Four Leading Business and Civic Organizations Brief Media on Illinois Transportation Task Force

                         CHICAGO METROPOLIS 2020
                   THE CHICAGOLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
                    CENTER FOR NEIGHBORHOOD TECHNOLOGY
                        AND THE OPENLANDS PROJECT

                      INVITE YOU TO A MEDIA BRIEFING
            ON THE CHALLENGES, PITFALLS, AND POTENTIAL OF THE
              TRANSPORTATION TASK FORCE (PUBLIC ACT 93-0405)

                    FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 AT 12:00 NOON
 UNIVERSITY CLUB OF CHICAGO 76 E. MONROE STREET (MONROE & MICHIGAN AVE.)
                              BUFFET LUNCH*

During the spring legislative session, the Illinois General Assembly passed Senate Bill 726 creating a Regional Transportation Task Force. Governor Rod Blagojevich signed this legislation on August 1, 2003.

The Task Force is charged with making recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly regarding transportation and land use planning in Northeastern Illinois.

Representatives from Chicago Metropolis 2020, the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, the Center for Neighborhood Technology, and the Openlands Project will discuss and answer questions related to regional transportation and land use policy, including:

   -- A briefing on the potential significance of the Transportation Task
      Force and the key outcomes on which it should focus.
   -- A critique of the current transportation and land use planning
      process, including a discussion of the Chicago Area Transportation
      Study (CATS) 2030 Regional Transportation Plan.
   -- The Release of a Chicago Metropolis 2020 White Paper: If It's Broken,
      Fix It: A Framework for Building a More Effective Regional
      Transportation System.

    * RSVP IS REQUIRED! CALL AMY PLOUS at 312-332-8155 TO REGISTER OR
          CHARLES WHEELAN AT 312-332-6178 WITH POLICY QUESTIONS.

PRNewswire -- Sept. 17