Blog

Introduction

Keep up to date with the latest blog posts from our staff & GCI collaborators.

International Exchange, Community Visioning and The Public Good

Posted on November 10, 2015

GCI recaps City Cité, international exchanges, South Chicago planning, and public housing discussions centered on public good.

City Cité event graphic with red and blue text over an ocean horizon background.

Just One Week Away: City/Cité: A Transatlantic Exchange

Posted on October 27, 2015

GCI announces City Cité, a transatlantic exchange exploring race, inequality, austerity, neighborhoods, and urban policy debates.

Chicago Area Leadership Development

Posted on October 19, 2015

GCI and IPCE report maps Chicago leadership programs, highlighting gaps in inclusive civic leadership development and evaluation.

Street view of Pilsen with brick buildings, a church tower, and cars along a wide neighborhood road.

Planning for Improved Quality-of-Life in Pilsen

Posted on October 05, 2015

GCI partners with Pilsen Planning Committee on participatory quality-of-life planning focused on community strengths, housing, education, and jobs.

Participatory budgeting graphic reading “Our money. Our neighborhood. Our decision.” with the question, “How will you spend $1 million in your neighborhood?”

PB Chicago is Expanding!

Posted on September 21, 2015

PB Chicago expands participatory budgeting to eight wards, engaging residents and youth in democratic public spending decisions.

Group of five women standing together around a table during a workshop or meeting.

GCI and WEJ Form Partnership to Promote Economic Justice for Women

Posted on September 08, 2015

GCI and Women for Economic Justice partner to strengthen women’s economic power through cooperative business development and evaluation.

New Semester, New Projects, New Scholarship

Posted on August 24, 2015

GCI welcomes fall semester with new neighborhood projects, faculty scholars, partnerships, public good initiatives, and urban research agenda.

Street view of South Commercial Avenue with brick storefronts, parked cars, sidewalks, and neighborhood businesses under a cloudy sky.

A Stronger Commercial Avenue = A Stronger South Chicago

Posted on August 17, 2015

GCI launches South Commercial Avenue revitalization planning with South Chicago stakeholders to support businesses, jobs, services, and community vision.

Map of the West Chicago Avenue commercial corridor in Austin, showing the corridor highlighted in red with a Chicago inset map.

Corridor Planning for Commercial Revitalization

Posted on July 06, 2015

GCI launches Austin’s West Chicago Avenue revitalization planning to address disinvestment, support businesses, and strengthen community economic life.

Summer Update

Posted on June 08, 2015

GCI previews upcoming research, events, partnerships, global collaborations, public good initiatives, and urban solutions for the year ahead.

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