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Federal Investment Reform fact sheet

The Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) shapes policies and supports direct investments in an economically competitive, socially equitable, and environmentally sustainable Chicagoland region. Implementing this vision requires public investment and development policies spanning multiple agencies and sources that are based on the following proven principles.

MPC and its partners have outlined three principles that should guide public investment, prioritized against criteria and reflective of community goals identifi ed through comprehensive local and regional plans.