Serving UIC's Great Cities Commitment: Solutions for Today's Urban Challenges
WBEZ Chicago Public Radio interviewed P.S. Sriraj, research associate professor in the Urban Transportation Center, on the movement of low-income populations from Chicago to the suburbs and collar counties.
The Chicago Sun-Times quotes Steve Schlickman, executive director of the Urban Transportation Center, on the likelihood of RTA fare increases and service cuts under the Rauner budget.
Globe St., a real estate website, interviewed Steve Schlickman, executive director of UTC, about a recent study that evaluated value capture as a means to finance transit improvements in several American cities.
In a column advocating a higher state income tax, Chicago Tribune columnist Melissa Harris cites a study by CUPPA's Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement that included a "gentrification index" showing that more Chicago neighborhoods are declining than are gentrifying.
A Daily Herald story on Gov. Rauner's cuts in transit funding quotes Steve Schlickman, executive director of the Urban Transportation Center in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs.
By 2030, one in five Illinois residents will be age 65 or older. This growing older adult population will require significant transportation, health care, and housing resources. To assess these needs, the Voorhees Center in conjunction with the Urban Transportation Center at UIC authored a report.
GCI Director Teresa Córdova serves as the president of the board of directors for The Praxis Project, which recently announced that founding executive director Makani Themba would be stepping down before the end of the year.
WBEZ's "Curious City" quotes Nebiyou Tilahun, assistant professor of urban planning and policy, why the evening rush hour creates Chicago's busiest traffic.
The Daily Herald Business Ledger ran an op ed by Steve Schlickman, executive director of the Urban Transportation Center, on the need for a long-range plan the cost of repairing the Chicago region's highway and transit systems.
Steve Schlickman, executive director of the Urban Transportation Center, is quoted in a Better Government Association article on Bruce Rauner's authority to stop the Illiana highway and Peotone airport projects regardless of public pressure.