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92_HR0207

 
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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS,  The  dramatic  growth   rate   of   our   urban
 3    populations,  combined  with  the urban planning of the past,
 4    has  resulted  in  overcrowding   and   significant   social,
 5    environmental,  educational,  and  economic  problems  in our
 6    urban communities in Illinois; as a result, there is a  great
 7    need for the revitalization of our urban communities; and

 8        WHEREAS,  Increases  in  technology  and  advances in the
 9    design sciences now  enable  us  to  address  these  problems
10    through  the  use  of three-dimensional towns and communities
11    and the application of design science principles,  increasing
12    the  efficiency of the delivery of social and other services,
13    alleviating  economic  distress,  and   minimizing   negative
14    ecological impacts; and

15        WHEREAS,  The  people  of  the  State  of  Illinois would
16    benefit greatly from  the  study  and  application  of  these
17    technologies  and forms of urban architecture and planning to
18    our cities and towns; and

19        WHEREAS, Certain studies have already been undertaken  by
20    the  Buckminster  Fuller  Institute  for  the  creation of an
21    umbrellaed high-technology town-in-town to  accommodate  over
22    9,000 families in the City of East St. Louis, Illinois, along
23    the  Mississippi riverfront; this work has been undertaken by
24    the faculty and students of Washington University  School  of
25    Architecture  in conjunction with the East St. Louis Planning
26    Commission  and  the  East   St.   Louis   Community   Center
27    Development Corporation; this project has been referred to as
28    the Old Man River project; and

29        WHEREAS,  The  members  of  the  House of Representatives
30    believe that a  thoughtful  and  coordinated  review  of  the
31    progress  of the Old Man River project, combined with further
32    study  in  preparation  for  the  actual  creation  of  other
 
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 1    three-dimensional high-technology  communities  elsewhere  in
 2    Illinois,   offers  a  great  opportunity  to  alleviate  the
 3    problems of overcrowding and economic distress in the  cities
 4    and towns of this State; therefore, be it

 5        RESOLVED,  BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-
 6    SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that  there
 7    is  created  the  Comprehensive  Anticipatory  Design Science
 8    Study Commission, consisting of 9 members  appointed  by  the
 9    Speaker of the House; and be it further

10        RESOLVED,  That the Commission shall study various issues
11    relating to the benefits and  creation  of  three-dimensional
12    high-technology  towns and communities and the application of
13    design science principles to address such urban  problems  as
14    overcrowding,   social   services   shortages,  environmental
15    pollution, poor  or  ineffective  educational  services,  and
16    economic  distress;  the  Commission shall examine, among any
17    other issues it chooses to investigate with  respect  to  the
18    benefits, application, and creation of high-technology design
19    science  communities, the following issues: (1) the legal and
20    financial structure most suited to the task of building a new
21    high-technology town, (2) the interface and  availability  of
22    private  and  public funding, (3) environmental concerns, (4)
23    the problems, advantages, and drawbacks to be expected with a
24    large-scale  town  entirely   covered   by   a   transparent,
25    weather-controlling  umbrella structure (as opposed to a town
26    that is not umbrellaed or covered), (5) the housing,  housing
27    mix,  and opportunities for better living in housing designed
28    for a protected climatic site, (6) the kinds of construction,
29    joints, materials, plans, and indoor  and  outdoor  amenities
30    necessary  for  the  proposed  covered  environment, (7) what
31    kinds of ownership should be allowed and predominate, (8) the
32    kind, nature, and organization of the  neighborhood  or  sub-
33    community  elements  and  what  they  should contain, (9) the
 
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 1    relationship  of  the   commercial   and   light   industrial
 2    components to the housing and the neighborhoods, and (10) the
 3    preferred   management   and   political  structure  for  any
 4    high-technology town; and be it further

 5        RESOLVED, That members of the  Commission  shall  not  be
 6    compensated  for  their  services  but  may be reimbursed for
 7    their necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their
 8    duties;  the  Commission  shall  receive  the  assistance  of
 9    legislative  staff,  may  employ  skilled  experts  with  the
10    approval of the Speaker of the House, and  shall  report  its
11    findings  to  the  General  Assembly on or before January 15,
12    2002.

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