The  Elgin  Story:  Applying  the  Manual  

Plan  of  Elgin  1917  

General  Improvements  Plan  prepared  by:    Elgin  Commercial    Club  

Applying  the  Manual  in  Elgin:  1)  NaEonal  Street  (C5)  

2)  Nesler  Road  &Rt.  20  (C2)  

NaEonal  Street  Corridor  

NaEonal  Street  Metra  StaEon:  TOD  Study  

Current  NaEonal  Street  Streetscape  

Proposed National Street Streetscape

U.S.  Route  20  ExisEng  CondiEons  

Livability  SoluEons    Technical  Assistance  

•  Blue,  Springs,  MO  June  2012  day  long  workshop  to  apply  the  manual  to  Hwy  40  and  and  7.  

•  hYp://www.cnu.org/streets/bluesprings  

•  June,  2012  workshop  funded  in  part  by  the  U.S.  EPA's  Office  of  Sustainable  CommuniEes  under  their  Building  Blocks  for  Sustainable  CommuniEes  Program.  

•  The  Building  Blocks  program  funds  quick,  targeted  assistance  to  communiEes  that  face  common  development  problems.  

•  Webinar  on  all  tools  Friday,  Sept.  21,  2012,  1:00-­‐2:30  Eastern  hYps://epa.connectsoluEons.com/epasmartgrowth  No  pre-­‐registraEon  is  required.  

•  ApplicaEons  Due  November  2,  2012  •  hYp://livabilitysoluEons.org/  for  more  informaEon  

More  InformaEon  •  www.cnu.org/streets  •  www.ite.org/css  •  Download  recommended  pracEce  report  (free)  

–  Fact  sheets  –  Training  opportuniEes  – AddiEonal  informaEon  about  CSS  

•  Contact  –  Phil  Caruso,  pcaruso@ite.org,  (202)  785-­‐0060,  ext.  126  

– Heather  Smith  hsmith@cnu.org  312-­‐551-­‐7300  x15