Transportation & Community Planning Resources
Midwest Sustainability Group is hard at work bringing people together to create a more sustainable planet.
So much to learn, so little time.
Whether the goal is Zero Waste, sustainable transportation, open spaces or clean air, we advocate for and empower communities to create a world that lives within its resource means and to reduce our climate emissions so the next generation inherits a world that is healthier and more sustainable.
Transportation
Organizations:
- Active Transportation Alliance (ATA): http://activetrans.org/
- Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT): http://www.cnt.org/
- Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP): www.cmap.illinois.gov
- Public Interest Research Group (PIRG): http://www.uspirg.org/home
- US PIRG: https://www.facebook.com/U.S.PIRG/
- Illinois PIRG: https://www.facebook.com/ILPIRG/
- Lake County Department of Transportation: http://www.lakecountyil.gov/191/Transportation
- Lake County Passage: http://www.lakecountyil.gov/DocumentCenter/Home/View/1244
- Lake County Highways and Bikeways maps: http://www.lakecountyil.gov/406/County-Highways-Bikeways-Map
- Illinois Department of Transportation: http://www.idot.illinois.gov/
- US Federal Highway Authority: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/
- US Department of Transportation: https://www.transportation.gov/
- US Federal Aviation Administration: https://www.faa.gov/
- US Federal Railroad Administration: https://www.fra.dot.gov/Page/P0001
- Lake County Coordinated Transportation Services Committee (Lake County Paratransit) (LCCTSC): https://www.lakecountyil.gov/547/LCCTSC
- PACE: http://www.pacebus.com/
- PACE Rideshare: https://www.facebook.com/PaceSuburbanRideshare/
- METRA: https://metrarail.com/
- Amtrak: https://www.amtrak.com/home
- The American Public Transportation Association: http://www.apta.com/resources/hottopics/sustainability/Pages/default.aspx
- CityLab: https://www.citylab.com/
- Institute for Transportation and Development Policy: https://www.itdp.org/
- US High Speed Rail Association: http://www.ushsr.com/
Plans:
53/120 extension proposal
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- Corridor Map: https://www.illinoistollway.com/documents/20184/96209/001_ILRoute53-120PBasicCorridorMaps.pdf/b23c6b71-aca3-480c-af94-7b7d0c6ee18e?version=1.0
- Aerial Video of the Corridor
- Land Use Plan: http://lakecorridorplan.org/
- Feasibility Analysis (financial plan): https://www.illinoistollway.com/outreach/projects-in-your-community/illinois-route-53-120-archives
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- Blue Ribbon Advisory Council (BRAC): https://www.illinoistollway.com/outreach/ilroute53-120/illinois-route-53/120-blue-ribbon-advisory-council
- CMAP Go to 2040 Comprehensive Plan:
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- Plan Website: http://www.cmap.illinois.gov/about/2040
- CMAP On to 2050 plan (in process):
- Lake County Department of Transportation (LCDOT) Plans:
- Lake County 2020 Transportation Plan: http://www.lakecountyil.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2006
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- Lake County 2040 Transportation Plan: http://www.lakecountyil.gov/735/2040-Transportation-Plan
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- Lake County 5-year Highway Improvement Plan: http://www.lakecountyil.gov/777/5-Year-Highway-Improvement-Program
Articles/Studies/Publications/References:
- PIRG 2017 Boondoggle Report: http://www.uspirg.org/news/usp/new-study-identifies-nine-worst-highway-projects-across-country-10-billion-taxpayer-dollars
- Transportation Demand Management
- What is Transportation Demand Management (PDM): https://mobilitylab.org/about-us/what-is-tdm/
- FHA: Transportation Demand Management Strategies: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/sustainability/energy/publications/reference_sourcebook/page05.cfm
- Bus Rapid Transit:
- What is Bus Rapid Transit?” from the Institute for transportation and Development Policy: https://www.itdp.org/library/standards-and-guides/the-bus-rapid-transit-standard/what-is-brt/
- Electrified and High Speed Rail:
- “Electric Commuter Trains: The Present and the Future”: http://www.brighthub.com/environment/science-environmental/articles/103646.aspx
- “Why Doesn’t the US Hae High-Speed Bullet Trains Like Europe and Asia?” by Quora (Forbes): https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2017/03/11/why-doesnt-the-united-states-have-high-speed-bullet-trains-like-europe-and-asia/#7b2e5e88c080
Books:
Sustainable Transportation Planning: Tools for Creating Vibrant, Healthy, and Resilient Communities by Jeffrey Tumlin :
Films/Videos:
- What is Transportation Demand Management: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w-ZUBeGdns
Apps:
- Ventra App for Metra tickets: https://metrarail.com/tickets/ventra-app
Community and Urban Planning
Organizations:
- America Walks: http://americawalks.org/
- Smart Growth America:
- National Compete Streets Coalition: https://smartgrowthamerica.org/program/national-complete-streets-coalition/
- https://www.facebook.com/SmartGrowthAmerica/
Articles/Studies/Publications/References:
- “Creating Walkable and Bikeable Communities; A User Guide to Developing Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plans” by Alta Innovation Lab https://altaplanning.com/resources/creating-walkable-bikeable-communities-user-guide-developing-pedestrian-bicycle-master-plans-2012/
- “Lab Report: What Kind of Suburbs Do Millennials Want?”: https://www.citylab.com/life/2017/09/lab-report-millennials-suburb-design-future/540132/?utm_source=SFFB
“Complete Streets; Best Policy and Implementation Practices” by Barbara McCann and Suzanne Rynne: https://www.planning.org/publications/report/9026883/
Books:
The Environmental Planning Handbook by Tom Daniels: