Reconnection monthly newsletter
Each month in Re-connection, MPC’s official e-newsletter, we provide updates about our latest activities with links to additional information on our web site. Past issues are available below. Subscribe >>
Talking Transit monthly newsletter
Each month in Talking Transit, a bi-weekly e-newsletter, MPC provides updates about transit-related activities around the world. Past issues are available below. Subscribe >>
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- Talking Transit Vol. 3 Issue 11
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- 8/20/2010
- Talking Transit
- The 500 freight trains moving through Chicago every day have to share tracks with 700 daily commuter trains.
Shared Track
With ridership averaging 320,000 trips on weekdays, Metra is North America’s second-largest commuter railroad. Metra operates throughout the six-county…
- Re-Connection Vol 3 Issue 8
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- On Oct. 13, 2010, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) is expected to approve GO TO 2040, its first comprehensive plan for the future of northeastern Illinois. Three years in the making, GO TO 2040 outlines policy and investment strategies in 12 issue areas that are fundamental to…
- Talking Transit Vol. 3 Issue 10
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- 7/30/2010
- Talking Transit
- In 2005, Chicago had 315 miles of bicycle lanes in the city – the same as Portland, Ore. in 2010.
Bike commuting in Chicago
Bike commuting is on the rise in cities across the nation and Chicago is no different. Last month, 478 companies in the Chicagoland area participated in…
- Re-Connection Vol 3 Issue 7
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- The Chicago River has made headlines recently, a spotlight it too rarely enjoys. In June, President Obama recommended disinfecting the river to make it swimmable, Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley reiterated his ongoing support for enhanced water treatment and a cleaner river, and the Metropolitan…
- Talking Transit Vol. 3 Issue 09
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- American loses nearly $87.2 billion every year to congestion.
Minnesota Battles Congestion
In 2005, nine miles of underutilized carpool lanes along Minnesota’s I-394 corridor were converted into toll lanes. Since then, the lanes have accommodated more than 940,000 vehicles every…
- Re-Connection Vol 3 Issue 6
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- On Monday, MPC hosted its 2010 Annual Luncheon, featuring Illinois’ U.S. Senate candidates Alexi Giannoulias (D), Mark Kirk (R), and LeAlan Jones (Green). Before a crowd of nearly 900 Chicago-area corporate, civic, government and community leaders, the candidates presented their positions on…
- Talking Transit Vol. 3 Issue 08
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- 6/18/2010
- Talking Transit
- An estimated 28.8 percent of Detroit, Mich. is vacant – that’s more land than the entire city of Miami, Fla.
Reinventing Detroit
In the first half of the twentieth century, Detroit was a transit city. In 1922, it became home to the largest municipally-owned transit system…
- Talking Transit Vol. 3 Issue 07
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- 5/28/2010
- Talking Transit
- Bogota’s Transmilenio BRT ridership averages 1.6 million trips each day, equaling the whole CTA bus and rail network.
Bus Rapid Transit: Advancing Livable Cities
In 1974, Curitiba, Brazil, introduced the world’s first ever bus rapid transit (BRT) system. It offers the…
- Re-Connection Vol 3 Issue 5
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- The Illinois General Assembly’s final day was slated for May 7, but that Friday came and went as lawmakers failed to approve a state budget. This week, Springfield lawmakers reconvene, facing the enormous task of passing a budget by June 30, when the fiscal year ends.
Where We…
- Talking Transit Vol. 3 Issue 06
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- 5/10/2010
- Talking Transit
- Between 2006 and 2008, transit ridership in the Charlotte metropolitan area increased 47 percent, the highest rate of growth in the nation.
A Shift in Criteria for Federal Funding
In November 2007, Charlotte, NC, unveiled the first light rail project in North Carolina history. The…
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