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Oct 1, 2008

Regional Groups Building Consensus for Pro-Metro U.S. Policies As the nation prepares for an historic presidential election, a broad range of Chicago-area civic groups is coming together to develop recommendations for reforming federal policies to support metropolitan regions. Over the…

Excess traffic costs metropolitan Chicago $7.3 billion a year

Aug 5, 2008

Core News Facts * The latest report from the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC), Moving at the Speed of Congestion, quantifies the cost of excess traffic congestion to Chicagoland businesses, counties and residents. * MPC commissioned HDR Decision Economics to conduct the research…

August Media Tips

Aug 1, 2008

Presidential Surrogates to Keynote MPC 2008 Annual Luncheon Each year, the MPC Annual Luncheon convenes influential decision-makers in metropolitan Chicago, Illinois, and the nation to highlight key issues facing the region. At this year’s event, taking place Monday, Sept. 8, in Chicago…

July Media Tips

Jul 1, 2008

Bicycle Tales from Two Metropolitan Cities: Chicago and Stockholm, Sweden Allstate Technology Consultant Jace Cole is what you would call a bicycle enthusiast. Over the past two summers, the Chicago native has logged more than a 1,000 miles on his bicycle through grueling, 38-mile,…

Community members invited to help plan retail, transportation access on city's Mid-South Side

Feb 14, 2008

Reconnecting Neighborhoods will host three public meetings Feb. 20, Feb. 27, March 5 giving local stakeholders opportunity to learn, play key role in planning their community

February Media Tips

Feb 1, 2008

Mid-South Communities Invited to Help Plan Retail, Transportation Access Ald. Toni Preckwinkle (4th Ward), in partnership with the Quad Communities Development Corporation, and the new initiative Reconnecting Neighborhoods, invites community members to a series of local meetings…

December Media Tips

Dec 1, 2007

Learn Why Hybrid Vehicles Won’t Save the Planet at Dec. 6 MPC Roundtable Global warming has sent society’s conscientious consumers scrambling for low-carbon fuels and hybrid vehicles – but will these individual choices, however noble, add up to a more sustainable region? Not likely,…

Overhaul of region's transportation system to be focus of Inaugural William O. Lipinski Transportation Policy Symposium

Sep 24, 2007

"Moving the Region in a New Direction" will be theme of day-long, invitation-only forum connecting regional decision makers with transportation experts from around the state and world

Rail~Volution Chicago 2006 Rolls into Town, Showcasing Why Chicago Is the 'Granddaddy of Transit-Oriented Development'

Nov 6, 2006

At annual conference, local and national community building experts address transit-oriented development, public-private parternerships, congestion pricing, bike infrastructur,e and more

Chicago Region to Showcase How It Earned Reputation As 'Granddaddy of Transit-Oriented Development'

Oct 25, 2006

Rail~Volution Chicago 2006, Nov. 5 to 8, will feature 22 mobile workshops highlighting communities in northeastern Illinois, northwestern Indiana, and southeastern Wisconsin offering residents greater access, choice and convenience through transportation connections

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