Project Team

Moving Archer Forward is led by DPD and supported by a team of consultants led by Chicago-based Site Design Group, an award-winning landscape architecture, urban design and architecture firm. The study is primarily funded through the RTA’s Community Planning Program which provides funding and technical assistance to local governments to help foster the growth of sustainable, equitable, walkable and transit-friendly communities.

Site Design Group works alongside a diverse and experienced team that will support DPD in community engagement, market research, and design, transportation, and planning expertise:

• Collabo Planning 
• TYLin Group 
• Goodman Williams Group 
• Blue Daring 

A Community Advisory Group (CAG) created to support this study includes members who either have a key role in the implementation of the project or are key members of the community. The purpose of the CAG is to establish a regular touchpoint to engage with key implementation partners and community members dedicated to the successful completion of the study. The following organizations and groups make up this critical group:

• Archer Heights Civic Association  
• Bridgeport Alliance 
• Brighton Park Neighborhood Council (BPNC) 
• McKinley Park Development Council (MPDC) 
• Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) 
• Chinese American Service League (CASL) 
• Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) 
• Chicago Department of Planning and Development (DPD) 
• Coalition for Better Chinese American Community (CBCAC) 
• Southwest Collective 
• Curie High School 
• SGA Youth & Family Services 
• Midway Chamber of Commerce 
• Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council (BYNC) 
• Regional Transportation Authority (RTA)