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Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning CMAP is the regional planning agency for the 7 counties and 284 communities of northeastern Illinois.

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CMAP seeks a human resources professional who will support recruitment, onboarding, intern program coordination and more...
10/21/2026

CMAP seeks a human resources professional who will support recruitment, onboarding, intern program coordination and more.

We are a human resources generalist. The ideal candidate is proactive, collaborative, and committed to supporting a mission-driven public sector organization.

➤Apply now: https://cmap.is/HRgeneralist

What does it take to make our region's transportation system safer?Welcome to , where we highlight one of our current p...
10/21/2026

What does it take to make our region's transportation system safer?

Welcome to , where we highlight one of our current projects and share what we’re doing in our region. Today, we’re looking at how CMAP is advancing a Safe Systems approach across northeastern Illinois.

A Safe Systems approach recognizes that people make mistakes. Instead of assuming crashes always can be prevented, it asks how we can design a transportation system where those mistakes don’t result in serious injuries or deaths.

CMAP and county partners have committed to a goal of eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries across the region.

➤Learn more about Safe Travel for All: https://engage.cmap.illinois.gov/hub-page/safetravelforall

We’re taking a big step into the future! Exciting news at CMAP: The Technology, Data, and Applications (TDA) division ha...
10/20/2026

We’re taking a big step into the future! Exciting news at CMAP: The Technology, Data, and Applications (TDA) division has officially launched.

Led by CMAP Deputy of Data Craig Hamill, the TDA division brings together technology, data, geospatial, analytics, and end-to-end problem solving to strengthen how we manage information, deliver digital products, and support the agency’s work. Our IT team will move under the TDA as well. And a new GIS architect soon will join the team.

Meet the TDA team:
⭐ Sean Connelly, geospatial data engineer
⭐ Agata Dryla-Gaca, data product manager
⭐ Nicholas Ferguson, data architect
⭐ Alexis McAdams, geospatial data engineer
⭐ Sam Pavlekovsky, analytics/BI lead
⭐ Milo Shapey, solutions engineer

Next week: Join us at Bureau Gravity in Aurora on Wednesday, October 28, for a conversation on the future of housing.Pop...
10/19/2026

Next week: Join us at Bureau Gravity in Aurora on Wednesday, October 28, for a conversation on the future of housing.

Population shifts in the region are changing the kind of housing people need. The solution isn't just more housing, it's the right housing, in the right places, at the right prices — for residents of all ages.

We’ll hear from Rodney Harrell, PhD, VP of Family, Home and Community at AARP, and Lydia Lo, Senior Research Associate at the Urban Institute as part of this Catalyst Series event shaping , a long-term vision for northeastern Illinois. Stick around for refreshments afterward too!

➤Register today: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/built-for-opportunity-rethinking-housing-for-the-next-century-tickets-2002158512006?aff=oddtdtcreator

10/16/2026

What are the challenges facing northeastern Illinois that could drastically shape our future and need regional-scale coordination?

The Century Plan Preview — released this week —details the emerging direction of the region’s next long-range vision, focusing on five Grand Challenges where regional action will matter most. These are the issues too big for any one community or organization to solve alone.

The Century Plan is a roadmap to guide regional alignment around what matters most and how we take action together to secure the future we want. It is also an invitation to think big and make bold plans for our region’s future.

We invite you to join the conversation — help test these ideas, deepen our shared understanding, and begin building the partnerships we’ll need to act, together.

➤Learn more: https://cmap.illinois.gov/news-updates/the-century-plan-grand-challenges-focusing-where-regional-action-matters-most/

10/15/2026

Years of research, collaboration, and public engagement has led to this moment: One shared vision for northeastern Illinois' transportation future.

The CMAP Board and MPO Policy Committee jointly adopted the 2026 Regional Transportation Plan unanimously, setting the region's transportation priorities through 2050.

With 136 fiscally constrained Regional Capital Projects representing more than $80 billion in project costs — part of a larger half trillion dollar operations and maintenance spending package — the RTP provides a framework for strategic investments in roads, transit, freight, accessibility, and walking and biking.

The plan is adopted. The work continues.

➤Explore the RTP: https://cmap.is/RTP

Today’s joint CMAP Board and MPO Policy Committee meeting marked significant milestones for two of the region’s initiati...
10/14/2026

Today’s joint CMAP Board and MPO Policy Committee meeting marked significant milestones for two of the region’s initiatives — the Regional Transportation Plan and The Century Plan — both grounded in collaboration and regional-scale solutions.

With the unanimous adoption of the Regional Transportation Plan, northeastern Illinois has set a vision for strategic investments in roads, transit, freight, accessibility, and walking and biking through 2050. This reflects years of research, collaboration, and public engagement — thank you to our partners and residents across the region who helped shape this plan.

➤Explore the RTP: cmap.is/rtp

CMAP is also leading development of The Century Plan — a long-term vision to guide regional alignment around what matters most and how we take action together to secure the future we want.

The Plan Preview, released today, focuses the next stage of developing The Century Plan around five Grand Challenges — issues that have the potential to drastically change northeastern Illinois and are too big for any community or organization to address on their own.

➤Learn more and join the conversation: https://cmap.illinois.gov/regional-plan/century-plan/

The CMAP Board and MPO Policy Committee recognized U.S. Senator Dick Durbin at their meeting today, thanking him for his...
10/14/2026

The CMAP Board and MPO Policy Committee recognized U.S. Senator Dick Durbin at their meeting today, thanking him for his four decades of service in Congress. Senator Durbin will retire at the end of his term.

The senator shared guidance, insights and stories in a conversation with Illinois Department of Transportation Secretary Gia Biagi, CMAP Board Chair/Palos Hills Mayor Gerald Bennett, and CMAP Executive Director Erin Aleman.

He credits an internship with a senator from Illinois in his senior year of college for igniting his passion for public service and helping people. He said over the years, he's had more than 3,000 interns and joked, "they're everywhere." In fact, several of them happened to be in the room today (and joined in the group photo).

Durbin’s career is marked by landmark legislation advancing reforms across immigration, criminal justice, healthcare, consumer protections, and more. He has also been an instrumental leader to strengthen Illinois' transportation infrastructure and catalyze economic growth in northeastern Illinois and across the state.

CMAP will rename its main meeting room at the Old Post Office in his honor.

Join today's CMAP Board joint meeting with the MPO Policy Committee from 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM. Agenda and details on Legis...
10/14/2026

Join today's CMAP Board joint meeting with the MPO Policy Committee from 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM.

Agenda and details on Legistar:

10/13/2026

How can conservation support regional competitiveness?

⭐Leaders from diverse sectors are coming together to shape The Century Plan, a long-term vision for a better, stronger future for northeastern Illinois.

🌳Conservation experts joined a panel discussion at CMAP's last Board meeting, to talk about how our region’s natural assets boost economic development.

👉Hear from Dr. Mimi Cowan (Field Museum), Elizabeth Kessler (McHenry County Conservation District), Emily Reusswig (Openlands), and Dr. Murphy Westwood (Morton Arboretum). Field Museum McHenry County Conservation District Openlands

➤Hear the entire conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzIhg7u_nro&t=2545s

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