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- Next City op-ed: Chicago needed an investment partner, so it’s building one itself
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- Why has the Chicago Infrastructure Trust generated outsized interest? For starters, I can’t think of many mayors beyond Rahm Emanuel who can produce former President Bill Clinton for a local press announcement. Yet there he was on March 1 of last year, lauding his former staffer (and former…
Stagnation, progress in Chicago trigger ideas for President Obama's second term-
- In the weeks since the election, I've been pondering how the outcome will affect my world. On a personal level, will I ever again experience the pride of a U.S. president who hails from Chicago and who I have the pleasure of knowing? Doubtful.
Professionally, I heave a sigh of relief that the…
2011 Infrastructure Roundtable Series: Innovative Financing for Infrastructure-
- The second event in MPC's 2011 Infrastructure Roundtable Series, Innovative Financing for Infrastructure explored the need for a new approach to transportation planning and investment that maximizes the use of existing infrastructure, documents and captures the value of new investments, and taps…
MPC appointed to study congestion relief options for I-90 corridor-
- MPC is pleased to announce our appointment to the I-90 Corridor Planning Council, which will determine how to reduce congestion on one of Chicago's busiest transportation routes, the I-90 Corridor from Chicago to Rockford, including the Kennedy Expressway and the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway. The…
How can the next mayor support Chicago's ripe industry clusters?-
- In his recent State of the Union address, President Barack Obama talked about an America at a crossroads. Once-developing nations such as China and India are now gaining on us, in areas such as alternative energy, infrastructure expansion and modernization, and information technology. The President…
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