- What one asset should Chicago "sign" from another city?
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- The NFL free agent signing period started last night, and over the next few weeks there will be a lot of players—team assets really—moving from one city to another (with any luck, the Bears will acquire a pass rush and an impact receiver).
That got me to thinking, what's one asset from…
- Southern suburbs using foreclosure recovery funding as a springboard
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- The South Suburban Housing Collaborative, a joint effort of 28 communities working through the South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association (SSMMA), recently was awarded more than $9 million in federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) funding by Cook County to address foreclosed and…
- Struggling communities lend a hand to one another
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- In a recent Chicago Public radio piece, Melissa Townsend describes the significant challenges facing south suburban Ford Heights and raises a thought-provoking question: In a time of limited resources, is Ford Heights the kind of town to invest in?
MPC and the South Suburban Housing Collaborative,…
- 'It's in business's best interest to back affordable housing'
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- MPC President MarySue Barrett's op-ed in this week's Crain's Chicago Business highlights a welcome trend: Employers across the region are putting their weight behind the creation and preservation of homes their workers can afford.
At a time when all employers are pinching pennies, they're…
- Chicago region answers Obama’s call for innovative ways to support sustainable metropolitan development
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- (Chicago) … At the Metropolitan Planning Council’s (MPC) 2009 Annual Luncheon in September, MPC President MarySue Barrett moderated a panel discussion with U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, HUD’s Shelley Poticha, and White House Office of…
Cabinet secretaries discuss federal reforms to support metro regions at record-breaking MPC Annual Luncheon-
MPC's 2009 Annual Luncheon featured a conversation with officials from the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Dept. of Transportation, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency about their new Sustainable Communities Partnership, and Chicago's role as a laboratory for change.
- Three Cabinet secretaries to discuss new era of federal-metro collaboration at MPC Annual Luncheon Sept. 17 in the Loop
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- Metropolitan Planning Council will share models from metro Chicago with secretaries and White House Office of Urban Affairs Director Adolfo Carrión, to inform the Obama administration’s Sustainable Communities Partnership and other plans to support local
City of Lockport adopts employer-assisted housing-
The City of Lockport will launch an EAH initiative that includes a matching fund for area employees whose companies offer an EAH benefit, and a measure to assist with the purchase of previously foreclosed homes.
- August Media Tips
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- MPC welcomes three Cabinet secretaries for Sept. 17 Annual Luncheon
Capping off a recent day-long discussion on the future of America’s metropolitan areas with the White House Office of Urban Affairs and Domestic Policy Council, President Barack Obama announced that members of his…
- Reconnecting Neighborhoods get an enthusiastic thumbs-up from the Chicago Plan Commission
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On July 15, the Chicago Plan Commission unanimously approved the Reconnecting Neighborhoods Plan, with an overwhelmingly positive response from the commissioners.
