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Privatizing Chicago’s parking meters

The Chicago City Council voted to lease 36,000 of Chicago’s parking meters to a private company for $1.16 billion. MPC believes revenues from this deal should be reinvested in road and transit improvements throughout the city. | » More

ULI-Chicago and MPC's TAP partnership benefits communities around the region

Throughout metropolitan Chicago, communities have been able to advance their local development visions with the help of expert advisors through ULI-Chicago/MPC Technical Assistance Panels. Applications for new TAPs are being accepted now. | » More

New report directs federal housing and transportation leaders to work together

MPC's policy agenda and the metropolitan region will clearly benefit if the Obama administration continues to advance such recommendations. | » More

Rebuilding and Renewing America: Highlights from a day of forward thinking

Investment in our nation's water, energy, and transportation infrastructure will be one of the first priorities of the new Obama administration. At MPC's recent conference on the subject, experts from throughout the Great Lakes megaregion identified priorities and outlined a better process for making investment decisions. | » More

Talking with Gil Penalosa

Internationally renowned expert in Placemaking speaks at MPC’s Placemaking Workshops. | » More

The role for inclusionary zoning in regional planning

MPC believes there is a broad role for Inclusionary Zoning in the region. CMAP’s modeling shows a tiered, regionwide inclusionary zoning policy could help produce some 53,000 additional affordable homes by 2030. | » More

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