FAQs
What is a corridor plan?
In general, corridor plans develop goals for improvements along a specific street, and propose projects to address these goals. This plan will develop goals related to transportation enhancements, roadway safety, walkability and multi-modal accessibility, as well as housing and economic development opportunities along the South LaGrange Road corridor.
Who is CMAP?
The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) is the regional planning agency for northeastern Illinois. CMAP serves seven counties, 284 municipalities, and over 1,200 units of government—the third largest metropolitan region in the United States. The agency was established in 2005 with the mission to plan comprehensively for economic prosperity and quality of life.
Most recently, CMAP and its partners developed and are now implementing ON TO 2050(External link), a new long-range plan to help the seven counties and 284 communities of northeastern Illinois implement strategies that address transportation, housing, economic development, open space, the environment, and other quality-of-life issues. To learn more about CMAP, visit www.cmap.llinois.gov.
What is the Technical Assistance (TA) Program?
With funding from a Sustainable Communities Regional Planning grant(External link) by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), CMAP initiated the Technical Assistance (TA) program in 2010. The program involves providing assistance to communities across the Chicago metropolitan region to undertake planning projects that advance the principles of ON TO 2050.
Since the program’s creation, CMAP has funded over 200 local planning projects(External link), helping to build local capacity, engage marginalized groups, empower local governments to develop solutions for difficult community challenges, make critical decisions, and connect local partners to implementing agencies and capital funding for infrastructure investments.
The TA program is currently funded by the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, HUD, Economic Development Administration, Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois Attorney General, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and Chicago Community Trust. For more information, see videos that give an overview of theLTA program(External link) and "Planning Locally for Livability(External link)."
When will the South LaGrange Corridor Plan be completed?