Technical Assistance Providers Directory

Data/GIS: Interpreting census data 

 
Nathalie P. Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement   

Northeastern Illinois Area Agency on Aging

Urban Transportation Center, UIC

Wilbur Smith Associates (consultant)  
 

Main Contact for Technical Assistance:
Jon Hallas, AICP
Associate Planner
(312) 386-8764
(312) 386-8765 (fax)
jhallas@cmap.illinois.gov

Other Areas of Technical Assistance:
Data / GIS: GIS demographic data, GIS land use data, GIS mapping assistance, Visualization / 3D modeling, Data / GIS (other); Land Use: Brownfield and greyfield redevelopment, Community visioning, Comprehensive plan development / review, Farmland preservation, Greenways and trails, Historic preservation, Infill, Mixed-use (re)development, Natural areas and open space, Streetscapes and urban design, Zoning and smart codes, Land Use (other); Transportation: Bicycle and pedestrian planning, Capital project funding, Circulation and access planning, Financial resources for transportation planning, Implementing human services plans for transit, Integrating transportation and land use planning, Operating project funding, Small area traffic forecasting, Station area and transit oriented development, Transportation corridor planning, Transportation (other); Economic Development: Business attraction / retention, Office market analysis, Residential market analysis, Retail market analysis, Tax-increment financing (TIFs), Economic Development (other); Environment and Natural Resources: Conservation design, Flood protection, Green practices in communities, Local water conservation, Natural landscaping, Stormwater management, Stream and wetland protection, Water quality, Watershed plans, Environment and Natural Resources (other); Housing: Affordable housing, Prevention of foreclosures, Housing (other)

Specific Projects:
Regional Data from US Census Bureau
Beginning date: 2008
Ending date:

Description of project:
Provide links to regional data for the 7-county area for data released from the US Census Bureau. Data include regularly scheduled population estimates, and new estimates from the American Community Survey.

Contact person for project:
Jon Hallas, AICP
jhallas@cmap.illinois.gov

Main Contact for Technical Assistance:
Walter Meyers
Manager, Community Planning Division
(630) 293-5990
(630) 293-7488 (fax)
info_wsm@ageguide.org 

Other Areas of Technical Assistance:
Data/GIS: Interpreting census data; Land Use: Community visioning, Comprehensive plan development/review, Streetscapes and urban design, Zoning and smart codes, Land Use (other); Transportation: Circulation and access planning, Implementing human services plans for transit, Integrating transportation and land use planning, Transportation (other); Economic Development: Economic Development (other); Environment and Natural: Resources Environment (other);  Housing: Affordable housing, Housing (other); Other: The Area Agency on Aging offers assistance to communities to prepare for the increase in the number of older persons. We can share tools, best practices and other resource materials to help make better communities for all ages.