In 2006, the new organization was named the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning and submitted a legislatively mandated strategic report to the Governor and General Assembly.
It continued through two years of research that culminated in 2009 with extensive public outreach that coincided with the centennial of Daniel Burnham's 1909 Plan of Chicago.
[9] Led by executive director Erin Aleman, the CMAP staff have diverse capabilities in comprehensive planning, data research and analysis, and many related disciplines.
CMAP has committees at the policy, advisory, coordinating, and working levels that play integral roles in the agency's planning processes.
CMAP has garnered awards from the American Planning Association, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Transportation Research Board, and more.