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MPC Roundtable—Tough Stuff: Resilient Infrastructure in a Changing World
  • Presentation
  • May 17, 2013
Slides from the May 15, 2013 MPC Roundtable on resilient infrastructure.
Getting our Money's Worth: Using Value Capture to Fund Transit
Recorded on Sept. 11, 2012.
2012 Annual Luncheon: Discussion with Mayors Freeman-Wilson and Barrett
Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson of Gary, Ind. and Mayor Tom Barrett of Milwaukee, Wisc. join MPC President MarySue Barrett for a discussion about priorities and opportunites for regional collaboration. Topics include transportation, natural resources, economic development, and challenges to…
1955 Chicago Union Station Booklet: Cross-Roads of the Nation
This 1950s booklet was produced by the railroads that then owned Chicago Union Station to promote the terminal's modern amenities and luxurious cross-country trains. When the station was at its peak, it boasted everything from a women's lounge and nursery to a jail. Today, this piece serves as an…
2012 Plan for Prosperity: Innovative Solutions for the New Normal
  • Publication
  • (1 MB)
  • 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…
2011 Infrastructure Roundtable Series: Innovative Financing for Infrastructure
The second event in MPC's 2011 Infrastructure Roundtable Series, Innovative Financing for Infrastructure explored the need for a new approach to transportation planning and investment that maximizes the use of existing infrastructure, documents and captures the value of new investments, and taps…
Bus Rapid Transit: Chicago's New Route to Opportunity
  • Audio
  • Aug 24, 2011
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…
Transportation for Livable Communities: A New Model for Selecting Investments
  • Presentation
  • Aug 18, 2011
The nonprofit Chicago-based Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) has created a new way of screening and prioritizing transit projects to accomplish much more than simply moving people from point A to point B. MPC tested its method, which uses 14 quantifiable "livability metrics," to envision a…
Enrique Peñalosa's Presentation at 8/17 Bus Rapid Transit Roundtable
  • 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
  • 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…

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