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February Media Tips

• Feb 26, 2010

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…

New report tackles projected water shortages, quality issues in Illinois

• Nov 20, 2009

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

• Oct 23, 2009

(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…

August Media Tips

• Aug 25, 2009

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…

Illinois transportation advocates: Rep. Oberstar's bill a good start toward federal transportation investment reform; more work needed

• Jun 25, 2009

This is a joint release from the Metropolitan Planning Council, Center for Neighborhood Technology, Illinois PIRG, Environmental Law and Policy Center, and Transportation for America Core News Facts U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.), chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and…

MPC strongly supports growing movement toward goal-driven, coordinated federal transportation investment policy

• Jun 9, 2009

(Chicago) … The Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) strongly supports a report released today in Washington, D.C., by the National Transportation Policy Project (NTPP), a project of the Bipartisan Policy Center, which introduced ideas to change how we invest in the nation’s public…

States can make most of stimulus funding through investment strategies that target metropolitan regions

• Jan 28, 2009

MPC urges Illinois and other states not to squander economic recovery funding through business-as-usual spending, but rather to allow metropolitan regions to create their own investment plans to jumpstart the U.S. economy

Great Lakes leaders will shape regional infrastructure investment agenda at Nov. 17 conference in Chicago

• Nov 10, 2008

(Chicago) … Soaring energy costs, flooding, insufficient mass transit, and crumbling bridges – all have made recent headlines and all stem from poor planning and the continued strain on our nation’s infrastructure. President-elect Barack Obama’s plan to support Great Lakes restoration –…

October Media Tips

• 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…

Surrogates for Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama to keynote MPC Annual Luncheon Sept. 8 in the Loop

• Sep 2, 2008

Speakers will respond to questions from Metropolitan Planning Council about candidates’ strategies for supporting metropolitan regions

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