The great recession

[img: Cover of one of city’s budget reports from 2009 or 2010: e.g., b. 1-306, or b. 1-307] [note: needs to be sent to photo lab as of March 26, 2020]

In 2007 and 2008, a financial crisis plunged the United States economy into a deep recession that strained Chicago’s finances. One tool to relieve that strain was to privatize management of the city parking meters.

Paul Volpe, the mayor’s chief of staff (2008-2010), discusses Daley’s decision to lease parking meters to a private firm for seventy-five years:

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Others reflect on the parking meter decision:

John Schmidt, chief of staff (1989):

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Victor Reyes, Chicago Intergovernmental Affairs Office (1995-2000):

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Gery Chico, chief of staff (1992-1993):

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Tim Samuelson, Chicago Cultural Center (2002 - present):

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John McCarro, urban planning expert:

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Don Rose, civil rights activist and political consultant:

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