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Strengthening Chicago’s New Mixed-Income Communities
Reconnecting Neighborhoods is supporting residents of new Chicago Housing Authority Plan for Transformation mixed-income communities in three Chicago neighborhoods – the Near West, Mid-South, and Near North – by identifying and attracting transportation, infrastructure, and retail investment. Starting in 2007, a two-year community planning process sponsored by the Regional Transportation Authority and City of Chicago led to a strategy for each neighborhood, with specific recommendations ranging from new El stations, street cars, and improved streets that balance the needs of drivers, pedestrians and cyclists to new retail corridors and bus routes. The Metropolitan Planning Council facilitated the community engagement process and, starting in 2009, is partnering with community, private, and public sector leaders to implement improvements that will connect these once-isolated neighborhoods back to the fabric of the city.
Reconnecting Neighborhoods fact sheet
Articles
Senate candidates go on the record on regional, state planning issues at MPC's 2010 Annual Luncheon-
- At MPC’s 2010 Annual Luncheon on Monday, June 21, Illinois’ U.S. Senate candidates Alexi Giannoulias (D), Mark Kirk (R), and LeAlan Jones (Green) had the opportunity to explain their platforms for supporting the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning's efforts in metropolitan Chicago,…
Earth Week a reminder of the true meaning of sustainability-
- Sustainability advocates have a lot in common with holistic doctors. We understand that the “leg bone’s connected to the knee bone,” so to speak, and that diagnosing any problem requires evaluating the entire system. Much like our bodies, our communities are comprised of…
- Chicago modeling livable communities
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- This letter ran 4/13/2010 in the Chicago Tribune.
For years, we’ve known that many local workers – the proverbial teachers, nurses and firefighters, plus dozens of other professionals – cannot afford to purchase a home in metropolitan Chicago (“Make less than $62k?…
- New year, big plans at MPC
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- Just weeks into a new decade, MPC staff already has plans – big and small – for how their work will help improve the metropolitan region in 2010.
Kristi DeLaurentiis This year my resolution is to help foster linkages and promote collaboration between MPC and its partners throughout the…
Recent federal announcements may bode well for the region-
- “We don’t have enough direct bus transportation. Everything feels just a little bit out of the way,” complained a resident of Chicago’s Near West community. These sentiments were echoed by many others living in Chicago’s Near West, Near North, and Mid-South communities…
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Multimedia
Reconnecting Neighborhoods: Final Recommendations Report-
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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 RTA Strategic Plan
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- Publication
- posted by Peter Skosey
- March 3, 2006
- RTA Launches New Strategic Planning Effort On March 3, 2006, RTA Chairman Jim Reilly presented an overview of the RTA Strategic Plan to Business Leaders for Transportation. To view the presentation, click here. To view the one page summary of the project, click here. To read the RTA press…
- Looking at Illinois FIRST and Beyond
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- Publication
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- January 30, 2004
- Highway and RTA Transit funding Year 4 Progress Report
- Public Housing in the Public Interest: Examining the Chicago Housing Authority's Relocation Efforts
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- Publication
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- posted by Robin Snyderman
- February 1, 2002
- The third in MPC's series of Fact Sheets examining the Chicago Housing Authority Transformation Plan.
- Public Housing in the Public Interest: Examining the Chicago Housing Authority's Proposed Service Connector Model
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- Publication
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- posted by Robin Snyderman
- June 1, 2001
- Chicago Housing Authority Transformation Plan Fact Sheet No. 2
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Links
- Reconnecting America
- Reconnecting America is a national nonprofit working to integrate transportation systems and the communities they serve, with the goal of generating lasting public and private returns, improving economic and environmental efficiency, and giving consumers more housing and mobility choices. More info »
- Sustainable Communities Initiative
- On June 16, 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and U. S. Department of Transportation announced an interagency partnership to improve access to affordable housing, more transportation options, and lower transportation costs while protecting the environment in communities nationwide. This is a new opportunity to realize some of Reconnecting Neighborhoods’ recommendations. More info »
- Reconnecting Neighborhoods (external website)
- The official Reconnecting Neighborhoods web site provides updates on the project’s progress, in-depth background information about the two-year community planning process that led to the final recommendations report, and links to resources on Chicago’s mixed-income communities, transit-oriented development, and more. More info »
- Transportation for America
- MPC is a member of Transportation for America, a broad coalition seeking to align national, state, and local transportation policies with an array of issues such as economic opportunity, climate change, energy security, health, housing and community development. Subscribe to T4America’s blog to stay up to date on federal legislation related to these goals. More info »
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Collaborators
Partners
City of Chicago
HNTB
Regional Transportation Authority
Mid South Task Force
Near North Task Force
Near West Task Force
Expert Panel
Intergovernmental Advisory Committee
Funders
The 2016 Fund for Chicago Neighborhoods
JPMorgan Chase
The Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
