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Springfield Snapshot, April 29-May 2, 2013
Both the Illinois House of Representatives and Illinois Senate were in session this week. Four weeks remain in this legislative session, and bills need to have advanced to the other chamber or received an extension from leadership to advance through the legislative process. Bills also must advance out of second chamber committees by Friday, May 10, 2013. The following Policy...
CNT Releases Analysis of Demographic Change Near the Region’s Transit Stations
The Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) recently released Transit-Oriented Development in the Chicago Region: Efficient and Resilient Communities for the 21 st Century . The report analyzes population and employment change from 2000-10 within one-half mile of the region’s rail transit stations as compared to the region as a whole, as well as four peer regions (New York, Philadelphia,...
Revenue Shortfalls Jeopardize State Capital Program Financing
Roughly once every ten years, the State of Illinois provides a capital funding package for transportation and other infrastructure projects. The most recent packages, Jump Start and Illinois Jobs Now! , were both enacted in 2009 and are often referred to as a “$31 billion” package to support investment in transportation, schools, and other public facilities. About half of that...
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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. In our second call for projects through the Local Technical Assistance (LTA) program, CMAP received over 100 proposals from more than 80 applicants. View the press release and summary of selected projects.
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.
