Current Projects
Blue Island Plan Implementation
- COD Redevelopment
- • NE Mixed-Use Commercial District
- • South COD Cleanup & Redevelopment
- TOD Redevelopment
- • SSMMA/CSEDC TOD Corridors Planning Study – Phase 2 Implementation
- • RTA TOD Zoning Project
- Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance Update
Sustainability & Healthy Community Planning
- Cal-Sag Trail Development
- Comprehensive Plan
- Community Health Monitoring: Grassroots Public Health Effort
- · Joint effort of BICDD, Cook County Health Dept, Healthy Communities, CMAP, ATSDR & USEPA
- CPPW Model Communities Program
- ¤ Active Transportation Plan [.pdf]
- ¤ Complete Streets Ordinance
- ¤ Local Food System Assessment
- ¤ Community Garden Expansion
- ¤ Breastfeeding Encouragement
- ¤ Healthy HotSpots
- Environmental Planning
- • NE District: Cleanup & Redevelopment of former Landfill at 119th/Vincennes
- ¤ Phase I & Phase II Assessments of former landfill at 119th/Vincennes
- ¤ Funded by IEPA MBRG grant
- ¤ 2009 USEPA CleanUp Grant awarded for former landfill (5/08/2009)
- • TOD Redevelopment Areas Assessment Project
- ¤ 2007 USEPA Brownfields Assessment Grant project
- ¤ Blue Island Brownfields: Technical Report
- • COD Redevelopment Areas Assessment Project
- ¤ 2008 USEPA Brownfields Assessment Grant project [.pdf, 357KB]
- • Blue Island Goes Green
- ¤ Greenest Region Compact
- ¤ E-Recycling
- ¤ CFL Bulb Distribution
- ¤ Rain Barrels
- ¤ Urban Forestry Board
- ¤ Community Gardening
- Housing
- • Blue Island Housing Policy Plan
- • Chicago Southland Housing & Community Development Collaborative
- GIS/Mapping/Data
- • Brownfields Site Inventory
- • South Suburban GIS Consortium
- • Building & Business Inventory
- ¤ Full Circle
- ¤ LOIS
Plans, Studies & Reports
Adopted Local Plans
- • Blue Island Comprehensive Plan (2012)
- · Comprehensive Plan (draft May 2012)
- · Existing Conditions Report (Dec 2011)
- • Blue Island Plan for Economic Development (2009)
- • Blue Island Active Transportation Plan (2012)
Studies
- • Blue Island Reaches Next Crossroads: MPC Blue Island Task Force July 2006 [.pdf, 545kb]
- • Calumet River Corridor: Economic Development Vision & Strategy [.pdf, 82.4kb]
- • Green River Pattern Book: Sustainable Planning & Design Principles by SSMMA and CSEDC [.pdf, 7.98MB]
- • Homes for a Changing Region
- • CMAP GOTO2040: Community Design Workshops – Blue Island (2009)
- • Chicago Regional Energy Snapshot- Sept 2009
- Blue Island Energy & Emissions Profile
Grant Awards
Since its 2006 inception, the Sustainability & Environment team has applied for and been awarded the following grants.
- → 2012 SSMMA Brownfields RLF
- → TA Award: CMAP Local Traffic Counts: NE District
- → TA:CMAP Local Technical Assistance Award: Comp Plan
- → TA: SSMMA/CSEDC TOD Corridors Planning Study–Phase 2
- → $600,000 2012 USEPA Brownfields CleanUp Grant
- → $ 17,572 2011 IHPA CLG Grant-Landmark Tour & Brochure Update
- → $ 75,000 2011 Model Communities Grant-CCPHD/PHIMC
- → $ 16,640 2010 IHPA CLG Grant-Blue Island Preservation Program
- → $200,000 2010 SSMMA Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund
- → $200,000 2009 USEPA Brownfields CleanUp Grant
- → $400,000 2008 USEPA Brownfields Assessment Grant
- → $102,250 2008 Preserve America Grant
- → $ 81,000 IDOT Corridor Planning Grant
- → $200,000 2007 USEPA Brownfields Assessment Grant
- → $ 37,000 IDCEO Local Planning Grant
- → $240,000 IEPA MBRG