- February Media Tips
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- MPC in Springfield: Cheap is good, free is better
Good policy doesn’t have to be expensive – in fact, it can lead to cost savings – and MPC’s 2010 Springfield legislative agenda is proof. “We know the state’s fiscal situation is dire,” said MPC President…
- 2010 Census will provide critical data, paint 'America's portrait'
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- This year is a banner year for planners: The 2010 U.S. Census is being conducted, which will produce all sorts of wonderful data that groups like MPC can’t wait to get our hands on.
Though forms won’t be mailed out until March, we’re already getting excited because we know the…
- New report tackles projected water shortages, quality issues in Illinois
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- Chicago, IL—Today, the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) and Openlands, both longtime advocates for sustainable water supply management, released Before the Wells Run Dry: Ensuring Sustainable Water Supplies in Illinois, a joint report with recommendations for improving local and regional…
- 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…
MPC and partners answer Obama’s call for innovative ways to support sustainable metropolitan development-
- In October, citiwire.net, an online pool of news and opinions from thought leaders on sustainable metropolitan development compiled by nationally syndicated columnist Neal Pierce, published a commentary from MPC President MarySue Barrett. She wrote about the Chicago visit of four high-ranking…
- Chicago Community Databook
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In coordination with the 2016 Fund for Chicago Neighborhoods, during the summer of 2008, MPC collected, analyzed and mapped data for communities that stood to be the most affected if Chicago won the bid. Despite the International Olympic Committee's decision, MPC’s Community Databook remains a useful resource for these communities, which are ripe for redevelopment.
What would you ask the three U.S. Cabinet secretaries keynoting MPC’s Annual Luncheon?-
What changes would you like to see at the federal level to support innovation in your own community? Share your questions and ideas with MPC, and help shape the discussion at our Sept. 17 Annual Luncheon.
- 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…
Local ideas inform regional and national trends-
Building on lessons learned by local leaders, MPC, and the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus during the first round of the federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning submits massive regional proposal for NSP 2.
Northwest Indiana takes to heart Burnham’s famous appeal, “Make no little plans….”-
The Marquette Plan, Northwest Indiana’s ambitious plan to revitalize and protect its Lake Michigan shoreline, reflects many of the ideals embodied in Daniel Burnham’s 1909 Plan of Chicago. The plan earned MPC’s prestigious Burnham Award for Excellence in Planning in 2007.
