To plan a prosperous future for our region, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) has launched GO TO 2040, metropolitan Chicago's first truly comprehensive planning campaign. The plan will guide growth for Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will Counties for the rest of this century. In addition to land use and transportation, GO TO 2040 also addresses the full range of quality-of-life issues, including the natural environment, economic development, housing, and human services such as education, health care and other social services. 
GO TO 2040's tag line "Imagine That . . ." invites residents across the region to help fill in the blank:
Imagine that . . . you’ll work very near where you live.
Imagine that . . . you’ll spend less time and money getting from place to place.
Imagine that . . . our region will lead the world in developing and using green technologies.
Imagine that . . . your children and grandchildren will learn in excellent schools.
Imagine that . . . you’ll have plentiful and clean water for drinking and recreation.
Imagine that . . . you’ll feel safe no matter where you live or visit in the region.
Imagine that . . . you’ll have access to world-class parks and nature preserves.
Imagine that . . . our region can achieve and sustain unsurpassed prosperity for the generations to come.
Take our survey and describe what you imagine for 2040. What aspects of our community do you want to preserve? What aspects do you want to change? Let your voice be heard, and together let's GO TO 2040. Imagine that!
Through GO TO 2040, CMAP has defined a Regional Vision (3.2MB PDF) based on detailed input from stakeholders and other residents across the region's seven counties. Approved by the CMAP Board on June 11, 2008, that vision now forms the basis of the GO TO 2040 planning process (147 KB PDF), which extends through the plan's implementation starting in Fall 2010. For more about the process, click on the image below to read the GO TO 2040 Planning Process brochure (4.2MB PDF). 