Resources

Council of Mayors

Surface Transportation Program Resources

    • Additional resources will be added closer to the opening of the 2026-2031 Call for Projects

Other Council of Mayors Resources

  • Bylaws
  • Sample Complete Streets policy and resolution
    • Note: these are meant to be sample documents in order to help your municipality draft a policy and/or resolution. It is best if they are edited to meet the needs of each municipality.
  • CMAP’s Complete Streets policy guide
    • This may help when editing the above policy or creating one from scratch.

General

  • Advisory Bicycle Lane Design Guide
  • CMAP – Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  • CMAP- Bicycle Funding Sources Overview
  • CMAP- Complete Streets Toolkit
  • CMAP- Mobility maps
  • CMAQ- Project Change Request Forms
  • CNT’s- Housing and Transportation Affordability Index
  • Federal-aid Essentials
  • Federal Aid Project Flow Chart
  • Functional Classification Revision Workbook
  • TIP Work Type Codes and Definitions
  • Project Milestone Schedule
  • Metra Fact Book 2022

IDOT

  • Letting Schedule CY2023 (Updated 8/9/2021)
  • Bureau of Local Roads and Streets Manual
  • Getting Around Illinois Map
  • District 1 forms
  • Understand the Local Roads Process from Agreements through Construction Seminar YouTube videos – 3-7-2013
  • Safety Tiers (2023)

IDOT – Circular Letters

  • Circular Letters Home
  • 2019
    • Local Government Component of Rebuild Illinois Capital Plan
    • Township Bridge Program
    • FY2020 Federal Funding Allotments (STP-Br, Urban, Rural)
    • CL2018-01

Federal Highway Administration

  • Guide for Improving Pedestrian Safety at Uncontrolled Crossing Locations
  • Road Diet Informational Guide
  • Separated Bike Lane Planning and Design Guide
  • Small Town and Rural Multimodal Networks