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Improving Regional Transit Opportunities
In August 2011, MPC released Bus Rapid Transit: Chicago's New Route to Opportunity, a vision for a 10-route Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network in Chicago that is feasible, best supports existing neighborhood assets, and fills accessibility gaps in the current transit network. Read the report. >>
Now we're throwing down a challenge: Chicago, let’s do BRT, and let’s get it right. That means selecting the best routes, engineering and constructing them to gold standards, and most importantly, focusing public and private investment along these corridors to transform Chicago neighborhoods. Through a concerted, coordinated effort by the civic, private and public sectors, Chicago can be a model for other cities, alleviate congestion, and improve communities and the economy through this high-quality new transit service. What are we waiting for?
Watch and listen to a recording of a 30-minute webinar featuring MPC researchers explaining the logic and methods behind this report. >>
Bus Rapid Transit Fact Sheet >>
Articles
Value Capture Case Studies: San Francisco’s Transbay Transit Center-
- Value Capture Case Studies is an ongoing series highlighting ways in which cities and regions across the country are using value capture mechanisms to fund transportation plans. These case studies present novel learnings for the Chicago region as it grapples with how to pay for necessary…
Value capture case studies: What is value capture?-
- At MPC’s November 2011 roundtable on innovative financing tools for transportation funding, the Brookings Institution’s Rob Puentes offered sage advice for elected officials and policy makers: “We’ve run out of money. It’s time to start thinking!” he said. …
Senate releases MAP-21 transportation bill proposal-
- Chrissy Nichols co-authored this article.
Late last Friday, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) released Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), which is the Senate highway portion of the next federal surface transportation bill. While we’re still a long…
- Demographics as Destiny
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- By Guest Author
- Sep 3, 2011
- For Release Saturday, September 3, 2011 Citiwire.net
Tom Downs is chairman of the North American Board of Veolia Transportation and a former president of Amtrak. His e-mail is tmdowns1@aol.com.
The new demographics are found in two generations deeply influenced by suburbia. First there’s…
PPP Profiles: Canada Line-
- MPC Research Assistant Kate Lawrence contributed to this profile.
Location: Vancouver and Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Project Sponsor: Canada Line Rapid Transit, Inc. (CLCO), a subsidiary of TransLink (Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority)
Private Partner: InTransitBC: A joint…
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Multimedia
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…
Bus Rapid Transit: Chicago's New Route to Opportunity-
- Listen to this roundtable event, recorded Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011, at which MPC released Bus Rapid Transit: Chicago's New Route to Opportunity, a vision for a 10-route Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network in Chicago that is feasible, best supports existing neighborhood assets, and fills accessibility…
- Enrique Peñalosa's Presentation at 8/17 Bus Rapid Transit Roundtable
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- Presentation
- Aug 18, 2011
- On Wednesday, Aug. 17, MPC released Bus Rapid Transit: Chicago's New Route to Opportunity, a vision for a 10-route Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network in Chicago that is feasible, best supports existing neighborhood assets, and fills accessibility gaps in the current transit network.
At the public…
- CDOT Commissioner Gabe Klein's Presentation at 8/17 Bus Rapid Transit Roundtable
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- Presentation
- Aug 18, 2011
- On Wednesday, Aug. 17, MPC released Bus Rapid Transit: Chicago's New Route to Opportunity, a vision for a 10-route Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network in Chicago that is feasible, best supports existing neighborhood assets, and fills accessibility gaps in the current transit network.
At the public…
Bus Rapid Transit: Our Ticket to Livable Cities-
- Listen to this June 16, 2010, event featuring a panel discussion on:
An update on the future of bus rapid transit in Chicago.
How we can plan now for a more walkable, transit-friendly Chicagoland — including national and international models and local ingredients for success.
How the…
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