Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)

In 2005, the Illinois General Assembly passed an act to establish the Regional Planning Board. One of the core recommendations from the Metropolis 2020 report, the Board would consolidate the functions of the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission (NIPC) and the Chicago Area Transportation Study (CATS).

Civic Consulting Alliance and our partners helped implement the act by leading the search for an executive director, defining a merger organization, and drafting by-laws. For the new organization, we:

• Helped create a brand (CMAP)
• Conducted an employee survey to help set priorities
• Facilitated the Board's strategic planning
• Drafted legislation defining CMAP's functions, governance, responsibilities, and funding.