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2012

January

Public-Private Partnerships, Part 2: Federal Transportation Reauthorization

Union Station Master Plan Study Underway

Fifty-State Report Examines Gas Tax

Stability of Major Tax Revenue Sources

Public-Private Partnerships, Part 3: Transit

Impacts of Suburban Business Density on Walking Behavior

Proposed Regional Infrastructure Improvement Zones Act

House and Senate Committees to Markup Transportation Reauthorization Bills

Senate Releases Details on Transit Legislation

House Releases Draft of American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act

New Starts: FTA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

February

CREATE Year in Review newsletter

House Ways and Means Committee to Markup Reauthorization Bill, House Natural Resources Committee Reports Out Three Bills

Governor Quinn Delivers State of the State Address

Congressional Committees Approve Reauthorization Bills

Senate Finance Committee to Mark Up Transportation Reauthorization Bill

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Approves Green Infrastructure for Stormwater Management

Senate Finance Committee Approves Reauthorization Bill

Metropolis Strategies Publishes Green Cluster Study

CMAP Analysis of AEIJA, Part 1

CMAP Analysis of AIEJA, Part 2

Comparing Current Federal Transportation Law, MAP-21, and AEIJA

White House Releases FY2013 Budget Proposal

House to Move on Transportation Reauthorization Bills, Senate Bill Passes Key Hurdle

House Transportation Reauthorization to be Split in Three Parts

Illinois Innovation Index Highlights R&D Challenges, Opportunities

Application Period Open for TIGER IV

Climate Change Adaptation at a Regional Level

Reauthorization Bills to be Considered Next Week

House Leadership to Revise Transportation Reauthorization Bill

March

Public-Private Partnerships, Part 4: Major Capital Projects in Metropolitan Chicago

Federal Transportation Reauthorization Update: Week of February 27

New Economic Growth and Jobs Plan from World Business Chicago

Federal Transportation Reauthorization Update: Week of March 5

OECD Territorial Review Assesses Mega-Region's Economy, Part 1: Assets and Challenges

Senate Passes MAP-21

OECD Territorial Review Assesses Mega-Region’s Economy, Part 2: Workforce

OECD Territorial Review Assesses Mega-Region's Economy, Part 3: Innovation

OECD Territorial Review Assesses Mega-Region's Economy, Part 4: Transportation and Logistics

Illinois Innovation Index Examines Regional Patent Output

OECD Territorial Review Assesses Mega-Region’s Economy, Part 5: Green Growth

Promoting Conservation Easements on Private Land with State Tax Credits

OECD Territorial Review Assesses Mega-Region’s Economy, Part 6: Governance

House Rejects MAP-21, To Introduce Short-Term Extension

Policy Analysis of MAP-21, March 2012 Update

House Passes 90-Day Extension of SAFETEA-LU

Senate Passes 90-Day Extension of SAFETEA-LU

President Signs 90-Day Extension of SAFETEA-LU

April

CNT Releases Prospering in Place Report

Sales Tax Rebates and Access to Information

City of Chicago Announces $7.2 Billion Infrastructure Initiative

Transportation Bills Under Consideration in Illinois General Assembly

State Legislative Initiatives Address Vacant and Foreclosed Residential Properties

Bus Rapid Transit Database is Released

Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Comments on Refuge Proposal

Bill Proposes Highway Trust Fund Tax Swap

Illinois Innovation Index Finds Exports Driving Economic Growth

State Legislators Consider Economic Development Incentives

House Proposes 90-Day Transportation Extension, Senate Appropriations Committee Passes FY 2013 Transportation Budget

City Council Approves Chicago Infrastructure Trust

House and Senate to Conference on Transportation Bill

May

Preview -- Freight Cluster Drill-Down

Commission Examines Strategies for Coordinated Investments Across School Districts

The State’s Fiscal Condition and Implementation of GO TO 2040

Chicago Department of Transportation Releases Action Agenda

Regional Inventory Shows Patterns of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

U.S. DOT Releases Administration’s Reauthorization Priorities

A New Look at Metropolitan Chicago’s Existing Local Plans

Illinois Innovation Index Analyzes Broadband Access and Economic Growth

State Budget Legislative Action

Update on Illinois Sales Tax Rebate Disclosure Legislation

New Revenues Needed for Natural Resources Work in Illinois

June

State Legislative Update

ParkScore Helps Evaluate Need for More Parks

The Importance of Parking in Planning for Livable Communities

Use of Economic Performance Measures in Transportation Funding

Measuring and Mitigating Traffic Congestion, Part 1

DuPage County Seeks to Improve Accountability, Efficiency

End of Session Review on Transportation Bills in the Illinois General Assembly

Measuring and Mitigating Traffic Congestion, Part 2

Chicago Region to Receive Two TIGER IV Grants

Joint Center for Housing Studies Releases Annual State of the Nation’s Housing Study

Decoding Property Taxes

Census Releases 2011 Population and Housing Unit Estimates by County

Conferees Reach Agreement on Transportation Reauthorization Bill

July

MAP-21 -- Major Programmatic and Policy Changes

New Report on Economic Development Incentives

New Regional Green Infrastructure Data

Freight Drill-Down Analyzes Regional Infrastructure, Innovation, and Workforce

MAP-21 and CMAP Reauthorization Principles

Farm Bill Update

Metropolitan Chicago’s Freight Cluster Part 1, Infrastructure

Illinois Innovation Index Uses On-line Job Postings to Track Regional Labor Supply and Demand

Metropolitan Chicago’s Freight Cluster Part 2, Innovation

Updated Analysis of FY13 State Budget

Findings from Peer Exchange on Performance-Based Transportation Funding

August

Rethinking Property Tax Classification in Cook County

Metropolitan Chicago’s Freight Cluster Part 3, Workforce

U.S. DOT Announces Notice of Funding Availability for TIFIA Program

Enterprise Zone Extension and Reforms Signed into Law

Supportive Land Use Strategies for Expressway-Based BRT

National Freight Policy in MAP-21

MAP-21, Performance Measures, and Performance-Based Funding

Tech Transfer Growing in Illinois Universities

U.S. Freight Policy Council Launched

Governor Signs Legislation on Tax Transparency

September

Housing Policy Update -- Trends for the First Half of 2012

Rising Fuel Economy Standards and Their Potential Transportation Funding Impacts

Two National On-line Dialogues on MAP-21

New MetroPulse Jobs Portal Offers Valuable Workforce Data

Exploring Shared Services in Ohio, Illinois, and Metropolitan Chicago

October

MAP-21 Changes to the New Starts Program

U.S. Census Releases Analysis of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Population Change

Supporting Sustainable Local Food Systems

Federal Funding to Train Advanced Manufacturing Workforce

Findings from Regional Peer Exchange on Capital Programming

First Year of Illinois Innovation Index Provides Snapshot of State and Region’s Innovation Standing

Proposed Infrastructure Improvement Fund for Unincorporated Cook County

Two Recent Reports Address Federal Transportation Funding

November

Report on Fiscal Condition of Illinois Urges Quick Action

Local Transportation Funding Measures Voted on Across the U.S.

Pace Plans New Bus Service on I-90

Volpe Center Releases Report on CMAP Peer Exchange

Recent Manufacturing Conference Calls Attention to Challenges, Opportunities

FPDCC Releases Land Acquisition Plan

Water Policy and the 2012 Elections

New Report Emphasizes Local Funding for New Starts Projects

The Fiscal Cliff and Transportation Spending

Springfield Snapshot, Veto Session November 26-28, 2012

December

Economic Impacts of Express Toll Lanes in the Chicago Region

Springfield Snapshot, Veto Session December 4-6, 2012

Chicago Department of Aviation Expresses Interest for TIFIA Loan

Reports Examine Region’s Growing Infrastructure Funding Needs

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