Proposed legislation calling for transit reform, which includes elements from the Plan of Action for Regional Transportation (PART), was filed this week. The Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act includes reforms to transit governance, organizational structure, funding, and more. In 2023, the…
The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) released a conformity amendment to the FFY 2024-28 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). This amendment is open for public comment, from Friday, April 19, to Tuesday, May 21. Conformity analysis is part of the…
The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) released a conformity amendment to the Fiscal Financial Year 2024-28 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). Conformity analysis is part of the transportation modeling process that evaluates the air quality impact of projects in the…
The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) is working with the 7 counties, 284 communities and 77 Chicago neighborhoods in northeastern Illinois to improve air quality by reducing carbon emissions. CMAP’s newly updated inventory shows that between 2010 and 2019,…
Human-generated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are the primary driver of climate change. ON TO 2050, the region’s long-range plan, sets a goal to reduce emissions by 80 percent by 2050. To do that, we need to understand GHG emissions in northeastern Illinois,…
The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) kicked off today a collaborative planning initiative to make electric vehicles and charging stations more accessible and equitable to use in northeastern Illinois. CMAP hosted more than 30 individuals from government agencies, community…
The coronavirus pandemic has radically altered our lives. However, some of the recent changes may help to mitigate causes of climate change: fewer miles being driven by cars and trucks, less time spent idling on congested roads, and reduced pollution…