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Updated on May 01, 2012

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Planning for Green and Healthy Chicago Neighborhoods

CMAP’s Local Technical Assistance (LTA) program is partnering with the City of Chicago and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation Chicago (LISC) to work with the Chicago neighborhoods of Englewood, Washington Park & Woodlawn to create the Green and Healthy Neighborhoods (GHN) plan. The GHN plan will serve as a model for sustainable urban investment and redevelopment.
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Updated on May 14, 2012

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A Sustainable Food System in Lake County

Lake County provides a high quality of life for its residents, with urban centers, rural communities, and ecologically diverse natural areas. In an effort to adapt to changing trends and conditions in the agricultural sector, a dynamic group led by the Liberty Prairie Conservancy is working with CMAP’s Local Technical Assistance (LTA) program on the Lake County Sustainable Food Systems project.
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Updated on September 15, 2011

in Livable Communities

Guide to incorporating a local food chapter into comprehensive plans

CMAP produced a local food chapter outline to guide municipal planners through the process of incorporating local food into a comprehensive plan. Local food strategies and policies can help achieve the overall goals outlined in a community's comprehensive plan. This was developed as part of the Cook County Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW) Initiative, which seeks to promote healthy eating and active lifestyles by improving public policy and local communities. The initiative is a partnership between Cook County Health Department of Public Health and the Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago and funded through a $16 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Updated on August 08, 2011

in Efficient Governance | Livable Communities | Regional Mobility

GO TO 2040 Video -- Overview of the CMAP Local Technical Assistance Program

New in the GO TO 2040 video series is an overview of the Local Technical Assistance (LTA) program begun in March 2011 by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP), with support from a three-year, $4.25 million competitive grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as part of the federal interagency Partnership for Sustainable Communities.
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Updated on July 15, 2011

in Livable Communities

Growing Green -- Youth in Park Forest Planning for Sustainability

The youth of Park Forest had an opportunity to share their ideas about the Village’s sustainability on July 12, 2011. Over 120 people ages 10 to 25 gathered at Dining on the Green Banquet Hall in Downtown Park Forest to contribute to the sustainability plan by sharing their goals for the Village’s future.
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Updated on June 23, 2011

Policy Updates in Livable Communities

City of Chicago Approves Commercial Rooftop Farms

The GO TO 2040 comprehensive regional plan recommendsthat local zoning ordinances be synchronized with current development goals.  While many comprehensive municipal plans throughout the region have goals consistent with GO TO 2040, zoning ordinances -- shaped through years of ad hoc modifications -- are often inconsistent with local and regional goals. 

One such example has been the existence of...

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Updated on July 11, 2011

in Livable Communities

HUD Preferred Sustainability Status

CMAP’s successful application for a HUD Sustainable Communities Regional Planning grant, which supports the Local Technical Assistance program, has also given our region “Preferred Sustainability Status.” This means that for certain competitive programs, HUD will award bonus points to applications from our region that further the goals of GO TO 2040 and federal livability principles.
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Local Technical Assistance Program

The LTA home page has details of activities sponsored by the HUD Sustainable Communities grant to CMAP for support of community projects that advance the principles of GO TO 2040.  Municipalities, counties, multijurisdictional groups, or nongovernmental organizations (in partnership with local government) are encouraged to apply for CMAP staff assistance by responding to the new LTA 2012 Call for Projects (DEADLINE: August 1, 2012).  Also, the first LTA Ideas Exchange event will be on May 24, 2012, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.  For grant assistance, apply to CMAP's Community Planning program, a partnership with the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA). 
 

CASE STUDIES

An interactive map of local case studies describes projects and people that exemplify the goals and objectives of GO TO 2040. 
 

CMAP's Local Ordinances and Toolkits program provides resources to municipalities interested in pursuing policies that are aligned with GO TO 2040 recommendations.