CMAP has initiated an update of the GO TO 2040 comprehensive regional plan, as required by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21^st Century Act, which calls for regional plans such as this to be revised every four years. The draft update is available for public comment June 13 through August 1, 2014 and includes the following documents:

• GO TO 2040 plan update summary
• Appendix: Major Capital Projects
• Appendix: Financial Plan for Transportation
• Appendix: Socioeconomic Forecast Update Overview
• Appendix: Implementation Action Areas
• Appendix: Indicator Methodology
• Appendix: Transportation Conformity Analysis
• Appendix: Travel Model Documentation

CMAP will hold a series of open houses throughout the region during the 45-day comment period. Each event will feature posters and plan update materials for review, as well as the draft FFY 2014-19 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), with comment cards available to leave input and CMAP staff on hand to answer questions. A flyer with meeting details is available (also in Spanish). Residents may also review the plan and submit written comments at www.cmap.illinois.gov/about/2040/update/public-comment.

Implementing the GO TO 2040 comprehensive regional plan is metropolitan Chicago's best chance to set the stage for economic growth in decades to come. The plan defines carefully coordinated policies to address the fundamental challenges that shape residents' daily lives. After nearly three years of research, public input, and deliberation, GO TO 2040 reflects the collective will of our region's leaders and residents. The plan was unanimously adopted by leaders from across the region in fall 2010. The region has aggressively implemented many of the plan's recommendations since then, garnering awards from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA), American Planning Association, Urban Land Institute Chicago, Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC), Transportation Research Board, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.

While the region's priorities remain consistent, the update process allows CMAP to:

• Consider the region's preferred transportation investments in light of updated, robust financial analysis regarding what revenues metropolitan Chicago can expect to fund the systematic enhancement, maintenance, and modernization of the system while pursuing limited new major capital projects over the coming decades.
• Revisit what actions must be taken and by whom to implement GO TO 2040 recommendations in order to reflect progress made since the plan's adoption and provide clarification where necessary. Recent developments affecting plan implementation include the passage of federal and state legislation, the restructuring of federal programs, and revised financial transportation forecasts.
• Reevaluate the indicators and associated aspirational targets used to measure progress on plan implementation.

Draft GO TO 2040 plan update open house meeting dates