Human and Community Development
Regional Policy
Research and practical experience indicate that the interests of cities and their regions are increasingly interdependent, and that regional solutions are now required for what were once considered "local" problems. The Foundation's grantmaking is intended, through support for critial institutions and networks, to build the impetus and capacity for regional decision-making, and to foster the application of research about economic competitiveness and social, economic, demographic, and technological challenges to such decision making across the country.
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Chicago Receives $153 Million to Fight Traffic Congestion
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded Chicago $153 million to fund a new approach for transportation improvements that had been recommended by MacArthur grantees Metropolis 2020 and Metropolitan Planning Council. The funding will support a new bus rapid transit system, which will include the creation of bus-only lanes, new equipment, and new technology. The bus-only lanes will be piloted along four corridors that traverse several of the Foundation-supported New Communities Program neighborhoods. Metropolis 2020 and Metropolitan Planning Council are core grantees in the Foundation’s regional resilience portfolio. (5/13/08)
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