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Climate, Green Infrastructure, and Environmental Justice
Lisa CotnerIllinois Department of Natural ResourcesPartnering to bring sustainable stormwater practices to under-resourced communities in the Calumet Region in Illinois
Project Location
ChicagoProject AreaSeven Communities along the Calumet River CorridorRobbinsBlue IslandCalumet ParkDoltonRiverdaleCalumet CityBurnham
Calumet Region
Calumet Region
Project Area
Percentage of Municipal PopulationBelow 200% of the Federal Poverty GuidelinesCook County, Illinois0 - 7.8%7.9 15.7%15.8 31.4% 31.5%Project Area:Poverty rate 40% higher than the statewide average
Project AreaPercent of the Population that Self-Identifies as Non-Hispanic WhiteCook County, Illinois< 25%25 50%50 75%> 75%
Climate Change Impacts
Cook County, IllinoisProject Area
Presettlement WetlandsCalumet Region
11Calumet Region
OutputsCreate environmental GIS database for communitiesMap approx. 10 green infrastructure target sites for stormwater managementDesign and install 3-5 green infrastructure projectsDevelop interpretive materialsLeverage funds where possibleGreen skill development for Social Enterprise employees
A social enterprise is an organization that uses commercial strategies to maximize improvements in human and environmental well-being, rather than maximizing profits for external shareholders.
13Project Process
Mapping & Community Engagement
A lot goes into the mapping on the back end. Our partners at SSMMA spent countless hours collecting and digitizing data such as storm water infrastructure CAD files and combining all of the relevant layers into a single map. Municipal representatives from all of the communities were involved early in the process through in person meetings and phone calls.15
Prioritization
16Site SelectionPublic propertyKnown storm water issuesVisible location Fits into communitys vision for siteFits into grant timeframe or could be made shovel-ready through site design fundsCriteria for an ideal site
Sites: Veterans Park in Calumet Park
Sites: Village Hall Lot in Robbins
Sites: Blue Island Curb Cut Project
Creating Shovel-Ready ProjectsSite PlansEngineering and Design
ConstructionOAI, Incs Social Enterprise traineesMaster Gardeners
Maintenance & Interpretation
Lessons on Regional CollaborationVery good for project to have a single point of contact for municipal partnersChallenge in turnover in local governmentOn the ground projects in different municipalities can complement each other and work towards the same goalBenefits and challenges of multiple grants funding complementary work in same communitiesWay more opportunities than there are funds--
Our project has a Community Outreach Coordinator who works for SSMMA24
Future Directions
Our project has a Community Outreach Coordinator who works for SSMMA26Thanks!!
Contact: Lisa CotnerIllinois Department of Natural [email protected](312)-814-6414
Our project has a Community Outreach Coordinator who works for SSMMA27