The Downtown Agenda
An Initiative of the Chicago Architecture Center
Chicago / 2026–27

An empty tower on Wacker means a bigger tax bill in your neighborhood.

When the Loop can't pay its share, the rest of Chicago has to pick up the slack.

The Downtown Agenda is a plan to fix the Loop so Chicago remains affordable — crafted by our best architects and informed by economists, civic leaders, and taxpayers who need downtown to work.

Follow the work.

What we're learning, what we're hearing, and what we're doing — delivered occasionally, never noisily.