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2010 Transit Security
Grant Program

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced the release of application guidance for the Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP) totaling an estimated $253 million—funds for state, local, and territorial governments and private sector entities to strengthen the nation's transportation infrastructure and protect the traveling public from acts of terrorism and other major disasters. Applications for the TSGP programs are due February 18, 2010.

FREE CM CREDITS!!

APA-IL has recently partnered with several other APA chapters in order to bring you a series of FREE CM credits. These webinars are filling up fast! Please visit http://www.utah-apa.org/webcasts.htm for the 2010 schedule including a session summary, instructor, date, time, and sponsoring chapter. New sessions have been added!

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Happy New Year!

It's the 99th Edition - can you believe how time flies? If you have any old newsletters in the back of your file cabinet, we'd like to have them! If you have old pictures from past conferences, send them to editor@ilapa.org! We're hoping that the 100th Edition will bring a few laughs and lots of memories back.

The new year also brings changes online. First, a crisp new look to the newsletter! Our website now offers links to our social feeds: a news feed (RSS feed) and links to our new Facebook and Twitter pages. Check out the icons to the left!

FEATURED ARTICLES

			The Last Four Miles: Completing Chicago's Lakefront by Joanne Bauer A conceptual plan that envisions a continuous lakefront from Indiana to Evanston, IL. APA-IL's 2010 Daniel Burnham Award for a Comprehensive Plan.

			Park Ridge's Uptown Redevelopment by Carrie Davis, AICP This redevelopment project is a successful TOD containing a mix of residential and retail that has sparked new investments and a renewed interest in Uptown. APA-IL's 2008

CHAPTER NEWS


	President's Column by Karen Stonehouse, AICP, President APA-IL Notes on the future of the planning profession. Legislative Committee Update by Sharon Caddigan, AICP, Legislative Committee Chair Looking back on 2010. Illinois State Section Update by Phil Dick, AICP, ISS Asst. Director 2010 ISS State Conference Mar. 25 & 26! Introducing APA-IL's Young Planners Group by Valbona Kokoshi, APA-IL YPG's Co-Chair UPPSA Report by Valbona Kokoshi, APA Student Rep. 2010 APA-IL State Conference – Save the Date September 22-24, 2010 The APA-IL State Conference is a premier educational event for planners in Illinois. This year's conference will offer 30 different sessions and mobile workshops, and will take place at the new Marriott Bloomington-Normal Hotel and Conference Center in Uptown Normal, IL. For more information and registration information, watch www.ilapa.org or contact Mercy Davison, Planner, Town of Normal at (309) 454-9590, mdavison@normal.org.

ILLINOIS NEWS

	Not sure what regions are? Not sure what region you're in? Visit the map at: http://www.ilapa.org/sections.html CHICAGO METRO SECTION Data. Our Second City Aired on NPR's All Things Considered on 1/1/2010 - An essay on how data is becoming part of the urban fabric. IBM's A Smarter Planet Blog, December 29, 2010 Michael Jackson memorial project plans expand in Gary, IN Is this Michael Jackson memorial a-la Dollywood? Chicago Tribune, January 1, 2010 Cook County rewards suburban communities with more than $12M The funding enables collaborative approach to redevelopment in areas hardest hit by foreclosures. MPC, November 6, 2010 REGION 4 City needs plan to help older neighborhoods Springfield Alderman Gail Simpson has promised to vote against any annexation west of the city until her eastern ward and other older neighborhoods get their share of growth The State Journal Register, December 15, 2010
NATIONAL NEWS

	Top Planning Issues of 2010 Planetizen, December 31, 2010 Top 10 Infrastructure Stores of the Decade Infrastructurist, December 29, 2010 CycleTracks iPhone App Tells San Francisco TA Where Bike Paths Should be Built "CycleTracks uses your iPhone's GPS support to record your bicycle trips, display maps of your rides, and help transportation planners make San Francisco a better place to bike. Treehugger, November 19, 2010 The car park as a way of life An unconventional mix of parking, retail and public space in Miami. Financial Times, December 18, 2010 Car showrooms are reborn as places to play, learn Nicer auto showrooms are not being bulldozed and finding a second life. Gazette Times, December 27, 2010 Investors see farms as way to grow Detroit "Acres of vacant land are eyed for urban agriculture under an ambitious plan that aims to turn the struggling Rust Belt city into a green mecca." LA Times, December 27, 2010 Preservation Groups Find Bargains in Housing Bust A silver lining to the credit crisis - a second chance at land once designated for development. New York Times, December 31, 2010 For Some in Japan, Home Is a Tiny Plastic Bunk At 5'x6 1/2' it was originally created for those that missed their train, now the jobless in Tokyo make this their home. New York Times, January 1, 2010

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