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Welcome to our main multimedia page, where you'll find a collection of new and older videos since the dawn of CMAP. See the right-hand menu for archives by year, and below are the most recent clips describing the GO TO 2040 comprehensive regional plan and related activities in metropolitan Chicago.
While a number of videos feature local news interviews with CMAP officials, the agency has been producing its own occasional videos since the adoption of GO TO 2040 in October 2010. See some of these below or in the navigation menu at right.
GO TO 2040 Portraits. These short vignettes describe how the lives of several residents across our seven counties intersect with principles addressed in the region's plan.
Local Technical Assistance program. Upon adoption of GO TO 2040, CMAP received a three-year, $4.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to create a Local Technical Assistance program. Described in this video, that program is now helping communities plan effectively, with the comprehensive regional plan as their blueprint.
YouTube Channel. Since the agency's inception, CMAP has been featured in various videos, including television news segments. Click on archives by year in the menu at right.
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Planning Locally for Livability. This video focuses on comprehensive plans in development by Blue Island and Campton Hills, and on the sustainability plan by prepared by Park Forest. These projects benefit from the CMAP Local Technical Assistance (LTA) program, which is supported by a three-year, $4.25 million HUD Sustainable Communities grant that funds CMAP staff assistance to help local governments, nonprofits, and other organizations to help implement the GO TO 2040 comprehensive regional plan.
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GO TO 2040 portrait: Rick Helwig. Small business owner Rick Helwig is helping residents of metropolitan Chicago make their buildings more energy-efficient and weather-proof. Resource conservation is a high priority of the GO TO 2040 comprehensive regional plan. Energy Impact Illinois is an alliance of government, utilities, and advocacy groups, working together to help homeowners and businesses to save money and energy with better buildings.
