GO TO 2040 Strategy Papers

The following planning strategies were researched during the development of the GO TO 2040 regional comprehensive plan. Most of these have been recommended for implementation by past plans; others, such as infrastructure privatization, have arisen as major issues recently.

CMAP and the Chicago Community Trust collaborated on nine human and community development strategy papers. These topics, while highly relevant to regional planning, often fall outside the purview of a regional planning agency.  In an effort to support the GO TO 2040 comprehensive planning effort, The Trust commissioned local experts in each topic to form advisory committees to assist in the development of these strategy papers.  More information about these papers, including lead agency information and names of advisory committee members for each topic are included in both the summaries and full reports. Read more about the collaboration.

Each link opens a summary of the paper and has links to the interactive report, where available, PDF documents, and related information. 

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Photo by muledriver from our Explore Northeastern Illinois Flickr Pool	Environment Conservation design Parks and Open Lands Waste disposal Stormwater Best Management Practices Wastewater Climate Change Ecosystem restoration Regional Energy  Water supply  Waterway management
CMAP Library	Transportation Bicycling Arterial operations – pavement and access mgt.  Public transportation Car-sharing Context sensitivity Pricing and managed facilities Arterial operations – roundabouts Interregional transportation Public-private partnerships Transportation demand management Alternative Fuels Transportation security / incident management
CMAP Library	Housing Housing Preservation  Inclusionary zoning Regulatory barriers
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