Dan Cooper

So excited to warmly welcome Darlene to MPC's family! Her experience will help catapult the impact of @Metroplanners & its allies.

@WardEightBar Breaking News: Lines forming on Howard St.

Additionally, Ward Eight is preparing to reopen its doors! Look out for a separate announcement with those details. Thank you all for sticking with us and we can’t wait to see you soon!

Hey everyone, We’re excited to announce a collaboration with our good friends @beardbellychi !

A lack of jobs, problems with schools, neighborhood safety, disinvestment, gentrification & loss of public housing units have all been named as causes behind the well-document loss of Black residents in Chicago and #CookCounty. Learn more: bit.ly/3gEQL6y

"Inequality is our No. 1 problem.” @Crains @GregHinz quotes @Metroplanners Research Dir. @dgordoncooper about the context for Illinois' significant population drop and concludes that it's more complicated than it looks. chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-poli… via @crainschicago

What's behind Illinois' troublesome population drop? MPC @dgordoncooper says while “it’s complicated... inequality is our No. 1 problem.” More from @GregHinz on @CrainsChicago: chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-poli…

#Chicagoans, did you know our average water rate increased by nearly 80% from 2008 - 2018? @MPCJosh and @dgordoncooper address #waterinfrastructure and #equity on @WFM_Journal: bit.ly/2EDyWEC

Listen to @WGNRadio @outsidetheloop featuring our allies at @ProPublicaIL @ilenviro & @Metroplanners “very own” @dgordoncooper on how small biz & self-employed are dealing with #COVID19 #BuildBackBetter bit.ly/3bHK6mH

Irony for the day: Blue Angels are flying over Chicago to honor healthcare workers. People are crowding the lakefront to catch a glimpse. Not sure this honors healthcare workers. #COVID19 #militariesdontfightcovid19

Nice summary by WGN and @KidsFirstChi about solving the problem of so many CPS students not being connected to internet. wgntv.com/news/cover-sto…. Check out the full brief here: static1.squarespace.com/static/5b212dc… #equity #DigitalDivide

@JGrantGlover @JGrantGlover @ChiBuildings Not the best photo but this is what it often looks like.

Great post by my colleague @dgordoncooper that dispels a common argument affordability opponents use about the impacts of parking loss on neighborhood businesses. metroplanning.org/news/8854/The-…

Chicago’s recovery from the 2008 recession was driven by small business. And 8% of Chicago workers are self-employed Read @Metroplanners analysis by @dgordoncooper to understand why we should worry metroplanning.org/news/8847/Smal… @WomenEmployed @AccionUS @ChiUrbanLeague @latinopolicy

Race and place are clearly associated with COVID-19’s spread. While Black Chicagoans represent 29% of the city’s population, they make up 70% of COVID-19 fatalities. In Washington, D.C., Black people are 46% of the population but 62.5% of COVID-19 deaths. brook.gs/2KbfcrO

Would a Logan Square affordable housing complex create a parking "nightmare," as opponents claim in a lawsuit? Not at all, a report found. buff.ly/2RXlsHS

Does affordable housing harm businesses and neighborhoods? Still searching for evidence and finding none. #affordablehousing #LoganSquare @BickerdikeRC @CDRosa @Metroplanners @elevated_chi metroplanning.org/news/8854/The-…

COVID-19 has made clear yet again that our justice system needs to be rethought. No better time to start than the present. #cookcountyjail #decarceration #COVID19 @amandaklonsky1 @Metroplanners @ChiBondFund chicago.suntimes.com/2020/4/20/2122…

For the #CookCountyJail, a hot spot of #COVID19, our choices are fast action or mass death. An Op-Ed in the @Suntimes from me and @dgordoncooper. Please share. #stopcovidinjails chicago.suntimes.com/2020/4/20/2122… @Justice_Collab @ClintSmithIII @eveewing @therealbakari @ScottHech

Many homeowners already pay more than 30% of their income towards housing. They are one income shock away from being behind on mortgage. We must learn from last decade's foreclosure crisis. @dgordoncooper, thinking about longterm foreclosure prevention with this #mapoftheweek

Going into the next decade, let's finally figure out this inclusive growth thing! metroplanning.org/news/8816/Chic… @Metroplanners #inclusivegrowth

I count on @Metroplanners Board member @drosteyagan to help put things in perspective Here’s a local perspective from @Metroplanners @dgordoncooper on job brights spots amidst stagnant pop. stats metroplanning.org/news/8816/Chic… @BrookingsMetro @chicagosmayor @ONTO2050 @jacques_gordon

Anyone else find the "transcript" of Trump's phone call with Zelensky suspicious? They were careful to point out that it isn't a verbatim transcript, which makes sense because it reads like a fantasy of how Trump describes others speaking about him. #suspicious #TrumpImpeachment