May 18, 2012
Monday last chance to chime in on Campton Hills plan by Harry Hitzeman
Published by Daily Herald
TOPICS: LTA, Land Use
The article covers the open house for the draft comprehensive plan for the Village of Campton Hills, a Local Technical Assistance (LTA) program project, and quotes CMAP’s Jason Navota.

May 17, 2012
Open house for Village plan set in Campton Hills by Ashley Rhodebeck
Published by Kane County Chronicle
TOPICS: LTA, Land use
The article covers the open house for the draft comprehensive plan for the Village of Campton Hills, a LTA project, and quotes CMAP’s Jason Navota.

May 14, 2012
Measuring innovation to identify challenges and opportunities
Published by Daily Herald Business Ledger
TOPICS: Livability, Data
This CMAP-submitted article focused on the innovation metrics examined in the Illinois Innovation Index.

May 9, 2012
Launch Niles Green Plan by Tom Robb
Published by Journal Online
TOPICS: LTA, Livability
The article covers the development of an environmental sustainability plan for the Village of Niles based on recommendations from the Village’s 2030 comprehensive plan. The environmental sustainability is project in CMAP’s LTA program.

May 9, 2012
Joint Water Table Looks at City’s Water Supply by Matt Simonett
Published by Evanston Roundtable
TOPICS: LTA, Water
The article covers the development of a water efficiency plan for the City of Evanston, an LTA project, and quotes CMAP’s Amy Talbot.

May 9, 2012
Village Leaders, Citizens to Consider Future Housing Needs by Cristel Mohrman
Published by Patch.com
TOPICS: LTA, Housing
This Buffalo Grove Patch article covers the Village of Buffalo Grove public meeting for Homes for a Changing Region, one of the five communities involved in the Northwest Suburban Housing Collaborative. This is part of CMAP’s LTA program.

May 9, 2012
Planning for livability with CMAP Local Technical Assistance Program by Erin Aleman
Published by The Connector
TOPICS: LTA, Livability
This blog post was written by CMAP’s Erin Aleman and covers the Local Technical Assistance (LTA) program and the inaugural LTA Ideas Exchange event.

May 9, 2012
The State of American Infrastructure by Rachel Maccleery
Published by the Atlantic Cities
TOPICS: Water, Land use
This article how metropolitan areas address infrastructure, citing Water 2050 as an example of using land use strategies to preserve water supplies.

May 7, 2012
Report may pave the way for new ‘parkway’ in Lake County by Richard Wronski
Published by Chicago Tribune
TOPICS: Transportation, GO TO 2040
This article covers upcoming Illinois Route 53/120 Blue Ribbon Advisory Council draft report on the extension of IL Route 53 north through Central Lake County and quotes CMAP executive director Randy Blankenhorn.