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In 2022, the Metropolitan Planning Council documented the equity and environmental harm that transportation infrastructure has historically caused in the Chicago region and sought community-generated ideas to mitigate those harms. The goal was to set a path for local agencies to apply for future grant opportunities. Audrey Wennink, Metropolitan Planning Council; Grace Chan, Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community; and Emma Jasinski, Design Trust Chicago discussed how to identify projects that communities want to advance and the process to do so.
In 2022, the Metropolitan Planning Council documented the equity and environmental harm that transportation infrastructure has historically caused in the Chicago region and sought community-generated ideas to mitigate those harms. The goal was to set a path for local agencies to apply for future grant opportunities. Audrey Wennink, Metropolitan Planning Council; Grace Chan, Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community; and Emma Jasinski, Design Trust Chicago discussed how to identify projects that communities want to advance and the process to do so.
