Jeffery Schielke, Chairman May or, City of Batav ia Kane/Kendall Council Jeffery Schielke, Chairman Mayor, City of Batavia Arlene J. Mulder, 1st Vice Chair Kane/Kendall Council May or, Village of Arlington Heights Council of Mayors Executive Committee Northw est Council Leon Rockingham, Jr., 1st Vice Chair Leon Rockingham, Jr., 2nd Vice Chair Mayor, City of North Chicago September 10, 2013 9:30 a.m. May or, City of North Chicago Lake Council CMAP Offices – Cook County Conference Room Lake Council Eugene Williams, 2nd Vice Chair George Van Dusen Mayor, Village of Lynwood South Council May or, Village of Skokie

North Shore Council George Van Dusen Sandy Frum Mayor, Village of Skokie 1.0 Call to Order and Introductions North Shore Council President, Village of Northbrook Mayor Jefffery Schielke, Council of Mayors Chairman North Shore Council Sandy Frum President, Village of Northbrook Al Larson North Shore Council President, Village of Schaumburg 2.0 Agenda Changes and Announcements Northw est Council Al Larson President, Village of Schaumburg Jeffrey Sherwin Northwest Council May or, City of Northlake 3.0 Approval of Minutes – May 21, 2013 North Central Council Karen Darch President, Village of Barrington ACTION REQUESTED: Approval Joseph Tamburino Northwest Council May or, Village of Hillside Jeffrey Sherwin North Central Council Mayor, City of Northlake 4.0 Transportation Programming Updates/Action Items Jim Discipio North Central Council 4.1 IDOT Bureau of Local Roads Update/ STP Expenditure Report

President, Village of LaGrange Park Joseph Tamburino An update by the IDOT Bureau of Local Roads & Streets and an STP Central Council Mayor, Village of Hillside North Central Council William Rodeghier expenditure report will be given.

President, Village of Western Springs James Discipio ACTION REQUESTED: Information Central Council President, Village of LaGrange Park Central Council Dave Brady President, Village of Bedford Park William Rodeghier 4.2 Advanced Funding Southw est Council President, Village of Western Springs The McHenry Council of Mayors is requesting advanced funding for just John Mahoney Central Council May or, Village of Palos Park under $4,000,000 for 4 projects. Dave Brady Southw est Council President, Village of Bedford Park ACTION REQUESTED: Discussion and Approval Eugene Williams Southwest Council

May or, Village of Ly nw ood John Mahoney South Council Mayor, Village of Palos Park 4.3 Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Southwest Council Michael Einhorn Program Obligation Report and Proposed Program President, Village of Crete Michael Einhorn South Council President, Village of Crete Updates on status of the CMAQ program the FFY 2014 – 2018 South Council Larry Hartwig proposed program will be given and an expenditure report will be May or, Village of Addison Rodney Craig provided. DuPage Council President, Village of Hanover Park DuPage Council Rodney Craig ACTION REQUESTED: Information President, Village of Hanov er Park Thomas Karaba President, Clarendon Hills DuPage Council DuPage Council 5.0 GO TO 2040 Illiana Corridor Project Plan Amendment Larry Keller Ed Ritter The proposed amendment of GO TO 2040 to include the Illiana Corridor President, Village of West Dundee President, Carpentersville Kane/Kendall Council Kane/Kendall Council project as a fiscally constrained major capital project will be reviewed.

Mark Knigge TBD ACTION REQUESTED: Discussion May or, Wauconda Lake Council Lake Council Richard Mack Richard Mack President, Village of Ringwood 6.0 USDOT Certification Review President, Village of Ringw ood McHenry Council

McHenry Council CMAP, as the Chicago area’s Metropolitan Planning Organization, must be Robert Nunamaker John Schmitt President, Village of Fox River Grove reviewed and certified by the USDOT every four years. The purpose of the McHenry Council President, Village of Algonquin review is not only to ensure that federal regulatory requirements for McHenry Council Roger Claar Mayor, Village of Bolingbrook Roger Claar transportation are being met but also to highlight good planning practices Will Council May or, Village of Bolingbrook and share information among participating organizations. FHWA staff will Will Council Jim Holland Mayor, Village of Frankfort provide information on this process. Jim Holland Will Council May or, Village of Frankfort ACTION REQUESTED: Information Will Council

7.0 Municipal Newsletter CMAP’s local planning program creates a variety of toolkits and guides to help communities implement GO TO 2040 recommendations for livable communities. A new quarterly newsletter for municipalities will highlight resources available to them, including a range of model plans, ordinances, and codes. An update will be given on the newsletter. ACTION REQUESTED: Discussion

8.0 Regional Incentives Report CMAP has issued a new report, Examination of Local Economic Development Incentives in Northeastern Illinois, to analyze how local governments use incentives to attract or retain businesses such as retail stores, auto dealerships, corporate offices, and manufacturing or warehousing industries or encourage the redevelopment of underutilized sites and the construction of affordable housing and mixed-use development. An overview of the report will be given. ACTION REQUESTED: Discussion

9.0 Plan Update Process GO TO 2040, adopted by the CMAP Board and MPO Policy Committee in October 2010, serves as the metropolitan transportation plan (MTP) for the CMAP region. The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) requires the MTP, GO TO 2040, to be updated every four years. Staff has begun the update process and will present an overview. ACTION REQUESTED: Information

10.0 Local Technical Assistance (LTA) Application Status CMAP staff will present an overview of the recent CMAP/RTA joint call for projects and the review process of the applications. Committee members are encouraged to provide input on project applications. ACTION REQUESTED: Information and Discussion

11.0 Status of LTA Program and Major Capital Projects The current status reports on the LTA program and the GO TO 2040 Major Capital Projects are attached. Additional input, comments and questions are welcome. ACTION REQUESTED: Information

12.0 Other Business

13.0 Public Comment This is an opportunity for comments from members of the audience. The amount of time available to speak will be at the chair’s discretion.

14.0 Next Meeting The next meeting is scheduled for November 12, 2013. It is anticipated that the starting time for the November 12 meeting will be 11:00 a.m.

15.0 Adjourn

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Council of Mayors Executive Committee Members: President Dave Brady President Thomas Karaba Mayor Jeffery Schielke* Mayor Roger Claar President Al Larson Mayor Jeffrey Sherwin President Rodney Craig President Richard Mack Mayor Joseph Tamburino President Karen Darch Mayor John Mahoney Mayor George Van Dusen President Jim Discipio President Robert Nunamaker Mayor Eugene Williams** President Mike Einhorn President Ed Ritter Lake, Vacant President Sandy Frum Mayor Leon Rockingham, Jr** * Chairman Mayor Jim Holland President William Rodegheir ** Vice-Chairman

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Jeffery Schielke, Chairman Mayor, City of Batavia Kane/Kendall Council Council of Mayors Executive Committee Leon Rockingham, Jr., 1st Vice Chair Mayor, City of North Chicago Lake Council DRAFT Minutes of the May 21, 2013 Meeting

Eugene Williams, 2nd Vice Chair CMAP Offices – Cook County Conference Room Mayor, Village of Lynwood South Council

Executive Committee and Elected Officials Present George Van Dusen Mayor, Village of Skokie Mayor Jeffery Schielke, Chairman; President Dave Brady; Mayor Karen Darch; President North Shore Council James Discipio; President Mike Einhorn; President Thomas Karaba; Former President Larry Sandy Frum President, Village of Northbrook Keller; President Al Larson (via phone); Mayor John Mahoney; Mayor Leon Rockingham; North Shore Council President Ed Ritter; President William T. Rodeghier; Mayor Jeffrey Sherwin; Mayor George Al Larson President, Village of Schaumburg Van Dusen. Northwest Council

Karen Darch Mayor, Village of Barrington Others Present Northwest Council Jennifer Becker, Kevin Burke, Bruce Christensen, Chalen Daigle, John Donovan, Jeffrey Sherwin Mayor, City of Northlake Nancy Firfer, Patrick Higgins, Tam Kutzmark, Joe Napoliano, Ed Paesel, Chad Riddle, North Central Council Dave Seglin, Vicky Smith, Deb Spencer, Chris Staron, Mike Sullivan, Thomas Vander Joseph Tamburino Mayor, Village of Hillside Woude, Mike Walczak, Tammy Wierciak North Central Council

James Discipio President, Village of LaGrange Park Central Council CMAP Staff Present

William T. Rodeghier Alex Beata, Patricia Berry, Teri Dixon, Doug Ferguson, Don Kopec, Matt Maloney, President, Village of Western Springs Holly Ostdick, Ross Patronsky, Joy Schaad, Gordon Smith Central Council

Dave Brady President, Village of Bedford Park 1. Call to Order and Introductions Southwest Council Chairman Schielke called the meeting to order at 9:32 a.m. Introductions were John Mahoney Mayor, Village of Palos Park made. Southwest Council

Michael Einhorn President, Village of Crete 2. Agenda Changes and Announcements South Council Chairman Schielke welcomed three new members to the Council of Mayors Rodney Craig President, Village of Hanover Park Executive Committee: Thomas Karaba of Clarendon Hills, Karen Darch of DuPage Council Barrington and Ed Ritter of Carpentersville. He also announced a new agenda Thomas Karaba President, Clarendon Hills item as number 4.4 regarding the City/Suburban distribution split of STP-L DuPage Council funding. Ed Ritter President, Carpentersville Kane/Kendall Council

TBD 3. Approval of Minutes – January 29, 2013 Lake Council On a motion by Mayor Sherwin and a second by President Rodeghier, the Richard Mack President, Village of Ringwood January 29, 2013 minutes were approved as presented. McHenry Council

John Schmitt President, Village of Algonquin 4. Transportation Programming Updates/Action Items McHenry Council 4.1 Roads Update/ STP Expenditure Report Roger Claar Mayor, Village of Bolingbrook Mr. Riddle of IDOT’s Bureau of Local Roads & Streets provided an update on the Will Council March and April lettings which included 28 STP-L projects, as well as his current Jim Holland Mayor, Village of Frankfort Will Council estimate of 22 STP-L projects anticipated to be on the June and August lettings.

Ms. Ostdick of CMAP drew the Committee’s attention to the latest STP-L expenditure report which is in a new format. She highlighted the fact that 35 FFY 2013 STP-L projects had been obligated by March 20, 2013, amounting to $68.4 million of STP-L dollars. This is 37 percent of the region’s mark. She also reported that for FFY 2012 the region obligated $14 million more than the annual allotment which helped spend down the unobligated balance. Chairman Schielke emphasized how important keeping that balance low is to reflect the tremendous needs in the region and because of the fact that the funds are subject to rescission if not spent in a timely manner.

4.2 Advanced Funding Ms. Wierciak and Ms. Kutzmark of the Central and DuPage Councils explained their councils’ requests for advanced STP funding in the amounts of $285,000 and $2,135,000 federal, respectively. On a motion by Mayor Sherwin and a second by President Rodeghier, the advanced funding requests were approved.

4.3 Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program Obligation Report Mr. Ferguson of CMAP provided updates on the FFY 2013 CMAQ program and the development of the FFY 2014 – 2018 CMAQ program. He directed the Committee’s attention to the April CMAQ obligation report and noted that $96 million was obligated by May 6. He said that the outlook was good for meeting the region’s FFY 13 obligation goal of $123 million by September 30 th . President Einhorn asked if only governments were eligible for CMAQ funding and Mr. Ferguson explained that non-profit organizations and private entities can apply if they have a local government partner to sponsor the project. President Einhorn said that he believed local governments and the region could benefit from projects that reduce particulate emissions by private railroads cutting idling times while stopped in the urban area.

4.4 City/Suburban STP distribution under Map 21 Ms. Berry of CMAP reported that in 2008 the Council of Mayors and city of Chicago entered into an agreement defining the distribution of locally programmed STP-L funds between Chicago and the suburban Council of Mayors. Copies were supplied to the members. That agreement calls for the distribution to be reviewed when new federal transportation authorization legislation is enacted. She reported that the MAP-21 legislation was enacted last year but did not change the amount of STP funding or the eligibility criteria for projects and that CMAP’s MAP-21 subcommittee met in February and undertook a brief review of the distribution. The MAP-21 Subcommittee recommended that given the lack of changes to local STP in MAP-21 and the Act’s short time frame (only through fiscal year 2014), a new agreement is not necessary. She suggested that with the Committee’s concurrence, Chairman Schielke would take this recommendation to the next meeting of the CMAP Board and MPO Policy Committee. 2 | P a g e

She explained that the first 5% of funding goes to a regional project selected by the city of Chicago and that the remaining funds are distributed at 55% to the suburbs and 45% to the city of Chicago. Mayor Schielke recounted the negotiations for that agreement and the broad minded perspective of the city of Chicago representatives to reach the compromise. On a motion by Mayor Sherwin and a second by President Discipio, the continuation of that agreement was recommended.

5. Capital Program Principles Mr. Maloney of CMAP presented the principles for a State capital program which were approved by the CMAP Board on May 8. He said that in recent months, transportation and business leaders across Illinois have begun a conversation about a potential new capital program. Given the lack of stable funding, the continuation of the arbitrary “55/45 split” that directs only 45 percent of State highway funds to IDOT District 1 region – which contains most of the CMAP region, and the lack of transparent project selection, CMAP’s position is that any new State capital program must be coupled with reform. He explained performance based funding whereby projects would be funded on the basis of the merit of the projects. This would eliminate the arbitrary downstate vs. District 1 funding distribution.

He also discussed the Transportation for Illinois Coalition (TFIC) proposal to eliminate the state motor fuel tax (MFT) and remove motor fuel from the 6.25- percent state sales tax base, which would then be replaced with an 18-percent wholesale tax on motor fuel. He said that while many agree that motor fuel tax as it is currently structured, is likely to decrease over time, there are a lot of issues to work out before a suitable replacement can be devised.

6. Nomination of Vice Chair Chairman Schielke reported that with the retirement of the Committee’s first Vice Chairman, Mayor Mulder, a position of Vice Chairman has opened. He announced his nomination of Mayor Williams of Lynwood for the second Vice Chairman. He pointed out that the custom is to assure that the three officers are from different parts of the region. On a motion by Mayor Sherwin and a second by President Discipio, Mayor Williams was elected Vice Chairman.

7. Storm Water Utilities for Local Governments As requested at the last meeting, Mr. Elam of CMAP presented CMAP’s storm water management recommendations. He explained that setting up a storm water utility, whereby a user fee could be collected, is a good option for local governments to respond to the increasing challenges in managing storm water. Such a utility would provide a dedicated revenue stream for storm water programs as well as incentives for property owners to reduce the amount of

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runoff they generate. CMAP’s recent publication on this topic was included in the agenda packet.

8. Soil Removal and Testing As requested at the last meeting, Mr. Burke of IDOT’s central office presented the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) process to regulate Clean Construction or Demolition Debris (CCDD) and assure that only uncontaminated soil is being used as fill material in quarries, mines, or other excavations. He also explained the recent update to IDOT’s specifications which instruct the contractors on how this material must be handled.

9. Vehicle Emission Standards for Emergency Vehicles As requested at the last meeting, Mr. Patronsky of CMAP reported that emergency vehicles are not exempt from EPA's emission standards. He explained that there is flexibility to address concerns regarding clean diesel technology on emergency vehicles so that power is not shut off during emergency situations. The committee requested more information on implementation of upgrading current vehicles to meet the standards.

10. State Legislative Update Mr. Smith of CMAP updated the Committee on relevant legislative activities and the bills that CMAP has been monitoring. He drew the Committee’s attention to copies of CMAP’s State Legislative Framework and State Legislative Agenda . He stated that IDOT’s budget for fiscal year 2014 includes six million dollars for regional planning organizations and much of that funding will help fund CMAP.

11. Strategic Plan, Draft FY 2014 Budget and Work Plan and Draft FY 2014 UWP Chairman Schielke asked the committee members to review CMAP’s Strategic Plan, Fiscal Year 2014 Budget and Work Plan, and the FY 2014 Unified Work Program at their leisure. All three documents have been developed to ensure that priorities of CMAP are linked to the recommendations and implementation action areas of GO TO 2040.

12. Wells St Bridge Update Chicago DOT’s Mr. Seglin updated the Committee on the Wells Street Bridge reconstruction (TIP ID # 01-96-0001 ). The project provides mutual benefit to residents of Chicago and the suburbs and it was agreed that it would receive the 5% regional STP-L set-aside for FFYs 2012 and 2013. Mr. Seglin also showed two short videos on the construction strategy to keep the CTA lines open as much as possible during the $50 million bridge replacement.

13. Other Business Chairman Schielke recognized former West Dundee Mayor Larry Keller, a longtime member of the Executive Committee, for his valuable service on the Executive Committee and in representing the Council of Mayors on the CMAP 4 | P a g e

Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program Project Selection Committee. The members acknowledged Mayor Keller’s work and wished him well in his retirement.

14. Public Comment There was no public comment.

15. Next Meeting Chairman Schielke reminded the members that the next meeting is scheduled for September 10.

16. Adjourn On a motion by President Karaba and a second by Mayor Sherwin, the meeting was adjourned at 11:03.

Council of Mayors Executive Committee Members: President Dave Brady President Thomas Karaba Mayor Jeffery Schielke* President Rodney Craig President Al Larson Mayor Jeffrey Sherwin Mayor Roger Claar President Richard Mack Mayor Joseph Tamburino President Karen Darch Mayor John Mahoney Mayor George Van Dusen President Jim Discipio President Robert Nunamaker Mayor Eugene Williams** President Mike Einhorn President Ed Ritter Lake, Vacant President Sandy Frum Mayor Leon Rockingham, Jr** * Chairman Mayor Jim Holland President William Rodegheir ** Vice-Chairman

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233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 800 Chicago, IL 60606 312 454 0400 [email protected] www.cmap.illinois.gov

STP-L history, in millions of dollars, as of September 30, 2012 Surface Transportation MARK ALLOTMENTS EXPENDITURES

$250 Program - Local (STP-L)

$200 Expenditure Report June 30, 2013 $150

$100

$50 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Sources: Illinois Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, and Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning.

For more information, visit http://www.cmap.illinois.gov/council-of-mayors/stp-resources.

FY13-0075 JUNE 2013 The federal Surface Transportation Program (STP-L) provides FFY 2013 STP - L summary FFY 2013 STP-L, summary in millions of dollars financing for projects and is funded through Moving Ahead • 79 projects have been obligated in REMAINING MARK EXPENDITURES FFY 2013 using STP-L funds. for Progress in the 21st Century, the federal transportation $180 authorization bill. This program is administered through the • $92.31 million or 50 percent of the region’s programing mark has been $160 Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) and the obligated in FFY 2013. Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). The City of • FFY 2012 obligations exceeded $140 Chicago and each of the 11 subregional councils have a self- the amount of new STP-L funding $92.27 determined method for selecting the most beneficial projects. (allotment) in FFY 2012, reducing the $120 Each of metropolitan Chicago’s 11 subregional councils have a amount of carryover funds that the region had accumulated by more than Planning Liaison who coordinates the project selection process $100 $14 million. with each council’s approval. • So far in FFY 2013 the CMAP Council $80 STP-L program, in millions of dollars of Mayors Executive Committee has approved advanced funding request for MARK EXPENDITURES EXPENDITURES GREATER $60 THAN REMAINING MARK 22 projects totaling $20.02 million in STP-L funds. $40 $92.30 $184.57 $91.54 $20

$25 $92.30 $34.46 Sources: Illinois Department of Transportation , Federal Highway Administration, and Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning.

$20

$18.59

$15 $14.42 $12.04 $12.96 $12.31 $11.53 $10 $10.82 $10.09 $6.79 $.00 $6.41 $3.25 $5 $0.76 $5.41 $5.23 $4.99 $4.41 $2.03 $3.77 $1.86 $1.55 $1.62 $0 TOTAL CHICAGO NORTH NORTH NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH SOUTH DUPAGE KANE/ LAKE MCHENRY WILL SHORE* WEST CENTRAL WEST KENDALL

Sources: Illinois Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, and Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. *Councils with $0 for their Mark needed advanced funding approval to program/expend STP funds and started FFY 2013 with a negative balance.

CMAQ Multi-Year Program for Northeastern Illinois - FY 2014-2018 Proposed Program Released for Public Review and Comment (August 2 - 26, 2013) GO TO 2040 Program Focus $/Kilogram Daily VOC Proposed Groups VOC Eliminated CMAQ CMAQ ID Sponsor Description Recommends Eliminated (Kilograms) Funding Bicycle Encouragement BP01143972 CDOT Chicago Bike Sharing Program - Expansion and Infill BPTF $10,138 0.34 $3,000,000 Bicycle Facilities BP10144009 Highland Park Robert McClory Bike Path from Roger Williams Av to Roger Williams Av BPTF $323 0.04 $87,400 BP07144029 Park Forest Bicycle Lanes and Way-Finding Signs on Lakewood Blv, Indianwood BPTF $570 0.03 $108,040 Blv, Orchard Dr and Blackhawk Dr BP04144020 Oak Park Chicago Av at Lombard Av HAWK Signal BPTF $575 0.03 $146,000 BP02144001 Evanston Dodge Av Protected Bike Lane from Church St to Howard St BPTF $931 0.08 $480,000 BP02143943 Skokie Main St from Lincoln Av to McCormick Blv BPTF $942 0.06 $456,000 BP02144040 Skokie Church St Bike Lane from Linder Av to McCormick Blv BPTF $1,052 0.06 $472,000 BP01143894 CDOT Streets for Cycling Chicago - 2016-2017 Series BPTF $1,072 1.94 $8,000,000 BP02144010 Skokie Gross Point Rd from Old Orchard Rd to Golf Rd BPTF $2,586 0.03 $478,000 BP08143961 FPD of DuPage County West Branch Regional Trail-Winfield Mounds to West DuPage Woods BPTF $3,118 0.09 $2,050,924 BP06143947 Blue Island Cal-Sag Trail East-East Blue Island Segment BPTF $3,740 0.09 $1,521,000 BP06143949 Blue Island Cal-Sag Trail East-West Blue Island Segment BPTF $3,784 0.10 $1,863,000 Bottleneck Elimination BE03143991 Cook County DOTH Touhy Av and UPRR RTOC $2,132 1.48 $23,289,000 Commuter Parking CP09143969 Aurora Station Blv Extension to IL 59 Commuter Parking Lot $122 1.70 $1,606,000 Direct Emissions Reduction DR13143945 Metra Purchase Components to Repower F40PH/F40PHM Locomotives DER $38 79.53 $8,800,000 DR13143938 Metra Repower F40PHM Locomotives on BNSF Service DER $95 14.47 $4,000,000 DR13143934 Metra Install engine/generator set for hotel power DER $220 6.24 $4,000,000 DR13143925 IEPA Chicago Area Green Fleet Grant Program DER $296 18.50 $3,000,000 DR13143957 IEPA Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Locomotive Fuel Conversion DER $137 118.68 $34,258,108 DR07143954 Park Forest Install CNG Facilities in Park Forest and Homewood; Purchase CNG DER $1,969 0.73 $4,176,000 Refuse Haulers DR13144027 Pace Diesel Emission reduction - Regional Pace System DER $5,291 0.07 $1,612,800 DR01143928 CDOT Chicago Area Alternative Fuel Deployment Project, Phase 3 DER $3,817 27.47 $20,800,000 TI01143930 CTA Purchase and Install up to 32 Hybrid Engines on 60' Articulate Buses DER $258,737 0.01 $8,112,000 Intersection Improvement II09143888 Aurora Eola Rd from 83rd St/Montgomery Rd to 87th St RTOC $1,825 0.64 $4,080,000 II03143988 Cook County DOTH Elmhurst Rd and Touhy Av/IL 72 RTOC $3,105 1.18 $11,450,000

Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning CMAQ Multi-Year Program for Northeastern Illinois - FY 2014-2018 Page 1 8/2/2013 GO TO 2040 Program Focus $/Kilogram Daily VOC Proposed Groups VOC Eliminated CMAQ CMAQ ID Sponsor Description Recommends Eliminated (Kilograms) Funding II11143929 McHenry County DOT Randall Rd at Algonquin Rd Intersection Improvement and Signal RTOC $4,007 1.21 $10,583,000 Interconnect II08143884 Burr Ridge Madison St at 79th St RTOC $4,046 0.13 $1,964,500 II09144032 Kane County DOT Longmeadow Pkwy at Randall Rd RTOC $4,247 0.05 $767,600 II03143900 IDOT IL 58/Golf Rd at Wolf Rd/State St/Broadway St (Cumberland Circle) RTOC $4,463 0.18 $2,880,000 II08143970 DuPage County DOT Elgin-O'Hare/Thorndale Av and I-290 Interchange RTOC $4,591 5.81 $34,000,000 Other OT09144036 Kane County DOT CAD Integration to Various PSAPs in Kane County RTOC $772 0.41 $386,400 Signal Interconnect SI08143992 Naperville Washington St Corridor Centralized Traffic Management System; RTOC $181 1.18 $127,000 Washington St from Warrenville Rd to Royce Rd SI08143989 Naperville Washington St from Warrenville Rd to Royce Rd Adaptive Signal RTOC $245 1.18 $102,000 Control SI09144037 Kane County DOT Randall Rd Adaptive Signal Control from Huntley Rd to Big Timber Rd RTOC $316 0.71 $830,700 SI10143987 Lake County DOT US 12/Rand Rd from IL 176 Ramps to Miller Rd RTOC $955 0.46 $1,642,000 SI10143942 Lake County DOT Cedar Lake Rd from Rollins Rd to Hart Rd RTOC $1,120 0.19 $800,000 SI10143985 Lake County DOT IL 137/Sheridan Rd from IL 173/21st St to Grand Av RTOC $1,398 0.57 $2,955,000 SI10143982 Lake County DOT IL 83 from IL 173 to Millstone Dr RTOC $1,848 0.40 $1,498,000 SI10143979 Lake County DOT IL 120/Belvidere Rd from IL 134/Main St to US 45 RTOC $1,883 0.26 $1,837,000 Transit Facility Improvement TI13144028 Pace Pedestrian Infrastructure Improvements along Pace Bus Routes 350, TFG $1,138 1.03 $2,400,000 352, 364, 572, 529, 381, 395, 877, 888 TI04143927 Maywood Maywood Train Station Facility $2,729 0.08 $1,222,000 TI09144035 Kane County DOT Randall Rd Transit Infrastructure Improvements TFG $2,834 0.05 $1,335,300 TI01143897 CDOT Union Station Transportation Center TFG $3,422 0.68 $15,788,000 TI01143899 CDOT Washington/Wabash Station on Loop Elevated to replace TFG $6,809 0.80 $39,273,000 Randolph/Wabash and Madison/Wabash TI13143933 RTA Regionwide Transit Access Improvements BPTF, TFG $7,514 0.03 $1,928,510 TI01143892 CDOT State/Lake Reconstruction - CTA Loop Elevated TFG $8,418 0.68 $4,000,000 Transit Service and Equipment TI13143924 Pace Regional Rideshare Program $355 5.89 $800,000 TI13143911 Pace Regional Bus on Shoulders, I-55 from Kedzie to Lake Shore Dr TFG $377 1.22 $935,920 TI10143935 Lake County DOT Lake Cook/Braeside Shuttle Bug Service TFG $557 0.93 $212,000 TI13143921 Pace Milwaukee Av Arterial Rapid Transit Project TFG $15,129 1.59 $9,588,033 CMAQ Proposed Program Totals: 50 total projects 299.30 $285,702,235

GO TO 2040 Program Focus Groups RTOC = Regional Transportation Operations Coalition DER = Direct Emissions Reduction Focus Group TFG = Transit Focus Group BPTF = Bicycle and Pedestrian Task Force

Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning CMAQ Multi-Year Program for Northeastern Illinois - FY 2014-2018 Page 2 8/2/2013 233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 800 Chicago, IL 60606 312-454-0400 [email protected] www.cmap.illinois.gov Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program Obligation Report AUGUST 2013

Any questions regarding information in this pamphlet should be sent to Doug Ferguson, CMAP, at [email protected] or 312-386-8824.

FY13-0088 Updated August 2013. Image courtesy of Luke Seeman. To increase the accomplishment FFY 2013 obligations, in millions of dollars If a project phase is not accomplished by its sunset year — the year it was originally programmed plus two years — all remaining funding that is not federally obligated will be rate of projects funded through $123.0 MILLION GOAL removed from the active CMAQ program and the project will be considered “deferred.” the Congestion Mitigation $120 Pending the availability of CMAQ funds, a deferred project phase can be reinstated if the and Air Quality Improvement sponsor demonstrates that it is back on track. $110 (CMAQ) program, the Chicago Deferred project line items by sponsor group, in millions of dollars $100 Metropolitan Agency for $18.47 Planning (CMAP) Board $90 $18 and MPO Policy Committee $80 $16 approved new programming and $70 $14 management policies in June $12 2012. These include specific $60 $10 accomplishment benchmarks, $50 $8 sunset years, and development $40 $5.70 of annual obligation goals to be $6 $30 $108.9 MILLION established by the CMAQ Project $4 $20 OBLIGATATED AS OF Selection Committee. AUGUST 22, 2013 $2 $10 $.001 $0 CHICAGO COUNTY COUNCILS $0 Data current as of August 29, 2013. Source: Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning.

Source: Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning.

FFY 2013 obligations by sponsor group FFY 2013 obligations by council OBLIGATED UNOBLIGATED OBLIGATED UNOBLIGATED 100% NORTH SHORE $.13 $4.94 90% NORTHWEST $2.18 $1.61 80% NORTH CENTRAL $.16 $.04 70% CENTRAL 60% $.00 $.00 SOUTHWEST 50% $.00 $.00 SOUTH 40% $.00 $1.92 30% DUPAGE $.30 $.13 20% KANE/KENDALL $2.48 $2.83 10% LAKE 0% $1.59 $.88 MCHENRY City of Counties IDOT IEPA Transit Councils Chicago $2.86 $1.56 WILL UNOBLIGATED $26.10 $23.73 $1.85 $15.70 $3.00 $13.95 $.03 $.04 OBLIGATED $64.12 $10.10 $1.23 $8.00 $6.64 $9.73 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Program (including increases and withdrawals) as of August 29, 2013. Obligations through August 22, 2013, in millions of dollars. Program (including increases and withdrawals) as of August 29, 2013. Obligations through August 22, 2013, in millions of dollars.� IDOT - Illinois Department of Transportation. IEPA - Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Source: Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. Source: Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning.

MEMORANDUM

To: Transportation Committee

From: CMAP Staff

Date: July 30, 2013

Re: Proposed Amendment to GO TO 2040 – Illiana Corridor

On April 10, 2013, CMAP received a formal request from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to consider inclusion of the proposed Illiana Expressway as a fiscally constrained major capital project (MCP) in the GO TO 2040 comprehensive regional plan. Under federal regulation, this proposed new highway facility would need to be included in GO TO 2040 in order to complete the upcoming Tier 2 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

Consistent with how other MCPs were analyzed prior to GO TO 2040’s approval, CMAP is evaluating the Illiana against a set of various performance criteria, including consistency with GO TO 2040- adopted policies. CMAP will present the results of this evaluation, a summary of the public comments received, and a staff recommendation to the CMAP Board and MPO Policy Committee in October 2013, at which point those committees will make a decision about whether or not to amend the region’s plan with this project.

In anticipation of this request, CMAP had published general guidelines that establish the required process and timeline for evaluating any proposal prior to staff presenting a recommendation to the CMAP Board and MPO Policy Committee. Using these guidelines, a timetable for completion of CMAP’s Illiana evaluation was established. On May 10, 2013, IDOT submitted to CMAP a detailed assessment of the Illiana Corridor specifically tailored to addressing GO TO 2040. In their assessment, IDOT describes progress-to-date on preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Illiana Corridor.1 IDOT staff presented this information to the CMAP Transportation Committee, CMAP Board, and MPO Policy Committee in early June. IDOT has also transmitted information and data resources for CMAP’s use in its evaluation. These include documentation on IDOT’s alternative household and job forecasts, IDOT’s travel forecasting, and geographic data on the proposed alignment and footprint for the facility. Please review these documents for IDOT’s complete assumptions and analysis of this project.

1 The complete Tier One EIS and further progress on Tier Two can be found at the project website: www.illianacorridor.org. The purpose of this document is to describe the status of this proposed MCP and evaluate it within the context of GO TO 2040’s socioeconomic forecasts. Since this facility would add considerable new highway capacity in a largely undeveloped portion of the region, this document will also describe the status of local land use planning in the corridor.

We are seeking public comment on this proposed capital plan amendment. The Transportation Committee is asked to release the language below for a 30-day public comment period from August 2 to September 3, 2013.

Project Description The Illiana Corridor was initiated in 2006 by the States of Indiana and Illinois through their respective Departments of Transportation. Subsequent legislation was passed in both states enabling a public- private partnership (P3) as a potential mechanism to finance the project. In 2010, the governors of both states signed a Memorandum of Agreement pledging mutual commitment to the project. In January 2013, IDOT and the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) completed the Tier One Final EIS. In preparing the Tier One EIS, IDOT and INDOT established the project’s purpose and need and also arrived at the selected corridor. According to the Tier One EIS, “a transportation system improvement(s) is needed in the Study Area to address the following needs: 1. Improve Regional Mobility; 2. Alleviate local system congestion and improve local system mobility and 3. Provide for efficient movement of freight.”2

The selected corridor, named B3, extends for 47 miles from I-55 in Illinois to I-65 in Indiana and is the southernmost alignment considered within the CMAP region; portions of the corridor lie just over a mile away from the Will and Kankakee County Line. Corridor B3 generally starts at I-55 north of Wilmington, Illinois, passes the southern edge of the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, passes south of the proposed South Suburban Airport, and connects with I-65 north of Lowell, Indiana. Corridor B3 includes seven potential interchanges at the following locations: I-55, US 45/52, I-57, IL 1, US 41, SR 55, and I-65. In addition, there are three design concepts for an additional interchange in the vicinity of IL 53. Also, according to IDOT, due to recent Tier Two stakeholder input and technical analysis, interchanges are also being considered at IL-50 near Peotone, and Wilton Center Road (CH- 43, connecting to US-52 south of Manhattan).

Project Status IDOT frequently refers to pursuing an “aggressive schedule” for finalizing the engineering phase of this project. Funds to complete Phase I Engineering of the Illiana Corridor Project were included as a major capital project recommendation in GO TO 2040. IDOT and INDOT are currently undertaking Tier 2 of the process and expect to release a draft EIS in fall 2013 and a final EIS in March 2014. Simultaneously, the implementing agencies are evaluating potential funding and financing strategies for implementing the Illiana Corridor, including P3s. The schedule for P3s includes a Request for Qualifications in summer 2013, a Request for Proposals in fall 2013, and a financial close in fall 2014. IDOT has stated that construction of the facility could begin, at the earliest, in 2015.

On July 10, 2013, a lawsuit was filed by Openlands, the Midewin Heritage Association, and Sierra Club in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against the Secretary of the U.S.

2 Illiana Tier One Final Environmental Impact Statement, pages 1-6.

July 30, 2013 2 | P a g e Department of Transportation, the Administrator of Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and the Illinois Division Administrator of FHWA. The complaint reads that that the Defendants violated the National Environmental Policy Act in the FHWA’s approval of the Tier 1 Final EIS and Record of Decision for the proposed facility.

GO TO 2040 Fiscal Constraint GO TO 2040 includes a financial plan for transportation investments, which is a requirement under federal regulation. This compares the estimated revenue from existing and proposed funding sources with the estimated costs of constructing, maintaining, and operating the total transportation system. This process is known as the plan “fiscal constraint.” As GO TO 2040 states, constraint for plans is important because it reminds regional decision makers to set priorities and make trade-offs rather than including an extensive list of projects and activities that may not be affordable or sustainable. In order for GO TO 2040 to be amended, the public costs for the Illiana Corridor, a new MCP, would need to be included within the plan’s fiscal constraint.

In general, the plan strongly recommends a focus on maintenance and modernization of the existing system. GO TO 2040 estimates a total revenue envelope of $385 billion for transportation investments in northeastern Illinois between 2011 and 2040. Of this amount, only $10.5 billion (2.7 percent of total funding) can be allocated to the MCPs specifically named in the plan. This policy direction results from the level of resources required to operate and maintain the system safely and adequately, as well as modernize the system and move it toward a state of good repair.

Project Cost IDOT has published an estimated project cost of $1.25 billion, of which the Illinois share would be $950 million.3 According to the Tier 1 Record of Decision, the estimate includes costs for construction, utility relocations, right of way,4 mitigation, and engineering.5 According to IDOT’s documentation, the Illiana cost estimate is “based on a detailed item quantity takeoff based upon profile and cross sections along with approximate bridge/culvert sizing for a relatively straightforward rural typical section.”6 Unit prices were developed from historical unit prices in Indiana and Illinois. On May 10, 2013, CMAP requested a description of the funding/financing scenarios considered, including estimates of federal funding, state taxes or fees, tolling (potentially in combination with federal credit assistance), cost sharing with local governments, or other revenue sources. On May 24, 2013, citing the need for confidentiality during its solicitation for private investment in the project, IDOT responded that financial information would be provided to CMAP as it became publicly available.

The construction of new expressways requires a considerable outlay of resources. Rigorous, upfront, and conservative cost projections are vital for delivering projects on time and on budget, as well as for

3 IDOT’s presentation to the CMAP Transportation Committee on June 7, 2013, presents these cost estimates in terms of “year of expenditure” for the facility. 4 Land acquisition is currently included in the northeastern Illinois FY 13-16 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) at $10 million. A TIP change for an additional $70 million in land acquisition has been submitted and will be considered for approval in October 2013. 5 Tier 1 Final Environmental Impact Statement, pages 4-18. 6 See Appendix G of the Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement.

July 30, 2013 3 | P a g e protecting the public interest, particularly in agreements with private entities. At the planning level, capital and operating cost projections for new toll facilities typically utilize a methodology that includes a look back at recent bid tabulations and a look forward at comparable cost estimates for other facilities, as well as tested and accepted industry assumptions.

Given the available information, CMAP’s observation is that IDOT’s estimate of the project cost is low relative to other comparable projects. CMAP gathered construction cost information for several other comparable facilities in the region and across the U.S. CMAP then estimated a per-lane mile cost, escalated to 2020 dollars, for these facilities. Using this methodology and IDOT and INDOT’s cost projection, the Illiana’s per-lane mile cost is estimated to be $8.1 million in 2020 dollars.7 This can be compared to other regional highway projects, including the recently constructed I-355 south extension ($18.9 million per lane mile) and the planned IL 53 extension in Lake County ($25.3 million per lane mile). 8

Outside the region and the state, CMAP finds that other recently constructed highway projects have had higher costs as well. For example, the rural SH 130 (Austin, TX, $12.9 million), the suburban Triangle Expressway (North Carolina, $14.9 million), the exurban South Bay Expressway (San Diego, $35.4 million), the suburban Intercounty Connector (Maryland, $36.2 million), and the suburban President George Bush Turnpike Western Extension (Dallas, $37.1 million) all have higher per-lane mile costs.9 CMAP was unable to locate an example of a recently constructed highway in the U.S. with lower per-lane mile costs than IDOT’s cost estimate for the proposed Illiana Corridor.

IDOT and INDOT recently supplied CMAP with a comparison of the Illiana’s capital cost to the I-69 project in Indiana. According to IDOT, “this construction represents the most current and adjacent project of comparable scale and character to the Illiana Corridor. Based on actual bid prices, the cost per lane mile for Section 3 of I-69 was $2.1 million per lane-mile as compared to $5.9 million per lane- mile for the Illiana project. The geographic difference between the I-69 area and the Will County/Lake County area unit prices is approximately 25-30% higher based upon IDOT and INDOT cost data from recent projects. Also, IDOT’s US-67 project in Morgan County was let in June 2011 and had a cost of $6.1 million per mile for a new 6.5-mile four-lane expressway facility. “10

In summary, a more detailed cost estimate would be required to perform a robust evaluation of the proposed project’s financial viability and its impact on GO TO 2040’s fiscal constraint. The cost estimation methodology used to-date is described above and in Appendix G of the Tier One EIS.

Other Highway Expansion Costs The Tier One EIS also assumes approximately 33 miles of nearby expressway will add lanes to accompany the Illiana. These are I-80 from I-355 to Minooka and I-55 from I-80 to Braidwood. Neither of these two projects is included in GO TO 2040. While CMAP has not received any cost

7 The facility is proposed to be four lanes and 47 miles in length. CMAP assumed a capital cost of $1.25 billion for midpoint of construction (2016 dollars) and then escalated to 2020 dollars using an annual growth rate of 5 percent. CMAP applied the same growth rate for the other comparable projects. 8 While the costs for I-355 and IL 53 are considerably higher relative to the Illiana, I-355 and IL 53 traverse a more urban footprint, which typically increases complexity and costs. 9 Cost estimates for comparable projects were derived from http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ipd/project_profiles/. 10 This information was provided by IDOT in a letter to CMAP dated July 29, 2013.

July 30, 2013 4 | P a g e estimates from IDOT for these facilities, CMAP staff prepared very basic unit cost estimates for all proposed MCPs during the GO TO 2040 process. At that time, CMAP estimated the total cost for reconstruction and adding a lane to both these facilities to be $1.5 billion, in 2009 dollars.11

Financing and Public-Private Partnership IDOT’s stated goal is to pursue a P3 for the Illiana Corridor, and the expectation is it would operate as a tolled facility. Construction of this facility is not included in the Illinois Tollway’s most recent 15- year capital program.

In public forums, IDOT officials have stated that two potential P3 models are under consideration. The first would be a more traditional full concession toll model in which a private partner would design, construct, operate, and maintain the facility and be repaid through toll revenues. The second is an “availability payment” model, in which the public sector would pay a private concessionaire an agreed-upon sum (usually this is done via an annual outlay), over the period of a contract as compensation for design, construction, operations, and maintenance work.

Until a decision is made regarding the preferred P3 model, CMAP cannot evaluate the extent to which either proposed method would clarify elements like facility ownership, financing, performance standards, non-compete clauses, toll rates, or workforce issues, which are all necessary components for assessing how a proposed P3 facility would affect public costs.

Of the two potential models, the availability payment model is fairly new to the U.S., though it has been used more extensively in other parts of the world. In availability payment arrangements, the private entity is not exposed to toll revenue risks, and the public sector can budget for predetermined expenditures spread over many years. While the specific details of these agreements differ, availability payments generally shift risk toward the public sector (which retains tolling authority but runs the risk of outlaying more in availability payments than what the facility can generate in tolls) and away from the private concessionaire (which is guaranteed annual revenues.) On the other hand, this method could also give the public sector more control over performance requirements of the system, toll charges, and other operational decisions. Should the facility generate more revenues than originally anticipated, those revenues could stay with the public sector.

Since CMAP is unable to make any assessment on the specific P3 arrangements being proposed for this facility, we can only observe that the national experience with P3 projects has been mixed. Generally speaking, P3s have often been shown to offer cost and time savings resulting from the private sector’s better cost containment, more efficient project delivery, and incentives to apply life- cycle analyses to construction and maintenance costs. Additionally, and perhaps most fundamentally, P3s allow greater access to private capital. Substituting private for public dollars allows the public investment to be stretched further, supporting more projects than would otherwise be possible.

However, construction of a new private toll facility also involves a high level of risk for both the public and private sectors. Most fundamentally, there is no “free money.” Private loans must be

11 GO TO 2040 Major Capital Projects, Updated October 2010. On I-80, the numbers reflect reconstruction and adding a third lane in each direction from the Grundy County Line to US 30 ($750 million). On I-55, the numbers reflect reconstruction and adding a third lane in each direction from I-80 to Coal City Road ($750 million).

July 30, 2013 5 | P a g e repaid, and private partners will require a reasonable rate of return for their investors. To achieve these objectives, private partners will require a project of this type to generate a reasonable cash flow through tolling or public subsidy. Traffic levels must be projected with accuracy many years into the future, and the financial underpinning of a project is based on these projections. To date, CMAP has not had access to any of the specific information about costs, revenues, or the specific structure of any potential agreements to enable an analysis of how the Illiana Corridor will be financed or how the nature of the proposed P3 would protect the public interest.

Project Evaluation Scenario Definitions and Assumptions The following sections describe CMAP’s analysis of the proposed Illiana Corridor within the context of GO TO 2040 socioeconomic forecasts. The analysis measures the facility’s impacts on a set of comprehensive regional indicators found in GO TO 2040. Review of these outputs as compared to the IDOT analyses reveals considerable differences in the distribution and totals of socioeconomic indicators. The dissimilarities between GO TO 2040 and IDOT analysis results are due to a substantive difference in the intent and assumptions underlying the two forecasts.

The socioeconomic forecasts in GO TO 2040 are based on a Preferred Regional Scenario that was developed in cooperation with stakeholders and decision-makers across northeastern Illinois as a response to the challenges the region faces. The GO TO 2040 socioeconomic forecasts and fiscally constrained capital projects build on this Preferred Regional Scenario and reflect the plan’s emphasis on investment in existing communities, maintenance and modernization of our current transportation and infrastructure assets, and targeted expansion.

IDOT’s socioeconomic forecasts assume a substantially different outcome for the region, placing more of the region’s growth in outlying, undeveloped areas. According to IDOT, the Illiana Corridor [socioeconomic] forecasts were developed using: “2010 Census data, 90 years of historic population and employment data for the region, current and previous CMAP/CATS socioeconomic forecasts, land availability for development, population holding capacity, demographic data and trends (household size, migration patterns, etc.), local land use policies, and independent Woods & Poole economic forecasts for the region.”12 More detailed discussion of socioeconomic and transportation modeling approaches is provided in the appropriate sections.

To allow readers to review both sets of analyses in a single location, this document presents results for a 2010 “Base” existing condition plus four scenarios. For the EIS, IDOT must analyze both a “no- build” scenario, which assumes socioeconomic changes and transportation improvements that would occur regardless of the facility, and a “build” scenario that includes the Illiana and socioeconomic and transportation changes related to the facility. IDOT’s “build” scenario includes the B3 corridor chosen in the Tier 1 EIS, as well as IDOT’s “committed” widening of I-80 and I-55. CMAP’s “no-build” scenario is GO TO 2040, while its “build” scenario is GO TO 2040 with the inclusion of the Illiana B3 corridor. For reference in interpreting the data, The table below outlines each scenario and its underlying assumptions.

12 IDOT. May 10, 2013. “Illiana Corridor Request for Inclusion in the Fiscally Constrained CMAP GO TO 2040 Comprehensive Regional Plan, Supporting Documentation.” Presented to the CMAP Transportation Committee on June 7, 2013, and available at http://tinyurl.com/ldve3p5.

July 30, 2013 6 | P a g e Figure 1. Illiana Evaluation Scenarios

Scenario Scenario Description Year Socioeconomic and Transportation Network Name Land Use Assumptions Assumptions

2010 Base Existing Conditions 2010 U.S. Census and Existing employment security data

CMAP No- GO TO 2040 2040 GO TO 2040 Preferred Fiscally Constrained MCP Build Scenario

CMAP GO TO 2040 with 2040 GO TO 2040 Preferred Fiscally Constrained MCP plus Illiana Build Illiana B3 Scenario with Illiana B3 Corridor influence

IDOT No- IDOT Existing plus 2040 IDOT Alternative Fiscally Constrained MCP plus Build “Committed” Scenario additional un-constrained “committed“ MCP

IDOT Build IDOT Existing plus 2040 IDOT Alternative Fiscally Constrained MCP plus “Committed” plus Scenario with Illiana additional un-constrained MCP plus Illiana B3 Influence Illiana B3 Corridor

Source: Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. Note: MCP stands for major capital projects.

Population and Employment Forecasts The GO TO 2040 population and employment forecasts were produced from integration of land use policy and physical transportation projects and are based on implementation of the key principles of the Preferred Regional Scenario. This scenario calls for more compact, mixed-use development and transportation investments targeted to achieve outcomes such as strategic investment, economic growth, environmental protection, and congestion reduction. Specifically, the Preferred Scenario recommends that much of the region’s growth occur within existing communities that are already served by infrastructure, while recognizing that some development in currently undeveloped areas will also be necessary to support expected growth.”13

13 CMAP Preferred Regional Scenario. Updated January 2010.

July 30, 2013 7 | P a g e Figure 2. Comparison of 2040 Build Forecasts IDOT’s socioeconomic forecasts are based on historic demographic and development trends, local land use policies, and estimated population capacity. They generally represent continued build-out of the region and study area in patterns and densities similar to those in recently-developed suburban areas of the region. Figure 2 compares the two sets of forecasts for the 2040 “build” scenarios. In the green areas, IDOT forecasts have fewer jobs and households than the CMAP forecasts. In the orange and red areas, IDOT forecasts have more jobs and households than the CMAP forecasts. This illustrates the different forecast assumptions about how the region will develop over the next 30 years14. During the development of GO TO 2040, CMAP assessed the land use and transportation impacts of development scenarios by manipulating 12 land use and transportation management policies to affect the distribution of

Source: Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning households and jobs.15 Combining these policies with network- modeled additions of transportation infrastructure directly results in the new geographic distribution of households and jobs found in the Preferred Scenario. For the Illiana evaluation, CMAP prepared a “build” forecast by applying the accessibility changes resulting from Illiana to our “no-build” (GO TO 2040) forecast via the identical technique used to quantify the effects of land use and transportation strategies in the Preferred Scenario. These two forecasts allow for a parallel comparison to IDOT’s “no-build” and “build” forecasts.

14 Both sets of forecasts were prepared under the general guidance of the CMAP Forecast Principles. These provide direction for forecast developers, users and policy makers in using and interpreting the GO TO 2040 preferred scenario data. Consistent with these principles, in 2011, CMAP reviewed and concurred that IDOT’s forecasting methodology was transparent and consistent with accepted practice. The principles, however, are clear that CMAP cannot concur with assumptions of any forecasts that do not conform to the policy direction of GO TO 2040. 15 The four modeled land use strategies are open space preservation, brownfield reinvestment, transit-oriented development, and improved urban design/pedestrian environment. The eight transportation strategies are reduced transit wait time, variable-priced expressways, additional bus routes, increased transit speeds, transit signal priority and arterial rapid transit, advanced arterial signal systems on transit signal priority/arterial rapid transit segments, parking fees, and transportation demand management. See the CMAP Forecast Principles for more information.

July 30, 2013 8 | P a g e 2010 Urbanized Area Figure 3. CMAP Region 2010 Urbanized Areas and Because GO TO 2040 emphasizes Proposed Illiana Corridor development within existing communities, the forecasts are provided for the 2010 urbanized area and non- urbanized areas of the region. The current urbanized boundary roughly corresponds with today’s existing communities. The proposed Illiana alignment is located about 10 miles south of the current contiguous urbanized area.

Population Forecast CMAP forecasts a minimal regional population difference between GO TO 2040 and the CMAP “build” scenario, with an increase of approximately 7,100 residents. Most of the new growth occurs in the southern portion of Will County, capitalizing on the new transportation access provided by the Illiana.

Figure 4 outlines the forecasted regional Source: Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning population impacts under the CMAP and IDOT scenarios.

Figure 4. 2040 Population Forecasts by Urbanized and Non-Urbanized Areas CMAP CMAP IDOT IDOT 2010 Base16 No-Build Build No-Build Build Non-Urbanized 156,095 632,863 637,125 1,080,530 1,079,896 Urbanized 8,207,250 10,495,706 10,498,594 9,932,568 9,925,758 Total 8,363,344 11,128,570 11,135,719 11,013,097 11,005,653 % of 2010-40 Population Growth Outside the Urbanized Area N/A 17% 17% 36% 36% Source: Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning analysis.

16 CMAP does not report institutionalized persons in its population totals as these are not included in the travel demand model inputs. The 2010 base population above is the 2010 Census total, less institutionalized persons. IDOT does include institutionalized persons when reporting population totals, but like CMAP, does not include these in the travel demand model inputs.

July 30, 2013 9 | P a g e In the CMAP “build” scenario, all of the counties in the region besides Will County experience minimal population change as a result of the inclusion of the Illiana. Figure 5 provides “build” and “no-build” population forecasts by county.

Figure 5. 2040 Build and No-Build Population Forecasts by County CMAP CMAP IDOT IDOT County 2010 Base17 No-Build Build No-Build Build Cook 5,148,673 6,239,232 6,240,455 5,774,388 5,770,755 DuPage 910,884 1,160,418 1,160,484 1,022,251 1,021,742 Kane 511,885 804,325 804,472 953,533 949,746 Kendall 114,574 207,802 207,812 262,442 261,379 Lake 698,616 971,048 971,084 941,616 940,042 McHenry 307,454 527,773 527,841 692,208 690,522 Will 671,260 1,217,973 1,223,571 1,366,659 1,371,468 Total 8,363,344 11,128,570 11,135,719 11,013,097 11,005,653 Source: Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning

Employment Forecast Similar to the population forecasts, minimal regional employment difference is forecasted between GO TO 2040 and a CMAP “build” scenario, with an increase of approximately 3,800 jobs. Please note that IDOT’s forecasted employment projections utilize a different definition of a job that results in a 2010 employment count that is 29 percent higher.18 The IDOT 2010 employment base is shown in the following table, and the higher employment counts have been utilized in IDOT traffic models.

Figure 6. 2040 Employment Forecasts by Urbanized and Non-Urbanized Areas CMAP CMAP IDOT 2010 IDOT IDOT 2010 Base No-Build Build Base19 No-Build Build Non-Urbanized 68,666 292,850 295,388 88,677 483,627 492,176 Urbanized 3,734,967 5,047,859 5,049,087 4,823,458 6,142,554 6,125,813 Total 3,803,633 5,340,709 5,344,475 4,912,135 6,626,181 6,617,989 % of 2010-40 Job Growth Outside the Urbanized Area N/A 15% 15% N/A 23% 24% Source: Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning analysis.

Most of the increased employment accrues to Will County, which gains approximately 2,900 of the forecasted jobs in the CMAP “build” scenario. The remaining counties in the region are minimally

17 See footnote 16. 18 CMAP uses Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) job definitions to estimate commuting behavior and remain consistent with U.S. Census definitions. IDOT uses Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) job definitions that result in a higher total job count. These added jobs are a mix of secondary jobs, interns, and part-time student workers, farm workers, private home workers, and similar unique job categories. Use of BEA job definitions results in a 29 percent higher employment count in the 2010 IDOT employment base. The travel models used by both CMAP and IDOT are estimated using the BLS definition as input. 19 IDOT’s data for its 2010 employment base was taken from the Tier One EIS documentation. To adapt it to an analysis of urbanized and non-urbanized areas, the CMAP 2010 employment figures for urbanized and non-urbanized areas were adjusted by 29 percent. This is the total percentage difference between the 2010 CMAP base and the 2010 IDOT base. See footnote 18 for more information.

July 30, 2013 10 | P a g e impacted, with small gains or losses from the inclusion of the Illiana in a GO TO 2040-derived scenario. For further comparison, the following table also includes IDOT’s 2010 employment by county.

Figure 7. 2040 Build and No-Build Employment Forecasts by County CMAP 2010 CMAP CMAP IDOT 2010 IDOT IDOT Jobs Base No-Build Build Base No-Build Build Cook 2,380,215 2,978,217 2,978,898 3,125,720 3,528,299 3,521,505 DuPage 608,757 780,339 780,508 689,770 861,218 858,495 Kane 186,714 368,464 368,467 255,778 509,619 504,666 Kendall 22,080 73,187 73,178 29,462 94,492 93,401 Lake 314,896 470,902 470,912 427,450 638,086 633,859 McHenry 88,999 187,781 187,747 134,274 321,513 319,199 Will 201,972 481,819 484,766 249,681 672,954 686,864 Total 3,803,633 5,340,709 5,344,475 4,912,135 6,626,181 6,617,989 Source: Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning analysis.

Transportation Performance As with the socioeconomic forecast, CMAP included the Illiana B3 corridor in a “build” scenario to assess transportation performance impacts.

Freight IDOT has devoted considerable effort to developing a travel demand model that provides an improved sensitivity to truck travel that passes through the region, effectively expanding the data inputs to include national-scale truck flows. Because of GO TO 2040’s emphasis on development of advanced freight models, CMAP took an early interest in the Illiana truck modeling techniques. Well before release of the Tier 1 EIS, IDOT provided CMAP with computer code and data to permit implementation of these techniques in-house. To improve the comparability of the freight-relevant performance measures between the Illiana forecasts and the improved scenario, CMAP has applied the IDOT truck modeling method to the quantitative elements of this evaluation. The net effect is to isolate the components of truck demand that are incidental to national freight flows and are generated by forecasted socioeconomic change.

Tolling All transportation performance analyses in this document, from both IDOT and CMAP, assume an untolled Illiana facility. While the facility would likely be tolled, IDOT has not yet made publicly available willingness to pay toll rates or the impact that varying toll rates may have on travel demand for the facility. To meet the requirements of the federal EIS process, IDOT is performing a diversion analysis to assess the potential impact on local roads if Illiana users divert from the facility as a reaction to tolls.

Willingness to pay a toll on the Illiana will likely be found among travelers seeking to entirely bypass the most congested portion of the region because the Illiana provides no significant congestion relief for travelers within the urbanized area. Since the Illiana is intended to primarily serve freight movement, assessment of heavy truck users passing through the region will be a critical component of any tolling analysis.

July 30, 2013 11 | P a g e Impact on Regional Transportation Performance CMAP analyzed the transportation performance impacts of the Illiana B3 corridor for the region as a whole. The project would add 36 miles, or 144 lane miles, of expressway within the region, increasing the MCP roadway miles from 409 to 445.20 Please note in the table below that IDOT includes a higher mileage for MCPs due to inclusion of I-80 and I-55 expansion projects, which are not included in GO TO 2040.

The regional transportation performance differences between GO TO 2040 and a CMAP “build” scenario are minimal. With respect to GO TO 2040 indicators, the Illiana has varied impacts. It has an insignificant impact on transit mode share. Regional congestion remains the same, but vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the region are increased. These minimal differences are consistent with other region-wide analyses of the impact of a single capital project. Substantive differences between the CMAP and IDOT analyses are due to the different underlying socioeconomic assumptions.

Figure 8. 2040 Regional Transportation Performance Impacts of Illiana Regional Travel Demand CMAP CMAP IDOT IDOT 2010 Base (All facilities) No-Build Build No-Build Build Vehicle Miles Traveled (000) 153,355 211,401 213,107 226,017 226,360 % Congested VMT 5% 9% 9% 14% 13% Vehicle Hours Traveled (000) 4,528 6,632 6,592 7,252 7,156 % Congested VHT 10% 20% 20% 27% 26% % Transit to Work 12% 12% 12% 11% 11% Major Capital Project Miles 409 445 444 480 Source: Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning

On a regional basis, the Illiana Corridor provides more measurable benefits to heavy trucks when the CMAP “build” and “no-build” scenarios are compared. There is a one percentage point reduction in the percentage of VMT in congestion for heavy trucks. Overall, heavy trucks travel fewer hours and more miles in the region in the CMAP “build” scenario.

Figure 9. 2040 Regional Transportation Performance Impacts of Illiana—Heavy Trucks Regional Travel Demand CMAP CMAP IDOT IDOT 2010 Base (Heavy Trucks) No-Build Build No-Build Build Vehicle Miles Traveled (000) 24,040 37,547 37,698 40,284 39,556 % Congested VMT 9% 12% 11% 19% 17% Vehicle Hours Traveled (000) 222 425 420 440 422 % Congested VHT 16% 29% 29% 36% 35% Source: Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning

The Illiana also provides a one percentage point reduction in the percentage of VMT in congestion when only the region’s expressways are analyzed. The facility increases expressway VMT and vehicle hours travelled (VHT) overall. The proportion of VHT in congestion does not change.

20 The major capital projects miles total includes reconstruction or add-lane projects such as I-90 and expressway extensions such as IL 53/120. The major capital project miles total is the sum of the length of each project rather than a lane-mile total.

July 30, 2013 12 | P a g e Figure 10. 2040 Regional Transportation Performance Impacts of Illiana—Expressways Regional Travel Demand CMAP CMAP IDOT IDOT 2010 Base (on Expressways) No-Build Build No-Build Build Vehicle Miles Traveled (000) 61,701 79,124 81,172 87,326 90,235 % Congested VMT 7% 10% 9% 17% 16% Vehicle Hours Traveled (000) 1,030 1,522 1,534 1,604 1,642 % Congested VHT 11% 22% 22% 33% 30% Source: Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning analysis.

The Figure 11 map compares congestion on the region’s expressways in the CMAP “no-build” and “build” scenarios. Congestion is defined as the forecast traffic on a segment exceeding its design capacity. Red areas are congested in both scenarios, and blue areas are congested in the “no-build” scenario but not in the “build” scenario. These benefits generally accrue to sections of I-80, with minimal congestion reduction benefits to the rest of the region’s expressway network. As described previously, any benefits are most likely due to the diversion of heavy trucks from other expressways in the region.

Figure 11. Expressway Congestion in the CMAP No-Build and Build Scenarios

Source: Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning July 30, 2013 13 | P a g e Comparison to GO TO 2040 Fiscally Constrained Major Capital Projects CMAP also assessed the impact of the Illiana on the expressway MCPs in GO TO 2040. These impacts are generally related to the redirection of a portion of heavy truck traffic from the MCPs to the Illiana. In line with its stated intent, the Illiana Corridor will carry significantly more freight traffic than the other MCPs. The Illiana’s heavy truck mode share of 47 percent is significantly higher than all other MCPs. I-90 and I-80 have the next-highest heavy truck percentages in the CMAP “build” scenario: The I-90 managed lanes project is 26 percent heavy truck and the I-80 add-lanes project is 18 percent heavy truck.

Overall, inclusion of the Illiana in the CMAP “build” scenario reduces heavy truck volume on all MCPs. As a result, total volume increases on some of the MCPs as automobiles backfill the space vacated by trucks. Therefore, overall congestion impacts are minimal for most MCPs.

Figure 12. 2040 Illiana Impact on GO TO 2040 Expressway Major Capital Project Performance Daily Vehicle Miles % Heavy Truck % Congested Traveled (000) CMAP CMAP CMAP CMAP CMAP CMAP No-Build Build No-Build Build No-Build Build GO TO 2040 Major Capital 13,605 13,597 15% 13% 7% 6% Projects Illiana Corridor 1,504 47% 6% MCPs with Illiana 13,605 15,101 15% 17% 7% 5% Source: Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning

Economic Impacts A new expressway is typically associated with higher economic output, both because of the short- term expenditures from construction activity and–more importantly–the long-term gains in efficiency due to shorter travel times and better market access. Based on an analysis using economic impact software, CMAP estimates the Illiana to increase gross regional product by $425 million in 2040, compared to a “no-build” scenario.21 These impacts are mostly due to improvements in market access, or the number of customers that a business can reach within a certain drive time. Will County sees almost all of the improvement in market accessibility. The economic impact analysis also estimates annual total travel cost savings of $3.6 million, of which $2.1 million is attributable to freight travel.

Figure 13. Illiana Impact on 2040 Gross Regional Product Economic Impacts 2010 2040 Baseline 2040 CMAP Build 2040 IDOT Build Gross Regional Product $437.0 $802.5 $802.9 $804.5 (Billions) Source: Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning

In contrast, IDOT’s “build” scenario assumptions estimate a $2-billion increase in GRP in 2040

21 Note that the economic impact analysis model uses only one set of economic assumptions to establish a single 2040 economic baseline. The difference between CMAP Build and IDOT Build estimates is explained by the effect of varying travel time savings on this baseline found under the two sets of forecast alternatives.

July 30, 2013 14 | P a g e compared to the “no-build” scenario. Again, the change is due mostly to market access improvements, with the largest change in Will County. Kane and Kendall Counties see their market access reduced. The impact is higher using IDOT’s “build” scenario because the baseline and “build” scenarios assume more population and employment in the area served by the Illiana, and therefore more travel time savings from building the Illiana, than does the CMAP “build” scenario. The IDOT ‘build’ scenario results in estimated total travel cost savings of $10.2 million per year, about half of which accrues to freight

Environmental Indicators CMAP assessed the impact of the Illiana on several environmental indicators from GO TO 2040. A new roadway has the potential to spur significant new development, increase VMT, decrease congestion, and decrease travel times, all of which impact the region’s natural resources. The following provides a discussion of the Illiana’s potential impact on selected GO TO 2040 environmental indicators, as well as mitigation and impact reduction options.

The Tier 1 EIS compared the expected impacts of alternative corridors for the Illiana at the corridor level using standard GIS techniques. The Tier 2 EIS is expected to investigate many of these impacts at a finer level of detail, with field surveys and the benefit of additional information about facility design. The purpose of CMAP’s analysis is not to reexamine these impacts, but to analyze the project relative to the regional indicators identified in GO TO 2040. Nevertheless, there are a number of rare, unique, and special resources in the corridor, and these are being considered to varying extents in the Tier 2 study. Examples include the Kankakee River and Forked Creek, which are considered biologically significant streams in Illinois, as well as the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. Natural resource agencies reviewing the Illiana have called attention to the need to protect grassland birds and expand grassland bird habitat in the area, as called for in the Illinois Wildlife Action Plan, since grassland birds are declining in Illinois. Among other detailed studies for Tier 2, the Fish and Wildlife Service recommended studies of the impacts of highway noise on breeding birds at Midewin related to increased truck traffic on Illinois Route 53.

Impervious Surface GO TO 2040 uses imperviousness as a regional indicator of the potential impact of development on water resources. Based on the Tier 1 EIS, the pavement that is part of the Illiana Corridor is expected to add about 766 acres of total impervious surface to the study area (approximately 450 acres within Illinois). Under the CMAP forecasts, the development associated with the expressway is forecast to result in an increase of 1,500 more acres in the Illinois portion of the Illiana study area by 2040. Under the IDOT forecasts, the increase is 2,400 acres.

No information in either case is available as to the amount of “effective” impervious area, that portion that directly runs off into surface waters. Imperviousness is most meaningful at a watershed level. The level of 10 percent imperviousness is often considered a rule-of-thumb threshold for maintaining watershed health. Under both the CMAP “build” and “no-build” scenarios, five watersheds are expected to go from less than 10 percent impervious to greater than 10 percent impervious. Under the IDOT scenarios, an additional nine watersheds are expected to be more than 10 percent impervious. In general, IDOT projects more population and employment in the area, which tends to increase imperviousness relative to the base year and relative to the CMAP scenarios.

July 30, 2013 15 | P a g e Figure 14. No-Build and Build Forecast impact on 2040 Impervious Surface CMAP CMAP IDOT IDOT Impervious Surface 2010 Base No-Build Build No-Build Build Total Impervious Acres in 15,832 39,613 41,111 67,729 70,155 Illiana Study Area Number of Watersheds 9 14 14 23 23 >10% Impervious Source: Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning

Note that design can compensate for some of the increase in imperviousness. For instance, low impact development practices, such as rain gardens, swales, and infiltration basins, can be used to capture and treat runoff. Local communities in the corridor would need to review their development codes to ensure that they encourage or require such practices.

Regional Green Infrastructure Regional green infrastructure is a planned landscape of connected open spaces–parks, forest preserves, and so forth linked by open space corridors.22 The concept played an important role in the GO TO 2040 plan, and following the publication of the plan, CMAP collaborated with Chicago Wilderness to delineate a regional green infrastructure network in more detail (the Green Infrastructure Vision or GIV). Potential impact on the GIV is measured by counting households located in areas identified as part of the GIV. By this measure, constructing the Illiana would increase the potential for impact to the GIV from spinoff development. The overall level of potential impact is higher under the IDOT forecasts because they assume more growth in households and jobs in the study area than do the CMAP forecasts.

Figure 15. Illiana Impact on Regional Green Infrastructure Potential Green Infrastructure CMAP CMAP IDOT IDOT 2010 Base Impact No-Build Build No-Build Build Households in Green Infrastructure 4,924 5,767 6,245 11,108 11,215 Vision Areas in Illiana Study Area Source: Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning

Besides the potential impacts from spinoff development, some resources identified in the GIV are within the Illiana Corridor and potentially within the eventual Illiana right-of-way. Approximately 280 acres of the GIV are within the 400-foot Illiana Corridor. Neither the Illiana Tier 1 EIS nor IDOT’s documentation for its plan amendment request mentions the Chicago Wilderness GIV, although many of the resources considered in the development of the GIV were also reviewed in the Tier 1 EIS. As with imperviousness, a number of different strategies can be utilized by local governments to help ensure that regional green infrastructure is protected during development, including conservation design ordinances, strategic land acquisitions, and other techniques.

22 “Green infrastructure” has actually emerged as a term to refer to two different but related planning concepts. As opposed to regional green infrastructure, which is the focus of this discussion, site-scale green infrastructure is a suite of practices to handle stormwater that emphasize using vegetation, soils, and natural processes to mimic natural hydrology. These practices are also known as best management practices or low-impact development techniques.

July 30, 2013 16 | P a g e Figure 16.

Water Use GO TO 2040 notes that our water resources are expected to grow more constrained, and the region should take steps to conserve them. Water use is one of the indicators used to track the region’s progress over time. The difference in households and jobs between the CMAP “no-build” and “build” forecasts would result in roughly 0.6 millions of gallons per day (MGD) of additional water demand within the study area in 2040. With IDOT’s forecasts, the change is 1.4 MGD. These increments are small and are essentially redistributed from elsewhere in the region. Overall, IDOT assumes more population and employment in the study area, translating into a predicted increase in water demand of 21 MGD relative to CMAP’s forecasts, or about the same amount of water as Kendall or Grundy Counties use currently.

Figure 17. Illiana Impact on Water Usage CMAP CMAP IDOT IDOT 2010 Base No-Build Build No-Build Build Water Use (MGD) in 10.7 22.2 22.8 42.0 43.4 Illiana Study Area Source: Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning analysis.

July 30, 2013 17 | P a g e The most likely source of water to serve the population and employment increase is groundwater. At the same time, the Illinois State Water Survey has found that parts of Will County face considerable groundwater drawdowns. In the Illiana Corridor, communities have some flexibility in water sources. While groundwater is most often used, the Kankakee River serves Wilmington and some communities in Kankakee County in Illinois. The Kankakee River has the capacity to provide more water to serve existing and projected future population, although additional infrastructure investments would have to be made to take advantage of it.

Greenhouse Gases GO TO 2040 notes the importance of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector. At the regional scale, the 2040 traffic associated with the “build” forecast would slightly increase carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the “no-build” forecast. Under IDOT’s alternative forecast, CO2 emissions are essentially unchanged between “no-build” and “build.” The overall level of CO2 emissions is higher with the IDOT scenarios because overall automobile travel is higher than in the CMAP scenarios.

Figure 18. Illiana Impact on Carbon Dioxide Emissions Annual C0 Equivalent CMAP CMAP IDOT IDOT 2 2010 Base (million metric tons) No-Build Build No-Build Build Total 33.2 33.9 34.0 37.4 37.4 Source: Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning

Local Planning Technical Task Force Meetings Development of a new limited-access highway can have significant impacts on surrounding land uses. This is particularly true in areas where there is significant undeveloped and available land, as is the case with the Illiana Corridor, which has 217,000 acres of agricultural land and 14,000 acres of vacant land within the Study Area. As part of the Illiana Tier 2 EIS process, IDOT created a Technical Task Force (TTF) to discuss land use considerations and context-sensitive solutions for the corridor. The major outcome of this work was a set of visions, goals, and strategies for communities to consider when planning for the corridor. The TTF was convened for three workshops over the period of April to May, 2013. IDOT is providing a $500,000 grant to Will County and the affected municipalities to develop and update their land use plans to better reflect the Illiana project.

Local Comprehensive Plans CMAP has reviewed the comprehensive plans of Crete, Elwood, Manhattan, Peotone, University Park, and Wilmington, as well as the 2002 Will County Land Use Policy Plan. Symerton does not have a comprehensive plan, and a copy of Monee’s comprehensive plan could not be obtained. The plans have a number of goals in common, including preservation of community character and open space, preparing for suburban expansion, and targeted economic development. All of these plans also devote substantial space to preparing for the impacts and opportunities presented by the South Suburban Airport. However, the majority of the plans either do not acknowledge the potential Illiana Corridor or provide minimal discussion of its potential impacts. Traditionally, communities will plan for major transportation improvements and orient land uses to take advantage of those facilities. This

July 30, 2013 18 | P a g e has not been done for the Illiana even though the majority of the study area plans were published in 2007-08. This has occurred not because of a lack of diligence on the part of local municipalities, but due to the accelerated nature of the Illiana approval process.

Specifically, three of the municipal comprehensive plans describe the potential for the Illiana in its current configuration, and only one of those provides a discussion of its impact on land use or transportation. Beecher’s comprehensive plan notes that there is potential for a limited-access expressway from I-57 to I-65, but does not address the topic further. University Park notes the potential for the Illiana Corridor, but states that the Village’s existing access to I-57 is more critical. Manhattan’s plan discusses the potential for the Illiana, describes the two main northern and southern alignment sets that were being analyzed in 2008, and notes that the expressway will have considerable impact on future development patterns. It designates all areas around the potential Illiana for agriculture and rural residential on its official map and outlines potential commercial development on the margins of the area in its text. Crete would like to update its comprehensive plan and has applied to CMAP’s most recent call for projects for its Local Technical Assistance program to complete this task.

CMAP’s observation is that the chosen alignment traverses many areas that have not planned for a major new expressway and do not have plans and policies in place to address the development pressures that a new roadway will generate. In contrast, these communities have been assessing and planning for the potential impact of the South Suburban Airport and suburbanization for some time. Their comprehensive plans orient planned commercial and industrial facilities toward the proposed airport and arterial roads that would access the airport. Strategies are provided to minimize negative impacts on residential, agricultural, and natural areas. In most cases, key expansions of existing road networks and proposed new roadways are identified. However, to date, the communities have not planned in this way, or to this extent, for the proposed Illiana.

Next Steps CMAP has analyzed the regional impacts of this proposed new facility based on available information. As this document makes clear, a number of details on aspects including the project cost, financing, environmental mitigation, and impact reduction options have not been made available. As the Tier 2 EIS process continues to unfold, it is possible that more of this information may become available. CMAP will incorporate all available information into its regional analyses as the agency prepares its staff recommendation.

The public comment period for amending the GO TO 2040 plan to include the Illiana Corridor runs from August 2 to September 3, 2013. Following the public comment period, CMAP staff will make a recommendation on whether the Plan should be amended to include the Illiana. The Transportation Committee, Regional Coordinating Committee, CMAP Board, and MPO Policy Committee will consider this recommendation in October 2013.

ACTION REQUESTED: Release of the proposed plan amendment for public comment.

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MEMORANDUM

To: Council of Mayors Executive Committee

From: CMAP Staff

Date: September 10, 2013

Re: New Quarterly Municipal Newsletter

CMAP’s Local Planning program helps local governments implement GO TO 2040 recommendations to improve livability within their communities and to encourage a future pattern of more compact, mixed-use development that focuses growth where transportation infrastructure already exists. The plan recommends that local governments pursue opportunities for development of this type, while recognizing that the interpretation and application of these concepts will vary by community. The Regional Technical Assistance component of the program includes projects that are conducted at a regional level, rather than working with an individual community. Projects in this area have a broad, region-wide audience and include:

 On-line Case Studies Library  Municipal Survey  Model Plans, Ordinances, and Codes toolkits

In FY13, the primary communications outlet to share these products with their intended local government audience (primarily city/village managers and planners) was via the Weekly Update newsletter and CMAP website. In FY14, CMAP will initiate a more targeted communications strategy to inform local governments of Regional Technical Assistance program products. This month, CMAP will launch a quarterly e-newsletter for municipalities to 1) inform them of Regional Technical Assistance program products and 2) inspire them to implement GO TO 2040 recommendations through utilization of these products.

The brief newsletter will highlight the connection between Model Plans, Ordinances, and Codes toolkits and the Local Technical Assistance (LTA) program -- CMAP uses toolkits as the basis for LTA projects. The newsletter will also describe the connection between the biennial Municipal Survey (to be released in spring/summer 2014) and Model Plans, Ordinances, and Codes toolkits -- survey analysis helps determine local government demand and topic interest for toolkits. This newsletter will not cover everything of note from CMAP to a municipal audience, but rather will focus on products created through the Regional Technical Assistance program. The newsletter will also include the offer to mail printed toolkits by request. The inaugural newsletter will highlight the recently released community data snapshots, as well as two recently released toolkits on climate adaptation and arts and culture. ACTION REQUESTED: Informational ####

MEMORANDUM

To: Council of Mayors Executive Committee

From: CMAP staff

Date: September 3, 2013

Re: Examination of Local Economic Development Incentives in Northeastern Illinois

Shortly after the approval of GO TO 2040 in October 2010, CMAP assembled a Regional Tax Policy Task Force, an advisory group consisting of representatives from local and state government, business, civic organizations, and academia. Throughout 2011, this group deliberated on a range of state and local tax policies affecting the economic competitiveness of northeastern Illinois. One issue of interest to the Task Force was the use of local tax incentives, specifically sales tax rebates, to spur the development of large, sales tax-generating establishments. In its final report, the Task Force recommended that CMAP analyze the impact of sales tax rebates on development decisions. In its discussion of this report, the CMAP Board directed staff to conduct a detailed study on the prevalence of these rebates as well as other local incentives, and also analyze the impact on local and regional economic development.

In August 2013, CMAP released a study examining the use of Tax Increment Financing districts, sales tax rebates, property tax abatements, and Cook County property tax incentive classes. The report’s analysis of these incentive tools focuses on their prevalence, structure, associated community goals, types of firms receiving assistance, and the extent to which their use supports the goals of GO TO 2040, the regional comprehensive plan. The attached executive summary highlights key findings from this report.

ACTION REQUESTED: Discussion

### Executive Summary Local incentives play a major role within the overall economic development landscape of northeastern Illinois. In recent years, more than 70 percent of the region’s 284 municipalities have used at least one of four local economic development incentive tools: tax increment financing (TIF), sales tax rebates, property tax abatements, and Cook County property tax incentive classes. These incentives have been used to attract or retain a wide variety of commercial, industrial, and residential uses including retail, auto dealerships, corporate offices, manufacturing, warehousing, mixed-use, and affordable housing developments.

CMAP has examined the use of these incentive tools, focusing on their prevalence, structure, associated community goals, types of firms receiving assistance, and the extent to which their use supports the goals of GO TO 2040, the regional comprehensive plan. The following summarizes key findings from this report. State tax policy drives the prevalence of local economic development incentives The vast majority of the region’s municipalities, 202 out of 284, have deployed at least one of the four primary incentive tools in recent years. State statute establishes the criteria and policies that allow local governments to use tax revenue to incentivize development. These include the criteria governing specific local incentives and the state tax policies that govern state sales tax revenue sharing and differential property assessment levels in Cook County.

For example, while establishment of a TIF district requires satisfying state-imposed blight and conservation area criteria, these districts persist throughout northeastern Illinois. A total of 157 municipalities currently have at least one district, and TIF accounts for more than 10 percent of the total property tax base in 24 municipalities. Overall, TIF expenditures totaled $2.6 billion between 2000 and 2010.

Sales tax rebates also remain common throughout the region. Since 1996, at least 137 communities have used this tool to attract or retain sales tax-generating developments like shopping centers, auto dealerships, supercenter/discount stores, and home improvement stores. The use of sales tax rebates will remain extremely common as long as the state tax system provides communities with a fiscal incentive to encourage the development of retail and other establishments that generate sales tax revenue. While this system allows municipalities to recoup the costs of supporting a retail development, sales tax revenues often exceed the costs of serving these developments. These fiscal benefits create intraregional competition among communities for sales tax-generating developments.

The widespread use of Cook County incentive classes reflects the unique nature of Cook County’s property tax assessment classification system, a policy permitted under the state constitution. In 2011, 5.8 percent of estimated commercial or industrial market value across Cook County was designated with an incentive class. The prevalence suggests that the existing classification system, which shifts the property tax burden toward commercial and industrial properties, impedes economic development in many communities in Cook County.

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Incentives often influence site selection for businesses making an intraregional move or for a national firm expanding its market Local economic development incentives typically encourage development in a particular location rather than attract a business to the region as a whole. Incentives affect the site selection process by reducing the cost of initial site improvements or local taxes over the long term. This only influences where a development occurs in the region rather than whether it occurs at all. CMAP’s case studies indicate that the vast majority of local incentive deals involve intraregional moves, the expansion of an existing business, or national firms expanding their market. Only rarely did local incentives lure a firm from another state or assist a new business. This aligns with the findings of various academic studies showing that tax differences are more effective at influencing site selection within, rather than across, metropolitan regions.

Local communities often provide incentives without knowledge of whether the development would have occurred anyway. Businesses are typically in an advantageous position to negotiate incentives with local governments—they may have several sites to choose from and may receive incentive offers from multiple communities in the region. This situation puts communities in the difficult position of competing against each other for economic development opportunities, many of which involve businesses or developers that intend to select a site in northeastern Illinois and are choosing from several specific sites in the region. Communities often provide incentives to maximize tax revenue, but these investments may generate few spillover benefits to the larger regional economy Based on available data, CMAP finds that many communities target incentives based upon future tax revenues rather than overall economic impact. For example, local governments have spent or committed significant amounts of sales tax rebates to firms that generate considerable sales tax revenue but are associated with low jobs multipliers and low wages. In examining 137 sales tax rebates, CMAP found rebates averaging $2.5 million for home improvement stores and $3.8 million for discount stores, despite the fact that one retail job supports just an estimated 0.3 to 0.9 other jobs in the regional economy and provides relatively low wages (an average of $21,903 per year).

On the other hand, some local governments do use incentive tools to attract firms that employ workers in high skilled jobs. Office or manufacturing developments typically provide lower local tax revenues but higher regional economic benefits. For instance, one manufacturing job supports between 1.7 and 4 jobs in other sectors and provides higher average wages ($41,373). The economic benefits of these developments are more likely to spill over into other industries and to support employment in a range of sectors including business services, retail, and human services. The use of local economic development incentives varies in terms of aligning with the land use goals of GO TO 2040 GO TO 2040 prioritizes local government efforts to improve livability and encourages a future pattern of more compact, mixed-use development that focuses growth where infrastructure already exists. Communities often utilize local economic development incentives for goals that

Local Economic Page 5 Development Incentives align with GO TO 2040, such as redeveloping an underutilized site, developing affordable housing, or meeting other reinvestment strategies. Specifically, redevelopment can require the consolidation of many small parcels under separate ownership, remediation of environmental contamination, rehabilitation of existing structures, or an upgrade of public infrastructure. In these cases, incentives can bridge the gap between market prices and high redevelopment costs, meeting both public goals and private investment needs.

On the other hand, communities also use local incentives to compete for new developments on undeveloped land, which typically does not entail extraordinary development costs. While GO TO 2040 acknowledges that some greenfield development will occur, the plan does not prioritize the associated expenditure of limited public resources toward these ends. Proactive and collaborative planning does not always play a role in the use of local incentives While a significant majority of the region’s local comprehensive plans include a heavy or moderate focus on economic development, comparatively few of these plans discuss specific incentives. While the general goals of incentive agreements and comprehensive plans often coincide, it is unclear if incentives are being utilized to implement specific recommendations of a plan or if their use is more reactive. In general, aligning incentives with community plans builds on the analysis and public input that went into the plan, and ensures that public dollars follow long-term desired outcomes and land use patterns.

Including clawback provisions in incentive agreements can also help protect community’s investments in development. Some local governments include a number of requirements in incentive agreements, such as requiring the business or firm to stay in the community for a certain number of years, hire community residents, generate a specific level of tax revenue, or maintain or modernize infrastructure.

Employing incentives to compete with other communities over development runs contrary to the type of collaborative planning efforts envisioned in GO TO 2040. These collaborative efforts can help communities to gain efficiencies, share information, and strategically invest scarce public funds. GO TO 2040 encourages the formation of inter-jurisdictional planning groups to develop cooperative approaches to community challenges like economic development. Moving forward, fostering a collaborative environment to facilitate economic development would better utilize public resources and would benefit the region as a whole.

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MEMORANDUM

To: Council of Mayors Executive Committee

From: Drew Williams-Clark

Date: September 3, 2013

Re: GO TO 2040 Update Process

Background GO TO 2040 was adopted by the CMAP Board in October of 2010 and serves as the metropolitan transportation plan for the 7-county Chicago region. The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP 21) was signed into law in 2012, funding surface transportation programs through June of 2014. The law requires that GO TO 2040 be updated by October of 2014. The update involves several projects that were adopted as part of the agency work plan for FY14 by the CMAP board in June. Staff work on these projects has already begun.

Overview The GO TO 2040 Update will include new elements required by MAP-21 and other necessary updates. Given the long time horizon of GO TO 2040, positive impacts documented in the past two annual Implementation Reports, and the success of the Local Technical Assistance program, staff do not anticipate changing the text plan chapters or recommendations as part of the update. GO TO 2040 indicators will be updated with the most recent data to measure plan performance. The implementation action areas (matrices) at the end of each chapter of GO TO 2040 will also be updated in coordination with the nearer term Plan Implementation Report project. The plan update will include an updated list of fiscally constrained major capital projects. The projects identified in GO TO 2040 will be used as a baseline. These projects, as well as projects that are currently considered fiscally unconstrained, will be re-evaluated in the context of updated financial plan and socioeconomic forecasts. Implementing agencies will also have the ability to suggest new projects to be evaluated and considered. Staff will begin these conversations over the course of the summer.

Process Staff will provide regular program updates and seek input from the Transportation committee, and other working committees, throughout the life of the project. The Regional Coordinating Committee will also play a key role in advising the CMAP Board and MPO Policy Committee. Below is a brief description of each project’s process and a rough timeline for interim deliverables. Staff will conduct other outreach activities to engage the counties, Councils of Mayors, project implementers, and other stakeholders throughout the process as appropriate.

Financial Plan GO TO 2040 includes a fiscal constraint for transportation investments, totaling $385 Billion in core and reasonably expected revenues over the plan period. This project's objective is to update revenue and expenditure information and the overall fiscal constraint of the plan. Staff anticipates that revenues and expenditures necessary to maintain the region’s transportation system will be confirmed by January of 2014. Funding will be allocated by project category, including the relatively small portion of overall expenditures devoted to major capital projects, by March of 2014.

Major Capital Projects The GO TO 2040 update will include a fiscally constrained list of major capital projects, per federal requirements. The projects identified in GO TO 2040, as adopted in October 2010, will be used as a baseline. These projects, as well as projects that are currently considered fiscally unconstrained, will be re-evaluated in the context of the updated financial plan described above and socioeconomic forecasts updated by staff. Implementing agencies will also have the ability to suggest new projects to be evaluated and considered. Staff anticipates that the universe of major capital projects will be identified by November of 2013. Measures used to evaluate the list of major capital projects will be final by January of 2014. Both fiscally constrained and unconstrained major capital projects will be finalized in April of 2014.

Implementation Actions The update to GO TO 2040 will not involve rewriting the plan’s text. However, it will involve updating the implementation action area tables that describe how the recommendations of GO TO 2040 will be implemented. Staff anticipates that these tables will be updated to reflect current implementation status by January of 2014. Work on this project will take place in coordination with the nearer term GO TO 2040 Implementation Report project.

Indicator Updates GO TO 2040 includes a set of indicators to track the plan’s progress toward implementation. The Year 2 implementation report for GO TO 2040 included updates on several of these indicators, including modifying the way in which the indicator is measured to respond to data availability. This project will build upon that analysis to update the GO TO 2040 indicators, including modifying measures and future targets if appropriate. Staff anticipates that a report on the selection of new indicators in cases where they are necessary, or confirmation of use of initial indicators, will be final by November of 2013. An updated set of indicators and long- term and short-term targets will be completed by March of 2014.

Plan Preparation The GO TO 2040 update will consist primarily of updated indicators, updated implementation action area tables, and an updated list of fiscally constrained major capital projects. These updated materials will be released for public comment in June 2014. This project involves the preparation of the materials that will be released for public comment by June of 2014.

Summary of Local Technical Assistance Program Applications July 17, 2013

CMAP has established the Local Technical Assistance (LTA) program to direct resources to communities to pursue planning work that helps to implement GO TO 2040. In conjunction with the RTA’s Community Planning program, CMAP held a call for LTA projects in spring and summer 2013. Applications were due on June 26, 2013.

The remainder of this document provides basic statistics about the applications received, describes the project selection process, and includes short summaries of each project submitted. CMAP’s understanding of some of these projects may change through discussions with the applicants, so the descriptions and figures in this document should be considered preliminary.

Basic application statistics

In total, 67 applications were submitted by 58 different applicants to the LTA program. An additional 17 applications were submitted to the RTA for consideration through their Community Planning program. Details of the projects being reviewed by the RTA are available on their website.

Applications were received from across the entire region. The chart below shows applications received by geography, using County and Council of Mayors boundaries. Please note that projects are placed in only one geography in the below table, based on where the bulk of their population is (for example, the Village of Park Forest is in both south Cook and Will, but is classified as south Cook below).

Geography Number of applications Number of applicants Chicago 7 7

North / Northwest Cook 4 4 West Cook 10 9 Southwest Cook 1 1 South Cook 7 5 Cook countywide 1 1

DuPage 7 6 Kane 5 5 Kendall 4 3 Lake 10 8 McHenry 7 5 Will 4 4 1

Applications were submitted by a variety of groups. Most were submitted by local governments (municipalities and counties) but some were submitted by other units of government or by nongovernmental groups. Many projects – at least 15 – contained multijurisdictional components.

A variety of project types were submitted. The most common types of project were transportation plans (14), many of them focused on bicycle and pedestrian elements, as well as subarea or corridor plans (14). Comprehensive plans (12) were another common project type. Other project types are shown in the table below.

Project type or topic Number of applications Transportation plan 14 Subarea or corridor plan 14 Comprehensive plan 12 Zoning or other regulation 7 Sustainability or other environmental 6 focus Housing 2 Other 12

Comparisons to previous year

This is the third year that CMAP has offered the LTA program, so comparisons to the first two years of the program may be useful. During the first year, CMAP was overwhelmed with the number of responses to its initial call for projects, nearly 230 project ideas received from 140 applicants. In the second year, 109 project ideas were submitted by 88 applicants. This year, 67 project ideas were received from 58 applicants.

There may be several reasons for the lower numbers this year. First, CMAP has selected 115 projects in the past two years, so its work during this time has had a significant impact in accomplishing high-priority local projects. Second, the relevance of the projects submitted to CMAP has improved each year; applicants have a better understanding of the purpose of the program now (compared to the first year), so there is better up-front screening by applicants, which reduces unsuccessful applications. Finally, CMAP did less promotion of the LTA program this year as compared to past years. Last year’s Ideas Exchange event generated many good project ideas, and CMAP did not hold a similar event this year. Regardless of the reasons, 67 applications is still a good number, and will lead to a competitive selection process.

Many applicants have had past experience with the LTA program. Of the 58 applicants, 24 have already submitted at least one successful application in past years; some of them have submitted follow-up projects, and others have submitted entirely new ideas. Among the remainder, 14 applicants are resubmitting projects that had previously been unsuccessful, and 20 are entirely new to the LTA program.

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Geographic comparisons are shown below. This year, more applications were received from Lake County and west Cook County than any other geography (10). Many of the Lake applications were from a cluster of communities in the northeastern part of the County. A few areas – west Cook, Kendall, McHenry, and Will – submitted more applications this year than they did in 2012. Several other areas – north / northwest Cook, southwest Cook, and Kane – submitted less than half as many as they did in 2012.

Geography Number, Percent, Number, Percent, Number, Percent, 2013 2013 2012 2012 2011 2011 Chicago 7 10% 10 11% 16 12%

North / Northwest Cook 4 6% 10 11% 19 14% West Cook 10 15% 8 9% 15 11% Southwest Cook 1 1% 3 3% 8 6% South Cook 7 10% 9 10% 15 11%

DuPage 7 10% 9 10% 20 14% Kane 5 7% 11 13% 9 7% Kendall 4 6% 2 2% 2 1% Lake 10 15% 11 13% 16 12% McHenry 7 10% 6 7% 10 7% Will 4 6% 3 3% 8 6%

Regional 1* 1%* 6 7% 2 1% * The “regional” project in 2013 is a county-wide project in Cook County.

Project types this year did show some variation from past years. Transportation-related projects, many of them bicycle and pedestrian plans, were more common. Environmentally- focused planning projects, on the other hand, dropped significantly – in large part driven by CMAP’s limited ability to take on water-related projects unless new external funding sources are found. The number of housing-related projects was also lower than in past years, largely because many projects in the Homes for a Changing Region program were selected for the LTA program last year. A higher percentage of projects this year fell into the “other” category, and many of these related to economic development or local fiscal issues.

Project type or topic Number, Percent, Number, Percent, Number, Percent, 2013 2013 2012 2012 2011 2011 Transportation 14 21% 16 15% 40 17% Subarea plan 14 21% 20 18% 36 16% Comprehensive plan 12 18% 22 20% 48 21% Zoning or other regulation 7 10% 12 11% 23 10% Sustainability or other 6 9% 19 17% 45 19% environmental focus Housing 2 3% 6 6% 11 5% Other 12 18% 14 13% 26 11%

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Selection criteria

Criteria for the LTA program include alignment of the project with the recommendations of GO TO 2040; local need for assistance; feasibility and ability to implement; collaboration with other groups, including neighboring governments and nongovernmental groups; input from relevant Counties and Councils of Government (COGs); and geographic balance. Of these, the most quantitative criteria is local need for assistance, which is calculated by combining median income, Equalized Assessed Value (EAV), and community size; communities that have lower median incomes, lower property values, and smaller sizes are categorized as higher-need.

Review process and timeline

Applications for the LTA program were due on June 26, and will be presented to the CMAP Board and MPO Policy Committee for approval in October. In July, August, and early September, a summary of applications received will be shared with CMAP’s working committees for discussion and comments. The same will occur with other stakeholder groups, including technical assistance providers, transit agencies, Counties, the City of Chicago, COGs, and others.

Recommendations will be discussed with CMAP’s Transportation committee on September 20. Recommendations will be brought to the CMAP Board and MPO Policy Committee at their meetings in October. The Local Coordinating Committee will discuss the recommendations immediately prior to the Board meeting on October 9, and also may have a special meeting to review the applications in more detail in late September (scheduling TBD).

Following the Board and MPO meetings, CMAP will work closely with the sponsors of selected projects to handle any needed administrative work, develop full project scopes and schedules, and get projects started. It is expected that newly selected projects will be initiated on a rolling basis beginning in winter and spring 2014.

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Project descriptions

Projects are organized by geography. Please note that not all projects below are entirely consistent with the purpose of CMAP’s local programs, and more information is needed to fully understand many of them; project proposals are described regardless of eligibility and completeness. Full applications are available at: www.cmap.illinois.gov/lta/call-for-projects.

City of Chicago

Bronzeville Urban Development  Develop a land use plan focused on the redevelopment of a large brownfield site in a residential area. The plan should reflect the community’s goals and align with recent and ongoing local development projects.

Chicago Department of Housing and Economic Development  Develop a neighborhood plan for West Pullman, building on significant investments that have been made or are planned for the area – notably the section of West Pullman as a Micro Market Recovery Program and the planned CTA Red Line Extension South through the Roseland neighborhood. The plan will be developed with the cooperation of the City of Chicago, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), Windy City Habitat for Humanity, Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives / Pullman Park Commercial Center, and the Far South Side CDC.

Chicago Department of Transportation / Chicago Department of Housing and Economic Development  Assistance conducting a downtown parking policy study which would include data collection and technical analysis effort that will include a past and existing inventory of all public and private parking spaces in the downtown area.

Chicago State University  Presidential library support proposal. Develop proposal to President Obama and the Archivist of the United States to support Chicago State University’s campus as the future site of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, Archives, and Museum.

Developing Communities Project (DCP)  Assistance developing a transit-oriented development (TOD) plan for four proposed CTA Red Line Extension transit stops in the Greater Roseland community area (103rd Street, 111th Street, 116th Street, and 130th Street). This project builds on a recent project (developed with CMAP assistance) to demonstrate the livability benefits of the southern extension of the Red Line.

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 Seeking assistance for a community mapping project to better understand existing network and data assets in nine South Side Chicago neighborhoods, as a pre-cursor to creation of a Gigabit-speed, fiber-optic and wi-fi network planned for the area. The project will involve mapping existing assets, such as anchor institutions and current network infrastructure, as well as identifying preferred locations for future assets.

Urban Innovation Center  Create a transit-oriented development (TOD) plan and a cargo-oriented development (COD) plan for the planned 22nd Street and Michigan Avenue Station and the Norfolk Southern Terminal’s new expansion area in the Bronzeville community. This project was submitted in with support from the Center for Neighborhood Technology.

Cook County

Cook County Bureau of Economic Development  Develop a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS), required every 5 years for federal funding assistance from the Economic Development Administration. Cook County’s last CEDS was created in 2010.

North / Northwest Cook

Arlington Heights  Develop a Village-wide bicycle and pedestrian plan to integrate ongoing efforts, which have included the adoption of complete streets and bicycle parking ordinances. The plan should reflect the community’s desire to provide safe, active transportation options, and should coordinate with the bicycle and pedestrian plans of adjacent municipalities.

Glenview  Assist with sustainability and natural resources planning through several activities. Review, update, and expand A Plan for Nature in Glenview, adopted in 2008, in order to highlight green infrastructure engineering practices. Assistance is also sought in implementing targeted Village code and ordinance revisions that elevate engineered green infrastructure practices from novelty to standard practice. An improved public education and outreach program will also be sought alongside of the aforementioned assistance.

Northbrook  Evaluate and update Northbrook’s bicycle and pedestrian plan. Adopted in 2003, the existing plan lacks a community-wide focus; the update would focus on connection of modes and destinations such as commercial areas, schools, and municipal facilities.

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 The Northbrook Park District seeks to create route signage and wayfinding information for the Village of Northbrook’s existing preferred bikeway routes map.

West Cook

Berwyn  Develop a capital improvement plan (CIP) for the city in order to provide a transparent and accessible document describing the depreciation, maintenance, and replacement plan of public assets. A ‘skeleton’ CIP is being prepared for October 2013, however, CMAP’s assistance is sought to build upon this framework so as to create a more robust document.

Broadview  Prepare a corridor plan for 17th Avenue from Madison Avenue to Cermak Road. Maywood is also a partner in this application. The corridor plan will address multimodal transportation, land use, and housing. Please note that this project was initially evaluated by the RTA, but then was determined to be a better fit for CMAP assistance.

Brookfield  Update the Village’s comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance. Brookfield’s 2020 Master Plan (2004) primarily focuses on business corridors, leaving many critical planning components out. The last comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance was adopted in 1996.

Franklin Park  Creation of a new comprehensive plan for the Village, to integrate recent planning and economic changes in the Village. Moreover, large infrastructure projects, such as the Elgin O’Hare West Access and O’Hare modernization projects are not adequately addressed in the Village’s existing comprehensive plan (2002).

LaGrange Park  Assistance conducting a tax increment financing (TIF) study to determine the eligibility and opportunities a TIF may have for the Village Market area, an older, open-air shopping center.

Oak Park  Oak Park is in the process of adopting a new comprehensive plan (late 2013/early 2014). Building off this new plan, the Village is requesting a zoning ordinance update (adopted 2002) to align with the new plan and incorporate best practices for sustainable development and smart growth.  Update to the Oak Park Bicycle Plan (adopted 2008) incorporating its 2012 Complete Streets policy and creation of bike boulevards and a “bike friendly business district.”

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 WCMC requests assistance to conduct a bicycle and pedestrian corridor study for the 25th Avenue corridor, which runs the entire length of the WCMC (from Rosemont to McCook). This corridor received the highest priority for implementation in the recent 2010 update of the WCMC Bicycle Plan, and would provide connections to several planned and existing regional trails, such as the Prairie Path, Salt Creek Greenway, and Centennial Trail.

West Suburban Chamber of Commerce and Industry  Develop a multijurisdictional transit-oriented development (TOD) and cargo-oriented development (COD) implementation plan, which integrates existing TOD, COD, and bicycle/pedestrian plans for Countryside, Hodgkins, Indian Head Park, LaGrange, LaGrange Park, McCook, Western Springs, and Willow Springs; with a goal of identifying key infrastructure improvements with the capacity to overcome transportation barriers, thereby catalyzing economic development across the eight municipalities.

Westchester  Update the Village’s zoning ordinance (last updated in 1964). Westchester will soon be adopting a new comprehensive plan (developed with CMAP assistance), which recommends the Village update its outdated zoning ordinance to better reflect the new comprehensive plan.

South Cook

Park Forest  Creation of an active transportation plan, as called for in the Village’s recently-adopted Sustainability Plan. The proposed plan would seek to increase bicycling, walking, and transit use, improve safety and accessibility, enhance local businesses, and foster a healthier, more environmentally friendly community. The plan will complement the Village’s recent update of its zoning and subdivision ordinances intended to promote compact design and infill development.  Park Forest is requesting assistance for a retail and housing market analysis as a follow up to a recently completed RTA transit-oriented development developer discussion panel. The analysis would help to identify and attract potential retailers and determine the appropriate mix of affordable and market rate housing for apartments in the area.  An additional project involving pedestrian access to the 211th Street Metra station is being evaluated by the RTA.

Prairie State College  In partnership with the City of Chicago Heights, develop an environmental management plan to restore and maintain a 32-acre nature preserve on the College’s campus; including a recreational trail, community garden, outdoor classroom, wildlife habitat and open space for area residents, strategies to control invasive species, improve stormwater management, and develop educational uses for the Preserve. In addition to 8

Chicago Heights, Prairie State College would like to engage with the Millennium Reserve, Chicago Wilderness’ Green Infrastructure Vision, the Calumet Stewardship Initiative, and the Cook County Forest Preserve.

Riverdale  Develop a comprehensive land use and economic development strategy for the redevelopment of the Riverdale Logistics Site, which has good access to rail lines, I-94, I-57, and in close proximity to amenities like the Riverdale River, Cal-Sag Bike Path, marina, and a golf course.  An additional project involving a transit-oriented development (TOD) plan update is being evaluated by the RTA.

South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association (SSMMA)  In partnership with OAI and several other partners, SSMMA is requesting support for the Calumet Green Manufacturing Partnership (CGMP), which links low-skilled workers with training opportunities to meet employer demands in the manufacturing field throughout the South Side of Chicago and south suburbs. This project will assist with strategic planning to coordinate regional workforce development resources in an effort to meet industrial needs, broadening the involvement of CGMP members, and other activities that will advance CGMP’s mission to enhance the manufacturing industry in the Calumet region by bridging the labor/skills mismatch.  Update and expansion of the 2008 SSMMA Bicycle Plan into a Complete Streets and Trails Plan for SSMMA’s service area and member communities. The plan will identify priority corridors for the development of complete streets and trail networks to better integrate transportation modes, analyze the existing pedestrian network for potential improvements, and provide policy recommendations addressing implementation.  An additional project involving high-speed rail stations is being evaluated by the RTA.

Thornton  Create a new comprehensive plan for the Village that incorporates resident and local stakeholder input. Among many long-term planning objectives the plan should also address transit-oriented development near Metra’s proposed SouthEast Service Line station for downtown Thornton.

Southwest Cook

Worth Township Highway District  Develop a comprehensive roadway plan for reconstruction and funding of roadways in the unincorporated areas of Worth Township to improve safety and mobility.

DuPage County

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 Update to the Village’s comprehensive plan (last updated in 1982). The Village would like to target topics including economic development, community character, residential teardowns, redevelopment of underutilized properties, sustainability, parking, and transportation, among others.

DuPage County  Create a corridor plan for unincorporated land near Illinois Route 64. Originally adopted 1990, the existing plan for unincorporated DuPage County properties is out-of- date. The County is currently working with CMAP to update this plan in the Roosevelt Road and Lake County corridors; this project focuses on the North Avenue corridor. The project will work with impacted municipalities, DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference, and Pace.  Develop a county-wide sustainability plan. This application is supported by Elmhurst, Lisle, Carol Stream, Choose DuPage, and the Conservation Foundation, and complements DuPage County’s participation in the Cool Counties Initiative, the county’s environmental policies, and a recent environmental progress report.

DuPage County Housing Planning Group (Hanover Park, Glendale Heights, West Chicago)  Conduct a Homes for a Changing Region study for the northwest portion of DuPage County, including Hanover Park, Glendale Heights, and West Chicago. The analysis conducted in this plan would help in the local implementation of past plans including a Village center plan, TOD plan, and corridor studies.

Glen Ellyn  Develop a Village-wide pedestrian and bicycle facilities plan, consistent with the recommendations of the Village Comprehensive Plan and Downtown Strategic Plan. Project elements include bikeway connections to regional trails and the facilities of neighboring communities, and safe pedestrian accommodation throughout the Village, with attention to areas near schools.

Wayne  To implement its comprehensive plan (2005), the Village is requesting assistance to develop an updated comprehensive zoning ordinance to making the existing ordinance more user-friendly, clear, and internally consistent.

Woodridge  Prepare an assessment of community needs for youth services, including analysis of whether there are missing or overlapping areas of service and whether transportation access to those services is sufficient.

Kane County

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 Revise the Village’s zoning ordinance, per the recommendations in the 2012 comprehensive plan update (conducted with assistance from CMAP). The update should address concerns surrounding agricultural uses, the expansion of the Town Center into a historic district, land conservation, and green infrastructure.

Gilberts  Update to comprehensive plan (adopted 2003) to address the Village’s growth and changes in the physical form and boundaries. The current lull in development activity is an opportunity to strategically plan for future land use including commercial development, parks, and other needs.

Kane County Development & Community Services Department  Conduct a Health Impact Assessment (HIA). Kane County seeks to train CMAP staff on HIAs in an effort to launch a joint pilot project that will help expand the use of HIAs in the region. Kane County is proposing that CMAP conduct outreach activities and produce a report based on the HIA.

Pingree Grove  Prepare a comprehensive plan update. The Village’s existing comprehensive plan was adopted 2003. Since that time, the Village has grown from 100 residents to nearly 5,000. The new plan would address significant undeveloped portions of the Village, water/sewer capacity, large-scale mixed use development at the new I-90 interchange, and transit service.

South Elgin  Continued implementation of 2030 Comprehensive Plan (adopted 2012) by creating a form-based Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). South Elgin’s previous subdivision ordinance update was in 1969, and last zoning update was adopted in 1996. The new ordinance would call for walkability, interconnectivity, parks and open space, along with water and energy conservation.

Kendall County

Kendall County  Assistance in the development of a “Countywide Pay as We Grow Plan” that analyzes the annual rate of residential growth that can be absorbed and served effectively by each taxing unit within Kendall County.

Montgomery  Update the subdivision control ordinance to guide population growth and residential development. The Village is concerned about a lack of street and bike connectivity and the conservation of green space. The Village is currently updating its Comprehensive Plan.

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 Transit-oriented (TOD) zoning ordinance for the downtown Mill District TOD. The current zoning ordinance is inhibiting the implementation of Montgomery’s 2009 TOD plan for the downtown area. The community is interested in utilizing a form based code and hopes that the plan will address parking requirements as well.

Oswego, Montgomery, Yorkville  Conduct a sub-regional coordination and shared services study to identify ways to increase financial and operational efficiencies through collaboration across municipalities. Focused specifically on opportunities involving joint purchasing, bidding, and service sharing.

Lake County

Lake County Community Foundation  Assistance to develop a multi-jurisdictional Homes for a Changing Region study for the Villages of Hainesville, Round Lake, Round Lake Beach, Round Lake Park, and Round Lake Heights, in partnership with the Lake County Community Foundation.

Lake County Stormwater Management Commission  Wetland restoration and preservation plan for the Lake Michigan Watershed, a 54 square mile area along the eastern edge of Lake County on the shore of Lake Michigan. The plan would include strategies to restore wetlands, and would develop an interactive tool that would identify high priority areas for wetland restoration/preservation for public road agencies, municipalities, and private conservation agencies.

North Chicago  Comprehensive plan and zoning update (last updated in 1996). North Chicago is facing disinvestment, high unemployment (around 19%) and a high tax burden. An update to the comprehensive plan would seek to attract new development, encourage homeownership, support sustainability, leverage resources, encourage collaboration with adjacent municipalities, and increase connectivity.

Old Mill Creek  Creation of a sewer line plan that facilitates Old Mill Creek’s connection to a regional sewer line. The Village’s 200 residents seek a financially feasible way to connect to the line, and views future economic viability as dependent on quality planning regarding access to potable water, sanitary waste water management, and development of supporting infrastructure.

Round Lake Beach  Create a comprehensive sidewalk and trail plan that would synthesize the Village’s previous plans for sidewalks and trails. The plan would include priority areas for

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implementation, an estimated overall budget, and unit or segment price estimates for sidewalk and trail segments.

Waukegan  Waukegan seeks a reevaluation of the 2003 Master Plan for its downtown and lakefront areas, which outlined a vision for connecting the two areas, including an intermodal transportation center, decked parking, and public open space. Since then, many of the related environmental issues have been resolved, and land has been cleared and assembled for redevelopment, but the disconnection between the downtown and lakefront has not been resolved and the Master Plan’s vision comes with a price tag that may not be viable. The City seeks guidance from CMAP to reevaluate the Master Plan’s recommendations within present-day realities and identify potential phasing options.  Creation of a coordinated context lakefront development plan that catalogs and coordinates lakefront planning initiatives among five communities along Lake Michigan (Winthrop Harbor, Zion, Beach Park, Waukegan, and North Chicago). This plan will be used to advance respective planning goals for each individual community, while also pursuing regional goals for the shared lakefront.  Creation of an interjurisdictional bike and pedestrian connectivity plan that will identify existing and planned paths within six north suburban communities (Winthrop Harbor, Zion, Beach Park, Waukegan, North Chicago, and Evanston), as well as connections that will link these communities together.

Winthrop Harbor  Comprehensive plan update (last updated in 1995) that incorporates an RTA transit- oriented development study (2005) and the Village’s economic development strategy (2010).

Zion  Update of the City’s comprehensive plan, created in 1992. Zion has accomplished several goals proposed in the previous plan, including annexing unincorporated property, establishing an industrial park, and identifying the Sheridan Road corridor as the central business district. However, the loss of major employers and an increase in federally-subsidized housing has forced the community to shift focus. An updated Comprehensive Plan will help the City to address these changes.

McHenry County

Algonquin  Generate a redevelopment plan for parcels in close proximity to the downtown. The study will focus on economic growth that will improve the market for businesses in the community’s downtown as the Route 31/Algonquin Road Western Bypass project nears completion in 2014. The “North IL Route 31” study area includes 10 acres of wooded land and open space recently donated to the village, remnant parcels associated with the

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Western Bypass project, and sand and gravel quarries that will be ceasing operations in the next 5-10 years.  Work with the Villages of Algonquin and Lake in the Hills to prepare a subarea plan for unincorporated land surrounded by the Villages. The plan should include an evaluation of land use, zoning, and any physical constraints of the area, and also a market study to consider redevelopment potential.  Conduct a river access and corridor study to enhance the recreational use of the Fox River waterfront along sites in the Villages of Algonquin and Carpentersville. This study will include the McHenry County Conservation District and the Forest Preserve District of Kane County, both of which support working with Algonquin and Carpentersville to improve access to the regional Prairie Trail/Fox River Trail path and to open the river to more recreational opportunities.

Barrington Hills  Consistent with the implementation of the Barrington Hills Comprehensive Plan, the Village requests assistance planning a multi-jurisdictional, regional bikeway, beginning in South Barrington (where existing facilities connect to Busse Woods in Schaumburg) and extending to the Fox River Trail in the Village of East Dundee in Kane County. In addition to existing trails, the proposed bikeway would connect schools, natural areas and a library.

Crystal Lake  Create a master transportation plan prioritizing bicycle and pedestrian facilities integrated with surrounding land use. The City has a comprehensive land use plan, road use standards, and the beginnings of a bicycle-pedestrian master plan, but they are presently uncoordinated.

Harvard  Create a new comprehensive plan; the current plan was adopted 1994 upon the arrival of an electronics manufacturer. The site has been vacant 10 years, and a new plan should reflect current economic conditions and property values.

McHenry County  Develop a countywide comprehensive economic development strategy (CEDS) in collaboration with the McHenry County Economic Development Corporation, McHenry County College, and the McHenry Workforce Network Board.

Will County

Braidwood  Update comprehensive plan, adopted 2004, to enhance transportation, community facilities and economic development. The plan should provide an understanding of future growth, facilitate land use decisions, and acknowledge major potential

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transportation projects in the area, such as the closure of the Illinois 129 interchange, the Illiana Expressway, high speed rail, and the South Suburban Airport.

Crete  Update the comprehensive plan, adopted in 1997, to comprehensively address transportation issues, land use planning, housing policies, economic development, and environmental issues. Recent and upcoming commercial and logistics developments are driving the need for an updated comprehensive plan.

Governor’s State University  Seeks to work in concert with neighboring governmental and environmental organizations to create a sub-regional comprehensive green infrastructure plan. With the Villages of Monee, Park Forest, and University Park, the Thorn Creek Woods Management Commission, and with the assistance of the Forest Preserve District of Will County, GSU hopes to address regional issues such as responsible and sustainable land and water use.

Joliet  Create a Chicago Street corridor plan. Chicago Street is the main core for revitalization of downtown Joliet because of its significant governmental, educational and entertainment destinations as well as its connections to local open space and tourist destinations. Transportation along Chicago Street is currently cut off by a parking lot at Lincoln Highway, hindering redevelopment. As Joliet begins to reconnect Chicago Street, it seeks to implement a plan that would create a pedestrian-focused corridor that will be supportive of downtown redevelopment and provide opportunities for transit- oriented development. The plan would also address access to the multi-modal Joliet Gateway Transportation Center, adjacent one-way streets, streetscaping, and wayfinding signage for the regional bike trail system that converges downtown.

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Agenda Item No. 5.0

MEMORANDUM

To: Local Coordinating Committee

From: CMAP Staff

Date: August 7, 2013

Re: Local Technical Assistance Program Update

The CMAP Board and committees receive regular updates on the projects being undertaken through the Local Technical Assistance (LTA) program, including those receiving staff assistance and grants. To date, 108 local projects have been initiated. Of these, 44 projects have been completed, 55 are fully underway, and 9 will get actively underway in the near future. Projects that appear in this document for the first time are noted and highlighted in italics.

CMAP staff will provide brief descriptions of several projects at the August 14 Local Coordinating Committee meeting. The project descriptions are meant to illustrate the variety of project types and partnerships that have characterized the LTA program. Projects that will be briefly described for the Committee include:  Workforce development planning for the “Golden Corridor” in Hoffman Estates and surrounding communities in northwest Cook County (ongoing, page 4)  Housing planning through the Homes for a Changing Region program in eight communities in Kane County (ongoing, page 5)  Strategic planning for the Northwest Water Planning Alliance (ongoing, page 6)  Preparation of a new zoning ordinance for the Village of Park Forest (ongoing, page 7)  Neighborhood planning through the Green Healthy Neighborhoods program on Chicago’s south side (completed, page 10)  Comprehensive planning for the Village of Elmwood Park (completed, page 10)

Further detail on LTA project status can be found on the attached project status table.

ACTION REQUESTED: Discussion

Projects Currently Underway CMAP Assistance Project Timeline Status and notes lead type Aug. 2013- Staff Project will build on recently-completed comprehensive plan with scope Alsip zoning revisions Jake Seid Mar. 2014 assistance completed in August so project can get underway in September. Draft plan was presented to the public on July 22 at the Taste of Antioch, Antioch greenway plan Jason Apr. 2012 – Staff and is currently being revised and formatted for final Village review. (see website) Navota Oct. 2013 assistance Approval process is anticipated to begin in September. Existing conditions analysis underway. Senior citizens survey conducted on Bensenville Sam Mar. 2013 - Staff July 2 with 29 participants. Existing conditions report draft to be completed comprehensive plan Shenbaga Feb. 2014 assistance in August. Staff and Public meeting, stakeholder interviews, and meetings with Berwyn business Berwyn zoning revisions Kristin Jan. 2013 - consultant associations have been held. Project team is drafting a recommendations (see website) Ihnchak Apr. 2014 assistance memo for internal review, to be completed by mid-August. Big Rock comprehensive Trevor Feb. 2013 - Staff The County and CMAP staff are working together on the Draft Plan. A plan (see website) Dick Jan. 2014 assistance successful visioning workshop was held on July 8 with nearly 40 residents. A draft of the NHA Feasibility Study Report and a Memo outlining the next Bronzeville national steps were completed and reviewed internally. The documents were revised July 2012 - Staff heritage area feasibility Sef Okoth based on comments received from senior staff. The documents are currently Aug. 2013 assistance study (see website) being reviewed by the Steering Committee. The committee will meet on August 5 to discuss the report and next steps. Steering Committee being formed with initial meeting expected in mid-late Calumet City Jack June 2013- Consultant August; data collection proceeding; stakeholder interviews underway in comprehensive plan Pfingston May 2014 assistance early August. Centers for New Initial draft report was produced and reviewed internally. The report is Nov. 2012 – Staff Horizons local food Sef Okoth being modified to reflect comments made by senior staff. Transcription of Aug. 2013 assistance survey the focus group discussions is still underway. Chicago “Green Healthy Evy Oct. 2013- Staff Project scoping and selection of contractors to assist with outreach are Neighborhoods” in Zwiebach Mar. 2015 assistance ongoing. Pilsen and Little Village Chicago Heights The kick off public meeting was held July 24. Business Community Focus Kendra Apr. 2013- Staff comprehensive plan (see Group is scheduled for August 6. Existing conditions analysis is underway, Smith Mar. 2014 assistance website) with a completed draft expected the end of August. Chicago Housing URS gave a status update to CHA executive staff on July 18, where market Aug. 2012- Consultant Authority LeClaire Sef Okoth analysis, transportation improvements, and feasible development options Sept. 2013 assistance Courts redevelopment for the site were discussed. URS is putting together a draft study report.

August 7, 2013 2 | P a g e Staff is working with URS and CHA on a closeout outreach strategy to the aldermen and the community. Steering Committee met on July 22. Moved toward completion of draft Existing Conditions Report. Conducted more key person interviews with a variety of stakeholders in Chinatown and City government. Held first community engagement activity with members of St. Therese Chinese Catholic Church. Planned upcoming workshops with over 700 ESL students Chinatown Stephen Apr. 2013- Staff at the Pui Tak Center, to be led by teachers trained by CMAP staff and neighborhood plan (see Ostrander Mar. 2014 assistance community partners. Canvassing survey used by community volunteers at website) Dragon Boat Race festival, yielding over 70 responses. Met with Chicago Public Art Group to discuss opportunities for Chinatown’s many viaducts. On July 16 held presentation of work from summer graduate architecture student studio, led by Skidmore Owings & Merrill, focused on urban design of Chinatown. Cicero comprehensive Jonathan Jan.-Dec. Consultant RTA initiated a transit station area study for the Town of Cicero. Project plan Burch 2014 assistance scoping placed on hold until January 2014 to build on the RTA study results. County and CMAP staff met with Cook County COG staff to discuss Cook County Jonathan Apr. 2013 - Staff regional representatives for the steering committee. Continuing discussions consolidated plan Burch Mar. 2014 assistance on the possible expansion of project scope to also include a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for submittal to EDA. Cook County Forest Staff is currently analyzing the almost 1,000 completed questionnaires (both Trevor Apr.-Nov. Staff Preserve District trail in the field and online). Staff is also now focusing on completing Forest Dick 2013 assistance counts and policy report Preserve Case Studies for future trail connections. Existing conditions analysis underway. Stakeholder interviews were conducted on July 2. A kickoff steering committee was held on July 22. The Des Plaines Berenice May 2013- Consultant second steering committee meeting is scheduled for August 28. The first neighborhood plan Vallecillos Apr. 2014 assistance public meeting is expected in early September. A phone application designed to gather public input is expected be launched in mid-September. Downers Grove bicycle Jack Mar. 2012- Grant Adoption expected in early August. and pedestrian plan Pfingston Aug. 2013 funds All four communities will have resolutions supporting Homes for a DuPage County Homes Kendra Sept. 2013- Staff Changing Region adopted by September 3. Initial data collection and for a Changing Region Smith Apr. 2014 assistance analysis currently underway with initial community data presentations project tentatively scheduled for late September. DuPage County Jack Oct. 2012- Consultant Draft plans have been reviewed by CMAP and the County. Steering unincorporated areas Pfingston Sept. 2013 assistance committee is scheduled to meet in mid-to-late August to review documents,

August 7, 2013 3 | P a g e plan (see website) followed by a public workshop. MPC, CMAP, and the DuPage Water Commission developed a four-part DuPage Water Staff and series of workshops exploring tools for water conservation. Workshop three Erin Feb.-Nov. Commission water consultant was held on July 31. The final workshop will occur in August, after which a Aleman 2013 conservation project assistance pilot community will be selected for water conservation implementation assistance. Staff Due to staff changes at ULI and CMAP, as well as questions about ideal Elgin Dundee Avenue Samantha assistance TBD project timing, this project has been pushed back from its expected start in corridor study Robinson and small early 2013 to later in the year. grant Elgin sidewalk gap and Lindsay June 2012- Grant Project on hold. No updates at this time. transit stop study Bayley Sept. 2013 funds Jack June 2013- Grant Evanston bicycle plan TY Lin chosen as project consultant; project to be kicked off in early August. Pfingston Mar. 2014 funds Draft review of relevant development codes has been sent to water resource Ferson-Otter watershed Feb.-Dec. Staff Nora Beck engineer for review. Draft report underway; goal is to share with steering plan implementation 2013 assistance committee in August. In July, CMAP staff conducted a public meeting with industrial businesses and held various stakeholder interviews. Staff also toured manufacturing Franklin Park industrial Nicole Apr. 2013- Staff facilities and visited the intermodal facility adjacent to the study area. The areas plan Woods Mar. 2014 assistance existing conditions report is currently being drafted and is scheduled for internal review in late August or early September. Existing conditions report available for download, report sent to various Hinsdale parking study Lindsay Nov. 2012- Staff committees and the Village Board for review. Educational poster under (see website) Bayley Oct. 2013 assistance development. Hoffman Estates Existing conditions report complete. Staff working with steering committee Annie Feb.-Dec. Staff workforce development on communications and marketing strategy and long-term sustainability Byrne 2013 assistance project and action plan. IDNR, Office of Water Survey data has been collected from 107 respondents. Ten permittees with Resources, permittee Tim Feb.-Dec. Staff chronic water loss have been contacted with a request for on-site visits and water loss evaluation Loftus 2013 assistance discussion during August. Three to five permittees that are doing an above project average job managing water loss will be similarly contacted in the fall. Project partners have drafted criteria for selecting public lands on which to Kane County local food Jessica Nov. 2012- Staff conduct agricultural production in Kane County. Internal development of project Simoncelli Dec. 2013 assistance final draft of criteria and corresponding GIS analysis occurring, with partner and stakeholder input in August. Final products will be used by County in

August 7, 2013 4 | P a g e relation to other local food production efforts. Kane County transit Trevor July 2012- Staff The existing conditions report was presented to the Steering Committee on plan implementation Dick Oct. 2013 assistance July 23. Staff is now working on the draft plan. Kane County / MetroQuest site is operational and CMAP outreach staff is coordinating Carpentersville Homes Jonathan Feb.-Dec. Staff distribution of the link with each municipality. Staff is finalizing data and for a Changing Region Burch 2013 assistance analysis in preparation for the development of municipal recommendations project (see website) in August. Kane County and CMAP are working together to provide local technical Kane County / Geneva Drew July 2013- Staff assistance to this group of municipalities. County staff have completed data Homes for a Changing Williams- Feb. 2014 assistance acquisition and initial analysis. The first steering committee meeting took Region project Clark place in July. Kedzie Avenue (Garfield Samantha July 2013- Consultant Teska has been selected as the consultant for the project and a kickoff Park) corridor plan Robinson June 2014 assistance meeting will occur in August. Staff and Funding has been secured from Tollway and Lake County through UWP Lake County Route Jason Nov. 2013- consultant process. RFP for consultant assistance released on August 2. Contacting 53/120 land use plan Navota Dec. 2015 assistance affected municipalities to commit to process will begin in August. Lake County Kristin Mar. 2012 – Staff sustainability plan (see The project team is awaiting edits to the draft document from County staff. Ihnchak Aug. 2013 assistance website) Park District Board of Commissioners has approved the MOU and Scope of Work. Staff is currently working on creating the project team and estimated timeline to Lan-Oak Park District Trevor Oct. 2013- Staff begin the project. In addition to CMAP staff, the Cook County Department of master plan Dick June 2014 assistance Public Health (CCDPH) has expressed interest in being a part of the project team. The CCDPH would like to create a strong connection between parks and health. The Park District is excited to have the CCDPH on board. Lansing comprehensive Sam Oct. 2012- Consultant Steering Committee meeting held on July 8 to discuss existing conditions plan (see website) Shenbaga Nov. 2013 assistance report. Visioning workshop to be held on July 30. Staff This project will involve a Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) convened by Lincolnwood Devon Liz June-Nov. assistance ULI in September. CMAP and ULI staff have begun preparing the Briefing Avenue corridor study Panella 2013 and small Book to be used by TAP participants. Outreach activities are planned for contract mid-August. Consultant is revising existing conditions report based on feedback Lynwood Samantha Oct. 2012- Consultant provided by CMAP staff. The Steering Committee will review the report on comprehensive plan (see Robinson Nov. 2013 assistance August 14. The community visioning workshop will also take place on website) August 14. Lyons comprehensive Sef Okoth July 2013- Staff Kickoff meeting was held in Lyons on July 18. The meeting was attended by

August 7, 2013 5 | P a g e plan June 2014 assistance heads of departments and the Village Manager. Project webpage was created. CMAP is working with the Village to create a Steering Committee. Staff began drafting the Existing Conditions Report. Markham finalized the consultant contract in July. CMAP will continue to Markham Erin July 2013- Staff be available to review and comment on draft plan documents as the comprehensive plan Aleman June 2014 assistance comprehensive planning process gets underway. In July, CMAP internally reviewed and revised a draft of the industrial areas plan. A public workshop for industrial businesses was held on July 11. Morton Grove industrial Nicole Feb. 2012- Staff Approximately 55 people attended the meeting including industrial areas plan (see website) Woods Sept. 2013 assistance businesses, property owners, brokers and other stakeholders. Staff intends on submitting the plan to Morton Grove staff for their review in August. Pop-up meetings held; stakeholders interviews (including with IDOT) Niles multimodal Jack Mar. 2013- Consultant completed; Open House will take place August 7. Preliminary draft existing transportation plan Pfingston Feb. 2014 assistance conditions report sent to CMAP and Village; revisions being made before it goes to the Steering Committee in late August. Northwest Municipal Lindsay May 2013- Consultant Interactive webmap developed, initial survey sent to Steering Committee Conference Des Plaines Bayley Apr. 2014 assistance members. Existing conditions analysis under development. River trail access plan Strategic planning is progressing with agreement on Northwest Water goals/objectives/strategies, and mission and vision statements. An Planning Alliance Tim Feb.-Dec. Staff implementation matrix is currently under development and expected to be drought preparedness / Loftus 2013 assistance finalized in the fall. Staff is working iteratively with both the Tech. Adv. strategic planning Committee and Executive Committee. Annual water use data by members has been collected from the Illinois Water Inventory Program. Prepared draft site plans for six development sites. Coordinated plan concepts with transportation and economic development subconsultants. Oak Lawn 95th Street Jan. 2013- Consultant Jake Seid Prepared draft bike plan. Prepared draft wayfinding/signage plan. Phone corridor study Jan. 2014 assistance call with Oak Lawn Magazine reporter to provide project information for August article. Monitored project website and Facebook page. Drew A Goals and Objectives memo was reviewed by CMAP and was delivered Olympia Fields zoning Apr. 2013- Consultant Williams- to the Village. Market analysis began in July. A second steering committee ordinance update Mar. 2014 assistance Clark meeting is anticipated in August. Discussion draft of a scope of work for the Regional Food System Study is Openlands local food Jason Feb.-Dec. Staff complete and being used as framework for discussing project with funders, policy Navota 2013 assistance academics/researchers, and local “industry representatives” working in the food system space.

August 7, 2013 6 | P a g e Oswego economic Trevor Mar. 2013- Staff Staff is now working on the Existing Conditions Report. development plan Dick Jan. 2014 assistance Steering Committee kick-off meeting occurred on July 16 and stakeholder Park Forest zoning Kristin June 2013- Staff interviews are being scheduled for the end of August. Project team is revisions Ihnchak Sept. 2014 assistance reviewing existing conditions. Prospect Heights Jack Aug. 2013- Consultant Proposal scoring by CMAP and the City completed; four firms chosen for comprehensive plan Pfingston July 2014 assistance interviews, which will be completed by mid-August. The toolkit’s Language Access chapter draft has been completed and an August 2 working meeting is scheduled for review with MMC and the Regional immigrant Ricardo Jan.-Oct. Staff Latino Policy Forum. Staff will proceed with writing of remainder chapters integration toolkit Lopez 2013 assistance and expect a complete Toolkit draft to be available for internal review in early October 2013. Richton Park Community Visioning session was held July 18. Consultant is currently Kendra Aug. 2012- Consultant comprehensive plan (see preparing draft vision, goals and objectives through August and village Smith Oct. 2013 assistance website) wide and subarea plans through September. Rosemont Sam June 2013- Staff Project kick-off meeting with Zoning Board scheduled tentatively for comprehensive plan Shenbaga May 2014 assistance August 12. Existing conditions analysis to begin in early August. Open house completed in the past month. Staff has edited the plan and Round Lake Heights Jonathan May 2012- Staff submitted the draft document to CMAP communications for review. Village comprehensive plan (see Burch Aug. 2013 assistance and staff will coordinate a date for plan commission public hearing and website) board adoption in the upcoming month. Met with relevant staff of the cities of McHenry and Crystal Lake to discuss Silver Creek watershed Feb.-Dec. Staff findings of draft report reviewing comprehensive plans and relevant Nora Beck plan implementation 2013 assistance development codes. Review of Prairie Grove and Oakwood Hills is underway; goal to share with their staff in August. John July 2013- Consultant Interviews completed; Sam Schwartz Engineering chosen as project South Elgin bicycle plan O’Neal June 2014 assistance consultant. Project will be kicked off in early August. The full steering committee will meet again in August to review the Consultant SSMMA interchange Jessica July 2012- consultant’s final existing conditions draft as well as a draft of site-specific and staff land use planning Simoncelli Nov. 2013 recommendations. The consultants continue to conduct targeted assistance community engagement through August and September. Public outreach strategy developed, Steering Committee members UIC multimodal Lindsay June 2013- Staff identified, first meeting scheduled for August. Mapping, data collection, transportation plan Bayley Sept. 2014 assistance and writing continue for the Existing Conditions Report. Draft report expected in early August. Waukegan subarea plan Stephen Oct. 2012- Staff CMAP staff reviewed findings from Existing Conditions Report and June

August 7, 2013 7 | P a g e (see website) Ostrander Dec. 2013 assistance Community Visioning Workshop in preparation of the project’s key recommendations memo, intended to guide recommendations in the upcoming commercial corridor plan. More than 40 residents attended the public open house held on July 16. In an effort to gather more community input, posters about the comprehensive Westchester Samantha Nov. 2011- Staff plan were placed at the Village Hall, Library and Park District for a week comprehensive plan (see Robinson Sept. 2013 assistance after the open house. Staff is currently revising the draft comprehensive website) plan based on all feedback. Village staff is working to organize the Plan Commission for a public hearing in late August. Wicker Park-Bucktown Occupancy data collection complete, Existing Conditions Report under Lindsay Jan. 2013- Staff parking study (see development. MetroQuest survey initial comments posted on webmap, over Bayley Mar. 2014 assistance website) 500 visits in first month (survey ends 8/25/13). Toured potential brownfield sites with Will County staff (July 2). Will County brownfield June 2013- Staff Coordinated brownfield identification with Will County Center for Jake Seid prioritization Apr. 2014 assistance Economic Development. Outreach to Will County municipalities to facilitate identification of brownfield sites in incorporated areas. Worth planning Stephen Oct. 2013- Staff Newly added to monthly report. prioritization report Ostrander May 2014 assistance

Completed Projects with Active Implementation* * Some projects do not have active implementation steps, or are being implemented through a follow-up project listed above; these projects are not listed below. A full list of completed projects is available at www.cmap.illinois.gov/lta. CMAP Completion Assistance Project Recent implementation progress lead date type Addison comprehensive Sam Staff Scoping of technical assistance for Homes for Changing Region study, to Jan. 2013 plan (see website) Shenbaga assistance begin in summer of 2013, is underway. Cicero Avenue corridor study underway, as recommended in Alsip comprehensive Sam Staff Comprehensive Plan. CMAP staff on project’s steering committee and Apr. 2013 plan (see website) Shenbaga assistance attended project kick-off meeting on April 23 at Alsip Village Hall. Zoning assistance will be provided by CMAP beginning later in 2013. Berwyn comprehensive Sam Staff Oct. 2012 Year-long zoning ordinance revision project has been initiated. plan (see website) Shenbaga assistance CMAP staff along with representatives from MPC and CNT met with the Blue Island Sam Staff new mayor on July 19. The mayor is eager to implement the comprehensive plan (see June 2012 Shenbaga assistance recommendations of the Comprehensive Plan especially the conversion of website) Western Avenue to a two-way street. Following the meeting, on July 22,

August 7, 2013 8 | P a g e CMAP staff participated in a meeting with representatives from IDOT, DCEO, and IEPA to request the conversion of Western Avenue from a one- way to two-way street. Also, CMAP and MPC reviewed the City’s job description for the position that is funded through the Chicago Community Trust’s grant. This position will focus on implementation of the Comprehensive Plan, especially the conversion of Western Avenue. Newly completed. The Land Use Plan and its recommendations were presented to Bronzeville Alliance Retail the public on July 13 at the Bronzeville Retail Initiative (BRI) community forum. Staff corridor study, phase 2 (see Sef Okoth July 2013 Staff also presented the Plan to the Aldermen. The feedback received was assistance website) incorporated into the Plan and CMAP’s communications team is now formatting the Final Plan for publication. Plan Commissioner training complete. Coordination meeting of water utilities and Village administration with CMAP water experts occurred in Campton Hills Jason Staff May 2013. Implementation plan under review by the Village in parallel comprehensive plan (see Aug. 2012 Navota assistance with their internal prioritization process. CMAP has reviewed and provided website) feedback on Campton Hills’ first subdivision proposal after adoption of comprehensive plan. CMAP staff will be meeting with village staff to provide advice on how the Carpentersville “Old Trevor Staff village can conduct their own annual parking survey in the Old Town area. Town” Area Action Plan July 2012 Dick assistance An annual parking survey was a recommendation of the plan that will help (see website) the village plan for current and future parking/public transit needs. Chicago “Green Healthy CMAP-led draft land use policy chapters were conveyed to City of Chicago Neighborhoods” plan Department of Housing and Economic Development in February, and final for Englewood, Jason Staff Mar. 2013 public open house was held on March 27. Plan is currently being written Woodlawn, and Navota assistance and formatted by the City. Southeast Chicago Commission received CCT Washington Park (see funding to begin plan implementation. website) Elmwood Park Plan was unanimously adopted by the Village Board on April 1. Staff and Nicole Staff comprehensive plan (see Apr. 2013 Village are discussing priority and phasing of implementation steps. Zoning Woods assistance website) assistance will be provided by CMAP beginning later in 2013. A community garden is up and running by the Fairmont community center (a joint effort by the County, Park District and Openlands). Openlands is Fairmont neighborhood Trevor Staff Apr. 2012 currently in discussions with the School District to add another garden for plan (see website) Dick assistance students at Fairmont School. County staff has also completed a “historical documentation” of the community. Hanover Park corridor Stephen Staff The report for the ULI Chicago Technical Assistance Panel (studying the Dec. 2012 study (see website) Ostrander assistance Irving Park Road corridor) was released in early December.

August 7, 2013 9 | P a g e and small grant Homes for a Changing Jonathan Staff Staff approved a targeted senior needs study with Valerie Kretchmer Region in northwest Jan. 2013 Burch assistance Associates. Cook (see website) Staff CMAP and Openlands will be meeting with the Mayor of Joliet and his staff Joliet “Old Prison” Trevor assistance on August 6 to discuss the recommendations of the ULI/CMAP report and redevelopment (see May 2012 Dick and small how the groups can work together to implement the vision for the property website) grant – especially the east side which calls for parks and recreation. Lakemoor Village is hiring Community Development director to help implement Staff comprehensive plan (see Nora Beck Feb. 2013 Comprehensive Plan; staff will refine implementation matrix for new assistance website) Village staff to review. The Lake County Forest Preserve District Board unanimously passed a Liberty Prairie resolution approving the Principal Conclusions and Recommendations of Conservancy local food Jessica Staff the Liberty Prairie Reserve Master Plan on June 11. The Lake County Local June 2013 system plan (see Simoncelli assistance Food Working group met in July and will meet again September, with the website) goal of carrying forward the recommendations from the Lake County Sustainable Local Food Systems Report. Plan was adopted in February. An Implementation Matrix has been reviewed with Village staff and edited per their comments. The LTA program is providing funding for a bicycle and pedestrian plan, which will Niles environmental Kristin Staff help to implement many of the EAP’s transportation-related Feb. 2013 action plan (see website) Ihnchak assistance recommendations. In addition, Niles is beginning a zoning ordinance revision; CMAP staff will provide feedback as needed on how to translate related EAP recommendations to effective regulations. CMAP staff will continue to forward relevant grant opportunities. A meeting was held with City staff on July 9 to review the implementation strategy. Following the meeting, CMAP provided examples of complete streets ordinance language for their review and consideration. Also, a map Norridge comprehensive Trevor Staff Oct. 2012 of current trails within and near the adjacent Forest Preserve was provided plan (see website) Dick assistance to staff to assist in determining where they believe trail connections would best fit – this is part of the current Forest Preserve District of Cook County Trails project. Newly completed. Village completed review of CMAP’s recommendations memo Staff and annotated ordinance. CMAP expects to assist staff and the ZBA with various Norridge zoning revisions Jake Seid July 2013 assistance sections of the Ordinance as they begin to make revisions based on CMAP’s comments.

August 7, 2013 10 | P a g e Northlake Adopted by the City in May. Staff is currently working on an Trevor Staff comprehensive plan (see May 2013 implementation strategy which will be followed by a meeting with the Dick assistance website) Mayor. The Chicago Community Trust’s grant to Park Forest directly implements the recommendations of this project. A new LTA project to update the Park Forest zoning ordinance was initiated in June; a Smart Growth America workshop Kristin Staff sustainability plan (see May 2012 to kick-off this zoning project took place April 18-19. Staff will continue to Ihnchak assistance website) forward potential grant opportunities to advance other plan priorities. Staff assisted in developing a charter award application for Illinois APA in the sustainability category. The Red Line Livability Project community brochure, technical report, webpage and video have been completed and are available at Red Line livability Kendra Staff www.cmap.illinois.gov/red-line. DCP, CMAP and CTA will utilize Nov. 2012 project (see website) Smith assistance materials during future Community Education and Visioning sessions as well as in interaction with elected officials. DCP recently received CCT funding for continued work on TOD/Red Line Extension work. Toolkit has been released, and discussions continue with key partners in the Regional arts and Stephen Staff region to determine future outreach efforts to encourage and support June 2013 culture toolkit Ostrander assistance municipalities interested in engaging in arts and culture planning as described in the toolkit. Toolkit has been released, and CMAP is presenting its findings to interested Regional climate change Staff Jesse Elam June 2013 groups and seeking external funding to support working with interested adaptation toolkit assistance local governments to apply the process described in the toolkit. Village Board has tasked various village commissions to outline work plans and timelines for achieving strategies within the CBD Plan. Village is Riverside Central Staff pursuing grant opportunities to implement green infrastructure and Business District plan Nora Beck Apr. 2013 assistance streetscaping improvements. Staff will continue to forward potential grant (see website) opportunities to advance other plan priorities. Staff assisted in developing a charter award application for Illinois APA in the strategic plan category. Recently, SSMMA has teamed up with a consulting firm and brought the SSMMA housing housing investment tool online. The web-based housing investment tool Nicole Staff investment prioritization June 2012 was selected in June as one of four winners in the Illinois Open Technology Woods assistance (see website) Challenge. Overall the organization continues to use the tool to assess projects in various Southland communities.

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Major Capital Projects Quarterly Update May 2013

CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY CORRIDOR

Project Status: Project is in the planning stage. Following the recommendations of the Illinois Route 53/120 Blue Ribbon Advisory Council, the Tollway has embarked upon a detailed engineering concept, including cost estimates and refinement of traffic and revenue projections. In addition, CMAP will lead a corridor land use plan, in coordination with the Tollway, Lake County, municipalities, and other stakeholders in the area.

Project Website: http://www.illinoistollway.com/construction-and-planning/community- outreach/illinois-route-53-120-blue-ribbon-advisory-council

Overall Progress since Last Quarter: In February, the Tollway accepted a proposal from TranSystems Corporation for additional planning services. The new contract will develop a detailed engineering concept, evaluate cost estimates, refine traffic and revenue analyses and survey customers’ willingness to pay tolls on the proposed extension. The contract also includes services to study the environmental and economic impacts of the project. Work is expected to take 18 months to complete. CMAP’s Contribution since Last Quarter (if applicable): CMAP’s Unified Work Program Committee recommended the approval of the Rt 53/120 corridor land use plan for federal planning funds. Staff met with Lake County and Illinois Tollway to discuss next steps on the LTA corridor land use project, including 1) updated scope, timeline, and project administration; 2) finalizing materials for Lake County to present for a Board resolution.

CIRCLE INTERCHANGE

Project Status: Phase I is complete and a preferred alternative has been selected.

Project Website: http://www.circleinterchange.org/

Overall Progress since Last Quarter: Phase I was completed. GO TO 2040 was amended to include the project. IDOT is undertaking an engineering feasibility study on congestion pricing and modeling a priced facility on a much larger section extending from 31st St to I-190.

CMAP’s Contribution since Last Quarter: CMAP staff recommended GO TO 2040 be amended to include the Circle Interchange, and this was approved by the CMAP Board and MPO Policy Committee.

CTA RED AND PURPLE LINE MODERNIZATION

Project Status: CTA and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) have initiated the environmental review process for this project, and will be preparing an EIS. CTA is currently studying four possible alternatives for the RPM project, and will provide community updates on the progress of those studies in late 2012/2013.

Project Website: http://www.transitchicago.com/rpmproject/

Overall Progress since Last Quarter: CTA continues to study the future development potential along the corridor.

CMAP’s Contribution since Last Quarter: A draft value capture analysis was prepared by CMAP staff for the CTA. This analysis is being kept for internal use at this point.

CTA RED LINE SOUTH

Project Status: CTA and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) have initiated the environmental review process for this project and will be preparing an EIS.

Project Website: http://www.transitchicago.com/redeis/default.aspx

Overall Progress since Last Quarter: None.

CMAP’s Contribution since Last Quarter: CMAP’s Local Technical Assistance livability report and video are complete.

ELGIN O’HARE/WESTERN ACCESS

Project Status: USDOT has approved the final agreement that will allow the Illinois Tollway to construct this project. This is the last step in the federal review and approval process. However, there remains a roughly $300 million funding gap on the project.

Project Website: http://elginohare-westbypass.org/SitePages/Home.aspx

Overall Progress since Last Quarter:  DuPage County continues to explore ways to fill the funding gap and has submitted a large proposal for CMAQ funding.  $62.7 million in IDOT’s FY14 program for land acquisition.  Advance work will begin this spring on the existing Elgin-O’Hare Expressway.

CMAP’s Contribution Last Quarter: Reviewing CMAQ proposal. Working with project consultant to obtain appropriate project performance measures as required by the CMAQ evaluation methodology.

ILLIANA EXPRESSWAY

Project Status: In January, 2013, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) issued a Record of Decision (ROD) for the Tier 1 Draft EIS. The recommendation is to carry forward into Tier 2 both a no action and the B3 alternatives.

Project Website: http://www.illianacorridor.org/

Overall Progress since Last Quarter:

IDOT is proceeding with the Tier 2 EIS. IDOT has initiated a community-based land use planning process in the corridor to complement the continued NEPA work. On April 10, 2013, IDOT formally requested that the project be amended into GO TO 2040 at the October 2013 MPO Policy Committee Meeting.

CMAP’s Contribution since Last Quarter: CMAP submitted comments on the Tier 2 Purpose and Need and Scoping memo. CMAP has initiated its evaluation of the project according to our published MCP Evaluation Process and Guidelines. CMAP and IDOT (Wies and Shilke) hold a biweekly telephone meeting to ensure that communications remain open and clear regarding the process for and progress on evaluating IDOT’s request to include the project in the fiscally-constrained long-range transportation plan.

I-290 MULTIMODAL CORRIDOR

Project Status: The I-290 Preliminary Engineering and Environmental (Phase I) Study started from a clean slate in Fall of 2009. The process will result in an EIS for the reconstruction of I-290 from west of Mannheim Road to east of Cicero Avenue. The preferred alternative selection and EIS should be completed in fall of 2013. CTA Blue Line Vision Study project is also scheduled to be completed in Fall 2013.

Project Website: http://www.eisenhowerexpressway.com/

Overall Progress since Last Quarter: IDOT has modeled and evaluated 12 combination mode alternatives, and identified 4 which will move forward in the process. The top performing alternative is the combination general purpose lane + express bus + high capacity transit to Mannheim. This evaluation included modeling 2 alternatives proposed by Oak Park.

CTA began their Vision Study to determine existing conditions, transit markets and ridership trends, develop potential conceptual service patterns, evaluate potential expansion alternatives included in IDOT I-290 EIS, determine station access needs and design modernized station prototypes, emphasis on improving livability in Oak Park, evaluate and refine conceptual service and station access alternatives, and consider funding options. The “recommendations will inform IDOT’s Phase 1 Study.” The study is not an EIS or part of a federally-mandated project development process.

The next steps are to circulate updated alternatives report and Purpose and Need. There will also be a bike/ped facilities workshop.

IDOT extended the east end of the project study area about 4 miles to Racine, consistent with the west end of the Circle Interchange project limit. They also sent a letter to CMAP describing the revision and why it was necessary. The request was also made to FHWA for the EIS process.

CMAP’s Contribution since Last Quarter: None

I-294/57 INTERCHANGE

Project Status: Under construction.

Project Website: http://www.illinoistollway.com/construction-and-planning/projects-by- roadway/tri-state-tollway-i-94/i294/i-80/294-57interchange & http://www.dot.il.gov/I57-294/default.html

Overall Progress Last Quarter: Traffic on I-294 has been reduced to three lanes and the inside shoulders have been closed in both directions for about a mile north and south of I-57 as work begins to build the new ramp from northbound I-57 to northbound I-294.

CMAP’s Contribution Last Quarter: The consulting team – led by Teska Associates – has been researching existing conditions, which has included conducting stakeholder interviews, mapping of the study area, and creating a project website to house updates. The steering committee met on April 24 to review this work to date.

I-55 MANAGED LANE

Other Staff Involvement: None

Project Website: http://www.i55managedlaneproject.org/

Overall Progress since Last Quarter: None.

CMAP’s Contribution since Last Quarter: Spurred by CMAP’s congestion pricing campaign, a resolution supporting the benefits of congestion pricing on the Stevenson was approved by Southwest Conference of Mayors on March 20. This news was forwarded to IDOT.

I-90 Project Status: Work will begin on rebuilding the eastbound lanes between Rockford and Elgin. Work on this segment is scheduled to begin in the spring and be completed by the end of 2013.

Project Website: http://www.illinoistollway.com/construction-and-planning/projects-by- roadway/jane-addams-memorial-tollway-i-90

Overall Progress Last Quarter:  Preliminary construction on west end  $415 million included for this project in the FY13 budget request.  IDOT is developing a project to implement auxiliary lanes in either direction between the tollway and IL 43 with Design Approval expected at the end of 2013. Phase I and II Engineering is funded, but not construction.

CMAP’s Contribution Last Quarter: None

WEST LOOP TRANSPORTATION CENTER

Project Status: Phase I of the Union Station Master Plan concluded in May. The second stage of the Study started in December, 2012. This work will include three key components: 1) A train operations simulation model of existing and possible future conditions at Chicago Union Station (CUS); 2) A pedestrian flow model of existing and possible future conditions within CUS’s passenger areas; 3) A street traffic simulation model of existing and possible future conditions on 40 blocks surrounding CUS. The goal of this stage of the Study will be to establish a robust technical case for implementing the Stage 1 Study’s “medium term” recommendations as soon as possible, and it will determine just how much capacity (i.e., how many years of growth) these improvements are likely to accommodate. It is anticipated that this stage of the Study will be completed in mid 2014. Work products will be posted to the website as they are approved.

Projects to create a surface bus transfer center and East-West BRT are funded and underway. The projects begin to address improving connections between Union Station and other transportation services.

Project Website: http://www.unionstationmp.org/

Overall Progress since Last Quarter: The project has restarted, with a meeting of the technical advisory committee on March 26th where progress on the models was discussed. Model development in 3 areas is underway: rail operations model, pedestrian flow model, and intersection operations modeling for the area around the station.

CMAP’s Contribution since Last Quarter: None