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Tag: Metropolitan Planning Council

Posted inPerspectives

A model to prevent a wave of evictions in the wake of coronavirus recession

by Curtis Black May 13, 2020May 13, 2020

A new coalition in East Garfield Park is aiming to head off displacement, gentrification and a land grab by speculators by protecting affordable housing and heeding the lessons of 2008.

Posted inPerspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

‘Green gentrification’ and lessons of the 606

by Curtis Black January 30, 2020January 30, 2020
Posted inPerspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

In 232-page report, Lightfoot’s transition tees up housing initiatives, TIF reform

by Curtis Black May 23, 2019May 23, 2019
Posted inPerspectives, Transportation

Chicago’s South and West sides have most to gain from bus-focused development push

by Kendra Freeman February 6, 2019February 7, 2019
Posted inEconomic Development, Employment and Labor, Perspectives

Fifty years later, what the Kerner report tells us about race in Chicago today

by William Scarborough, Kasey Henricks and Amanda E. Lewis February 26, 2018February 26, 2018
Posted inPerspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be, Transportation

Highway expansion drives jobs away from communities that need them

by Curtis Black September 21, 2017
Posted inEconomic Development, Government and Politics, Race and Culture, TCR Talks

What segregation is costing Chicago

by Susan Smith Richardson March 28, 2017March 31, 2017
Posted inEmployment and Labor, Transportation

Reverse commute is a long haul on public transit

by La Risa Lynch June 2, 2016September 21, 2017

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