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Homes for a Changing Region: Phase Three, Year Four: Hazel Crest, Lansing, Olympia Fields and Park Forest

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• Posted by Ryan Griffin-Stegink
• Jan 20, 2012

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…

Suburban Housing Collaboratives: a Case for Interjurisdictional Collaboration

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• Nov 8, 2011

Foreword by Metropolitan Planning Council, Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, and Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning The November 2011 edition of ProfitWise News and Views, written by Susan Longworth and published by the Community Development and Policy Studies Division of the Federal Reserve Bank…

Bus Rapid Transit: Chicago's New Route to Opportunity

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• Aug 17, 2011

Bus Rapid Transit: Chicago's New Route to Opportunity envisions a nearly 100-mile, 10-route Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network in Chicago that would be feasible to construct, improve the use of the entire public transit system, and help people access jobs, shops, schools, hospitals, and other…

Vision Driving Development: Aurora Corridor Development Initiative

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• Posted by Ryan Griffin-Stegink
• May 18, 2011

Communities too often are put in the position of reacting to a development proposal, rather than working to attract investment that fits the local vision. The Metropolitan Planning Council is reversing this dynamic through the Corridor Development Initiative (CDI), a three-part, participatory…

GRIP Phase I Report

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• Apr 22, 2011

This report summarizes the first phase of the Gary and Region Investment Project, highlighting the notable speakers and participant feedback from the October 27, 2010 GRIP the Future launch event and the results from the community survey conducted both at the event and broadly through GRIP partners…

Learnings from Stockholm & Berlin: A Summary of Transit Innovations

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• Posted by Chantal Hayes
• Mar 23, 2011

To bring innovation and insight to metropolitan Chicago's transportation discussion, this white paper examines the learnings from the Peer Exchange visits to Stockholm in 2008, and Berlin in 2009. It highlights key transportation innovations at work in these cities and their metropolitan regions,…

Public Private Partnerships for Transportation Act
SB 146/HB 1091: Providing authority to enter into public-private agreements for transportation investment

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• Feb 28, 2011

The Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) for Transportation Act will promote the sound development and operation of transportation facilities in Illinois, by authorizing public-private partnerships for the construction of new transportation infrastructure projects and limited lease of existing…

Keepers and Seekers: The Next Mayor's Priorities for a Prosperous Metropolitan Region

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• Jan 31, 2011

MPC believes a healthy, prosperous region— and its core city—is competitive, equitable and sustainable. In the fall of 2010, we compiled a list of economic development, infrastructure and housing-related challenges the next mayor will face in achieving this goal. The following briefing…

Plan for Prosperity: 2011 Policy Objectives

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• Posted by Chantal Hayes
• Jan 5, 2011

MPC's Plan for Prosperity 2011 is our policy objectives guide for the year. Focusing on creating a more sustainable, equitable, and competitive region, this guide details MPC's recommendations on how to make our communities more livable for all of metropolitan Chicago's residents.

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