On Wednesday, July 25, MPC is hosting our 2012 Annual Luncheon: The Cities That Work, featuring an insightful and provocative dialogue between the mayors of Chicago, Gary and Milwaukee. Follow our blog over the next few weeks as we feature posts by guest authors from across the mega-region and members of our staff on issues that unite the tri-state region. Bookmark this page, www.metroplanning.org/thecitiesthatworkseries to follow the series.
For more details or to purchase tables or individual tickets for the July 25 event, visit MPC's web calendar.
Gary-Chicago-Milwaukee mega-region needs strategy for growth, Adam Knelman Ostry, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
A regional waterway system for the 21st century, Ellen Alberding, President, Joyce Foundation
History, people unite Gary-Chicago-Milwaukee mega-region, Matt Nichols, Research Assistant, Metropolitan Planning Council
Employer-Assisted Housing a strategy for our mega-region, Samantha DeKoven, Project Manager, Metropolitan Planning Council
Building a stronger mega-regional public transportation system, Jenny Delumo, Research Assistant, Metropolitan Planning Council
Overcoming zero-sum mindset key to mega-regional development, MarySue Barrett, President, Metropolitan Planning Council
Tri-state planning, communication critical to 'greater' metropolitan region, John Swanson, Executive Director, Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission
Economic opportunity transcends regional, state boundaries, Randy Blankenhorn, Executive Director, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
Water holds key to region's vitality, Richard C. Longworth, Senior Fellow, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Tri-state region united by the Fresh Coast, Kevin Shafer, Executive Director, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
Reimagining legacy assets in the Milwaukee-Chicago-Gary axis, Brian Schupper, Director of Policy, Greater Milwaukee Committee
Growing tri-state economy goes hand-in-hand with protecting nature, Judith Stockdale, Executive Director, Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
Water Trails connecting Gary, Chicago, Milwaukee on the Lake, Abby Crisostomo, MPC Associate
The Cities That Work Series: The tipping point of a mega-region, Howard Snyder and Stephanie Allewalt, Northwest Side Community Development Corporation, Milwaukee
The Cities that Work Series: Regional collaboration, local action needed in tri-state planning, Paula R. Worthington, Senior Lecturer, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago