Helping Communities Plan for Future Development
Communities too often are put in the position of reacting to a development proposal, rather than working to attract development that fits the local vision. MPC is reversing this dynamic through the Corridor Development Initiative, a three-part, participatory planning process that helps local residents understand issues such as density, affordable housing, mixed-use design, and the true cost of development, while establishing priorities to guide future development in a neighborhood.
Articles
MPC by the numbers, 2009-
- From jobless rates to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, from Illinois’ budget gap to foreclosure trends, news reports in 2009 were awash with gloomy figures. It’s been a challenging year, and the numbers don’t lie.
Yet, fortunately, they rarely tell the whole…
Cabinet secretaries discuss federal reforms to support metro regions at record-breaking MPC Annual Luncheon-
MPC's 2009 Annual Luncheon featured a conversation with officials from the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Dept. of Transportation, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency about their new Sustainable Communities Partnership, and Chicago's role as a laboratory for change.
- MPC launches Logan Square Corridor Development Initiative
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MPC is teaming up with 35th Ward Ald. Rey Colón this summer to engage residents in the future development of Logan Square.
- Vision Driving Development
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MPC’s newest report, Vision Driving Development, summarizes the Corridor Development Initiative MPC co-hosted in Lawndale.
- Corridor Development Initiative helps Lawndale create a development vision
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More than 100 Lawndale residents participated in the Lawndale Corridor Development Initiative this summer to plan for future development in their neighborhood.
Multimedia
- Corridor Development Initiative Fact Sheet
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- Publication
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- December 14, 2009
- The Corridor Development Initiative is a hands-on planning process that helps residents understand issues such as affordable housing, density, and mixed-use design, while establishing priorities to guide future development in the community.
Placemaking Chicago-
- Video
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- September 4, 2009
- A short video on Placemaking, produced in August 2008 by Metropolitan Planning Council and Tu Multimedia.
Corridor Development Initiative-
- Video
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- September 4, 2009
- Communities often find themselves reacting to a developers 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…
Vision Driving Development-
- Publication
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- April 6, 2009
- In 2008, Chicago Ald. Sharon Dixon (24th Ward), in partnership with MPC and Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP), Lawndale Corridor Development Initiative (CDI), hosted a series of three community meetings in Lawndale. The goal was to identify community interests and concerns about…
Reconnecting Neighborhoods: Final Recommendations Report-
- Publication
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- March 24, 2009
- The Final Recommendations for the Reconnecting Neighborhoods study were prepared through the efforts of the City of Chicago, the Regional Transportation Authority, CTA, Metra, and the project planning consultants, the Metropolitan Planning Council, HNTB Corporation and MKC Associates. Many…
The Corridor Development Initiative is one tool MPC employs to help communities overcome development challenges through the Community Building Initiative.
Collaborators
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning co-facilitates CDI with MPC.
2009 Partners:
Ald. Rey Colòn (35th Ward), Logan Square, Chicago
Funders
Bank of America
The Chicago Community Trust
Grand Victoria Foundation
The Northern Trust Company
