Land Consumption in the Chicago Region 1998-2028 for the Openlands Project. The report documents the trend within the Chicago region for land consumption that far exceeds population growth. Sustain also partnered with the Campaign for Sensible Growth to design, edit, and promote their report, The Sensible Growth Index . In addition, Sustain worked with the American Farmland Trust to promote a groundbreaking study documenting the fiscal costs and public safety risks of sprawling development. The study received front page coverage in over ten newspapers including USA Today , plus coverage on National Public Radio.
Members work in the Chicago area to advocate sustainable land use solutions.
The committee serves as a forum for members to share information, develop strategic messages, and identify areas of collaboration. Through this work, organizational members will be better able to disseminate important information, and to promote smart growth solutions for the benefit of citizens in the Chicago region. Encouraging sustainable transportation policies Cities throughout the Midwest are grappling with very similar transportation and development issues. Traffic gridlock is getting worse, air pollution is increasing, walking is becoming more dangerous, and beautiful open space is being lost to development. Central to all of these problems are transportation policies and the important effect they have on the quality of life for residents in the region.