CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AGENCY FOR PLANNING (CMAP)

CMAP'S GO TO 2040 comprehensive regional plan

Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)

Population in the seven counties of metropolitan Chicago is expected to reach nearly 11 million by 2040. To accommodate these 2.8 million new residents, our region has some urgent decisions to make in the very near future. Should rapid growth outward continue? Or should we consolidate housing and jobs where infrastructure already exists? Should we emphasize roads or transit — or invest in both? How can we reduce energy use while also strengthening our region’s economy?

Invent the Future Workshops

Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)

CMAP invites you to have your say at a GO TO 2040 Invent the Future workshop. With interactive software and keypad polling, attendees will express preferences about real-world choices that will shape the GO TO 2040 plan—and the future of our region.

To accomodate 2.8 million new residents expected by 2040, our region has some urgent decisions to make in the very near future. We can'ts solve everything at once, so it's all about trade-offs: [MORE]

Community Conversations

Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)

GO TO 2040's regional comprehensive planning campaign, scheduled for completion in 2010, seeks active citizen participation. CMAP seeks to better understand the everyday experiences of our region's residents by opening up these conversations on a local level. Community Conversations are being held in conjunction with partner organizations throughout the region. At these gatherings, we are asking residents about preferences for preserving and enhancing our region's high quality of life. [MORE]

GO TO 2040 Kiosk

Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)

How do you think we should plan for the future of northeastern Illinois? Visit the GO TO 2040 Kiosk located at the southeast corner of the Chase Promenade South and have your say! The kiosk is available for use during park hours, through October 30, 2009.  For  complete list of the 22 locations hosting the GO TO 2040 Kiosk, including Millennium, Union Station, the Chicago Architecture Foundation  click here. [MORE]

Community Design Workshops

Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)

During the spring of 2009, CMAP paired fourteen communities across the region with local architecture and design firms to translate how regional scenarios migh affect local communities. narios would affect particular sites within these communities might look in 2040 under different scenarios.
 
To view the results of this partnership, which created visualizations of three alternate scenarios--preserve, reinvest and innoviate--click on one of the community links below.   [MORE]

Thursday, January 21, 2010 4:00pm to 6:00pm

Burnham Goes To 2040

Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)

Please join us at the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) as we build on the momentum of the 2009 Burnham Plan Centennial to launch bold new plans for the region's future.
 
At this very special kick-off, you'll be the first to receive a copy of the CMAP's preferred Regional Scenario, the last major policy publication before the draft GO TO 2040 comprehensive seven-county plan itself is issued in June 2010. The preferred Regional Scenario will describe the policies upon which the detailed plan will be based. [MORE]

Wednesday, April 22, 2009 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Community Conversation "Go to 2040": Bringing Watersheds into our Region's Bold Plans & Big Dreams

Lake County Stormwater Management Commission

The Lake County Stormwater Management Commission hosts a CMAP “Community Conversations” workshop for the Go to 2040 Plan in Lake County with a strong focus on water resource conservation and bringing watershed action plan recommendations into the regional 2040 plan. [MORE]

Wednesday, October 1, 2008 7:00pm

Community Conversation: Downers Grove

Downers Grove Public Library

We strive to find ways to make our communities stronger and our residents more involved. This community conversation, co-hosted by Downers Grove Public Library and CMAP, will help the GOTO 2040 initiative identify issues, concerns and new ideas about the future of our region. [MORE]

Monday, November 17, 2008 1:30pm
Monday, November 17, 2008 7:00pm

Community Conversation: GO TO 2040

Elmhurst Public Library

We strive to find ways to make our communities stronger and our residents more involved. These "Community Conversations," co-hosted by the Elmhurst Public Library and CMAP, will help the GOTO 2040 initiative identify issues, concerns and new ideas about the future of our region. [MORE]

Thursday, June 4, 2009 7:00pm to 9:30pm

Community Conversation: Historic Preservation and a Sustainable Future:

Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple Restoration Foundation

As part of the Burnham Plan Centennial Celebration, UTRF and the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning team up with Landmarks Illinois, the Pleasant Home Foundation, the Village of Oak Park Historic Preservation Commission, and the Village of Oak Park Environment and Energy Commission to encourage active citizen participation in the development of GO TO 2040, Chicago’s first comprehensive, long-range regional plan.

Community Discussions: What's Next?

Chicago Public Library

Eleven Chicago Public Library locations will host community discussions featuring facilitators whose insights into the Plan of Chicago and related topics will bring added depth to the conversation. Using Carl Smith’s book, The Plan of Chicago: Daniel Burnham and the Remaking of the American City--the Fall 2009 selection for One Book, One Chicago--as a launching point, these programs will ask: How has the city been shaped by our needs these past one hundred years and how will it evolve in the next one hundred? What’s next? [MORE]

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 10:00am to 3:00pm

Sneak Preview: GO TO 2040 "Invent the Future" Workshop

Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)

At this event to kick off CMAP's "Invent the Future" phase of the GO TO 2040 regional planning campaign, you will be the first to experience interactive tools that will let residents create, share, and compare their future scenarios. In addition to workshops like this, the software will be available starting June 1 at www.goto2040.org and in kiosks at dozens of locations that include Millennium Park, Metra stations, libraries and festivals across the region. [MORE]

Saturday, November 8, 2008 10:00am to 11:30am

The GO TO 2040 Plan: Bold Innovations for a Better Chicago

Chicago Humanities Festival

How will metropolitan Chicago look by the year 2040— and how should it look? This Community Conversation, organized for  the 2008 Chicago Humanities Festival by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP), will focus on the role of commuter rail and potential regional high-speed rail service. [MORE]