Metropolitan Planning Council
Founded in1934, 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 an economically competitive Chicago region. MPC researches and develops policy recommendations and conducts outreach and advocacy in partnership with public and community leaders to enhance equity of opportunity and quality of life throughout Metropolitan Chicago.
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Dec. 07, 2011
Planners often make assumptions about the health impacts of various planning approaches: “People will walk more if we provide public transit.” “Housing vacancies negatively impact the safety and well...
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Dec. 01, 2011
With an uncertain economy, fluctuating gas prices, and the rising expenses of maintaining a productive workforce, there is no better time for employers to play a role in improving employee...
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Nov. 30, 2011
The Gary and Region Investment Project (GRIP), a multi-year effort to advance key transformative investments in Northwest Indiana’s urban core, is hosting its second GRIP Urban Exchange event. As the...
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Nov. 17, 2011
When we crank up heaters, fire up ovens, and turn on taps, we don’t normally consider how the resources powering our lives are delivered to our homes, businesses, and institutions—until, of course,...
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Oct. 03, 2011
Fifty-five years after President Eisenhower signed the first federal transportation bill into law, our nation is investing two percent of gross domestic product (GDP) on infrastructure, far less than...
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Sep. 15, 2011
Since 1986 more than $7.5 billion has been collected in tax increment financing (TIF) funding in the City of Chicago and suburban Cook County. A sizable portion of these proceeds have supported...
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Aug. 18, 2011
We love water, but we don’t always appreciate or respect it. We will pay a thousand times the price of tap water to drink our preferred brand of the bottled version, but we balk at paying a few cents...
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Aug. 17, 2011
According to the Metropolitan Planning Council, the time has come for bus rapid transit (BRT) in Chicago. Around the world, BRT systems are transforming cities, revitalizing neighborhoods, easing...
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Jun. 27, 2011
The Metropoltian Planning Council's 2011 Annual Luncheon features keynote speaker Tom Mars, Executive Vice President of Walmart U.S., in coversation with Jesse Ruiz of Drinker Biddle & Reath...
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Jun. 17, 2011
Listen in to this Metropolitan Planning Council Leadership Circle event featuring a conversation between T. Boone Pickens, Chair of BP Capital Management, and legendary Chicago broadcaster Bill...
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