Posted Mar 29, 2012, 4:19 PM
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Location: Chicago, IL
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Originally Posted by wrab
The New York Times
$7 Billion Public-Private Plan in Chicago Aims to Fix Transit, Schools and Parks
By JOHN SCHWARTZ
Published: March 29, 2012
Chicago is embarking on a $7 billion plan to transform the city’s infrastructure from the skies above to the pipes underground.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel is planning to announce the initiative Thursday. It includes projects to expand the city’s largest airport and improve its streets, water system, schools, community colleges, parks and commuter rail network. The city estimates that these initiatives will create 30,000 jobs over the next three years.....
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Excuse me for being skeptical of anything labeled as a "public private partnership".
http://www.policyalternatives.ca/pub...e-partnerships
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