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	<title>South Loop Dog Park Action Cooperative</title>
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	<description>Support your local dog parks!</description>
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		<title>Unleashed Fury &#8211; The Political Struggle for Dog-Friendly Parks</title>
		<link>http://southloopdogpac.org/2012/02/unleashed-fury-the-political-struggle-for-dog-friendly-parks/</link>
		<comments>http://southloopdogpac.org/2012/02/unleashed-fury-the-political-struggle-for-dog-friendly-parks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Julie Walsh&#8217;s 2011 book &#8216;Unleashed Fury &#8211; The Political Struggle for Dog-Friendly Parks&#8216; is highly recommended. If you don&#8217;t like reading thoughtful academic-tinged texts (the author is an associate professor of political science), you might find it tl;dr, but do try to read through the first two chapters!  The book was reviewed in the Jan/Feb <a href='http://southloopdogpac.org/2012/02/unleashed-fury-the-political-struggle-for-dog-friendly-parks/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Installation of gravel fencing at GBP</title>
		<link>http://southloopdogpac.org/2011/10/installation-of-gravel-fencing-at-gbp/</link>
		<comments>http://southloopdogpac.org/2011/10/installation-of-gravel-fencing-at-gbp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 01:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sldogpac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During our cleanup on Saturday 10.8.11, the SLDogPAC installed a mesh fabric barrier along the west side of the Grant Bark Park. The fencing fabric is intended to address a problem that is common to poorly designed pea gravel areas in the dog &#8216;friendly&#8217; areas around Chicago &#8211; that is, pea gravel is going to spread <a href='http://southloopdogpac.org/2011/10/installation-of-gravel-fencing-at-gbp/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A new South Loop dog park blog!</title>
		<link>http://southloopdogpac.org/2011/10/a-new-south-loop-dog-park-blog/</link>
		<comments>http://southloopdogpac.org/2011/10/a-new-south-loop-dog-park-blog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sldogpac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of you have heard about plans for a new dog park to be built on Wabash south of 16th St.  We’ve blogged about it a couple of times (here, here, and here), too. The park was proposed by Alderman Fioretti, and the site is expected to be named Fred Anderson Park. Well, today the DFA committee <a href='http://southloopdogpac.org/2011/10/a-new-south-loop-dog-park-blog/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>New bag dispensers in the South Loop</title>
		<link>http://southloopdogpac.org/2011/10/new-bag-dispensers-in-the-south-loop/</link>
		<comments>http://southloopdogpac.org/2011/10/new-bag-dispensers-in-the-south-loop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 15:15:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sldogpac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve received word from the PDNA (Prairie District Neighborhood Alliance) that they have installed three new dog waste bag dispensers in the South Loop!  This is good news, and those of you who&#8217;ve seen the dispensers at Grant Bark Park and Coliseum Park Dog Run will be familiar with them: This is apparently &#8216;Phase 1&#8242;. <a href='http://southloopdogpac.org/2011/10/new-bag-dispensers-in-the-south-loop/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>How big are Chicago Dog Friendly Areas?</title>
		<link>http://southloopdogpac.org/2011/08/how-big-are-chicago-dog-friendly-areas/</link>
		<comments>http://southloopdogpac.org/2011/08/how-big-are-chicago-dog-friendly-areas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 22:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sldogpac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How big are the dog parks in Chicago?  Well, here&#8217;s little graphic to give you an idea: The average size of a Chicago DFA excluding the three beaches is ~0.16 acre (~6600 sq ft).]]></description>
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		<title>Grant Bark Park Will Be Shut Down For Lollapallooza</title>
		<link>http://southloopdogpac.org/2011/08/grant-bark-park-will-be-shut-down-for-lollapallooza/</link>
		<comments>http://southloopdogpac.org/2011/08/grant-bark-park-will-be-shut-down-for-lollapallooza/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sldogpac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Golf Carts and RVs have already invaded the space north of the park. According to Jackie Guthrie of the Chicago Park District: The dog area, tennis courts and skate park will not be available during Lollapalooza. This area will open up after Lollapalooza is completed. From my understanding, Friday, August 5 &#8211; Sunday, August <a href='http://southloopdogpac.org/2011/08/grant-bark-park-will-be-shut-down-for-lollapallooza/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Kiddie Pools at GBP? Survey results are in!</title>
		<link>http://southloopdogpac.org/2011/07/kiddie-pools-at-gbp-survey-results-are-in/</link>
		<comments>http://southloopdogpac.org/2011/07/kiddie-pools-at-gbp-survey-results-are-in/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:55:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sldogpac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three weeks ago we posted a survey online and at the bulletin board at Grant Bark Park, in response to a Facebook comment: “PLEASE REMOVE THE KIDDIE POOLS FROM THE GRANT PARK DOG PARK, These things are breeding pools of disease for dogs, especially puppies. If this is were my yearly membership is spent, I <a href='http://southloopdogpac.org/2011/07/kiddie-pools-at-gbp-survey-results-are-in/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fred Anderson Park Development Plans</title>
		<link>http://southloopdogpac.org/2011/06/fred-anderson-park-development-plans/</link>
		<comments>http://southloopdogpac.org/2011/06/fred-anderson-park-development-plans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:42:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sldogpac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pamela Focia has kindly agreed to share slides of her presentation &#8216;Fred Anderson Park Development Plans&#8217; given at the Greater South Loop Association Community Meeting held May 21, 2011 at the Overflow Coffee Bar. Over the fold for the rest of the presentation&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>16th &amp; Wabash Dog Park Proposal Shrinks 33%</title>
		<link>http://southloopdogpac.org/2011/04/16th-wabash-dog-park-proposal-shrinks-33/</link>
		<comments>http://southloopdogpac.org/2011/04/16th-wabash-dog-park-proposal-shrinks-33/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sldogpac</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://southloopdogpac.org/?p=1754</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A revised concept for the 16th and Wabash park was presented in the meeting room of the District 1 Police Station on April 27th. The park proposal arises from Alderman Fioretti&#8217;s initiative, and he should be acknowledged for pushing this forward. But. Here is the concept presented last November: The plan at that time was <a href='http://southloopdogpac.org/2011/04/16th-wabash-dog-park-proposal-shrinks-33/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Can the CPD support Poo Free Parks?</title>
		<link>http://southloopdogpac.org/2011/04/can-the-cpd-support-poo-free-parks/</link>
		<comments>http://southloopdogpac.org/2011/04/can-the-cpd-support-poo-free-parks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sldogpac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can the Chicago Park District support Poo Free Parks? Can the City of Chicago? Poo Free Parks is a program to provide advertising-supported dog waste bag dispensers that require no city effort to support, no &#8216;volunteers&#8217; to keep on top of things, and no cost to taxpayers. What&#8217;s the catch? There is none. And it&#8217;s <a href='http://southloopdogpac.org/2011/04/can-the-cpd-support-poo-free-parks/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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