Technical Assistance Providers Directory
Bethel New Life
Center for Neighborhood Technology
Chicago Community Loan Fund
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
DuPage Housing Authority
Housing Opportunity Development Corporation
Illinois Housing Development Authority
Metropolitan Mayors Caucus
Metropolitan Planning Council
Nathalie P. Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement
National Trust for Historic Preservation, Midwest Office
Northeastern Illinois Area Agency on Aging
ULI Chicago
Bethel New Life
4950 W. Thomas
Chicago, Illinois 60651
(773) 473-7870
(773) 473-7871 (fax)
sflint@bethelnewlife.org
http://www.bethelnewlife.org/
Main Contact for Technical Assistance:
Stacey Flint
Project Manager Real Estate Development
(773) 473-7870
(773) 473-7871 (fax)
sflint@bethelnewlife.org
Other Areas of Technical Assistance:
Housing: Prevention of foreclosures, Housing (other); Land Use: Brownfield and greyfield redevelopment, Community visioning, Infill, Mixed-use re(development); Transportation: Station area and transit oriented development; Economic Development: Economic Development (other); Environment and Natural Resources: Green practices in communities
Specific Projects:
Bethel Campus
Chicago, Illinois (neighborhood of Austin)
Description of project:
9.2 Acre adaptive reuse of hospital. Includes 85 units of supportive living and 125 of independent senior living, childcare center, business center, and office space.
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:
Transportation: Integrating transportation and land use planning, Station area and transit oriented development, Transportation (other); Land Use: Brownfield and greyfield redevelopment, Community visioning, Infill, Mixed-use re(development), Natural areas and open space; Economic Development: Office market analysis, Residential market analysis, Retail market analysis; 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 Economic Development (Other)
Specific Projects:
Housing + Transportation Affordability Index
Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
Beginning date: 2006
Ending date: 2007
http://htaindex.cnt.org
Description of project:
CNT conducted an H+T Index analysis for the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, part of a larger economic development analysis. The H+T Index calculates the true cost of housing by disclosing the impact of location within a region or city. Where homes are most “affordable” because of low land prices, household transportation costs are often high. In the Champaign-Urbana MSA, CNT found that housing costs are in the affordable range for most households, but a majority of households pay more than 19% (the national average) for transportation. Transportation costs are lowest in the areas with transit service, particularly in the region’s core. This is due in part to higher densities, walkability, and access to stores and services. CNT’s recommendations to capitalize on the location efficiency of the core areas included: 1) build on current density and urban form; 2) maximize mobility options; and 3) provide tools to spur mixed-use, mixed-income market rate development.
Contact person for project:
Linda Young
Linda@cnt.org
Chicago Community Loan Fund
29 East Madison
Suite 1700
Chicago, Illinois 60602
(312) 252-0440
(312) 252-0419 (fax)
info@cclfchicago.org
http://www.cclfchicago.org
Main Contact for Technical Assistance:
Kate McInerney
Program Assistant
(312) 252-0440
(312) 252-0419 (fax)
kmcinerney@cclfchicago.org
Other Areas of Technical Assistance:
Housing: Prevention of foreclosures; Environment and Natural Resources: Conservation design, Environment and Natural Resources (other); Economic Development: Economic Development (other)
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:
Housing: Prevention of foreclosures, Housing (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); Data / GIS: GIS demographic data, GIS land use data, GIS mapping assistance, Interpreting census data, Visualization / 3D modeling, Data / GIS (other)
DuPage Housing Authority
711 E. Roosevelt Road
Wheaton, Illinois 60187
(630) 690-3555
(630) 690-0702 (fax)
jday@dupagehousing.org
http://dupagehousing.org/ Main Contact for Technical Assistance:
John Day
President
(630) 690-3555
jday@dupagehousing.org
Other Areas of Technical Assistance:
Housing: Housing (other)
Housing Opportunity Development Corporation
PO Box 480
2001 Waukegan Rd
Techny, Illinois 60082
(847) 564-2900
(847) 564-2992
metamasy@hodc.org
http://www.hodc.org/
Main Contact for Technical Assistance:
Mary Ellen Tamasy
Executive Direcor
metamasy@hodc.org
Other Areas of Technical Assistance:
Housing: Housing (other)
Illinois Housing Development Authority
401 N. Michigan Avenue
Suite 700
Chicago, Illinois 60611
(312) 836-5200
http://www.ihda.org/
Main Contact for Technical Assistance:
Bill Pluta
Director, Office of Housing Coordination Services
(312) 836-5200
wpluta@ihda.org
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:
Housing: Prevention of foreclosures, Housing (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); Economic Development: Business attraction / retention, Office market analysis, Residential market analysis, Retail market analysis, Tax-increment financing (TIFs), Economic Development (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:
Housing: Housing (other); Land Use: Community visioning; Transportation: Station area and transit oriented development; Economic Development: Business attraction/retention, Residential market analysis, Retail market analysis, Tax-increment financing (TIFs); Data/GIS: GIS demographic data, Interpreting census data
Specific Projects:
IHARP Accessible Housing
Illinois
Beginning date:
Ending date: 2007
Description of project:
Report examines accessibility of subsidized units and provides an estimate of units statewide that have accessible/adaptable features. Recommendations are given on how to diminish the disconnect between accessible units and the people that need them.
Affordable Housing Conditions and Outlook in Chicago: An Early Warning for Intervention
Chicago, Illinois
Beginning date:
Ending date: 2006
Description of project:
This study produces a more precise understanding of the housing situation in Chicago by quantifying the supply and demand of affordable housing and then providing an outlook on the potential mismatch between the two in the next five years. Specifically, the report determines what number of households were low income based on their size: small (1-3 person) or large (4-8 person) and determines the number of units affordable to them based on affordability and units size: small (0-2 bedroom) or large (3+ bedroom).
Humboldt Park Demographic and Housing Survey
Chicago, Illinois (neighborhood of Humboldt Park)
Beginning date:
Ending date: 2005
Description of project:
Analysis of demographic and housing data used to assess conditions and trends in the Humboldt Park community for the purposes of affordable residential development.
National Trust for Historic Preservation, Midwest Office
53 W Jackson Blvd.
Suite 350
Chicago, Illinois 60604
(312) 939-5547
(312) 939-5651 (fax)
mwro@nthp.org
http://www.preservationnation.org/
Main Contact for Technical Assistance:
Chris Morris
Program Officer
(312) 939-5547
christina_morris@nthp.org
Other Areas of Technical Assistance:
Housing: Housing (other); Land Use: Historic preservation, Mixed-use re(development); Economic Development: Economic Development (other); Environment and Natural Resources: Green practices in communities; Other: Preservation and re-use of existing housing stock, Retention of and reuse of historic schools in neighborhoods, Matching planning grants for preservation projects
Northeastern Illinois Area Agency on Aging
245 West Roosevelt Rd., Bldg. 6
Suites 41-43
West Chicago, Illinois 60185
(630) 293-5990
(630) 293-7488 (fax)
info_wsm@ageguide.or
http://www.ageguide.org/
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:
Housing: Housing (other); 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); Data/GIS: Interpreting census data ; Other: The Northeastern Illinois 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.
ULI Chicago
1700 W. Irving Park Rd.
Suite 208
Chicago, Illinois 60613
(773) 549-4972
(773) 472-3076 (fax)
info@ulichicago.org
http://chicago.uli.org Main Contact for Technical Assistance:
Cindy McSherry
District Council Coordinator
(773) 549-4972
(773) 472-3076 (fax)
info@ulichicago.org Other Areas of Technical Assistance:
Housing: Affordable housing, Housing (other); Land Use: Community visioning, Infill, Mixed-use (re)development, Land Use (other); Transportation: Integrating transportation and land use planning; Economic Development: Business attraction/retention, Economic Development (other); Environment and Natural Resources: Conservation design; Other: Business district plans, Downtown redevelopment, Market rate housing