Indicators: Population and jobs with at least moderately high transit availability

On October 12, 2022, the CMAP Board approved an update to the ON TO 2050 long-range plan, including an updated indicators appendix.

This indicator will report the percentage of population and jobs with at least moderately high transit availability. This is based on a CMAP-created index that considers multiple factors: proximity to transit stops, frequency of service, destinations reachable without a transfer, and walkability. For a specific area, this index is intended to measure the relative level of access residents and workers have to the transit system, regardless of their actual choice of mode.

Targets

The proposed transit availability targets (below) could be reached if many regionally significant projects were completed, along with policies to encourage infill development and improvements to walkability around transit stations.

2025: At least 58 percent of jobs and 54 percent of population with moderately high or high transit availability

2050: At least 65 percent of jobs and 58 percent of population with moderately high or high transit availability

Indicator

Population and jobs with at least moderately high transit availability

Key

•   Actual (jobs)
•   Target (jobs)
•   Actual (population)
•   Target (population)

Source

Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning.

See Indicators Appendix for methodology

GO TO 2040 context

This indicator was based on the “Population and Jobs with at Least Moderate Access to Transit” indicator from the GO TO 2040 plan update. Refocusing the indicator to only include the areas with moderately high or high transit availability — where transit provides a viable alternative to driving for a large proportion of trips and which tend to be more compact and walkable — better reflects the goals of ON TO 2050.