Regional Planning Board Open House Agenda

Light refreshments will be served.  RSVP by phone (312-454-0400) or email (info@nipc.org). Sears Tower security requires a photo ID for entry.

11:30 am to 2:00 pm
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Suite 800, Sears Tower
233 South Wacker Drive, Chicago

 

11:30 a.m. Welcoming Statements (Cook County Room)

Elliott Hartstein, Regional Planning Board
Steve Schlickman, Chicago Area Transportation Study
Tom Adams, Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission

12:00 p.m. Announcements of 2040 Regional Framework Plan Spanish Web, CATS annual report and 2030 Regional Transportation Plan Update (Cook County Room)

Sam Santell, NIPC; Juanita Irizarry, Latinos United

Bola Delano and Kermit Wies, CATS

 

12:30 p.m. Tour of the Facilities

Ron Thomas, NIPC executive director, and Don Kopec, CATS executive director, will lead visitors toward staff work areas, where posters will be displayed. Staff will be present to describe their projects and activities. Posters will include:

2040 Regional Framework Plan

2030 Regional Transportation Plan

Overview of Environment and Natural Resources

Watershed Planning

Greenways and Trails Planning

Overview of Data Research and Forecasting

Land Use Inventory

Local Government Survey Results

Full Circle/Chicago Area Housing

Participation in IDEA (Illinois Data Exchange Affiliates)

Overview of the Regional Planning Board

CATS Council of Mayors

Overview of CATS, including budget

Overview of NIPC, including budget

Air Quality Planning

Overview of Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ)

Overview of Traffic Projections

Overview of Traffic Flow Link in Corridor Programs

Overview of Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)

12:45 p.m. Presentations. Staff will deliver concurrent presentations until 2:00 p.m. The following is a tentative slate:

DuPage County Room: NIPC 2040 Regional Framework Plan and CATS 2030 Regional Transportation Plan (various staff)

Kane County Room: Environment and Natural Resources Overview (Kerry Leigh)

Kendall County Room: Ride Sharing Interactive Demonstration (José Rodriguez) and Pace Suburban Bus

Lake County Room: Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) (Patricia Berry)

McHenry County Room: Videos on Transportation and Freight (John Allen and Gerald Rawling)

Will County Room: Full Circle/Chicago Area Housing Overview (Greg Sanders and Lee Deuben)

2:00 p.m. Conclusion of Open House

Please note:  Coinciding with the open house, a meeting of the American Planning Association's Chicago Section on "Innovative Transit Initiatives" will be held at 1:30 p.m. in the same location, Suite 800 of Sears Tower.  See the agenda for more information.  There is a $15 attendance fee for the APA session.  For more information about the APA meeting, contact NIPC senior planning analyst Jignesh Mehta (jmehta@nipc.org, 312-454-0400).