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October 2016
Premier of “Count Me In” Documentary
“Count Me In,” the first in-depth documentary about participatory budgeting, a burgeoning national movement that started in Chicago, tells a rare good-news story about money and voting, tracking the efforts of regular Chicagoans who are rolling up their sleeves to make an impact in their neighborhoods. A special screening in Chicago will be followed by a discussion of the film and the future of participatory budgeting. The film, produced by Chicago-based Sommer Filmworks LLC, presented nationally by WTTW Chicago and…
Find out more »The Building Blocks Forum: Restorative Approaches to Public Safety
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Find out more »November 2016
Building the City of Spectacle Book Talk, Signing and Reception
JOIN US FOR A BOOK SIGNING AND RECEPTION CELEBRATING THE LAUNCH OF "Building the City of Spectacle" By Costas Spirou and Dennis R. Judd Monday, November 14 1-2 p.m. University of Illinois at Chicago Richard J. Daley Library Special Collections and University Archives 801 S. Morgan St., 3rd Floor Chicago, IL 60607 For questions and to RSVP, contact Andrea Smith at andsmith@uic.edu. Light refreshments will be served. Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event. The…
Find out more »UTC Event: TMA Shuttle Bug Bus Service
SUBJECT: TMA Shuttle Bug Bus Service Focus of UTC Seminar Series November 17 DATE: Thursday November 17 TIME: Noon to 1 pm VENUE: GCI Conference Room, 4th Floor, CUPPA Hall TOPIC: The TMA Shuttle Bug bus service. ABOUT THE SHUTTLE BUG: This bus service has 14 routes serving more than 30 companies in Cook and Lake counties and provides door-to-door service for workers to Metra stations and the CTA Yellow Line. This model helps reduce congestion and improve air quality.…
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February 2017
Making the Transit Investment Case: Comparing London and Chicago
February 16, 2017 — Noon to 1 p.m. UTC Spring Seminar Series Speaker: Chris Hall, MUPP, Consultant Transport for London Topic: Making the Transit Investment Case: Comparing London and Chicago Venue: Great Cities Institute Conference Room, Suite 400, 412 S. Peoria St., Chicago Details: Greater London’s transit agenda — and how it provides a potential template for funding large-scale projects in metropolitan Chicago — will be explored during the first installment of the spring 2017 Seminar Series presentation hosted by the Urban…
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April 2017
UTC Event: Transit Investment Case: Japan and U.S.
April 20, 2017 — Noon to 1 p.m. UTC Spring Seminar Series Speaker: Susumu Kudo, PhD, Former UIC and UTC Research Assistant, Former Professor, Fukui Prefecture University, Japan Topic: Making the Investment Case II: Comparing Japan and the United States Venue: Great Cities Institute Conference Room, Suite 400, 412 S. Peoria St., Chicago Details: In Japan, most transportation agencies are operated by private companies. Since the 1980, a network of high-speed trains have been built to meet changing demographics. For this final Spring…
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