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Real Estate Developers Look for Transit Input

March 23, 2015

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.

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An argument for inflating Illinois’ flat income tax

March 9, 2015

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.

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Transit could lose millions under Rauner budget

February 23, 2015

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.

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Voorhees & UTC release Planning Transportation for an Aging Illinois

February 16, 2015

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.

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WBEZ Curious City: When is Chicago-area traffic the worst?

January 9, 2015

WBEZ's "Curious City" quotes Nebiyou Tilahun, assistant professor of urban planning and policy, why the evening rush hour creates Chicago's busiest traffic.

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Illinois needs long-range transportation plan

December 8, 2014

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.

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Illiana, Peotone: questions, criticism continue

December 8, 2014

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.

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UIC professor, former alderman Dick Simpson recounts life of Jane Byrne

November 17, 2014

In an interview with FOX Chicago News, Dick Simpson, UIC professor and head of political science, recounts the political career and legacy of Jane Byrne, Chicago's first and only female mayor, who passed away on Friday.

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Why the UAW hopes it can eliminate two-tier payscales

November 3, 2014

Crain's Chicago Business quotes Howard Wial, executive director of the Center for Urban Economic Development, on the reasons for the 2007 establishment of two-tier wage scales in the auto industry.

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Average Metra fare to jump 68 percent over 10 years under proposal

October 13, 2014

The Chicago Sun-Times quoted Steve Schlickman, executive director of the Urban Transportation Center, on the likelihood that the State of Illinois will support a capital program to improve Metra.

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