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| What is the
Corridor Planning Grant Program?
The Corridor Planning Grant Program is a five-year, $15
million grant program for local governments in urbanized
areas. The program will support planning activities that
promote the integration of land use, transportation and
infrastructure facility planning in transportation corridors
in Illinois. The goals of the program are to:
- Promote land use and transportation options to reduce the growth of
traffic congestion
- Connect infrastructure and development decisions
- Promote balanced economic development to reduce infrastructure costs
- Promote intergovernmental cooperation
In addition, the program strives to:
- Promote public-private partnerships and coalitions
- Promote collaboration among local governments, the development
industry, labor and environmental organizations
- Minimize the cost to taxpayers for infrastructure and maximize the
use of existing infrastructure
The Corridor Planning Grant Program will fund activities that address
these goals. Priority will be given to projects that demonstrate effective
integration of land use plans, development decisions and infrastructure
investments. Examples of projects that qualify include:
- Creation of transit oriented/mixed use development plans to increase
transportation options, improve walkability and enhance access to
transit.
- Development of intergovernmental agreements that provide for
multi-jurisdictional planning of land use, zoning and developmental
decisions.
- Development of public-private plans and agreements that provide for
and encourage affordable housing for workers that is convenient to
employment centers.
- Creation of multi-community corridor plans to develop efficient
transportation facilities and land uses.
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Who can Apply? - ILLINOIS TOMORROW is a partnership with
local governments that will utilize incentives to address
balanced growth issues. The Corridor Planning Grant Program is
intended to assist local governments in evaluating and
addressing the interaction between land development and
infrastructure decisions. Since Illinois municipalities and
counties are empowered to influence land development decisions,
they are the targeted recipients for this program.
Multi-jurisdictional and public-private partnerships involving
municipalities and counties will be encouraged. Also, since the
focus of the program is to promote balanced growth in urbanized
areas, municipalities and counties in twelve urbanized areas
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| Northeastern Illinois |
Kankakee |
Rockford |
| South Beloit |
East Dubuque |
Quad Cities |
| Peoria |
Bloomington-Normal |
Champaign-Urbana |
| Decatur |
Springfield |
St. Louis Metro-East Area |
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| Innovative
intergovernmental, public-private and non-traditional partnerships are
encouraged
How do I apply? - The Corridor Planning Grant
Program will be administered by the Illinois Department of
Transportation with oversight by the Balanced Growth
Cabinet. Applications can be obtained from your local
metropolitan planning organization or from the Illinois
Department of Transportation. All grants will require that
the grantees provide 10% of the total project funding.
Who is eligible? - Grant recipients must be a
county or municipality. The program encourages partnerships,
but a county or municipality must be the grantee.
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