Sarah Wilson
Communities Working Together to Address Shared Challenges
MPC is helping communities recognize and unleash the benefits of working together across governmental borders to tackle shared challenges. Even if all of the municipalities in the region had the staff capacity, political will and expertise to develop, implement and monitor the programs and policies necessary to address local development needs, many issues - such as housing, transportation and workforce development - do not adhere to municipal borders and can be more efficiently and effectively dealt with on an interjurisdictional basis. MPC is working with a variety of community collaborations around the region to help them address these issues.
Collaboratives:
Chicago Southland Housing and Community Development Collaborative – Blue Island, Calumet Park, Country Club Hills, Dolton, East Hazel Crest, Ford Heights, Glenwood, Harvey, Hazel Crest, Homewood, Lansing, Lynwood, Matteson, Midlothian, Oak Forest, Olympia Fields, Orland Hills, Park Forest, Phoenix, Posen, Richton Park, Robbins, Sauk Village, South Chicago Heights, South Holland, Steger
West Cook County Housing Collaborative – Bellwood, Berwyn, Broadview, Forest Park, Maywood, Oak Park
North Suburban Workforce Housing Collaborative – Highland Park, Highwood, Lake Forest, Deerfield, Northbrook
Northwest Suburban Workforce Housing Collaborative – Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Rolling Meadows, Palatine
Articles
MPC 'invents the future' with CMAP, as GO TO 2040 nears adoption-
- More than three years in the making, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) is wrapping up its GO TO 2040 plan for the future of northeastern Illinois, which is expected to launch in October. GO TO 2040 will be the region's first plan that coordinates metropolitan Chicago's land use…
West suburban employers, municipal staff gather to talk workforce housing-
- Mayor Anthony Calderone welcomed a crowd that tipped 60 to Forest Park’s Village Hall on July 13, setting the tone for a productive discussion by emphasizing recent collaboration between west suburban towns around housing issues. Representatives from west suburban communities, more than 20…
- Some are calling new “PETRA Bill” the most aggressive housing proposal since the initial Housing Act of 1937
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- The U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) currently provides deep rental assistance to more than 4.6 million households through 13 different programs, each with its own rules, administered by three operating divisions with separate field staff. To simplify this, HUD recently introduced…
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,…
- Local efforts aim to bridge the best of both worlds
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- Growing numbers of mayors are working across boundaries to meet local housing needs.
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Links
Regional Home Ownership Preservation Initiative- Arising out of a series of planning meetings held in the fall of 2008, Regional HOPI is a network of organizations working collaboratively to address the foreclosure crisis in order to develop and implement more coordinated and robust regional responses.
Working together, public, private and non-profit agencies are developing and implementing joint responses which: build on existing efforts; are actionable and feasible to accomplish; are replicable across the metro area or scalable to the… More info »
- Housing Trust of Santa Clara County
- The Housing Trust of Santa Clara County is a nonprofit organization created to be a catalyst for developing needed housing in Silicon Valley. Contributions from local employers and employer foundations, the County government, and all 15 Santa Clara County municipalities fund the trust. MPC hopes to emulate the strong corporate support achieved by this entity. More info »
- A Regional Coalition for Housing (ARCH)
- ARCH is a voluntary organization in suburban Seattle created in 1992 to establish a collaborative approach to solving local housing issues. Three cities and King County started ARCH, which has now grown to include 15 cities and the county. Members pool financial resources through a joint Housing Trust Fund, share best practices, and coordinate planning efforts. ARCH has served as an inspiration for MPC’s work on interjurisdictional housing strategies. More info »
- Metropolitan Mayors Caucus Housing Action Agenda
- The Metropolitan Mayors Caucus is a caucus of metropolitan Chicago’s 272 mayors working together to address shared economic development and affordable housing issues and more. Through the Housing Action Agenda, the Mayors Caucus is working to create safe, decent and affordable housing opportunities for all people in every community in the region. More info »
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