Leading up to ON TO 2050’s adoption, CMAP staff produced snapshot reports, strategy papers, and other reports describing regional trends and conditions, developing policy direction on new topics, and previewing the plan’s principles and direction. Plan development materials Find information and links to learn more about ON TO 2050’s development process through completed materials. Snapshot reports ON TO 2050 snapshot reports are brief, data-driven summaries of regional trends and current conditions. Find data for the snapshots on the CMAP Data Hub. Demographics: Planning for a diverse region Freight System: Leading the way Infill and Transit Oriented Development: Exploring regional development Natural Resources: Protecting our region’s assets Regional Economy and Clusters: Building our strengths Transit Trends: Exploring transit use and investment Travel Trends: Understanding how our region moves Strategy papers and other reports Strategy papers develop the agency’s direction on new topics or explore refinements to existing GO TO 2040 recommendations. Climate Resilience Energy Expanding Housing Choice Health Equity Highway Operations Highway System Performance Trends Human Capital Strategy Memo Inclusive Growth Innovative Capacity Strategy Memo Integrating Green Infrastructure Lands in Transition Local Food Municipal Capacity Non-motorized Transportation Placemaking Regional Economic Development Strategy Memo Regional Strategic Freight Direction Reinvestment and Infill Stormwater and Flooding Transit Modernization Transit Ridership Growth Study Transportation System Funding Concepts Transportation Technology Tax Policies and Land Use Trends Water Resources Traffic Safety Transportation Asset Management Recommendations Memo Emerging Priorities Report Following the initial research and engagement phase of the plan’s development that began in February 2016, CMAP issued an Emerging Priorities Report that was adopted in October 2016. ON TO 2050 Plan Preview Report The ON TO 2050 Plan Preview Report was adopted in October 2017 following public comment and engagement the prior summer. The report organizes strategic recommendations across three overarching principles: resilience, inclusive growth, and prioritized investment. Draft ON TO 2050 Plan During the public comment period, CMAP received over 900 comments on the draft plan. Thank you to everyone who submitted comments, contributed feedback, and shared the draft plan during the public comment period. Draft ON TO 2050 Plan HACIA EL AÑO 2050 versión abreviada borrador para comentario público Brochures Climate Resilience Demographics Economic Clusters and Trends Freight Systems Green Infrastructure Highway Operations Housing Supply and Affordability Inclusive Growth Lands in Transition Reinvestment, Infill, and Transit-oriented Development Tax Policies and Land Use Trends Transit Modernization Transportation System Funding El folleto de descripción general del plan ON TO 2050 Engagement The ON TO 2050 Public Engagement Summary details CMAP’s extensive activities to engage the public during the development of ON TO 2050. Phase 1: Big Ideas ON TO 2050 public engagement officially began with a launch event in February 2016. From March through August 2016, CMAP staff and stakeholder groups held more than 100 workshops and participated in forums and related events across the region, engaging more than 3,000 individuals from the private sector, transportation agencies, educational institutions, municipalities, counties, community groups, and nonprofit and philanthropic organizations. The public comments received in this first phase of public engagement for the ON TO 2050 plan were included in an appendix to the Emerging Priorities Report. Phase 2: Alternative Futures Read a summary of the Alternative Futures engagement phase (April-August 2017), during which CMAP connected with more than 2,500 residents in 127 workshops and five topical forums, with another 61,000 providing input via interactive kiosks. Capping off these activities was a speech to the City Club of Chicago by then CMAP executive director Joe Szabo. Alternative Futures Forum Series Doing More with Less in 2050 Harnessing Technology for Future Mobility Where We’ll Live in 2050 Thriving in a Changing Climate Big Ideas Forums (2016-17) Reimagine Our Region for 2050 Have we reached peak driving? Planning for future travel in the Chicago region | Video Designing the Future: Gen X and Millennials in 2050 Development at the Edge: The Future of Regional Urbanization | Program Closer to Home: Creating a Balanced Regional Housing Supply by 2050 | Program Phase 3: Draft ON TO 2050 plan During this phase, CMAP held eleven Open Houses and one Public Hearing, as well as continuing conversations with the agency’s partners. The open houses also offered public review of the draft 2019-24 Transportation Improvement Program and air quality conformity analysis of proposed transportation projects. Over 200 residents attended the regional open houses, which preceded a public hearing for the draft ON TO 2050 plan in CMAP’s offices at the end of July. The Public Comment Summary Appendix compiles each comment received on the draft plan during the June 15 – August 14, 2018 public comment period. A separate response log summarizes the comments, and details staff responses and changes to the ON TO 2050 plan for each comment. Materials Plan development materials ON TO 2050 plan Download the executive summaryOpen Download the executive summary in a new tab Download the full reportOpen Download the full report in a new tab CMAP Update Newsletter sign-up Opens in a modal