Founded in 1934, the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan group of business and civic leaders committed to serving the public interest through the promotion and implementation of sensible planning and development policies necessary for a world-class Chicago region.

MPC conducts policy analysis, outreach and advocacy in partnership with public officials and community leaders to improve equity of opportunity and quality of life throughout metropolitan Chicago.

The Shaping Communities through Urban Design project has been made possible through generous grants from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, the State of Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, the Steans Family Foundation and the Woods Fund of Chicago.

“Revise, Recreate, Rezone: A Neighborhood Guide to Zoning” was written by Peter Skosey, MPC Vice-President of External Relations, Urban Development research assistants Dan Persky and Payton Chung, and Maricruz Ponce de León, Urban Development Associate.

Please visit our Web site at www.metroplanning.org for updates on our zoning project and links to related information.