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October

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Tuesdays at APA- After work lecture and discussion on Employer-Assisted Housing featuring Robin Snyderman

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Pace Bus Board Meeting

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Tollway Construction Update Meeting

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Metra Board Meeting

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October 17th Building Successful Mixed Income Communities Forum on Youth and Community Building

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Setting the Standard: A Practical Discussion for Developers Considering LEED-ND

MPC roundtable connects developers with LEED-ND experts from around the region to build further understanding of and support for a development rating system that encourages sustainable communities. | » More

How the next president will maximize metro potential

At MPC's 2008 Annual Luncheon, surrogates for presidential nominees McCain and Obama presented their candidates' plans for addressing metropolitan concerns. | » More

What the Great Lakes Compact means for the Chicago region

The recent passage of the Great Lakes Compact, an historic interstate and international freshwater protection agreement, makes water supply planning even more important. | » More

Housing 1-2-3 helps communities weather the storm

The latest entry in MPC’s 1-2-3 series, Housing 1-2-3 will help communities make better decisions about housing, no matter what the housing climate. | » More

Municipalities have little time to capitalize on new federal housing resources

HUD's new Neighborhood Stabilization Program will provide emergency assistance to state and local governments to acquire and redevelop foreclosed properties that might otherwise become sources of abandonment and blight within their communities. | » More

Bus Rapid Transit in Chicago

Last week, the CTA held a series of public open houses to present the city’s proposal of a new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network in Chicago. | » More

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Local efforts aim to bridge the best of both worlds

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Village of Arlington Heights earns Metropolitan Planning Council's 2008 Burnham Award for Excellence in Planning

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Traveling at the Speed of a Bullet

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Corridor Development Initiative helps Lawndale create a development vision

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