On this page, you’ll find information that may be useful when covering a story about the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) or our topic areas.
Please direct any media requests to Jennie Vana.
For the latest at CMAP:
CMAP has expertise in:
To connect with the right subject matter expert for your story, contact Jennie Vana. Please include your deadline.
The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) is northeastern Illinois' comprehensive planning organization. The agency and its partners developed and are implementing ON TO 2050, a long-range plan to help the seven counties and 284 communities of our region address transportation, equity, the environment, and other quality-of-life issues.
Erin Aleman is CMAP’s executive director. Appointed in June 2019, Aleman is the first woman and first professional planner to lead the agency. Aleman has more than 15 years of experience with developing transportation and land use policies. She began her career at CMAP before moving to the Illinois Department of Transportation, where she led the Office of Planning and Programming. In her current role, Aleman oversees an agency that employs more than 100 staff members who develop and implement recommendations in ON TO 2050.
Learn more about Erin.
The CMAP Board and Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Policy Committee share responsibilities defined in the Regional Planning Act and federal legislation.
Since its inception in October 2005, the CMAP Board has had balanced representation from across the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will. The Board is responsible for developing and adopting a funding and implementation strategy for an integrated land use and transportation planning process, and the development of an integrated comprehensive regional plan.
The MPO Policy Committee is the decision-making body for all regional transportation plans and programs for this area. The committee plans, develops, and maintains an affordable, safe, and efficient transportation system for the region, providing the forum through which local decision makers develop regional plans and programs.
Learn more about CMAP’s structure.
CMAP has close to 110 employees across five major divisions. Funding to support the work of the agency comes from the Unified Work Program, which supports transportation planning in northeastern Illinois, with metropolitan funds from the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration. Other funding sources include the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and grants from The MacArthur Foundation, Chicago Housing Authority, and Illinois Housing Development Authority.
Learn more about CMAP's work plan and budget.
CMAP was created in 2005 through the Regional Planning Act to streamline, coordinate, and better integrate plans for land use and transportation among the region’s 284 communities. The act consolidated within CMAP the two agencies previously responsible for land use and transportation planning — the Chicago Area Transportation Study and the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission.
Learn more about CMAP’s history.
The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) is the comprehensive planning organization for the northeastern Illinois counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will.
CMAP’s work spans three focus areas: transportation, climate, and regional economic competitiveness. The agency and its partners developed and are implementing ON TO 2050, a long-range, comprehensive plan for northeastern Illinois.
CMAP’s annual work plan and budget guides and describes the agency’s activities and desired outcomes for each fiscal year, which runs from July 1 to June 30. For the latest at CMAP, sign up for our weekly newsletter.
ON TO 2050 is a long-range plan to help the seven counties and 284 communities of northeastern Illinois implement strategies that address transportation, housing, economic development, open space, the environment, and other quality-of-life issues.
Learn more about the plan and view an executive summary.
Journalists commonly use our community data snapshots in their reporting. These snapshots summarize demographic, housing, employment, transportation, land use, revenue, and water data in northeastern Illinois' seven counties, 284 municipalities, and 77 Chicago neighborhoods.
We conduct an annual public opinion survey of northeastern Illinois. The findings reveal residents’ attitudes toward key quality-of-life issues — including transportation, open space, and housing — and identify successes and challenges across the region. In 2021, the survey also looked at how COVID-19 affected residents’ transportation use and finances.
You may also want to speak to our subject matter experts, who have specialized knowledge in transportation, environment, regional economy, and other topics related to our work.
Contact Jennie Vana to connect with the right expert for your story.
Direct any media requests to Jennie Vana. Please include your deadline.
CMAP was created in 2005 through the Regional Planning Act to streamline, coordinate, and better integrate plans for land use and transportation among the region’s 284 communities. The act consolidated within CMAP the two agencies previously responsible for land use and transportation planning — the Chicago Area Transportation Study and the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission.
Yes, CMAP is a government agency. The agency’s policy committee is the federally designated metropolitan planning organization for northeastern Illinois as detailed in the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1962.
A metropolitan planning organization (MPO) is the policy board of an organization created and designated to carry out the metropolitan transportation planning process. MPOs are required by federal law for all urbanized areas with populations greater than 50,000.
Erin Aleman is CMAP’s executive director. Appointed in June 2019, Aleman is the first woman and first professional planner to lead the agency. Aleman has more than 15 years of experience with developing transportation and land use policies.
On this page, you’ll find information that may be useful when covering a story about the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) or our topic areas.
Please direct any media requests to Jennie Vana.
For the latest at CMAP:
CMAP has expertise in:
To connect with the right subject matter expert for your story, contact Jennie Vana. Please include your deadline.
The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) is northeastern Illinois' comprehensive planning organization. The agency and its partners developed and are implementing ON TO 2050, a long-range plan to help the seven counties and 284 communities of our region address transportation, equity, the environment, and other quality-of-life issues.
Erin Aleman is CMAP’s executive director. Appointed in June 2019, Aleman is the first woman and first professional planner to lead the agency. Aleman has more than 15 years of experience with developing transportation and land use policies. She began her career at CMAP before moving to the Illinois Department of Transportation, where she led the Office of Planning and Programming. In her current role, Aleman oversees an agency that employs more than 100 staff members who develop and implement recommendations in ON TO 2050.
Learn more about Erin.
The CMAP Board and Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Policy Committee share responsibilities defined in the Regional Planning Act and federal legislation.
Since its inception in October 2005, the CMAP Board has had balanced representation from across the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will. The Board is responsible for developing and adopting a funding and implementation strategy for an integrated land use and transportation planning process, and the development of an integrated comprehensive regional plan.
The MPO Policy Committee is the decision-making body for all regional transportation plans and programs for this area. The committee plans, develops, and maintains an affordable, safe, and efficient transportation system for the region, providing the forum through which local decision makers develop regional plans and programs.
Learn more about CMAP’s structure.
CMAP has close to 110 employees across five major divisions. Funding to support the work of the agency comes from the Unified Work Program, which supports transportation planning in northeastern Illinois, with metropolitan funds from the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration. Other funding sources include the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and grants from The MacArthur Foundation, Chicago Housing Authority, and Illinois Housing Development Authority.
Learn more about CMAP's work plan and budget.
CMAP was created in 2005 through the Regional Planning Act to streamline, coordinate, and better integrate plans for land use and transportation among the region’s 284 communities. The act consolidated within CMAP the two agencies previously responsible for land use and transportation planning — the Chicago Area Transportation Study and the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission.
Learn more about CMAP’s history.
The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) is the comprehensive planning organization for the northeastern Illinois counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will.
CMAP’s work spans three focus areas: transportation, climate, and regional economic competitiveness. The agency and its partners developed and are implementing ON TO 2050, a long-range, comprehensive plan for northeastern Illinois.
CMAP’s annual work plan and budget guides and describes the agency’s activities and desired outcomes for each fiscal year, which runs from July 1 to June 30. For the latest at CMAP, sign up for our weekly newsletter.
ON TO 2050 is a long-range plan to help the seven counties and 284 communities of northeastern Illinois implement strategies that address transportation, housing, economic development, open space, the environment, and other quality-of-life issues.
Learn more about the plan and view an executive summary.
Journalists commonly use our community data snapshots in their reporting. These snapshots summarize demographic, housing, employment, transportation, land use, revenue, and water data in northeastern Illinois' seven counties, 284 municipalities, and 77 Chicago neighborhoods.
We conduct an annual public opinion survey of northeastern Illinois. The findings reveal residents’ attitudes toward key quality-of-life issues — including transportation, open space, and housing — and identify successes and challenges across the region. In 2021, the survey also looked at how COVID-19 affected residents’ transportation use and finances.
You may also want to speak to our subject matter experts, who have specialized knowledge in transportation, environment, regional economy, and other topics related to our work.
Contact Jennie Vana to connect with the right expert for your story.
Direct any media requests to Jennie Vana. Please include your deadline.
CMAP was created in 2005 through the Regional Planning Act to streamline, coordinate, and better integrate plans for land use and transportation among the region’s 284 communities. The act consolidated within CMAP the two agencies previously responsible for land use and transportation planning — the Chicago Area Transportation Study and the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission.
Yes, CMAP is a government agency. The agency’s policy committee is the federally designated metropolitan planning organization for northeastern Illinois as detailed in the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1962.
A metropolitan planning organization (MPO) is the policy board of an organization created and designated to carry out the metropolitan transportation planning process. MPOs are required by federal law for all urbanized areas with populations greater than 50,000.
Erin Aleman is CMAP’s executive director. Appointed in June 2019, Aleman is the first woman and first professional planner to lead the agency. Aleman has more than 15 years of experience with developing transportation and land use policies.