Communities in Motion (CIM) is the regional long-range transportation plan for southwest Idaho providing regional transportation solutions for the next twenty-plus years for Ada, Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, and Payette Counties. The COMPASS Board adopted the plan in August 2006. One of the provisions of CIM was the development and implementation of a Monitoring Report to “summarizes progress toward achieving alternative transportation and desired land use objectives” (CIM Task 4.4.3).
The Communities in Motion Performance Monitoring Report (CIMPMR) is the annual report that evaluates factors to depict progress on meeting goals of the plan. The importance of the data grows as information is tracked across time. As data accumulate, the results will portray how the region is moving forward with CIM.
Communities in Motion highlights five key “issues” to be addressed:
• Balance between Jobs and Housing
• Choices in Housing
• Choices in Transportation
• Connectivity
• Preservation of Open Space and Farmland
