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- Re-Connection Vol 3 Issue 3
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- Last week, Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman ever to win Best Director at the Oscars, a milestone timed serendipitously with Women’s History Month in March. It’s remarkable that we’re still celebrating these firsts, especially considering that the first woman was elected to…
- Re-Connection Vol 3 Issue 2
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- This week the U.S. Dept. of Transportation (U.S. DOT) announced $1.5 billion in Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants to 51 innovative projects across the United States, including three in Illinois. Competition was fierce: More than 1,400 applicants requested funding…
- Re-Connection Vol 3 Issue 1
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- Last week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood proposed that guidelines for funding major transit projects now be based on livability issues, including regional economic development opportunities and environmental benefits, in addition to the current criteria of cost and time…
- Re-Connection Vol 2 Issue 11
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- From jobless rates to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, from Illinois’ budget gap to home foreclosure trends, news reports in 2009 were awash with gloomy figures. It’s been a challenging year, and the numbers don’t lie.
Where We Stand
At MPC, we know numbers rarely…
- Re-Connection Vol 2 Issue 11
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- On Nov. 4, the Cook County Board of Commissioners distributed more than $12 million in federal foreclosure recovery funding to two groups of communities in south and west Cook County. The funding is part of $28 million that the county received through the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development…
- Re-Connection Vol 2 Issue 10
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- Last weekend, citiwire.net, an online pool of news and opinions from thought leaders on sustainable metropolitan development compiled by nationally syndicated columnist Neal Pierce, published a commentary from MPC President MarySue Barrett. She wrote about the Chicago visit of four high-ranking…
- Re-Connection Vol 2 Issue 9
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- With the International Olympic Committee decision less than a month away, Olympics-related news coverage is virtually non-stop. Media are reporting a wide range of stories, from public opinion about Chicago getting the Games, to the price tag, to the impact on the neighborhoods where venues are…
- Re-Connection Vol 2 Issue 7
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- Last month, the White House Office of Urban Affairs and Domestic Policy Council hosted a day-long urban and metropolitan policy roundtable to explore, according to a White House press statement, “how the federal government can serve as a more effective partner in developing competitive,…
- Re-Connection Vol 2 Issue 7
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- On Monday, July 13, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed the state's first major construction spending bill in a decade. Dubbed “Illinois Jobs Now,” it is a $31 billion public works program that is expected to create 439,000 jobs across the state and infuse much-needed capital into…
- Re-Connection Vol 2 Issue 7
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- On Monday, July 13, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed the state's first major construction spending bill in a decade. Dubbed “Illinois Jobs Now,” it is a $31 billion public works program that is expected to create 439,000 jobs across the state and infuse much-needed capital into…
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