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Improving Health Through Planning

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• Dec 13, 2011

On Dec. 7, 2011, MPC hosted Improving Health Through Planning, a roundtable addressing the assumptions planners make about the health impacts of planning decisions. Read the full event recap.

GRIP Urban Exchange Series, Part 2 Featuring Audrey Russo, President & CEO, Pittsburgh Technology Council

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• Posted by Ryan Griffin-Stegink
• Dec 6, 2011

The second event in the GRIP Urban Exchange series featured keynote speaker Audrey Russo, president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Technology Council. The panel discussion was moderated by Don Babcock, director of economic development for NIPSCO; and featured Linda Woloshansky, president and CEO of…

Better Commutes, Less Congestion: Employers Unlock the Region's Gridlock

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• Posted by Ryan Griffin-Stegink
• Dec 6, 2011

On Dec. 1, 2011, MPC hosted Better Commutes, Less Congestion: Employers Unlock the Region's Gridlock, a roundtable discussion of the Commute Options pilot program. Jeffrey Rehm of W.W. Grainger described that company's success in encouraging employees to switch from driving to taking transit by…

All Systems Go: Engineering Sustainable Utility Solutions

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• Posted by Ryan Griffin-Stegink
• Nov 17, 2011

The third and final event in MPC's 2011 Infrastructure Roundtable Series, All Systems Go: Engineering Sustainable Utility Solutions featured representatives from ComEd, People's Gas, and Illinois American Water. Read the full event recap.

2011 Infrastructure Roundtable Series: Innovative Financing for Infrastructure

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• Posted by Ryan Griffin-Stegink
• Oct 3, 2011

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…

Emerging Contaminants, Emerging Solutions: Proactive Water Quality Management in the Face of New Threats

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• Posted by Ryan Griffin-Stegink
• Sep 22, 2011

Unregulated chemicals from our wastewater are finding their way into our water supply. Our ability to detect and understand the effects of those contaminants is evolving faster than our ability to remove them from our water. We know contaminants such as pharmaceuticals, plastics and pesticides can…

2011 Infrastructure Roundtable Series: Reforming Tax Increment Financing

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• Posted by Ryan Griffin-Stegink
• Sep 21, 2011

There’s no question that Tax Increment Financing (TIF) is a hot topic in Chicago, and it should be; since 1986 more than $7.5 billion has been collected in TIF funding in the City and suburban Cook County. While a sizable portion of these proceeds have supported school construction,…

A Conversation with Charles Fishman, Author of The Big Thirst

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• Posted by Ryan Griffin-Stegink
• Sep 1, 2011

On Aug. 18, 2011, New York Times bestselling author Charles Fishman regaled an audience at the Union League Club with stories from his time traveling and researching his latest book, The Big Thirst. In the book, he shows that we’ve left behind a century-long golden age when water was…

Bus Rapid Transit: Chicago's New Route to Opportunity

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• Aug 24, 2011

Listen to this roundtable event, recorded Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011, at which MPC released Bus Rapid Transit: Chicago's New Route to Opportunity, a vision for a 10-route Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network in Chicago that is feasible, best supports existing neighborhood assets, and fills accessibility…

2011 Annual Luncheon
What, Where and How?
Rethinking the Retail Landscape

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• Jun 29, 2011

Listen to MPC's 2011 Annual Luncheon, "What, Where and How? Rethinking the Retail Landscape," which featured a conversation about Walmart’s national urban strategy with Tom Mars, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Walmart U.S.

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