Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning

Regional ADA Coordinators Group
2025-10-14 09:30 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Virtual
The seventh meeting of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning’s (CMAP) Regional ADA Coordinators Group.
Meeting details
We are excited to be joined by Manager and Senior Accessibility Consultant Robert Judd with global engineering and consulting firm Jensen Hughes for this meeting. Robert will provide a high-level overview of facility assessments as it pertains to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); he will review how to initiate and conduct a facility’s assessment, produce a custom ADA checklist, and create a grievance procedure. The presentation will be followed by time for Q&A.

Virtual meeting format — Zoom link provided upon registration
Register here

Accommodations:
If you require an accommodation in order to participate in this event, please contact Accessibility@cmap.illinois.gov by Tuesday, September 30, 2025.

Halloween Happenings at the Y (Berwyn)
2025-10-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Pav YMCA, 2947 Oak Park Avenue, Berwyn, IL, 60402, United States
Join CMAP and partners for indoor trick or treating, a photo booth, a spooky movie — and to learn about the Berwyn-Riverside Railroad Grade Crossing Study! The team will be at Pav YMCA’s Halloween Happenings at the Y to hear your thoughts on improvements to roads, bridges, road crossings, and more.

Berwyn-Riverside Railroad Grade Crossing Study engagement
2025-10-25 10:00 - 16:00 | Riverside Foods, 48 East Burlington Street, Riverside, IL, 60546, United States
Members of the Berwyn-Riverside Railroad Grade Crossing Study team will be at Riverside Foods to talk about the project and hear your thoughts on improvements to roads, bridges, road crossings, and more.

Midlothian Scarecrow Fest
2025-10-26 13:00 - 16:00 | Rain Ready Community Garden, 4010 149th Street, Midlothian, IL, 60445, United States
Meet the Midlothian Safety Action Plan team at the annual Scarecrow Festival! Learna bout the plan, get all your questions answered, and share your ideas about safe streets.

Climate Committee workshop
2025-10-30 13:00 - 14:30 | Remote
The Climate Committee serves as a resource on climate issues to CMAP’s committees, working groups, and staff.

State of the Region
2025-11-04 17:00 - 20:00 | Old Post Office, 433 W. Van Buren Street, Chicago, IL, 60607, United States
CMAP is hosting a first-of-its-kind State of the Region event on the evening of November 4th at the Old Post Office in Chicago! Join our government, civic, and business partners from across northeastern Illinois us as we celebrate CMAP’s 20th anniversary and the launch of The Century Plan, a vision for northeastern Illinois for 2060 and beyond. This interactive evening will be full of networking, connection, memorable entertainment, food and refreshments, and inspiration for the future.
Learn more and reserve your tickets!

STP Project Selection Committee meeting
2025-11-06 09:30 - 10:30 | CMAP Office, DuPage County Conference Room, 433 West Van Buren Street, Suite 450, Chicago, IL, 60607, United States
The Surface Transportation Program (STP) Project Selection Committee guides the development of the list of projects to be funded through the STP Shared Fund.

Transportation Technology and Operations Coalition meeting
2025-11-06 09:30 - 11:30 | Virtual
The Transportation Technology and Operations Coalition (TTOC) is a forum for transportation professionals to discuss a variety of topics. Check the agenda for call-in information. Agendas are posted on the TTOC page one week before the meeting.

CMAQ, CRP, & TAP Project Selection Committee meeting
2025-11-06 11:00 - 12:00 | CMAP Office, DuPage County Conference Room, 433 West Van Buren Street, Suite 450, Chicago, IL, 60607, United States
The CMAQ, CRP, & TAP Project Selection Committee guides the development of the list of projects to be funded through the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality, Carbon Reduction, and Transportation Alternatives programs.

CMAP Board meeting
2025-11-12 09:30 - 11:00 | CMAP Office, DuPage County Conference Room, 433 West Van Buren Street, Suite 450, Chicago, IL, 60607, United States
The Board provides operational oversight to CMAP.

Executive Committee meeting
2025-11-12 10:30 - 11:00, 2026-01-14 10:30 - 11:00 | Virtual meeting format, Zoom link provided upon registration
The Executive Committee performs certain activities on behalf of the CMAP Board.

Regional ADA Coordinators Group
2025-11-18 09:30 - 11:00 | Virtual
The eighth meeting of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning’s (CMAP) Regional ADA Coordinators Group.
Meeting details
This will be a joint meeting between the Regional ADA Coordinators Group and CMAP’s Regional Mobility Council.

Virtual meeting format — Zoom link provided upon registration
Register here

Accommodations:
If you require an accommodation in order to participate in this event, please contact Accessibility@cmap.illinois.gov by Tuesday, November 11, 2025.

UWP Committee meeting
2025-11-19 13:00 - 14:30 | CMAP Office, DuPage County Conference Room, 433 West Van Buren Street, Suite 450, Chicago, IL, 60607, United States
The Unified Work Program Committee develops a list of transportation projects for recommendation to the MPO Policy Committee and the CMAP Board.

Connect Franklin Park public information meeting
2025-11-19 16:30 - 18:30 | Franklin Park Police Station, 9451 W. Belmont Avenue, Franklin Park, IL, 60131, United States
The Village of Franklin Park along with the Federal Railroad Administration, Cook County, and the Illinois Commerce Commission, will host a public information meeting on Wednesday, November 19, for the Connect Franklin Park Project.
The project focuses on grade separation improvements in Franklin Park. The project will improve emergency access, increase sefety, and improve connectivity within Franklin Park. The meeting will be an open house format, and residents can come at any time during the meeting to learn about the project overview, objectives, and the project timeline.

Transportation Committee meeting
2025-11-21 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-12-19 09:30 - 11:30 | CMAP Office, Cook County Conference Room, 433 West Van Buren Street, Suite 450, Chicago, IL, 60607, United States
The Transportation Committee serves as a resource on transportation issues to CMAP’s committees, working groups, and staff.

Cancelled - STP Project Selection Committee meeting
2025-12-04 09:30 - 10:30 | CMAP Office, Cook County Conference Room, 433 West Van Buren Street, Suite 450, Chicago, IL, 60607, United States

Regional Economy Committee workshop
2025-12-04 09:30 - 10:30 | Virtual
The Regional Economy Committee serves as a resource on economy issues to CMAP’s committees, working groups, and staff.

Cancelled - CMAQ, CRP, & TAP Project Selection Committee meeting
2025-12-04 11:00 - 12:00 | CMAP Office, DuPage County Conference Room, 433 West Van Buren Street, Suite 450, Chicago, IL, 60607, United States

U.S. Route 6 Project Study Public Meeting
2025-12-04 16:00 - 19:00 | Joliet Junior College, 1215 Houbolt Road, Joliet, IL, 60431, United States
The Will County Division of Transportation along with their partners, the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Village of Channahon, and the City of Joliet, have initiated a preliminary engineering and environmental study (Phase I) of U.S. 6 from the I‑55 East Frontage Road to Terminal Court in Joliet and Channahon, Will County.
The purpose of this public meeting is to:

Present and initiate the project study
Discuss safety and traffic information
Get public input on transportation needs

Where: Joliet Junior College Main Campus Auditorium rooms 1022 & 1024

Public hearing: Grand Avenue at Metra/Canadian Pacific Railroad Phase I Preliminary Engineering Study
2025-12-10 16:00 - 19:00 | Elmwood Park Parks and Recreation Center Gymnasium, 2 W. Conti Parkway, Elmwood Park, IL, 60707, United States
The Village of Elmwood Park is holding the final public meeting for phase I of the preliminary engineering study to improve Grand Avenue at the Metra/Canadian Pacific Railroad. The purpose of this meeting is to present the preferred alternative and the construction timeline as well as obtain public input. Exhibits will be on display, and an audio-visual presentation will be shown continuously during the hearing. Project team members will be present to discuss the project and answer questions. Attendees can stop in at any time during the hearing to learn about project.

Woodstock public input meeting
2025-12-10 17:30 - 19:00 | Stage Left, 125 W. Van Buren Street, Woodstock, 60098, United States
Woodstock is studying how sidewalks, crosswalks, and pathways serve residents and visitors, particularly people with disabilities. The goal is to create streets where everyone can safely navigate their community.
The next step for public input on this plan is a drop-in meeting on Wednesday, December 10, at Stage Left (next to the Woodstock Opera House) from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is to gather additional public input on the plan’s recommendations and priority routes for addressing accessibility. This helps refine the recommendations of the plan, which is scheduled for adoption by the City Council on February 3, 2026.
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Woodstock está estudiando cómo las banquetas, los cruces peatonales y las vías peatonales sirven a los residentes y visitantes, en particular a las personas con discapacidades.
El objetivo es crear calles en las que todos puedan desplazarse de forma segura por su comunidad. El siguiente paso para la participación pública en este plan será una reunión abierta el miércoles 10 de diciembre, en la Stage Left, de 5:30 a 7:00 p.m. El propósito de esta reunión es recopilar comentarios adicionales del público sobre las recomendaciones del plan y las rutas prioritarias para mejorar la accesibilidad. Esta información ayudará a refinar las recomendaciones del plan, el cual está programado para ser adoptado por el Concejo Municipal el 3 de febrero de 2026.

Elgin public input meeting
2025-12-11 17:30 - 19:00 | The Centre of Elgin, 100 Symphony Way, Elgin, IL, 60120, United States
The City of Elgin is evaluating how sidewalks, crosswalks, and pathways serve residents and visitors — especially individuals with disabilities. The goal is to create accessible streets and sidewalks that allow everyone to move through the community safely and comfortably. To get there, Elgin and CMAP are creating a plan that fulfills the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Drop in to this public meeting to provide input on priority routes and recommendations.

Office hours: Funding transportation safety improvements - DuPage County
2025-12-19 13:00 - 14:00
Join us for a live office hours session on the topic of funding traffic safety improvements in DuPage County. This serves as a follow-up to a pre-recorded webinar: Funding Traffic Safety Improvements.
The webinar focuses on DuPage County and promotes improvements consistent with the DuPage County Safety Action Plan. There also will be general funding guidance that is relevant to jurisdictions in other counties with a county safety action plan.
After viewing the webinar, we invite transportation professionals, planners, local government staff, and other relevant professionals to submit questions before the event to Alex Gomex (agomez@cmap.illinois.gov) or bring their questions to ask live. The office hours will be attended by CMAP and DuPage County Department of Transportation staff, as well as the consultant team from TYLin.
The recorded webinar, the presentation slide deck, and a recording of the office hours after the event will be shared as reference material.

MPO Policy Committee meeting
2026-01-08 09:30 - 11:30 | CMAP Office, Cook County Conference Room, 433 West Van Buren Street, Suite 450, Chicago, IL, 60607, United States
The Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Policy Committee is the decision-making body for all regional transportation plans and programs in northeastern Illinois.

Council of Mayors Executive Committee meeting
2026-01-13 09:30 - 11:00 | CMAP Office, Cook County Conference Room, 433 West Van Buren Street, Suite 450, Chicago, IL, 60607, United States
The Council of Mayors Executive Committee serves as a municipal advisory body to CMAP and makes recommendations on transportation funding decisions.

CMAP Board meeting
2026-01-14 09:30 - 11:30 | CMAP Office, Cook County Conference Room, 433 West Van Buren Street, Suite 450, Chicago, IL, 60607, United States

Canceled - Regional Economy Committee workshop
2026-01-22 09:30 - 10:30 | Virtual

CMAP open house for consultants
2026-02-04 13:00 - 16:00 | CMAP Office, Cook County Conference Room, 433 West Van Buren Street, Suite 450, Chicago, IL, 60607, United States
Prospective and current consultants are invited to join the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) for an in-person open house focused on the agency’s upcoming work. This is an excellent opportunity for informal discussions, as well as questions about the agency’s numerous focus areas and anticipated consultant needs.

CMAP staff members will provide an overview of the agency’s work and highlight areas of consultant support tied to future partnership opportunities, including work planned for fiscal year 2027 and beyond.

Consultant open house details
Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Time: 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Location: CMAP Office, Cook County Conference Room, 433 W Van Buren, Suite 450, Chicago, IL 60607

During the open house, attendees will have the opportunity to hear directly from CMAP team members about upcoming programs of work, including:

Bike and pedestrian plans
Capital improvement plans
Market and demographic analyses
Planning and technical assistance projects
Planning renderings, illustrations, drawings, and graphic design
Public finance and transportation funding analyses
Public right-of-way Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) transition plans
Safety action plans
Stakeholder and community engagement
Subarea, corridor, neighborhood, downtown, and site plans
Transportation plans, including arterial corridor studies
Travel activity data capture and processing
Water quality modeling

Please RSVP by Friday, January 30.
Questions about the open house? Contact Stephen Ostrander at sostrander@cmap.illinois.gov.

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