a coalition of people working to make biking, walking and transit safe and easy options for getting around the Chicago area

Basic information regarding the city of Chicago's transportation systems.

CMAP is the comprehensive regional planning agency for metropolitan Chicago. Among other activities, CMAP prepares estimates of future traffic patterns at a variety of scales in support of regional transportation planning and capital programming activities. These projections are supported by a substantial regional travel demand modeling system and a large-scale travel survey program.

Includes information on Greater Chicago Metropolitan Area

The RTA oversees financial oversight, funding, and regional transit planning for the region’s transit operators or Service Boards: the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Metra and Pace Suburban Bus and Pace Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Paratransit.

An assessment of the city's red light program, published by Northwestern University's Transportation Center in 2017.

From the City of Chicago, more information on the city's red light camera enforcement program, including a list of current red light camera intersections.

CMAP is developing the region's next comprehensive plan, ON TO 2050, scheduled for adoption in October 2018. As with GO TO 2040, this is a highly transparent and collaborative effort involving partners and stakeholders from across the seven counties and 284 communities of northeastern Illinois. This page includes information and links to learn more about ON TO 2050's development process through materials that are complete, underway, or scheduled.

A public/private partnership designed to improve passenger rail service, reduce motorist delay, ease traffic congestion and provide many benefits to the Chicago area.

A Midwest advocacy group working to bring high-speed rail to the United States.

A 2017 snapshot report on transit trends in the Chicago area, from CMAP.

Information on Midway and O'Hare International Airports

The most recent Chicago bike map, plus an archive of Chicago bike maps dating back to 2013. From the Chicago Department of Transportation.

Information on the city's official bike share system, including a System Map.

Information from the Intermodal Association of Chicago includes a map of intermodal rail terminals, equipment depots, and drayage trucking servicers.

Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning - ON TO 2050 Snapshot

CDOT is responsible for more than 300 bridge and viaduct structures, including 37 operable movable bridges along the Chicago and Calumet rivers. Additionally, CDOT has jurisdiction over the Lake Michigan harbors, the Chicago River, the Calumet River and any of its tributaries. CDOT also maintains and monitors the series of freight tunnels beneath the Central Business District.

Operator of several major port facilities within the City of Chicago

From CMAP, this list includes Class I, belt line, short line, and regional railroads operating in the Chicago area.

Map and list of railroads serving the Chicago area

The ICC oversees general safety requirements for track, facilities and equipment belonging to rail carriers within Illinois.

Highway and street mileage statistics from the Illinois Department of Transportation

Information on the condition of the state's highway system

Reports, manuals, maps, and reference information related to highways in Illinois

Aggregated motor vehicle crash data for Illinois

Detailed information regarding the CTA, such as ridership statistics.

Open data from the CTA includes daily ridership, bus routes, bus stops, and more.

Reports measure CTA’s performance in its six core areas of service: Ridership, On-Time, Efficient, Safe, Clean, and Courteous

Ongoing and recently completed projects on the CTA bus system and 'L"

Commuter rail service serving Chicago and the surrounding region.

On-Time performance reports, surveys, and ridership data from Metra