More 2040 planning stuff.

The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning is coming up with a plan for how our region should look in the year 2040. They have a lot of interactive stuff going on:

*In case you missed my post the other day, be sure to click here and take the survey that allows you to voice your opinion on our how region should evolve! Anyone living in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, McHenry, Lake, or Will Counties should take it.

*The bicycle planning strategy paper is online. Click here to read it. Registered readers can leave comments answering questions such as, “Do you think that encouraging bicycling in your community would increase the use of transit? What facilities or programs would be needed to accomplish this?”

*Click here to read stories people have written about their communities, or to submit one of your own. This is a great way to share with others why you love where you live, or how you ended up in this place.

*They have a blog! Yes! If you care about the future of Chicagoland, grab the RSS feed and start reading and commenting like crazy! It’s another way to get your voice heard.

*We missed out on the Northeastern Illinois photo contest! Click here to see the winners. Out of 19 winning photos, 3 were from Aurora, 2 from Schaumburg, and 1 from Naperville. Elgin was asleep in this contest! Oh well. When they start the 2060 planning, we’ll blow everyone away!

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How do you want our region to look in 2040?

That is what the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) wants to know. If you live in any of the Chicagoland counties (Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, Will) then I highly suggest you click here to take part in their “Go to 2040″ survey. This is a quick & easy way to get involved in the planning process and shape the way our region evolves.

UPDATE: Note that on their scale, 1 is the most important and 5 is the least important–the opposite of many surveys where a higher number means something is more important to you.

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