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October 2013
Special Event: Troy Duster
Join us October 10 for a talk with Troy Duster, "The Arc that Bends Toward Justice Requires and Accelerator: Engaged Learning as the Bridge to Civic Engagement"
Find out more »Freight Hub of the United States: Sustaining Metropolitan Chicago’s Role in the 21st Century
Over a quarter of all freight in the U.S. moves through the Chicago region, making it the nation’s main freight hub. Freight is a cornerstone of the regional economy, and over 25 percent of all the region’s jobs are in industries directly tied to this sector. Moreover, demand for freight is expected to double in the next 20 years.
Find out more »The Illinois Workforce & Workforce Policy for the Next Decade
It has become a truism that Americans will require increasing amounts of formal education to become prepared for the jobs of the future. Is this truism true? Howard Wial will examine the changes in the workforce, jobs, and education and training needs that are likely to occur in Illinois over the course of the next decade and will discuss the implications of these changes for workforce policy.
Find out more »Never Laugh at Live Dragons… (Public Transportation in Suburban Chicago)
GCI Real Time Chicago Lecture Series "Never Laugh at Live Dragons... (Public Transportation in Suburban Chicago)" Mike Bolton Deputy Executive Director for Strategic Services Pace Suburban Bus Service Tuesday, October 29, 2013 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. 412 South Peoria Street Suite 400, CUPPA Hall Chicago, IL 60607 Many times overlooked in transportation planning, there has been a growing demand for public transit in suburban areas, particularly as many low-income families move out to the suburbs in search of more…
Find out more »Advanced Manufacturing, Innovative Partnerships, Advanced Communities: The Chicago Experience
For over 30 years Manufacturing Renaissance (MR) has been in the economic development trenches of Chicago working with and doing research on behalf of local community and labor groups to understand what drove the loss of thousands of manufacturing companies and the jobs they sustained.
Find out more »November 2013
Environmental Justice & Transportation Issues Workshop
GCI Real Time Chicago Lecture Series Environmental Justice & Transportation Issues Workshop With GCI staff, LVEJO, and other guest speakers. Friday, November 8 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Great Cities Institute 412 South Peoria Street Suite 400, CUPPA Hall Chicago, IL 60607 Join GCI staff and guest speakers for a workshop on environmental justice issues in transportation planning. This 2-hour workshop is open to UIC graduate and undergrad, planning and policy, and public administration students, community members, and any other…
Find out more »Planning the Reconstruction of the Circle Interchange: An Overview
The Circle Interchange was designed over 60 years ago and is now one of the most congested interchanges in the nation. In this talk we will hear about the challenges of redesigning this highly-urban, confined interchange that is vital to the freight trucking industry and the nexus of all automobile traffic through Chicago.
Find out more »Supporting an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Chicago is building an entrepreneurial ecosystem for tech entrepreneurs. One piece of this ecosystem is 1871, a 50,000 square foot coworking center with 240 digital startups. This talk will focus on why 1871 was built, and what type of an impact a digital hub can make on a city. 1871 was started by the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center (CEC) to promote and grow the startup community in Chicago.
Find out more »New Dimensions in Visual Communication
GCI Special Event "New Dimensions in Visual Communication" Tim B. Castillo Director Art, Research, Technology, & Science Digital Media Laboratory University of New Mexico Thursday, November 14, 2013 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Great Cities Institute 412 South Peoria Street Suite 400, CUPPA Hall Chicago, IL 60607 Tim B. Castillo is a tenured Associate Professor at the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of New Mexico. He has been part of the School of Architecture and Planning faculty…
Find out more »Cities Across the Globe: People and Places Across Borders
This interdisciplinary symposium on cities across the globe launches the Great Cities Institute research cluster: Dynamics of Global Mobility. Spatial planning, public space, urban landscapes, economic restructuring, displacement and mobility, everyday insurgencies, youth engagement, safety and security, and the politics of neoliberalism are just some of the topics to be discussed in a roundtable format.
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