The GO TO 2040 comprehensive regional plan will be based on a diverse and coordinated set of strategies to address projected population growth of more than 2 million new residents over the next thirty years. The plan is rapidly nearing completion, and its implementation will begin in October 2010. The plan will address transportation, housing, economic development, open space, the environment, and other quality-of-life issues. The region has important decisions to make, and the need for action is immediate. As a region, we must seize this moment. With its GO TO 2040 plan, CMAP is prepared to lead with your support and involvement.
This summer will be the final opportunity for you to weigh in on the draft plan.
Between June 11 and August 6, 2010, CMAP will be holding ten open houses across the region to present the draft GO TO 2040 plan. Join us to hear about GO TO 2040’s major policy recommendations. This will be your chance to take a critical look at the draft GO TO 2040 plan and provide input.
The GO TO 2040 plan began in 2007 with the development of the GO TO 2040 Regional Vision. This vision set the stage for the planning process, describing how the region should look in 2040. Last summer, residents across the region told us what trade-offs they would be willing to make to support a better 2040 at public workshops, fairs and festivals, online, and at interactive kiosks. You can see the results of our public engagement outreach from summer 2009 in a new CMAP report on the Invent the Future phase , which helped inform the GO TO 2040 Regional Scenario. Take a look at our Planning Process to see how far the GO TO 2040 Plan has come over the years.
June 15, 2010, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
DuPage County
DuPage County Government Center Auditorium
421 N. County Farm Rd.
Wheaton, IL 60187
June 22, 2010, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Lake County
Lake County Central Permit Facility
Main Conference Room, 2nd Floor
500 W. Winchester Road
Libertyville, IL 60048
June 23, 2010, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Will County
Will County Office Building
County Board Room, 2nd Floor
302 N Chicago Street
Joliet, IL 60432
June 29, 2010, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Kendall County
Kendall County Health Department
811 W. John Street
Yorkville, IL 60560
July 13, 2010, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
McHenry County
Woodstock Public Library
414 W. Judd St.
Woodstock, IL 60098
July 20, 2010, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
West Central Cook
Cicero Community Center
2250 South 49th Avenue
Cicero, IL 60804
July 21, 2010, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Kane County
Kane County Government Center
719 So. Batavia Avenue
Geneva, IL 60134
July 27, 2010, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
South West and South Cook
Moraine Valley Community College
Fogelson Theater
9000 W. College Parkway
Palos Hills, IL 60465
July 29, 2010, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
North West/North Central Cook
Arlington Heights Public Library
500 North Dunton Avenue
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
August 3, 2010, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Chicago/Cook
CMAP Offices
Cook County Room
233 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 800
Chicago, IL 60606
If you can’t attend an open house you can view and listen to the plan priorities by downloading the GO TO 2040 draft plan overview presentation (98.4 MB PPT). You can also download a PDF of the GO TO 2040 draft plan overview presentation without sound (3.4 MB PDF). You can also download a version of the presentation with sound (100 MB PPT zipped file).
Want GO TO 2040 to come to you? If you are a member of an organization interested in learning about the goals of GO TO 2040, we’d be happy to come out to your organization and talk about how you can be involved in the implementation process and what GO TO 2040 means for you. This is not CMAP’s plan, but the region’s, and we all must work together to make this a success. Contact Erin Aleman at 312-386-8816 or ealeman@cmap.illinois.gov.
There are many ways to stay involved! Be sure to visit our Idea Zone pages for the latest opportunities to participate, which include commenting on our strategies for implementing the 2040 regional vision.
- Become a GO TO 2040 partner and get the inside scoop on all the latest happenings around the region.
Keep an eye out in the
Idea Zone for our Strategy Paper icon
when new papers are available.
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for the latest publications.
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