December 14, 2012
Red Gate Bridge set to open in St. Charles by Ashley Rhodebeck
Published by Kane County Chronicle
TOPICS: CMAQ, Transportation
The article previews the opening of the Red Gate Bridge for vehicular traffic in St. Charles. The project is partially funded through the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) program.

December 13, 2012
Suburbs collaborate to rehab abandoned and foreclosed housing by Art Golab
Published by Chicago Sun-Times
TOPICS: Housing, LTA
The article describes the housing collaboratives formed in western and southern Cook County to address long-term housing needs. These collaboratives have participated in the Homes for a Changing Region program led by CMAP, the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, and Metropolitan Planning Council through the Local Technical Assistance (LTA) program.

December 13, 2012
Plainfield looks to future transportation needs by Madhu Mayer
Published by Naperville Sun
TOPICS: LTA, Transportation
The article covers the development of an updated transportation plan for the Village of Plainfield. This project is funded through CMAP’s Local Technical Assistance (LTA) program.  The article also appeared in the Herald-News.

December 13, 2012
CMAP Approves $3.1M For Higgins Busse Woods Bike Bridge
Published by Journal & Topics
TOPIC: CMAQ, Transportation
The article describes a new bicycle bridge project in Elk Grove. The project is partially funded through the CMAQ program.

December 12, 2012
Curving the cost of traffic: congestion pricing by Sonali Basak
Published by Road Pricing
TOPICS: Congestion Pricing, Transportation
The blog post covers CMAP's congestion pricing campaign to manage traffic for faster, reliable travel times on five projects of the Illinois Tollway and Illinois Department of Transportation, as described at www.cmap.illinois.gov/congestion-pricing.

December 11, 2012
Algonquin chooses design for pedestrian bridge by Lenore T. Adkins
Published by Daily Herald
TOPICS: CMAQ, Transportation
The article covers a new pedestrian bridge in Algonquin. The project is partially funded through the CMAQ program.

December 11, 2012
What the Food System Needs Now Is More Infrastructure by Adrien Schless-Meier
Published by Civil Eats
TOPICS: Local Food, LTA
The article covers efforts to support sustainable local food systems in northeastern Illinois, including CMAP’s work with Lake County through the Local Technical Assistance (LTA) program. The article quotes CMAP's Jason Navota.

December 6, 2012
Residents Like Niles' Plan To Go Green by Pam DeFiglio
Published by Patch.com
TOPICS: LTA, Sustainability
The article covers the open house held for the Niles Environmental Action Plan. This project is through CMAP’s Local Technical Assistance (LTA) program.

December 5, 2012
Round Lake Heights Seeks A Downtown Identity by Gene Carey
Published by Round Lake Area News
TOPICS: LTA, Land Use
The article describes the public meeting for creation of a comprehensive plan for the Village of Round Lake Heights. The project is through CMAP’s LTA program.