| News and Updates | Saturday, October 11, 2008 |
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NIPC Publishes the
2040 Plan: The
2040 Regional Framework Plan
has been approved by unanimous vote of the Northeastern
Illinois Planning Commission (NIPC). See a
NIPC news
release issued on September 27, 2005.
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Communities Planning Together as a Region
Common Ground, NIPC's public-involvement program, began in 2001 as a comprehensive planning effort to gather broad community inputs in public meetings across the six-county region. The resulting 2040 Regional Framework Plan (available on-line or email info@nipc.org to request a print copy) provides a set of clear guidelines that local planners can follow to achieve smart growth. By acting together as a region, northeastern Illinois communities can counteract the sprawl and congestion that result from prevalent development patterns. Common Ground will be an ongoing process by which NIPC engages municipalities and residents to foster effective land-use planning that helps create more "livable" communities.
Common Ground, NIPC's public-involvement program, began in 2001 as a comprehensive planning effort to gather broad community inputs in public meetings across the six-county region. The resulting 2040 Regional Framework Plan (available on-line or email info@nipc.org to request a print copy) provides a set of clear guidelines that local planners can follow to achieve smart growth. By acting together as a region, northeastern Illinois communities can counteract the sprawl and congestion that result from prevalent development patterns. Common Ground will be an ongoing process by which NIPC engages municipalities and residents to foster effective land-use planning that helps create more "livable" communities.