Resources

Research Assistance

Census Interactive Maps
CMAP Incentives Handbook
Green Communities
Hazards Planning
IDOT Average Daily Traffic Count Map
Illinois City Municipal Codes
Municipal Research and Services Center
Planning & Health
Planning Dictionary
Solar@Scale: A Local Government Guidebook for Improving Large-Scale Solar Development Outcomes
Terner Center Demystifying Development Math Simulation

Affiliated Organizations

Active Transportation Alliance
DePaul University's Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development
High Speed Rail Alliance
Illinois Municipal League
Illinois Tax Increment Association
Landmarks Illinois
Urban Land Institute - Chicago
Smart Growth Network 
National League of Cities 
National Association of Counties 
Congress for New Urbanism 
International Council of Shopping Centers
International Downtown Association
Illinois Department of Transportation
Women in Planning + Development

Planning Articles

Planetizen
Plannersweb.com (600 free articles for citizen planners)
Readings for Urban Design & Planning by Pete Pointer, FAICP
Smart Growth America
Strong Towns

Free Online Planning Tools

Build Your Own Street Cross Section
Kids and Community
Planners Communication Guide
FEMA Historic Federal Disaster Declarations by state, county, hazard, year

Illinois Metropolitan Planning Organizations

FHWA MPO Database
Bi-State Regional Planning Commission
Champaign Urban Area Transportation Study
Chicago Metropolitan Agency on Planning
Danville Area Transportation Study
Decatur Area Transportation Study
DeKalb-Sycamore Transportation Study
Dubuque Metropolitan Area Transportation Study
East-West Gateway Council of Governments
Kankakee Area Transportation Study
McLean County Regional Planning Commission
Peoria/Pekin Urbanized Area Transportation Study
Rockford Area Transportation Study
Springfield Area Transportation Study
Stateline Area Transportation Study