Technical Assistance Directory
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
Illinois-Indiana Sea College Program, University of Illinois
Metropolitan Planning Council
National Trust of Historic Preservation, Midwest Office
Northeastern Illinois Area Agency on Aging
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:
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, 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); Data / GIS: GIS demographic data, GIS land use data, GIS mapping assistance, Interpreting census data, Visualization / 3D modeling, Data / GIS (other)
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program, University of Illinois
1101 W. Peabody Dr.
350 NSRC (MC 635)
Urbana, Illinois 61801
(217) 333-6444
(217) 333-8046 (fax)
iisg@uiuc.edu
http://www.iisgcp.org/
Main Contact for Technical Assistance:
Martin Jaffe
Environmental Planning Specialist
(312) 996-2178
(312) 996-8933 (fax)
mjaffe@uic.edu
Other Areas of Technical Assistance:
Land Use: Community visioning, Comprehensive plan development/review, Historic preservation, Natural areas and open space, Land Use (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; Data/GIS: Data/GIS (other); Other: Aquaculture and fisheries, Environmental education, Ecosystem and invasives management
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:
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, Land Use (other); Transportation: Bicycle and pedestrian planning, 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); Environment and Natural Resources: Environment and Natural Resources (other); Housing: Affordable housing, Prevention of foreclosures, Housing (other)
National Trust for Historic Preservation, Midwest Office53 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:Land Use: Historic preservation, Mixed-use (re)development; Economic Development: Economic Development (other); Environment and Natural Resources: Green practices in communities; Housing: Affordable housing, Housing (other); Other: Preservation and re-use of existing housing stock, Retention of and reuse of historic schools in neighborhoods, Matching planning grants for preservation projects
Specific Projects:
Teardown Initiative
Chicago, Illinois
Beginning date: 2003
Ending date:
Project website: http://www.preservationnation.org/issues/teardowns/
Description of project:
Across the nation a teardown epidemic is wiping out historic neighborhoods one house at a time. As older homes are demolished and replaced with dramatically larger, out-of-scale new structures, the historic character of the existing neighborhood is changed forever. To help arm neighborhood residents, preservationists and local government leaders, the National Trust published Protecting America's Historic Neighborhoods: Taming the Teardown Trend to address the origins and impact of teardowns. Because there is no "one-size-fits-all" solution that will stop teardowns, the National Trust is working to show models and profile communities that have developed innovative strategies through the online Teardowns Resource Guide. In addition, the Midwest Office helped form a coalition of suburban Chicago communities, the Chicago Suburban Teardown Alliance, to better define the causes and impacts of "teardowns" on their communities.
Northeastern Illinois Area Agency on Aging245 West Roosevelt Rd., Bldg. 6, Suites 41-43
West Chicago, Illinois 60185
(630) 293-5990
(630) 293-7488 (fax)
info_wsm@ageguide.or
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:
Land Use: Community visioning, Comprehensive plan development/review, Streetscapes and urban design, 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); Data/GIS: Interpreting census data; 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.