Big Bets

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Top 10 “Cut the Tape” Big Bets

  1. Cross-Department Coordination: Create a new Director of Process Improvement role in the Mayor’s Office
  2. P​olicy: Initiate expedited reviews for affordable housing projects
  3. Zoning: Adopt transformational zoning changes, including eliminating minimum parking requirements, streamlining special use permits, and more
  4. Boards & Commissions: Evaluate the feasibility of streamlining the Community Development Commission (CDC) and the Chicago Plan Commission (CPC)​
  5. Design & Construction: Streamline the Department of Housing’s (DOH) Architectural and Technical Standards (ATS) manual
  6. Design: Reduce the number of internal design review meetings in the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) from three to one; reassess the role of the Committee on Design
  7. Environmental Review: Eliminate Phase 1 & 2 environmental reviews as a requirement for sale for environmentally cleared City-owned parcels​
  8. Finance: Expand the pilot for cash advance payment options
  9. Finance: Create an online "City wallet" account to improve options for customer billing, online payments, and debt check​
  10. Procurement: Evaluate the feasibility of reducing the administrative burden of the City’s Economic Disclosure Statement (EDS), including expanding expiration dates, allowing exemptions for select projects that receive an allocation of Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), and more