433 West Van Buren Street  
Suite 450  
Chicago, IL 60607  
CMAQ, CRP & TAP-L PROJECT SELECTION  
COMMITTEE  
AGENDA - FINAL  
Thursday, May 14, 2026  
11:00 AM  
Cook County Conference Room  
433 West Van Buren Street, Suite 450  
Chicago, IL 60607  
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1.0  
2.0  
3.0  
Call To Order  
Agenda Changes and Announcements  
Approval of Minutes  
3.01 Draft Meeting Minutes from March 26, 2026  
ACTION REQUESTED: Approval  
Attachments:  
4.0  
Program Monitoring  
4.01 Project Programming Status Sheets  
ACTION REQUESTED: Information  
Attachments:  
4.02 CMAQ Programming Summary and Obligation Goal  
ACTION REQUESTED: Information  
Attachments:  
5.0  
Project Changes  
5.01 Project Change Request Memo  
ACTION REQUESTED: Approval  
Attachments:  
5.01.1 Bellwood - Metra Station and Pace Bus Access Improvements (04-24-0005)  
PURPOSE & ACTION: The sponsor requests a transfer of $11,685 CMAQ from engineering 2 to  
construction and a cost increase of $25,601 CMAQ for construction and construction engineering in  
FFY 2026.  
ACTION REQUESTED: Approval  
Attachments:  
5.01.2 Harvard - Access to Transit (11-25-0021)  
PURPOSE & ACTION: The sponsor requests a schedule advancement of engineering 2 from FFY 2028 to  
FFY 2027 and of construction and construction engineering from FFY 2029 to FFY 2028.  
ACTION REQUESTED: Approval  
Attachments:  
6.0  
FFY 2028-2032 CMAQ and TAP-L Program Development  
6.01 Highway Transportation Impact Criteria - Safety  
PURPOSE & ACTION: Staff will make recommendations for changes to the safety scoring for the  
highway project’s Transportation Impact Criteria (TIC) safety score.  
ACTION REQUESTED: Discussion  
Attachments:  
6.02 Direct Emission Reduction Transportation Impact Criteria  
PURPOSE & ACTION: The Transportation Impact Criteria (TIC) for direct emission reduction projects  
needs to be adjusted. Staff will lead a discussion of the TICs and the potential alternatives that can be  
considered.  
ACTION REQUESTED: Discussion  
Attachments:  
7.0  
8.0  
Other Business  
Public Comment  
This is an opportunity for comments from members of the audience.  
9.0  
Next Meeting  
The next meeting is scheduled for July 16, 2026.  
10.0 Adjournment