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Updated on March 14, 2013

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Plan Update

On March 13 and 14, 2013, the CMAP Board and MPO Policy Committee voted to amend GO TO 2040 by adding Circle Interchange improvements to the plan's list of fiscally constrained projects and by changing the proposed Prairie Parkway description in the list of unconstrained projects.

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Updated on December 10, 2012

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Computer models show congestion pricing's benefits for metropolitan Chicago residents and region

CMAP launched a new website, www.cmap.illinois.gov/congestion-pricing/, to demonstrate the need for congestion pricing as a tool to manage traffic and help pay for infrastructure improvements.
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Updated on July 17, 2012

Policy Updates in Regional Mobility

MAP-21 -- Major Programmatic and Policy Changes

The long-awaited transportation reauthorization bill Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21 st Century Act (MAP-21) passed the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives on June 29, 2012.  The full text and summary document of the conference report are available on-line.  The following Policy Update details some of the specific programmatic and policy areas of the bill and...
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Updated on February 03, 2012

Policy Updates in Efficient Governance | Human Capital | Livable Communities | Regional Mobility

Governor Quinn Delivers State of the State Address

On February 1, Governor Quinn delivered his 2012 State of the State  address, outlining his administration's efforts to spur economic growth and improve infrastructure.  The governor applauded the growth of automotive manufacturing jobs at Ford and Chrysler plants in Chicago and Belvidere, respectively.  He stated that Illinois exports are on the rise, having jumped 30...
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Updated on November 09, 2011

Policy Updates in Regional Mobility

MAP-21 Passes Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

Today the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unanimously recommended its two-year transportation reauthorization bill, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) to the full Senate (click for full text ).  The bill would continue the federal highway program for two years at current funding levels plus inflation.  Early reports peg the total funding...
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Updated on October 27, 2011

Policy Updates in Regional Mobility

Visualizing Modern Boulevards in the Central Lake County Corridor (Part II)

The first installment of this series introduced the Central Lake County Corridor and illustrated the concept of “modern boulevards” by surveying historic parkways.  This second installment reviews contemporary examples of context-sensitive parkway-type facilities in the U.S.  These facilities serve more uses than recreational motoring, and in some cases showcase the...
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Updated on October 21, 2011

Policy Updates in Regional Mobility

Visualizing Modern Boulevards in the Central Lake County Corridor (Part I)

(Please note that the second installment in this two-part series was posted on October 27, 2011.) GO TO 2040 calls for a small number of major capital projects to provide substantial new capacity to the transportation system over the next three decades.  CMAP analysis found the Central Lake County Corridor , which would extend IL-53 north and construct a bypass of IL-120, to...
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Updated on September 09, 2011

Policy Updates in Regional Mobility

Grant to Help Illinois Tollway Study Managed Lanes on I-90 Corridor

The Illinois Tollway was  awarded federal funding to study the integration of transit with managed lanes on I-90, including the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway.  On September 1, the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the Tollway $528,840 to participate in a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) pilot program to manage congestion through tolling and other pricing mechanisms. ...
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Updated on August 26, 2011

Policy Updates in Regional Mobility

Tollway Releases 15 Year Capital Plan

UPDATE:  Tollway board approves proposed capital plan On Thursday, August 24, 2011, the Illinois Tollway board of directors voted to approve the proposed 15-year, $12 billion capital plan that will help to ensure our region's continued economic competitiveness and quality of life.  In what the CMAP Board's  supporting letter  called "a necessary and brave step in...
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Updated on July 26, 2011

Policy Updates in Regional Mobility

GO TO 2040 Capital Projects in the News

Two high-priority GO TO 2040 capital projects -- the Elgin-O'Hare West Bypass and the Central Lake County Corridor extension of Illinois Route 53 -- are in the news, as a pair of advisory councils are evaluating these proposed transportation improvements.   On July 14, Governor Quinn announced that the Elgin-O'Hare advisory council had submitted its final report .  Co-chaired...
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Local Technical Assistance Program

The LTA home page has details of activities sponsored by the HUD Sustainable Communities grant to CMAP for support of community projects that advance the principles of GO TO 2040.  Planning assistance and grants for local projects across metropolitan Chicago are now available through the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) Community Planning Program and CMAP Local Technical Assistance Program at www.rtachicago.com/applications.
 

CASE STUDIES

An interactive map of local case studies describes projects and people that exemplify the goals and objectives of GO TO 2040. 
 

CMAP's Local Ordinances and Toolkits program provides resources to municipalities interested in pursuing policies that are aligned with GO TO 2040 recommendations.