Tuesdays at APA
October 25, 2011

IMPORTANCE OF REGIONS

CMAP BACKGROUND
Formed by state law in
2005 to integrate planning for transportation and land use
Seven-county area, with geographically representative Board

CMAP BACKGROUND
7 counties
284 municipalities
123 townships
307 school districts
136 fire districts
173 park districts
108 library districts
88 miscellaneous
1,226 total

GO TO 2040: KEY RECOMMENDATIONS
Livable Communities
1. Land Use and Housing
2. Water and Energy
Conservation
3. Parks and Open Space
4. Local Food
Efficient Governance
7. Tax Policy
8. Access to Information
9. Coordinated Investments
Human Capital
5. Education and Workforce
Development
6. Economic Innovation
Regional Mobility
10. Transportation
Investments
-- major capital projects
11. Public Transit
12. Freight

LOCAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (LTA) PROGRAM
Funded through federal Partnership for Sustainable
Communities, joint DOT-HUD-EPA program
Purpose is to implement GO TO 2040 plan through assistance to communities
Approximately 30 projects underway, with 30 more under development
Next call for projects planned for April 2012

CONSORTIUM MEMBERSHIP
Government, nonprofit and philanthropic participation: o American Planning
Association – Illinois chapter o Arts Alliance Illinois o Center for
Neighborhood
Technology o Chicago Area Fair
Housing Alliance o Chicago Community
Trust o Chicago Jobs Council o Chicago Wilderness o City of Chicago o Congress for the New
Urbanism o Cook County o Councils of Government
(multiple) o Delta Institute o DePaul University,
Chaddick Institute o Donnelley Foundation o DuPage County o Field Museum o Harris Family Foundation o Housing Action Illinois o Illinois Department of
Commerce and
Economic Opportunity o Illinois Housing
Development Authority o Kane County o Kendall County o Lake County o Local Initiatives
Support Corporation o MacArthur Foundation o Metropolis Strategies o Metropolitan Mayors
Caucus o Metropolitan Planning
Council o Openlands o Regional Housing
Initiative o Regional
Transportation
Authority o Urban Land Institute o Walter S. Mander
Foundation o Will County

LTA PROJECT PRIORITIZATION
Current projects chosen from among 220 applications submitted by communities
Major types:
• Comprehensive plans
• Revisions to zoning ordinances or other local regulations
• Small-area plans
• Topic-specific projects – water, sustainability, housing, others

LTA PROGRAM TIMELINE
October 2010: HUD grant announced
January 2011: contract signed and work able to begin
January-March 2011: applications for LTA projects reviewed and 60 priority projects identified
February-April 2011: 10 new staff hired
October 2011 (current): 30 active projects
December 2011: initial projects begin to be completed
April 2012: next call for projects
January 2014: HUD grant ends

FAIRMONT PLAN
Unincorporated community between Joliet and Lockport, challenged by population loss, vacant land
Plan for reinvestment will address governance, infrastructure, and redevelopment

CAMPTON HILLS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Incorporated in 2007 (newest municipality in region)
Major issues include preservation of rural character, open space, groundwater

NORRIDGE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Older community with aging population (25% are 65+)
Plan will address “aging in place”, attracting younger families, and site-specific redevelopment

PARK FOREST SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
Includes planning and design, natural systems, energy and climate, economic development, and equity