Updating the plan

The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) is excited to share the ON TO 2050 plan update, following more than a year of data collection, analysis, and engaging with partners, stakeholders, and residents. The CMAP Board approved the plan update on October 12, 2022.

Conditions in the region change each year, which is why CMAP is required to update parts of the long-range, 30-year plan every four years. This process reaffirmed the ON TO 2050 plan vision, updated data projects, reviewed accomplishments, and reassessed transportation needs.

The update addresses:

• How the experience of the last four years reaffirms ON TO 2050’s principles of resilience, inclusive growth, and prioritized investment.
• Important changes in our forecasted population, transportation investments, and funding resources.
• Where we go from here, and how we can put the recommendations and strategies into action.
• The progress made. It reiterates the key goals regarding prosperity, environment, community, governance, and mobility.
• The determination of regionally significant projects. It identifies capital investments in our region’s expressways, transit system, and arterials.

Watch the October Board and MPO Policy Committee meeting to learn more about the ON TO 2050 plan update and its adoption (starting at 19:13).

ON TO 2050 plan update materials

• ON TO 2050 update summary
• Appendix: Air quality conformity analysis
• Appendix: Financial plan for transportation
• Appendix: Indicators
• Appendix: Public comment summary
• Appendix: Regionally significant projects benefits report
• Appendix: Socioeconomic forecast
• Appendix: System performance report
• Appendix: Travel demand model documentation

Presentations about the ON TO 2050 update

• March 2022 Board presentation
• March 2022 MPO Policy Committee presentation
• February 2022 Transportation Committee presentation
• February 2022 Board presentation
• January 2022 MPO Policy Committee presentation
• December 2021 Transportation Committee presentation
• November 2021 Transportation Committee presentation
• September 2021 Transportation Committee presentation
• May 2021 Board presentation

Regionally significant projects

• Current ON TO 2050 regionally significant projects list and appendix
• Draft regionally significant projects list (March 2022 Board memo)
• Draft regionally significant projects list (March 2022 MPO Policy Committee memo)

Financial plan

• Current ON TO 2050 financial plan appendix
• Draft financial plan for transportation (March 2022 Board memo)
• Draft financial plan for transportation (March 2022 MPO Policy Committee memo)
• Financial plan draft forecast (February 2022 Board memo)
• Financial plan draft forecast (January 2022 MPO Policy Committee memo)
• Financial plan draft baseline forecast (December 2021 Transportation Committee memo)
• Financial plan for transportation process (June 2021 MPO Policy Committee memo)
• Financial plan for transportation process (June 2021 Transportation Committee memo)

Transportation performance measures

• Current ON TO 2050 performance measures appendix
• Update of federal performance measure (February 2022 Transportation Committee memo)
   

Contact

Have questions or comments about the ON TO 2050 update? Email CMAP at onto2050@cmap.illinois.gov.