’d prefer I just assign you to relevant open slots, as many did in the first round.

Update on the Reallocation–Publications at risk of missing out

Brian Hieggelke — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:39:21 +0000

Hello. Many of you have been contacting me for status updates. Many of you have not responded to the call for slot preferences, which has held us up, but we’re going to proceed next week either way. Here is the email that went out today to the unresponsive publications:

The following publications have not responded to this deadline as outlined below. If I do not hear from you by Monday, July 26, 5pm, we will proceed without you. You will retain your slot on the wait list, but will not be awarded any of the pending locations on Randolph and Washington. Thanks.

Windy City Wheels

Windy City Times

For Rent/Dominion

Pink Magazine

Rolling Out

Real Estate Book

Chicagoland Publishing/Tribune

N’Digo

Chicago Parent

Chicago Scene

Singles Choice/Chicago After Dark

The Onion

Free Shopper

Competitor Chicago

Homes & Farms

Apartment Guide/Distributech

Global Traveler/Arch News

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Hello,

The results of last week’s wait-list lottery are now posted at the web site, http://chicagonews.wordpress.com

Please review the list, as well as the recent postings, which also include important notices from the city.

The first phase of reallocation is going to focus on Randolph and Washington Streets.

By next Wednesday, June 30, please:

1. Review the current allocations on the web site vs. your records and report any discrepancies to me for investigation. After the reallocation is finished, it will be too late to raise these issues.

2. Send me either your top three choices, limited to those two streets, or let me know if you want to just hold onto your current slot and skip those streets.

Pending Multiracks (updated)

Brian Hieggelke — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:17:02 +0000

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 (Construction is finished at 50 E. Chestnut)
Bellevue & Rush NW (Site inspection indicates space for rack. JCD has rotating billboard on site.)

The following multiracks have been removed or blocked for construction. We are awaiting return dates from the city. All slots in these racks have been allocated.

Randolph & Dearborn SE (Block 37 construction finished; room for newsrack present)
Adams & Wabash SW
Michigan & Erie NW (New Ritz-Carlton structure construction)

Newsracks Reinstalled at Construction Sites

Brian Hieggelke — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 02:23:30 +0000

From JC Decaux:

We finished the reinstallation of the newsracks that were temp dismounted due to construction per surveys on 6-28. They are:

9003    Walton & Michigan                         69 E. Walton
9068    Walton & Rush                              48 E. Walton
9074    Pearson & Rush                            49 E. Pearson
9101    Washington & State                       2 W. Washington
9126    Washington Wabash                      53 E. Washington
9129    Washington & Dearborn                  31 W. Washington
9133    Washington & LaSalle                    149 W. Washington

We have also finished a few weeks ago the maintenance repairs and got today the plexiglass doors to replace old doors damaged as discussed in our meeting.

Brian: please notify the publication about these reinstalls as they should start using the newssracsks again (the boxes remain with the original publication allotments).

CDOT Bulletin: Chaining boxes; location lists

Brian Hieggelke — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:22:27 +0000

To All:
We are still have 2 major problems we need to resolve ASAP:

1) Per ordinance 10-28-765 a Each news rack shall be sufficiently weighted to provide stability and safety. News racks shall be maintained in orderly rows. Within the central business district, no news rack shall be chained, tied or otherwise fastened to a tree, signpost, streetlight, telephone pole or other fixture on the public way.

2)Per ordinance 10-28-765 d Not later than June 1 of each year, every distributor shall submit to the commissioner a list, in a form specified by the commissioner, of the locations of all of the distributor’s news racks that were situated on the public way as of May 1 of that year.

Please have all of your boxes unchained from all structures, and please submit all lists to me.

Thank you.

Michael Imparato
CDOT
(312)742-6104
(312)446-1700