Bellwood Transit Oriented-Development Plan

The Plan was completed in April 2008. 

In November 2013 the Village completed a Comprehensive Plan that includes recommendations for priority redevelopment sites in the TOD Area. 

Additionally, the Village was selected in 2014 to host a Developer Discussion Panel to solicit guidance and advice from ULI members on ways to attract investment along the St. Charles Road corridor; a summary report of this discussion can be found on the Bellwood Developer Discussion Panel RTAMS page.

In early 2015, the RTA applied for CMAQ funds on behalf of the Village for pedestrian improvements along St. Charles Road as a selected project in the Access to Transit Improvement Program. A Single-Family Homes residential project, 'Randolph Estates' consisting of 12 units and 48 parking spaces began construction in September 2016 and was completed in December 2018. In addition, a 10,483 sq. ft medical clinic, 'Oak Street Health' began construction in March 2018 and was completed in July 2018.

In early 2019 the Village was awarded Invest in Cook funds from Cook County Department of Transportation to complete St. Charles Road Sidewalk ADA Ramp Improvements.

In 2024 Bellwood officials broke ground on a pair of apartment buildings flanking St. Charles Road in a long-declining business district. The two four-story buildings, called Bellwood Gateway, come on the heels of the more than two dozen single-family homes the village has built and sold since 2011. When completed, the Bellwood Gateway pair will have a combined 71 apartments and 6,000 square feet of first-floor commercial space, with parking behind each building. Bellwood is financing construction of the $42.5 million project with a $14 million grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity, TIF funds and a bond issue. Although owned by the village, the buildings will be managed by a private operator.