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August
28	Illinois Tollway Board Meeting

September
3	Pace Bus Board Meeting
8	MPC 2008 Annual Meeting Luncheon featuring high-profile surrogates representing Senators McCain and Obama on: Metropolitan Mandate - How the Next President Will Maximize Metro Potential
10	Chicago Transit Authority Board Meeting
10	Beyond the Basics: Integrating Conservation In Our Communities
10	MPC ROUNDTABLE LUNCHEON Back to the Drawing Board? Revisiting local housing strategies during the market meltdown
10	BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD? Revisiting local housing strategies during the market meltdown - POST ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION

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Community Building Initiative

Led by the Community Building Advisory Board, co-chaired by Karen Butler and Todd Brown.

Unity is bringing new hope to Joliet

Community leaders on Joliet's East Side have established a new organization, Unity Community Development Corporation, to guide the implementation of the Joliet Quality of Life Plan developed by MPC and partners. | » More

ARTICLES/UPDATES

In partnership with the City of Chicago, Regional Transportation Authority, and HNTB, in November, MPC convened citywide stakeholders in community planning initiative in three neighborhoods.

Guest article about placemaking by Jay Walljasper. "My hope that day was to showcase inspiring examples of how everyday citizens made tremendous improvements in the place they call home by putting their heads together with neighbors to conceive new ideas for their neighborhoods and then rolling up their sleeves to put these into action. ..."

MPC's Community Building Initiative work on Joliet's Quality of Life Plan is contributing to a comprehensive plan to reinvigorate the heart of the region's fastest growing community.

Campaign for Sensible Growth/Urban Land Institute-Chicago 2003 Technical Assistance Panel spawns success in south suburban Park Forest, Ill.

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RESOURCES

MPC’s Community Building Initiative provides community assistance to provide solutions to development challenges faced by communities; test and refine policies and strategies; provide models for other communities; and create a network of regional partners and contacts.

An appendix about housing endorsements.

MPC's Community Building Initiative is featured in the cover story in the Winter 2005 Regional Connection newsletter.

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