Technical Assistance Providers Directory
Economic Development
Center for Neighborhood Technology
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
Metropolitan Planning Council
Nathalie P. Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement
Center for Neighborhood Technology
2125 W. North Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60647
(773) 278-4800
(773) 278-3840 (fax)
info@cnt.org
http://www.cnt.org/
Main Contact for Technical Assistance:
Janice Metzger
Senior Project Manager
(773) 269-4019
(773) 378-4830 (fax)
jan@cnt.org
Other Areas of Technical Assistance:
Economic Development: Office market analysis, Residential market analysis, Retail market analysis; Economic Development (Other); Land Use: Brownfield and greyfield redevelopment, Community visioning, Infill, Mixed-use re(development), Natural areas and open space; Transportation: Integrating transportation and land use planning, Station area and transit oriented development, Transportation (other); Environment and Natural Resources: Green practices in communities, Natural landscaping, Stormwater management; Housing: Affordable housing; Data/GIS: GIS demographic data, GIS land use data, GIS mapping assistance
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
233 S. Wacker Drive
Suite 800
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(312) 454-0400
(312) 454-0411 (fax)
info@cmap.illinois.gov
http://www.cmap.illinois.gov/
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:
Economic Development: Business attraction / retention, Office market analysis, Retail market analysis, Tax-increment financing (TIFs), Economic Development (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); 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); Data / GIS: GIS demographic data, GIS land use data, GIS mapping assistance, Interpreting census data, Visualization / 3D modeling, Data / GIS (other)
Metropolitan Planning Council
25 East Washington Street
Suite 1600
Chicago, Illinois 60602
(312) 922-5616
(312) 922-5619 (fax)
info@metroplanning.org
http://www.metroplanning.org/
Main Contact for Technical Assistance:
Joanna Trotter
Manager, Community Building Initiative
(312) 863-6008
jtrotter@metroplanning.org
Other Areas of Technical Assistance:
Economic Development: Business attraction / retention, Office market analysis, Retail market analysis, Tax-increment financing (TIFs), Economic Development (other); Land Use: Brownfield and greyfield development, 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 plans, Capital project funding, Circulation and access planning, Financial resources for transportation planning, Integrating transportation and land use planning, Station area and transit oriented development, Transportation corridor planning, Transportation (other); Environment and Natural Resources: Environment and Natural Resources (other); Housing: Affordable housing, Prevention of foreclosures, Housing (other)
Nathalie P. Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement 400 S Peoria
Suite 2100
Chicago, Illinois 60607
(312) 996-6674
(312) 996-5766 (fax)
yittazel@uic.edu
http://www.uic.edu/cuppa/voorheesctr/
Main Contact for Technical Assistance:Yittazel Zelalem
Co-Director
(312) 996-6674
yittazel@uic.edu
Other Areas of Technical Assistance:Land Use: Community visioning; Transportation: Station area and transit oriented development; Economic Development: Business attraction/retention, Retail market analysis, Tax-increment financing (TIFs); Housing: Affordable housing, Housing (other); Data/GIS: GIS demographic data, Interpreting census data
Specific Projects:
Impact Study: Comparing two proposals for North Shore Estates
Highwood Park, Illinois
Beginning date:
Ending date: 2006
Description of project:
The study examines the potential impact of two proposals for the redevelopment of North Shore Estates in Highwood Park, IL.
Senior Housing on Chicago's Southwest Side: With a Focus on Latino Seniors, A Market Feasibility Study
Chicago, Illinois
Beginning date:
Ending date: 2004
Description of project:
The report assesses the feasibility of developing housing and specifically an affordable supportive living facility (SLF) for seniors on Chicago's southwest side.