Chicago Climate Action Plan: Transportation Committee

Partner: 
ComEd
Metropolitan Planning Council
Natural Resources Defense Council
The Boston Consulting Group
U.S. Equities Realty
Client: 
Department of Environment
Practice Area: 
Transportation
Project Year: 
2011
Project Description: 

The Chicago Climate Action Plan (CCAP) is Chicago's sustainability plan that targets reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2020 and 80% by 2050, measured from a baseline year of 1990.  Since its release in 2008, CCAP has received international and national acclaims for its scientific and action-oriented approach


Transportation represents 21% of the city's greenhouse gas emissions. Lowering emissions from this sector requires coordination across multiple organizations and stakeholders to develop solutions that cover public transit, bicycling, walking, car sharing, energy-efficient vehicles and the development of transit-oriented neighborhoods. 


Civic Consulting Alliance worked with the Department of Environment to launch and manage the Transportation Committee for the Chicago Climate Action Plan. The Committee's goal was to prioritize, coordinate, and innovate across 14 near-term initiatives based on the strategy developed by Boston Consulting Group.


The co-chairs, Joe Deal, the City's Director of External Affairs and Bob Wislow, CEO of U.S. Equities, convened leadership from the following organizations:



Government organizations: