Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
Public Comment on Transportation Programs Open until May 2
The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) is proposing four projects in the SSMMA area receive funds to improve mobility, increase safety, strengthen the economy, and enhance quality of life. The public is invited to comment on the list of projects until Friday, May 2, 2025.
SSMMA projects include Calumet City’s State Street reconstruction in the Surface Transportation Program (STP)-Shared Fund, Park Forest’s 26th Street Multi-Use Path in the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ), and Country Club Hills BP Pipeline in Transportation Alternative Program (TAP).
Please show your support for these projects by providing a public comment to CMAP by mail, transportation@cmap.illinois.gov or phone (312-454-0400).
PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE FUNDING OF THE CITY’S BP PIPELINE SHARE-USE PATH TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM
This project will connect two separate trail systems with a 2.15-mile-long multi-use path built on existing BP Pipelines (North America) Inc. Right of Way between south of Flossmoor Avenue to north of 175th Street. This will connect the Tinley Creek Trail to the Community Park Trail System. This path segment has been identified on the Northeastern Illinois Regional Greenways and Trails Plan in both the 2009 and 2016 updates. This shared-use path will connect 80% of the city, running through four of the 5 City wards along with connecting to the economic centers of 183rd Street. 183rd Street has shopping centers, employment centers including the Shops at Coppers Grove Shopping Center and City parks including the Country Club Hills Amphitheater, Atkin Park, Wolf Park and the large Community Park. Southwood Middle School and Zenon Sykuta Elementary School will be adjacent to the path and there are existing sidewalk connections from the north end of the path to Hillcrest High School. The path will connect to existing sidewalks throughout its length providing multiple points of access to the path. The path will be constructed on grade conforming with ADA requirements. Additionally, the shared-use path will be located completely separated from existing roadways in the BP right-of-way that is currently grass with some trees, providing a safe route for pedestrians and cyclists. Where the path will cross existing roadways, improvements will be made to increase visibility and safety of pedestrians and cyclists at the crossings.