MPO Policy Committee

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Charge

The MPO Policy Committee is designated by the governor of Illinois and northeastern Illinois local officials as the region's Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). It is the decision-making body for all regional transportation plans and programs for this area. The MPO Policy Committee plans, develops and maintains an affordable, safe and efficient transportation system for the region, providing the forum through which local decision makers develop regional plans and programs.

On March 14, 2007, the MPO Policy Committee and the CMAP Board adopted a Memorandum of Understanding with regard to transportation planning and programming in Northeastern Illinois. The agreement covers the working relationship between the two boards, whose responsibilities are defined in the Regional Planning Act and federal legislation. By adopting this agreement, the MPO Policy Committee and CMAP Board affirmed their commitment to coordinate and integrate the region's planning for land use and transportation in an open and collaborative process.

 

2007 Meeting Schedule

The MPO Policy Committee meetings are held on the second Thursday of January, March, June, and October at the CMAP Offices at 10:00 a.m.

• October 11, 2007

 

 

 

MPO Policy Committee

Representing	Name	Position	Organization
Municipal Government
Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT)	Thomas G. Byrne	Commissioner	Chicago Department of Transportation
Council of Mayors	Jeffery Schielke	Mayor	City of Batavia
Counties
Cook	Joseph Moreno	Commissioner	Cook County
DuPage	Tom Cuculich	Director, Economic Development and Planning	DuPage County
Kane	Karen McConnaughay	Chairman	Kane County
Kendall	Bob Davidson	County Board Member	Kendall County
Lake	Martin Buehler	County Engineer	Lake County
McHenry	Kenneth D. Koehler**	Chairman	McHenry County
Will	Larry Walsh	County Executive	Will County
Federal Agencies
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)	Norman Stoner	Division Administrator	FHWA
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)	Marisol Simon	Regional Administrator	FTA
Regional Agencies
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)	Rita Athas	Deputy Chief of Staff	City of Chicago
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)	Elliott Hartstein	Village President	Village of Buffalo Grove (Lake)
Regional Transportation Authority (RTA)	Steve Schlickman	Executive Director	RTA
State Agencies
Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT)	Milton Sees*	Acting Secretary	IDOT
Operating Agencies
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)	Ron Huberman	President	CTA
Class I Railroads	Michael W. Payette	Vice President of Government Affairs	Union Pacific Railroad
Illinois Tollway	Rocco J. Zucchero	Deputy Chief of Engineering for Planning	ISTHA
Metra	Phil Pagano	Executive Director	Metra
Pace	Richard Kwasneski	Chairman	Pace
Private Providers	John McCarthy	President	Continental Airport Express
* Chairman ** Vice-Chairman