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House committee votes to end dedicated funding source for public transit, Amendment to restore bike and ped programs fails

• By Chrissy Mancini Nichols
• Feb 3, 2012

The House Ways and Means Committee that handles the financing portion of the Federal Transportation Reauthorization, voted Friday to end the use of gas tax revenues to fund transit (H.R. 3864), a policy implemented over thirty years ago by President Reagan. The vote means the Chicago region could…

Property registrants encouraged to attend 2/10 workshop on Cook County Vacant Building Ordinance

• By Dominic Tocci
• Feb 2, 2012

Throughout January and February, the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) is curating a blog series on vacant properties in metropolitan Chicago. In the coming weeks, MPC's blog, The Connector — as well as the web sites of some of our partners — will feature posts from elected and…

House transportation bill to be marked-up today

• By Chrissy Mancini Nichols
• Feb 2, 2012

U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica (R-Fla.) has released the House Republican $260 billion five-year transportation proposal entitled the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act. The transportation and infrastructure portion of the bill will be marked up…

Vacant properties in Latino communities: a discouraging irony

• By Juliana Gonzalez-Crussi, Policy Analyst & Housing Outreach Coordinator, Latino Policy Forum
• Feb 2, 2012

Throughout January and February, the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) is curating a blog series on vacant properties in metropolitan Chicago. In the coming weeks, MPC's blog, The Connector — as well as the web sites of some of our partners — will feature posts from elected and…

Gov. Quinn announces Illinois Foreclosure Prevention Network

• By Dominic Tocci
• Feb 2, 2012

Throughout January and February, the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) is curating a blog series on vacant properties in metropolitan Chicago. In the coming weeks, MPC's blog, The Connector — as well as the web sites of some of our partners — will feature posts from elected and…

Vacant property ordinances: Enforcement is key to success

• By Braden Listmann, Housing Policy Director, Action Now
• Feb 1, 2012

Throughout January and February, the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) is curating a blog series on vacant properties in metropolitan Chicago. In the coming weeks, MPC's blog, The Connector — as well as the web sites of some of our partners — will feature posts from elected and…

Separation anxiety, Part 4

• By Josh Ellis
• Jan 31, 2012

I'm of the opinion that something of historical significance happened today, and that years from now the Chicago region, Great Lakes community, and Mississippi River basin will look back Jan. 31, 2012, as a turning point toward something fundamentally new. Today, after close to two years of…

Eight federal agencies meet to align work in Northwest Indiana

• By Peter Skosey
• Jan 31, 2012

Today at the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Region V office in Chicago, a critically important peg was put in place to support a coordinated reinvestment strategy for Gary and Northwest Indiana’s urban core. Regional administrators and staff from eight different…

Census points to dramatic regional shifts

• By Joanna Trotter
• Jan 27, 2012

2010 Census data reveals dramatic shifts in Northwest Indiana and Northeastern Illinois’ population over the last decade. While much of the news coverage about the 2010 Census data has focused on the political ramifications of population changes, this new portrait of the region has a host of…

Vacant properties blog series: Communities working together to tackle daunting foreclosure challenges

• By Dominic Tocci
• Jan 27, 2012

Throughout January and February, the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) is curating a blog series on vacant properties in metropolitan Chicago. In the coming weeks, MPC's blog, The Connector — as well as the web sites of some of our partners — will feature posts from elected and…

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