Read a summary of the Alternative Futures engagement phase (April-August 2017), during which CMAP connected with more than 2,500 residents in 127 workshops and five topical forums, with another 61,000 providing input via interactive kiosks. Capping off these activities was a speech to the City Club of Chicago by CMAP executive director Joe Szabo.
With less federal and state funding available for public services -- for example, transportation, social services, affordable housing, and more -- local revenues such as tolls, taxes, and fees would increase by 2050. Lower capacity communities would have difficulty providing sufficient services, infrastructure, and maintenance. Disinvested areas, which already struggle to meet needs, would suffer even more due to their limited tax base and shortage of economic opportunities. Residents would demand that investments become more transparent and cost-efficient, with measurable outcomes; service sharing would become more common. Public-private partnerships and other forms of financing would also become more common.
In 2050, federal and state sources of funding for critical infrastructure and services have reduced, and tax rates have not kept pace with needs. The federal and state governments currently provide funding to support transportation, housing, environmental, and community development programs, among other services that are vital to supporting quality of life in the region.
In this future, many programs have not adjusted to changing market forces. For example, transportation revenues are based on gas taxes and vehicle registration fees. If this revenue structure does not change, revenues will decline by 2050 as cars and trucks become even more fuel-efficient, more vehicles run on electricity or alternative fuels, and more people choose other modes of transportation.
In 2050, local governments rely more heavily on local sources of revenue due to the persistent inadequacy of federal and state resources. As a result, local taxes, fees, licenses, and fines have increased, as has the frequency of public-private partnerships. Other outcomes could include:
CMAP has collected more details about this future and strategies that can be taken now to prepare in the Constrained Resources memo. A few strategies include:
Read a summary of the Alternative Futures engagement phase (April-August 2017), during which CMAP connected with more than 2,500 residents in 127 workshops and five topical forums, with another 61,000 providing input via interactive kiosks. Capping off these activities was a speech to the City Club of Chicago by CMAP executive director Joe Szabo.
With less federal and state funding available for public services -- for example, transportation, social services, affordable housing, and more -- local revenues such as tolls, taxes, and fees would increase by 2050. Lower capacity communities would have difficulty providing sufficient services, infrastructure, and maintenance. Disinvested areas, which already struggle to meet needs, would suffer even more due to their limited tax base and shortage of economic opportunities. Residents would demand that investments become more transparent and cost-efficient, with measurable outcomes; service sharing would become more common. Public-private partnerships and other forms of financing would also become more common.
In 2050, federal and state sources of funding for critical infrastructure and services have reduced, and tax rates have not kept pace with needs. The federal and state governments currently provide funding to support transportation, housing, environmental, and community development programs, among other services that are vital to supporting quality of life in the region.
In this future, many programs have not adjusted to changing market forces. For example, transportation revenues are based on gas taxes and vehicle registration fees. If this revenue structure does not change, revenues will decline by 2050 as cars and trucks become even more fuel-efficient, more vehicles run on electricity or alternative fuels, and more people choose other modes of transportation.
In 2050, local governments rely more heavily on local sources of revenue due to the persistent inadequacy of federal and state resources. As a result, local taxes, fees, licenses, and fines have increased, as has the frequency of public-private partnerships. Other outcomes could include:
CMAP has collected more details about this future and strategies that can be taken now to prepare in the Constrained Resources memo. A few strategies include: