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Housing and the American Dream
A majority of Americans believe we are still in the middle of the housing crisis, despite recent media around increases in home sales and values. This finding was one part of a MacArthur Foundation survey of American households that demonstrated huge shifts in the public’s views of…
Connecting foreclosure solutions with affordable housing demand
As many of us know firsthand, the Chicago region was hit particularly hard by the housing crisis and we are still far from a recovery. Yet despite the swaths of vacant and abandoned homes we continue to walk and drive by regularly, there is a significant lack of affordable housing across Illinois.…
Making single-family rental homes work for communities: Part 2
As the foreclosure crisis enters its seventh year, a growing number of single-family homes in the Chicago metropolitan area – some already foreclosed, some in the process of foreclosure – are being rented. Some are being rented by people who have lost their homes, while others are being…
Let’s meet halfway: how to create and manage integrated, balanced, and diverse housing communities
With Illinois Housing Development Authority’s (IHDA) current Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) application deadline approaching, Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC), Illinois Housing Council (IHC), and Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) presented “Strategies for Creating…
Chicago's Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs a proactive strategy
As the presidential debates mark the last stretch of the election season, the slow path of economic growth and job creation is weighing heavily in the minds of voters. The candidates have presented vastly differing plans for the best way to create more jobs and a stronger economy. We here in…
Innnovative development improves housing opportunities in the south suburbs
Authored in collaboration with Anna Tenutta, Research Assistant The last few years have been shaped by many events and forces—and while the foreclosure recovery and financial crisis continue to steal the headlines—there is another trend to pay attention to: the suburbanization of…
Who said stormwater management couldn't be fun?
I witnessed something truly amazing this past Saturday, Sept. 29. What were once a couple of very sad and bare patches of lawn at the Paul Revere Primary and Intermediate Schools in Blue Island, Ill. were transformed into gorgeous native plant and rain gardens in just 10 hours! This is what happens…
Supporting sustainable local food systems
  • By Jason Navota, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
  • Sep 26, 2012
Illinois has some of the most fertile soils in the country. While our farmers grow only six percent of the produce consumed in the state, they could grow much more. If we increased production of local food within metropolitan Chicago, it could create more than 5,000 jobs and generate $6.5 billion…
Employers help revitalize Philadelphia neighborhoods
  • By Christopher Waters
  • Aug 28, 2012
Last July, the City of Philadelphia re-launched Home∙Buy∙Now, our Employer-Assisted Housing (EAH) program, a public-private partnership to help working families buy homes in Philadelphia. The City’s $150,000 has leveraged $320,000 in employer dollars, which has led to $10 million in home…
Gospel Fest builds on Bronzeville’s musical legacy
MPC Research Assistant Emma Heemskerk authored this post. You could feel history in the making as Bronzeville celebrated its musical roots this weekend at the newly relocated Gospel Fest at Ellis Park near 37th and Cottage Grove. In a bold move from its usual home at centrally located Millennium…

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