NEW! Call for Projects: Local Technical Assistance and Community Planning Programs.  Planning assistance and grants for local projects across metropolitan Chicago are now available through the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) Community Planning Program and CMAP Local Technical Assistance Program at www.rtachicago.com/applications. Proposed local planning projects should implement recommendations of the GO TO 2040 comprehensive regional plan.  Applications are due Wednesday, June 26 at noon.  An informational session was held on May 15, and the presentation is available on-line.   Contact Erin Aleman (ealeman@cmap.illinois.gov or 312-386-8816) to be added to our LTA distribution list.  Join the conversation -- we will be tweeting application and program information using #CMAPLTA.

About the Local Technical Assistance (LTA) Program

In October 2010, CMAP was awarded a Sustainable Communities Regional Planning grant by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to assist with the implementation of GO TO 2040. With funding from this grant, CMAP has launched the Local Technical Assistance (LTA) program, which involves providing assistance to communities across the Chicago metropolitan region to undertake planning projects that advance the principles of GO TO 2040. See below for the most recent update on project status, as well as links to several projects that are underway.  Also, see a videos of  an overview of the LTA program and "Planning Locally for Livability."

CMAP has initiated 102 local projects with local governments, nonprofits, and intergovernmental organizations to address local issues at the intersection of transportation, land use, and housing, including the natural environment, economic growth, and community development. For the latest on the LTA projects, download the LTA Program update (6-5-2013).

• LTA Updates
• LTA Projects Underway
• LTA Projects Completed

LTA Updates

Among recent highlights from the CMAP LTA program:

• The Village of Richton Park will hold a community visioning workshop for the update of its comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance on June 12 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the Richton Park Community Center (4455 Sauk Trail Road, Richton Park).

• The Aurora Beacon-News and Kane County Chronicle described the upcoming development of a housing policy plan for North Aurora, St. Charles, and Geneva through Homes for a Changing Region. In other Homes-related news, the Courier-News previewed workshops for the communities of Carpentersville, Elgin, East Dundee, and West Dundee, which start next week.

• The Village of Bensenville will host a public meeting for development of its comprehensive plan on June 27 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. in the Village's Board room (12 S. Center Street, Bensenville).  A Spanish-language only workshop will be held on June 20 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Bensenville Community Public Library (200 S. Church Road, Bensenville). CMAP and Village staff will also be at the June 19 "Music in the Park" event to answer questions regarding the plan and upcoming meetings. Residents can also provide feedback for the comprehensive plan on-line at http://bensenville.metroquest.com/.

• The project page for the Chinatown Community Vision Plan is now translated into Chinese at www.cmap.illinois.gov/lta/chinatown-chinese.

• The Southwest News-Herald described a meeting held last week for the 95th Street Corridor Study underway in Oak Lawn.  

LTA Projects Underway

Antioch	Lifestyle Corridor Plan
Bensenville	Comprehensive Plan
Berwyn	Zoning Ordinance
Big Rock	Comprehensive Plan
Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Commission	Feasibility Study
Bronzeville	Land Use Plan
Chicago	Green and Healthy Neighborhoods
Chicago Heights	Comprehensive Plan
Chinatown	Community Vision Plan
Glen Ellyn (link to external site)	Downtown Streetscape and Parking Study
Hanover Park	Corridor Study
Hinsdale	Parking Management
Homes for a Changing Region	Housing Policy Plans
Lansing (link to external site)	Comprehensive Plan
Lake County	Sustainable Food System Sustainability Chapter
Morton Grove	Subarea Plan
Plainfield (link to external site)	Downtown Transportation Plan
Richton Park (link to external site)	Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Update
Round Lake Heights	Comprehensive Plan
Waukegan	Commercial Corridor Plan
Westchester	Comprehensive Plan
Wicker Park-Bucktown	Parking Management

 

LTA Projects Completed

Addison	Comprehensive Plan
Algonquin (link to external site)	Downtown Plan
Alsip	Comprehensive Plan
Berwyn	Comprehensive Plan
Blue Island	Comprehensive Plan
Campton Hills	Comprehensive Plan
Carpentersville	Sub-area Plan
Elmwood Park	Comprehensive Plan
Evanston	Water Conservation and Efficiency Plan
Fairmont	Neighborhood Plan
Joliet	Redevelopment Plan
Lakemoor	Comprehensive Plan
Niles	Environmental Action Plan
Norridge	Comprehensive Plan
Northlake	Comprehensive Plan
Oak Park	Water Conservation and Efficiency Plan
Orland Park	Water Conservation Code
Park Forest	Sustainability Plan
Plainfield (link to external site)	Downtown Transportation Plan
Red Line South Extension	Livability Project
Riverside	Central Business District
Round Lake Heights	Comprehensive Plan
SSMMA	Housing Investment Tool