Resources
Research Assistance
- Census Interactive Maps
- CMAP Incentives Handbook
- Green Communities
- UIUC's Government Resources for Urban and Regional Planning (city codes, county, municipality information and more!)
- Hazards Planning
- IDOT Average Daily Traffic Count Map
- Illinois City Municipal Codes
- UIUC Land Ownership Resources (in Illinois)
- 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
- UIUC resources for Urban Agriculture, Vertical Farms, Green Roof Technology, & Urban Foraging
Affiliated Illinois Organizations
- Active Transportation Alliance
- American Society of Landscape Architects, Illinois Chapter (ILASLA)
- DePaul University's Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development
- Illinois Association of Municipal Management Assistants (IAMMA)
- Illinois Municipal League (IML)
- Illinois Government Finance Officers Association: IGFOA
- Illinois Tax Increment Association (ITIA)
- Landmarks Illinois
- Urban Land Institute (ULI) - Chicago
- Congress for New Urbanism Illinois Chapter (CNU-Illinois)
- Congress for New Urbanism Chicago subchapter (CNU-Chicago)
- Illinois City/County Managers Association (ILCMA)
- Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT)
- Women in Planning + Development (WP+D)
Affiliated National Organizations
- American Planning Association
- High Speed Rail Alliance
- Smart Growth Network
- National League of Cities
- National Association of Counties
- Congress for New Urbanism
- International Council of Shopping Centers
- International Downtown Association
- UIUC's list of all Government Management and Government Assistants' Associations
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
Archives
American Planning Association records, 1925-2015
Collection Number: 4075
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
City Planning & Landscape Architecture library collection
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
APA-IL Chapter Planning Documents - Annual Awards Archive
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
