UIC News has a nice writeup on our Spring 2014 Real Time Chicago series. Learn more about upcoming lectures in the series. As always, all discussions are free and open to the public.
UIC News: Great Cities ‘Real Time’ covers metro strategies
UTC Director Steve Schlickman on FOX 32 News to Discuss Winter Transit
Steve Schlickman, executive director of the Urban Transportation Center, appeared on FOX 32 News to discuss Metra's operational problems, potholes and road construction, and the project to add lanes to the Kennedy Expressway.
Chicago Community Trust aims to put 10,000 voices ‘On the Table’
Crain's Chicago Business mentions the Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement in an article about brain-storming meetings to be held by 10,000 Chicago business and civic leaders on March 12.
Chicago Tribune: Expert: Orland downtown focus part of suburban trend
The Chicago Tribune's TribLocal quotes Rachel Weber, GCI fellow and associate professor of urban planning and policy, on younger residents being attracted to suburbs such as Orland Park that are developing new downtown areas.
Streetwise Editorial: Aldermen seek CHA Oversight
A Streetwise editorial extensively quotes Janet Smith, co-director of the Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, about her research into the CHA's Plan for Transformation.
PB endorsed in the 2nd US Open Government National Action Plan
The United States released its Second Open Government National Action Plan endorsing Participatory Budgeting as one of its goals for creating a more open government.
While unemployment numbers remain high, manufacturers can’t fill jobs
In an article on the need to revitalize U.S. manufacturing, the Morris County (NJ) Daily Record quotes Howard Wial, director of the Center for Urban Economic Development, as saying that the long decline has left some manufacturers unaccustomed to hiring and unsure about how to recruit workers with the updated skills they need.
PB Chicago receives support from Chicago Community Trust
We are pleased to announce that the Chicago Community Trust has renewed their support for the Participatory Budgeting Chicago initiative for the 2013-2014 cycle.
Security on new school routes still in flux, with just weeks to go
John Hagedorn, UIC professor of criminology, law and justice, is quoted in a Chicago Tribune article on the Chicago Public Schools' Safe Passage program to provide security for children going to new schools. John was a GCI Faculty Scholar 2012-13.