The Advanced Search page allows users to locate project details using filters when the TIP ID is not known or multiple results are needed. Users can search using one or more fields on the search form. The more fields that are used, the narrower the results will be. Due to the unpredictable nature of the data entered, it is best to start with a broad search, using one or two fields, then add other fields to narrow down the results.
Search criteria are grouped into six themes: Project ID, Title or Description, Location/County, Lead Agency, Project Type, and Federal Funding. Each theme contains different search criteria described below. Groups can be revealed/hidden by clicking on the arrow next to the theme name. Criteria can be selected from multiple groups. Hiding a group does not clear the selections within that group. After selecting and entering the desired search criteria, click the Submit button at the bottom of the form. To modify search results, change the desired criteria and click the Submit button again. To clear all search criteria, click the Reset button.
Project ID
An advanced search by TIP ID can be completed using the Project ID search.
Title or Description
Users may search for projects based on project title or description by entering any keyword that may be contained in any of the project title, description, project location or limits fields.
Location/ County
Users may search for projects based on location in three different ways: By System, Street/Road Name, and/or by County.
Systems are defined as follows:
Highway/#Road
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Any road or street that is numbered, such as an interstate (I-90), US highway (US 14), state route (IL 59), or County Highway (CH 11)
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Local Streets & Roads
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Streets and roads that are not numbered (Main Street, First Ave, etc.). Local streets also include off-road trails (e.g., Illinois Prairie Path)
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Transit
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Includes bus and train routes, stops, stations, yards, etc. as well as freight rail corridors (such as CREATE) and facilities. Public transit operations and support are also included.
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Non-Infrastructure
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Includes educational, marketing, direct emissions reduction, and other projects that do not directly involve improvements to the transportation network.
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N/A
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Projects that are not location-based or are at locations, such as schools or parks, that are not included above
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Street/Road Name: Can be searched by entering any keyword that may be contained in any of the project location or limits fields, including the County, Municipality and Other Project Location Information fields. Keywords entered are searched as phrases. For example, entering First Street will not return results for projects on First Av, 1st St , First St., First North Street, etc. Only projects that contain the exact phrase "First Street" will be returned. Municipalities, counties and numbered routes (I-90, US 14, CH 7, IL 62, etc.) can also be entered in this field.
County: Users can check the appropriate box(es) to search for projects wholly or partially within one, multiple, or all counties.
Municipality
Users may select one of more municipalities, townships, or other agencies from the list by checking the appropriate box(es). Note that selecting "Countywide" or "Regionwide" will not return all projects in the county/region, only those for which the lead agency selected these values for the project.
Lead Agency
Users may select one or more lead programming agency from the list by checking the appropriate box(es). The lead agency can be related to the combination of the project's geography, fund sources and work types. Typical programming responsibilities are:
Councils of Mayors
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Program federal and some state fund sources when a local government is the implementing agency. The Councils represent local governments within a collar county (DuPage, Lake, etc.) or portion of Cook County (Central, Northwest, South, etc.)
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Counties
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Program federal and local funds when the County is the implementing agency.
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CDOA
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Programs aviation projects at Chicago's airports
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CDOT
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Programs all projects within the city of Chicago, except some CMAQ or state funded projects.
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CMAP
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Programs CMAQ projects that are not programmed by Councils of Mayors, IDOT or CDOT. Also programs Regionally Significant Projects included in ON TO 2050.
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CTA
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Programs all CTA sponsored projects, except some CMAQ projects
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FHWA
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Programs projects located within federal lands
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IDOT
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Programs most state-funded projects, by district, bureau and division
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ISTHA
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Programs projects on Illinois tollways
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Metra
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Programs all Metra-sponsored projects, except some CMAQ projects
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Pace
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Programs all Pace-sponsored projects, except some CMAQ projects
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RTA
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Programs all RTA-sponsored projects, except some CMAQ projects
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Project Type
Users may select one or more project types from the list by checking the appropriate box(es).
Federal Funding
Users may select one or more federal fund sources from the list by checking the appropriate box(es). Any project that contains any financial line (including future lines) with the selected fund source will be returned. A description of current fund sources, including how they are distributed, who is responsible for programming and whether they are federal, state or local, is available on the TIP Programmer Resources page of the CMAP website.
When using Advanced Search it is important to consider that search results depend entirely on the data entered in the TIP database by programmers. For example, if the programmer did not include the marked state route number in the project description, searching by state route will not return any results. Roadway name abbreviations, such as Ave or Av, Blv or Blvd, etc. are inconsistently entered in the TIP database; omitting them from searches will produce better results. Finally, if a programmer misspelled anything when entering the project in the TIP database, the project will not be found unless the misspelling is duplicated in the search criteria.