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About CM2020


Chicago Metropolis 2020 is a member of CHANGE Illinois!, which has asked candidates for Governor and the General Assembly to answer 20 questions about reforming elections and state government.

Reports

Development & Transportation

Time is Money: The Economic Benefits of Transit Investment (PDF, 14.3 MB)

Workforce Housing

Homes for a Changing Region. Phase 2: Implementing Balance Housing Plans at the Local Level (2007) (PDF, 23 MB)

Home Grown: Local Housing Strategies in Action (2006) (PDF, 5.23 MB)

Homes for a Changing Region. Phase 1 (2005) (PDF, 2.05 MB)

Metropolis Index: Housing as Opportunity (2004) (PDF, 7.66 MB)

Recommendations for Developing Attainable Workforce Housing in the Chicago Region (PDF, 5.65 MB)

Justice & Violence

Metropolis Index: Crime and Justice (2006) (PDF, 9.19 MB)

Regional Learning

2020 Metropolis Index

2019 Metropolis Index

Hot Topics

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Building our Economy: Transportation for a New Illinois
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Using state-of-the-art tools, Chicago Metropolis 2020 studied the Regional Transportation Agency (RTA)'s "Moving Beyond Congestion" Strategic Plan to access the economic value that derives to the Chicago region from making those proposed investments.

Burnham Plan Centennial

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