Among the highlights from CMAP executive director Randy Blankenhorn, new round of project ideas submitted for the LTA second call for projects, CMAP launches Cook County Property Tax Classfication, the second in a two-part series shedding light on property tax assessment and classification, a summary of lessons learned from a... Read More

Among the highlights from CMAP executive director Randy Blankenhorn, GO TO 2040 receives the Burnham Award for Excellence in Planning, next week's deadline for LTA 2012 Call for Projects, new Policy Updates posts on freight "drill-down" report, Illinois Innovation Index, and the State of Illinois FY13 budget, and updates to the interactive GO TO 2040 Case Studies Library map. Read More

Among the highlights from CMAP executive director Randy Blankenhorn, a press release on the need for strategic public-private partnerships for the freight industry, limited time rebates from Energy Impact Illinois,  news on modernization and maitenance of the region's transportation system, and news on LTA projects in Algoquin, Plainfield, Downers Grove, and Joliet. Read More

Among the highlights from CMAP executive director Randy Blankenhorn, a new "drill-down" report on Metropolitan Chicago's freight cluster, new Green Infrastructure Vision data is now available, a reminder that applications for the LTA 2012 Call for Projects are due August 1, further analysis on the passage of MAP-21, CMAP and GO TO 2040 receive a national transportation planning award, and... Read More

Among the highlights from CMAP executive director Randy Blankenhorn, a Policy Update compares the federal transportation reauthorization bill to the one passed in 2005, CMAP will receive the Metropolitan Planning Council's Burnham Award for Excellence in Planning, a request for bicycle and pedestrian submissions for the GO TO 2040 Case Study Library, and the deadline for the 2012 muncipal... Read More