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The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) is shepherding thedevelopment of the 2026 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) for northeastern Illinois. Currently embedded in ON TO 2050, the RTPserves as the long-term blueprint for our region’s transportation systemguiding decision-making and infrastructure investments for the next two decades. The RTP is developed in collaboration with local leaders, transportation agencies, community organizations, and the public.It is informed by research, technical analysis, policy development, and community outreach. It aims to answer three key questions: What is the transportation system the region wants? What are the challenges and opportunities to get there? And how will the region implement the system it wants?
Theplanultimately reflects consensus on how the region will manage, operate, and achieve goals for a multimodal transportation system — including transit, highway, freight, bicycle, pedestrian, and accessible transportation. The plan’s approval is targeted for fall 2026.
The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) is shepherding thedevelopment of the 2026 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) for northeastern Illinois. Currently embedded in ON TO 2050, the RTPserves as the long-term blueprint for our region’s transportation systemguiding decision-making and infrastructure investments for the next two decades. The RTP is developed in collaboration with local leaders, transportation agencies, community organizations, and the public.It is informed by research, technical analysis, policy development, and community outreach. It aims to answer three key questions: What is the transportation system the region wants? What are the challenges and opportunities to get there? And how will the region implement the system it wants?
Theplanultimately reflects consensus on how the region will manage, operate, and achieve goals for a multimodal transportation system — including transit, highway, freight, bicycle, pedestrian, and accessible transportation. The plan’s approval is targeted for fall 2026.
