Each year, MPC presents its 12-month agenda for developing, advocating and implementing policies that advance our mission. In the 2012 Plan for Prosperity: Innovation Solutions for the New Normal, MPC proposes tangible ideas to bolster the economy, by rethinking how we invest in our communities, harnessing the power of technology to plan for our future, and rewarding the public and private sector for working together to more efficiently and effectively deploy resources. We welcome your feedback and invite you to partner with us on putting the ideas in our 2012 Plan for Prosperity to work.
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Homes for a Changing Region: Phase Three, Year Four: Hazel Crest, Lansing, Olympia Fields and Park Forest-
- Homes for a Changing Region, led by the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus and Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, is identifying specific, local, regional and state strategies to address imbalances in northeastern Illinois' housing stock. MPC is supporting the evolution of Homes for a Changing…
2012 Plan for Prosperity: Innovative Solutions for the New Normal-
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- Jan 12, 2012
- To read MPC's 2012 Plan for Prosperity, download the file. The following is MPC President MarySue Barrett's introductory letter.
Sometimes, things aren’t what they seem. For decades, the United States enjoyed what appeared to be boundless economic expansion. Consumers spent and borrowed…
Improving Health Through Planning-
- 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.
- Karla Olson Teasley's Presentation at 11/17 Utilities Roundtable
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- On Nov. 17, MPC hosted the third event in its infrastructure roundtable series, All Systems Go: Engineering Sustainable Utility Solutions, which focused on water, gas, and power utilities. Karla Olson Teasley, MPC Resource Board member and President of Illinois American Water, presented Illinois'…
- J. Tyler Anthony's Presentation at 11/17 Utilities Roundtable
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- On Nov. 17, MPC hosted the third event in its infrastructure roundtable series, All Systems Go: Engineering Sustainable Utility Solutions, which focused on water, gas, and power utilities. J. Tyler Anthony, Senior Vice President of Distribution Operations for ComEd, made the case for ComEd's…
WOWW - Lake Zurich Ion-Exchange Radium Removal-
- When one reads "radioactive material" and "groundwater" in the same sentence, it is easy to get a little nervous. Yet many people don't realize that trace levels of radioactive materials, or "radionuclides," are found naturally in some of the deep bedrock aquifers many of us in the Chicago area…
GRIP Urban Exchange Series, Part 2 Featuring Audrey Russo, President & CEO, Pittsburgh Technology Council-
- 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-
- 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…
Bill Hanna, NW Ind. RDA, on the challenges of regional planning-
- Bill Hanna, executive director of the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority, speaks about the challenges and rewards of regional planning. Recorded at a Gary and Region Investment Project (GRIP) Urban Exchange event on Nov. 30, 2011, at the East Chicago Marina. GRIP is a project of the…
All Systems Go: Engineering Sustainable Utility Solutions-
- 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.
Corridor Development Initiative
Communities often find themselves reacting to a developer's proposal, rather than working to attract development that fits a local vision. MPC is reversing this dynamic through the Corridor Development Initiative, which helps local stakeholders learn to articulate their own clear vision of the development theyd like to see and approach developers with their proposal. This seven-minute video, produced by Metropolitan Planning Council and Free Spirit Media, explains the process for community leaders who may want to try this approach in their neighborhoods. The video features highlights of MPC's work in 2008 with Lawndale, a community on Chicago's Southwest Side.
