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Go to 2040

WTTW News | October 13, 2010, 7:00 pm

Geoffrey Baer takes a look at a sweeping new plan designed to move the Chicago region away from suburban sprawl and clogged highways and toward a green utopia.

  • CMAP's Go to 2040 plan

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