Watch this video, which chronicles MPC’s role since 1934 as an agent for positive change in the region. The video, produced by Tu Multimedia, features interviews with past and present MPC leaders, including longtime Executive Director Dorothy Rubel, pictured above; and one-time President and longtime Board leader John Baird, chairman, Baird & Warner.
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- Employer-assisted housing participants live closer to work
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- The University of Chicago employer-assisted housing (EAH) program provides downpayment assistance and access to homebuyer education to help employees live near work. From 2003 to 2009, 485 employees received credit counseling and homebuyer education from the nonprofit Neighborhood Housing Services…
Livable Communities Act
S 1619 and HR 4690: Federal framework to promote local competitiveness and sustainability-
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- March 3, 2010
- The Livable Communities Act (S 1619 and HR 4690) would provide a multi-year authorization for federal sustainability initiatives. The bill authorizes $4 billion over four years for regional planning and challenge grants to make communities more livable, and eliminates federal barriers to…
- Improving Housing-Transportation Linkages: Learning from listening sessions in Atlanta and Minneapolis-St. Paul
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- February 23, 2010
- In March and April, 2009, the Metropolitan Planning Council and the Center for Housing Policy convened stakeholders in Atlanta and Minneapolis-St. Paul to discuss barriers to coordinating housing and transportation investments. This publication summarizes best practices and key challenges raised by…
MPC in Pictures-
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- February 19, 2010
Public Private Partnerships for Transportation Act
SB 3482: Providing authority to enter into public-private agreements for transportation investment-
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- February 19, 2010
- The Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) for Transportation Act will promote the sound development and operation of transportation facilities in Illinois, by authorizing public-private partnerships for the construction of new transportation infrastructure projects and lease of existing infrastructure…
Transportation Investment Accountability Act
HB 4768: A results-based approach to transportation spending-
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- February 19, 2010
- HB 4768 will create the State Transportation Policy Committee, which will work with the Illinois Dept. of Transportation (IDOT) to ensure transportation investments will enhance state and local economic development, and quality of life for Illinois residents. The goals of the bill will create…
Comprehensive Regional Planning Fund
Stable funding for regional planning agencies in Illinois-
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- February 19, 2010
- The Comprehensive Regional Planning Fund (CRPF) is a dedicated source of funding for effective comprehensive planning throughout Illinois. It supports regional planning in rural and metropolitan areas of state through federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) such as the…
- Public Private Partnerships for Transportation Act
SB 3482: Providing authority to enter into public-private agreements for transportation investment
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- February 19, 2010
- The Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) for Transportation Act will promote the sound development and operation of transportation facilities in Illinois, by authorizing public-private partnerships for the construction of new transportation infrastructure projects and lease of existing infrastructure…
Illinois Affordable Housing Tax Credit
HB 6038: Renewing the incentive that attracts private support for employer-assisted housing in Illinois-
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- February 18, 2010
- The Illinois Affordable Housing Tax Credit Program (IAHTC), which provides a 50 cent credit on state income tax liability for every $1 invested in an employer-assisted housing (EAH) program — is an effective tool to engage employers in housing solutions and increase homeownership among…
Pedestrian Safety Bill
HB 43/ SB 30: Creating safe streets and healthy communities-
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- February 2, 2010
- Chief Co-Sponsors: Ill. Sen. Heather Steans (D-Chicago) and Rep. Luis Arroyo (D-Chicago)
Streets that are safe for pedestrians have benefits that ripple through neighborhoods and urban areas. Current Illinois legislation requires cars to yield, but not stop, for pedestrians in crosswalks,…
Corridor Development Initiative
Communities often find themselves reacting to a developer's proposal, rather than working to attract development that fits a local vision. MPC is reversing this dynamic through the Corridor Development Initiative, which helps local stakeholders learn to articulate their own clear vision of the development theyd like to see and approach developers with their proposal. This seven-minute video, produced by Metropolitan Planning Council and Free Spirit Media, explains the process for community leaders who may want to try this approach in their neighborhoods. The video features highlights of MPC's work in 2008 with Lawndale, a community on Chicago's Southwest Side.
