A March 2017 report by the Metropolitan Planning Council and the Urban Institute, “The Cost of Segregation,” highlights the damage done. Researchers set out to verify what decades of government policy ...

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Culture Drawing Up an Urban Planning Manual for Chicago Teens The graphic novel No Small Plans aims to empower the city’s youth through stories about their neighborhoods.