Tri-County Regional Planning Commission

Buyer seeks a qualified firm to develop a comprehensive land use plan for Peoria County that will replace the 2009 plan. The project requires extensive public engagement, data analysis, and development of actionable strategies across six key planning elements. The plan will guide future development and decision-making for the next 25 years. Work must coordinate with a concurrent Illinois Route 29 Multimodal Corridor Plan and incorporate existing planning documents from municipalities within the county.

• 4/30/2025 - Question Deadline
• 5/12/2025 - Proposal Due Date
• 5/30/2025 - Submissions Reviewed
• 6/3/2025 - Consultant Interviews
• 6/9/2025 - Contract Negotiations
• 9/30/2026 - Project Completion

• Facilitate public workshops in multiple locations across the county
• Create future land use map with stakeholder input
• Analyze relationship between renewable energy and agricultural uses
• Develop policies for intergenerational farming
• Coordinate with concurrent Illinois Route 29 Multimodal Corridor Plan
• Identify neighborhoods for future subarea planning
• Research and integrate environmental overlays including new flood maps
• Develop framework for approaching emerging technologies like carbon injection wells
• Create strategies for brownfield redevelopment
• Design microtransit and alternative transportation recommendations
• Assess blight mitigation and unsafe structure demolition needs
• Analyze high-risk populations for public health considerations
• Develop sprawl reduction strategies
• Incorporate watershed health promotion strategies
• Create implementation and plan maintenance schedule
• Deliver GIS datasets of planning elements
• Present plan to Planning Commission and document feedback
• Assess existing enterprise zones and potential industrial sites
• Develop strategies to preserve agricultural lands
• Balance broadband infrastructure needs with land use goals