Please visit www.metropulsechicago.org to explore tables, charts, and maps on over 100 different regional indicators.  Created by CMAP and the Trust, MetroPulse is a simple but powerful portal into a vast warehouse of data on factors that shape quality of life in our seven-county Chicago region.  A key goal of the Regional Indicators Project is to track progress toward implementing the GO TO 2040 comprehensive regional plan. As such, indicators are divided into the major themes originally identified in the 2040 vision, with equity, sustainability, and innovation woven throughout.

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About the Regional Indicators Project and MetroPulse

The Regional Indicators Project and its MetroPulse website are a joint project of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) and The Chicago Community Trust (the Trust).  Together, CMAP and the Trust have developed a comprehensive system of key indicators for measuring and tracking regional quality of life over time in the seven counties of metropolitan Chicago.  The project is designed as a tool that can be used by policy makers, community leaders, media and the general public to gather objective data that can inform their work.

An indicator is a quantitative measure that describes an economic, environmental, social or cultural condition over time. Examples include the unemployment rate, infant mortality rates, number of new business start-ups, or air quality indices.

Get more information about CMAP's online data program.

 

Best Practices for Data Sharing

CMAP's GO TO 2040 comprehensive regional plan specifically advocates regional data sharing under the recommendation to "improve access to information." View CMAP's Data Sharing Best Practices for Local Governments in the Chicago Region.