Chicagoland Collaborative: Models for Climate Resilience A Case Study in Cross-Agency Collaboration metroplanning.org @metroplanners
Sharing Exercise What are the climate change impacts that your region is grappling with? Have you identified vulnerable populations hardest hit by these impacts? What would you say is the #1 challenge in addressing this problem? metroplanning.org @metroplanners
Session outline • Introductions • Urban flooding challenges in Chicago region • Establishing the Calumet Stormwater Collaborative • Collaborative achievements • Member-led initiatives • Lessons learned • Open discussion/ Q&A metroplanning.org @metroplanners
Immediate and long-term solutions Connect region’s assets Partnerships with governments, communities and business metroplanning.org @metroplanners
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Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning • Official regional planning organization and MPO for northeastern Illinois • Adopted GO TO 2040 regional plan in 2010 • Local Technical Assistance Program
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URBAN FLOODING CHALLENGES
The Issue: urban flooding metroplanning.org @metroplanners
The Impacts: damage payouts $907 million in flood relief from 2003 to 2015 62% occurred in Cook County Damages are likely higher Total flooding damage payments associated with NFIP, IA, and SBA programs per 2010 household by zip code in the Chicago region from 2003 to 2015. Source: CMAP metroplanning.org @metroplanners
The Impacts: vulnerable populations Below 60% of regional median income by household size AND Greater than regional average non-white population OR Greater than regional average limited- English proficiency population metroplanning.org @metroplanners
The Impacts: community capacity Varying community financial and technical capabilities – Limited revenue and no dedicated fund for stormwater – Limited staff who may lack expertise Current approaches often depend on reinvestment in infrastructure and new development Competing community priorities metroplanning.org @metroplanners
Climate Change: increasing precipitation metroplanning.org @metroplanners
Climate Change: increasing precipitation Cook County, Year 2046-2065 Difference between projected and current 10-year, 24-hr storms. High levels of uncertainty. Source: Illinois State Water Survey metroplanning.org @metroplanners
ESTABLISHING THE CALUMET STORMWATER COLLABORATIVE
Calumet Stormwater Collaborative (CSC) Mission Statement The Calumet Stormwater Collaborative builds intergovernmental and cross-sector partnerships to increase the effectiveness of stormwater management initiatives for the communities and ecosystems of the Calumet region through knowledge sharing, coordination and deployment of interventions at appropriate scales. metroplanning.org @metroplanners
CSC Members Government Agencies NGOs Cook County Center for Neighborhood Technology Cook County Land Bank Authority Chicago Wilderness Illinois Department of Natural Resources Delta Institute Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Elevate Energy Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant Faith in Place Metropolitan Mayors Caucus Foresight Design Initiative Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Friends of the Chicago River South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association Historic Chicago Bungalow Association U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Metropolitan Planning Council U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Morton Arboretum OAI Chicago Southland/Highbridge Planning, Land Managers + Academics Openlands Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning Chicago Park District Communities Forest Preserves of Cook County Calumet City Private Companies City of Blue Island Baxter & Woodman City of Chicago CH2M Village of Homewood Christopher B. Burke Engineering Village of Midlothian Environmental Design International Village of Park Forest Geosyntec Consultants Village of Steger Robinson Engineering metroplanning.org @metroplanners
CSC Overview • Convening since April 2014 • Yearly work plans • Regular meetings of all stakeholders • Work groups with specific initiatives metroplanning.org @metroplanners
Structure Data & Planning & Modeling Policy Work Group Work Group Calumet Stormwater Collaborative Monthly Member Meetings Education & Training & Engagement Maintenance Work Group Work Group metroplanning.org @metroplanners
Achievements 1. Creating tools + sharing data • Repository to capture joint knowledge of collaborative • Regional mapping viewer + data extents layers • Green infrastructure design guidelines
Achievements 2. Expanding education + engagement • Community engagement process + local community workshops • Needs assessment for training + maintenance of green infrastructure • Sharing lessons learned: tour + session at WEFTEC
Achievements 3. Leveraging funding sources • Complete Streets Project: local technical assistance grant • Section 319 Watershed Plans: community eligibility for grant • Local Revenue Funding: dedicated revenue streams https://www.metroplanning.org/steadystreams
Achievements 4. Expert review of member projects • Planning-level stormwater analysis • Regional modeling framework • Investigating stormwater detention credit trading
MEMBER-LED INITIATIVES
CMAP Planning-level stormwater analysis LTA experience: communities struggle to address stormwater management issues. Developing planning-level stormwater analysis to reduce flooding damages in the region by: • Incorporating stormwater into local and regional plans • Engaging land use and transportation professionals Funding assistance provided by MacArthur Foundation, applied in communities with support by the Cook County Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery
Planning-level stormwater analysis Identify past problem areas Collect data Identify properties at risk • Flood insurance claims • Village rebate program • Results of community outreach
Planning-level stormwater analysis Identify opportunities Prioritize based on flood risk indicators • Vulnerable properties • Reported flood claims • Impervious cover • Soils • Historic streams • Age of structure
Planning-level stormwater analysis https://datahub.cmap.illinois.gov/
Investigating Stormwater Detention Credit Trading • StormStore is a name coined by TNC and MPC for a possible market or exchange for stormwater credits • Funding assistance provided by Grand Victoria Foundation metroplanning.org @metroplanners
Investigating Stormwater Detention Credit Trading • Potential Benefits: – Opportunities for range of new collaborations across sectors – Enable more optimal siting of stormwater improvements – Re-use marginal land – Make infill and Transit-oriented Development less expensive – Reduce development costs
Investigating Stormwater Detention Credit Trading • Three components of the feasibility study: – Policy Analysis – Real Estate Demand Analysis – Land and Hydrological Analysis “Opportunities Map”
White Paper – Regional Planning Framework www.metroplanning.org
LESSONS LEARNED IN COLLABORATION
Tips for building + sustaining collaboration metroplanning.org @metroplanners
1. Go slow to go fast metroplanning.org @metroplanners
2. Have the right mix of stakeholders metroplanning.org @metroplanners
3. Have fresh discussion on ‘the problem’ metroplanning.org @metroplanners
4. Align mission, structure + work plan Mission Driven Urgency Driven Does it address our Is it a foundational step? fundamental challenges? Does it require Is there temporal urgency? collaboration? metroplanning.org @metroplanners
5. Steward funding opportunities metroplanning.org @metroplanners
6. Fun & inspiring – create VALUE metroplanning.org @metroplanners
QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION metroplanning.org @metroplanners
Group Discussion What aspects about this case study may be resonating with you and your own collaborative planning efforts? metroplanning.org @metroplanners
Thank you! Nora Beck, CMAP nbeck@cmap.illinois.gov Sarah Cardona, MPC scardona@metroplanning.org Danielle Gallet, MPC dgallet@metroplanning.org metroplanning.org @metroplanners
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