To view the VOC rankings prior to the meeting, please click here . The call for project proposals for the FY 2002 Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement is closed. For more information, and to view submittal material in preparation for FY 2003, please click here . For a list of all CMAQ projects approved since 1992, including the sponsor, location, type of work, and amount programmed, click here .
CATS staff performs air quality benefit analyses of all projects.
The call for FY 02 CMAQ proposals will begin in January, 2001. Northeastern Illinois is a severe non-attainment area for ozone. Therefore, federal guidance and the CMAQ Project Selection Committee give priority to projects that qualify as Transportation Control Measures. These projects are new rail systems or bus service. Examples include the Orange Line to Midway and the North Central Service commuter rail line to Lake County.