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Tough Stuff: A robust discussion on how good planning makes for resilient cities
Is “resiliency” just the new “sustainability?” That question was on a lot of minds as we all sat down at MPC’s latest roundtable on the concept of resilient cities and what that means for planning. On Wednesday, May 15, we brought in experts from academia, a private…
Housing and the American Dream
A majority of Americans believe we are still in the middle of the housing crisis, despite recent media around increases in home sales and values. This finding was one part of a MacArthur Foundation survey of American households that demonstrated huge shifts in the public’s views of…
Planning is our Middle Name: MPC represents at the 2013 American Planning Association national conference
While MPC works on a broad range of issues from community development to transportation financing to stormwater mitigation and more, the thread that connects it all is found right in our name – planning. MPC’s long history and expertise in planning in the Chicago region and beyond is…
Connecting foreclosure solutions with affordable housing demand
As many of us know firsthand, the Chicago region was hit particularly hard by the housing crisis and we are still far from a recovery. Yet despite the swaths of vacant and abandoned homes we continue to walk and drive by regularly, there is a significant lack of affordable housing across Illinois.…
Let’s meet halfway: how to create and manage integrated, balanced, and diverse housing communities
With Illinois Housing Development Authority’s (IHDA) current Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) application deadline approaching, Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC), Illinois Housing Council (IHC), and Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) presented “Strategies for Creating…
Cook County Land Bank ordinance up for debate
The Cook County Land Bank ordinance, proposed on Dec. 18 by Pres. Toni Preckwinkle and Comm. Bridget Gainer, will be reviewed by the Cook County Board’s Finance Committee on Jan. 15. The outcomes of this meeting and the subsequent public hearing will inform the final ordinance and next steps.…
Illinois homeowners, communities receive foreclosure recovery gift at year's end
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced on Dec. 21 that she has designated up to $70 million of National Foreclosure Settlement funding for housing counseling services and relief efforts for Illinois communities fraught with vacant and abandoned properties that have been hardest hit by…
Local, county, state, and private sector collaboration in action at the Grove Apartments groundbreaking
On Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, the community of Oak Park broke ground on Grove Apartments, thanks to the perseverance and commitment of the Interfaith Housing Development Corporation (IHDC) and the Oak Park Housing Authority (OPHA). These organizations have worked consistently over the last four years…
Innnovative development improves housing opportunities in the south suburbs
Authored in collaboration with Anna Tenutta, Research Assistant The last few years have been shaped by many events and forces—and while the foreclosure recovery and financial crisis continue to steal the headlines—there is another trend to pay attention to: the suburbanization of…
Expanding housing options and encouraging mobility through the regional voucher pilot
In the midst of what often feels like an uphill battle, I received this uplifting message from a woman who wants to take part in a new regional housing pilot MPC is leading, to help increase the availability and accessibility of quality, affordable rental homes across metropolitan Chicago:As the…

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