Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
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The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) is an agency that integrates land use planning and transportation planning for the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will in northeastern Illinois. CMAP and its partners aim to remove barriers to cooperation across geographical boundaries and subject areas such as land use, transportation, natural resources, housing, and economic development.
CMAP's goal is to coordinate the efforts of the multitude of local governmental agencies and supply them with the best technical assistance and analysis to improve land use and transportation decision-making for the region.
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[edit] History
Public Act 094-0510, signed by Governor Rod Blagojevich in the summer of 2005,[1] called for the merger of the Chicago Area Transportation Study (CATS) and the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission (NIPC). CATS was the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization for the Chicago region, responsible for regional transportation planning. NIPC was the comprehensive planning agency for the six county region. [2]
[edit] Responsibilities
The legislation that created CMAP gave the agency the task of integrating the previously separate topics of land use and transportation into one agency that would protect natural resources, improve mobility, and minimize traffic congestion in the seven-county region. Under SAFETEA-LU legislation, CMAP is responsible for creating a regional comprehensive plan by fall of 2010 that integrates land use, transportation, and economic development. This plan must be updated every four years, use visualization techniques, engage the general public, and include a separate Transportation Improvement Program document.[3]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Blei, Alex (2005). "New Regional Planning Board to Consolidate Existing Agencies, Coordinate Development, Transportation in Region". Campaign for Sensible Growth, Legislative Briefs.
- ^ Kendall County was not part of the NIPC jurisdiction, but now falls under CMAP's jurisdiction.
- ^ US DOT, FHWA. Fact Sheets on Highway Provisions. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
