The region’s transportation system is facing significant challenges, including decades of underinvestment and declining revenues. ON TO 2050 estimates that the cost of operating and maintaining the transportation system in its current state of disrepair will exceed the funds expected…
The transportation system in northeastern Illinois — a vast multimodal system of roads, bridges, transit, railroads, airports, waterways, and ports — has historically been and continues to be a strategic advantage for the region. This system is essential to our…
ON TO 2050 calls on the Chicago region to take bold steps toward a well-integrated, multimodal transportation system that seamlessly moves people and goods. A reliable and accessible transit system plays a central role in realizing that goal. Metropolitan Chicago’s…
By keeping people and goods moving, our transportation system supports the economic vitality and quality of life of northeastern Illinois. But the region has fallen behind in making critical transportation infrastructure investments to maintain and modernize the system. Traditional transportation…
Inclusive economic growth is key to promoting the region’s competitiveness and increasing prosperity for all residents. New research illustrates a relationship between economic inequality and regional economic prosperity. Decreasing economic inequality produces longer and stronger periods of regional economic growth….
The regional transportation system’s primary role is to connect residents and businesses to opportunities, which plays a crucial role in promoting inclusive economic growth. Longer commute times decrease the productivity of workers and hinder their ability to connect to available…
Transportation infrastructure, access to employment, and socioeconomic factors each affect the daily commute patterns of the region’s residents. For residents of economically disconnected areas (EDAs) — parts of the region with concentrated low incomes, limited English proficiency residents, and/or minority…
Walkable communities – places with a variety of businesses, transportation, and community assets in easy walking distance – can improve quality of life, drive down transportation costs, encourage healthier lifestyles, reduce emissions, and foster a more economically and environmentally sustainable…
As our region’s federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) is required to release an updated financial plan for transportation as part of its quadrennial comprehensive plan that shows there are enough funds — from…
Municipalities across northeastern Illinois are responsible for more than 20,000 miles of roadway, accounting for nearly 70 percent of regionwide mileage. The region’s transportation infrastructure is key to economic prosperity. Residents and businesses must be able to rely on the…