GFRC Director, Deborah Carroll is a member of the steering committee for CMAP’s Plan of Action for Regional Transit (PART). The committee held its first meeting on Jan. 18 as development of the plan for…
Congratulations to the students who made the Fall 2022 Dean’s List! This list includes only full-time students who have earned at least a 3.5 grade point average, on a 4.0 scale, in a…
The outlook for public transit ridership in the Twin Cities during these post-pandemic months remains uncertain, prompting Metro Transit to reduce service on some bus lines. In a January 11 KARE TV Channel…
A Streetsblog Chicago report on the Chicago City Council finance committee’s approval of a proposed transit tax-increment financing district to fund the extension of the CTA’s Red Line on the South Side includes comments from…
In a Chicago Tribune article on budget gaps facing Chicago-area transit agencies, P.S. Sriraj, director of the Urban Transportation Center at UIC, offers some suggestions for encouraging more people to return to public transit.
Beth Gutelius, research director of the Center for Urban Economic Development at UIC, was interviewed in a Washington Post article on the growing role of warehouse robots at companies such as Amazon and FedEx.
A Streetsblog Chicago story on the benefits of transit-oriented development in addressing climate change and policy highlights findings from the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy’s 2020 report on Chicago’s population shifts. Details from the Institute’s…
The Great Cities Institute is cited for its foundational role in South Chicago revitalization efforts in a Block Club Chicago article on the groundbreaking for a $43 million project to upgrade two business corridors in the neighborhood.
David Merriman, Stukel Presidential Professor, joined NPR Illinois’ “State Week” for a discussion examining Illinois’ fiscal health. He is also quoted in an Illinois Answers Project story about efforts by the Lightfoot administration to renew 11…
UPP’s Joshua Drucker was interviewed for Planetary Radio, a weekly podcast by the Planetary Society. Interviewed together with Alex MacDonald, NASA’s Chief Economist, Drucker discussed the recently released NASA Economic Impact Analysis, authored by the Voorhees Center. Listen to…
