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 03
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- Only 18 cents of every federal transportation dollar is spent on public transit.
Life without transit
Without transit, Americans would be wasting an additional $13.7 billion a year on travel delay and fuel – on top of the $87 billion already being lost to congestion. Movement on…
- Re-Connection Vol 3 Issue 2
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- This week the U.S. Dept. of Transportation (U.S. DOT) announced $1.5 billion in Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants to 51 innovative projects across the United States, including three in Illinois. Competition was fierce: More than 1,400 applicants requested funding…
- Talking Transit Vol. 3 Issue 02
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- 2/12/2010
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- Over one million people are expected to use public transit each day during the Vancouver Olympic Games.
Transit takes center stage during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games
Tonight, the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic games will kick off in Vancouver, Canada. More than 6,800 athletes…
- Talking Transit Vol. 3 Issue 01
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- 1/22/2010
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- More than 102 million Americans – almost 77% –drive to work alone.
Housing and Transit: Working together to solve our region’s problems
Situated in the Rogers Park neighborhood along the north shore of Chicago, Loyola University Chicago is home to more than 10,000…
- Re-Connection Vol 3 Issue 1
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- Last week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood proposed that guidelines for funding major transit projects now be based on livability issues, including regional economic development opportunities and environmental benefits, in addition to the current criteria of cost and time…
- Talking Transit Vol. 2 Issue 24
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- 12/18/2009
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- 87% of commuters travel by private car.
Stand up and be counted!
In 1960, the United States was home to 179 million people. With 64 million Americans in the workforce, the average household owned one car and more than 12 percent of workers commuted via some form of mass transit. As…
- Re-Connection Vol 2 Issue 11
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- From jobless rates to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, from Illinois’ budget gap to home foreclosure trends, news reports in 2009 were awash with gloomy figures. It’s been a challenging year, and the numbers don’t lie.
Where We Stand
At MPC, we know numbers rarely…
- Talking Transit Vol. 2 Issue 23
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- 12/4/2009
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- Since 2002, the CTA commissioned 34 projects as part of the city’s arts in transit program.
Enhancing the Transit Experience
Every day, millions of passengers pay their fares, wait at stations, and board trains. But stations are more than just a place to catch a train. More and…
- Talking Transit Vol. 2 Issue 22
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- 11/20/2009
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- By 2030, global transportation-related emissions are expected to increase by 80 percent.
A Transportation Strategy for a Cleaner Environment
Several cities around the world are developing strategies to help reduce the negative impacts of transportation-related pollution. In an effort…
- Re-Connection Vol 2 Issue 11
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- On Nov. 4, the Cook County Board of Commissioners distributed more than $12 million in federal foreclosure recovery funding to two groups of communities in south and west Cook County. The funding is part of $28 million that the county received through the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development…
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