Planning Programs and Projects
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Year | Project Title | Program | Project Type | Project Partner | Budget | Funding Source(s) | Status Sort descending | |||||||
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+ | - | CTF Illinois Point-to-Point Transportation for Individuals With Disabilities (Operating) | Section 5310 / JARC / NF | Operating | CTF Illinois | $500,000 |
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This project provides transportation support individuals with disabilities. The door-to-door transportation services are vital to allow persons enrolled at CTF greater access to their daily supports including community employment, day programs, social and recreational activities, and medical appointments. This award includes funding for operations. This is an existing Section 5310 funded project.
Current Activities
This project was approved by the RTA Board at the September 2023 meeting.
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Last Updated 01.17.2024 |
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+ | - | CTF Illinois Point-to-Point Transportation for Individuals With Disabilities (Mobility Management) | Section 5310 / JARC / NF | Mobility Management | CTF Illinois | $73,167 |
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This project provides transportation support individuals with disabilities. The door-to-door transportation services are vital to allow persons enrolled at CTF greater access to their daily supports including community employment, day programs, social and recreational activities, and medical appointments. This award includes funding for a mobility manager. This is an existing Section 5310 funded project.
Current Activities
This project was approved by the RTA Board at the September 2023 meeting. Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 01.17.2024 |
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+ | Berwyn TOD Zoning Code Update | Community Planning | TOD Zoning | Berwyn | $25,000 |
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The RTA is assisting the City of Berwyn to make transit-supportive amendments to the zoning regulations along the Harlem Avenue corridor from Roosevelt Road to Pershing Road. The result will include code revisions that foster a pedestrian-friendly development style along the corridor, preparing it for future Pace Pulse service. Revising the code along Harlem Avenue is a recommendation for the City in the Central Harlem Avenue Corridor Study. Current Activities
Work on this project began in 2023 with stakeholder interviews and an elected/appointed officials roundtable discussion in June with the Berwyn Committee of the Whole. The project team has completed community engagement activities and is developing draft recommendations for City staff review. Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 04.29.2024 |
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+ | Kimball Station Area Curbside Management and Mobility Study | Community Planning | Pedestrian Access to Transit - Mobility Management | Chicago | $200,000 |
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The RTA is providing technical assistance to Chicago's Department of Planning and Development (DPD) and the Albany Park community to pinpoint new and expanded pedestrian and shared space amenities along Kimball and Lawrence Avenues as well as introduce new micro-mobility infrastructure and device parking to advance first and last mile connectivity near the Kimball Brown Line station. New public amenities recommended in the plan could include specific locations for sheltered seating for transit passengers and customers of street merchants, e-scooter and e-bike designated parking areas, wall murals along the exterior of the Kimball CTA station, a plaza area near the Kimball station, and dedicated bus priority zones for transfer stops of CTA bus routes 81 and 82. The RTA and DPD will work alongside the North River Commission, the CTA and others in Albany Park to finalize short-term, tactical recommendations. Current Activities
Work on the project began in February 2023 with data collection and analysis, focus group meetings and community engagement activities. The project team has created preliminary concept designs for the planning area. A set of preliminary concepts were developed in the fall and were presented to the public for feedback in late winter and early spring 2024. The team is now drafting a full set of plans and recommendations for consideration and additional feedback. More project information and opportunities to engage can be found on the project website kimballcurb.org. Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 04.29.2024 |
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+ | Joliet Downtown ETOD Plan | Community Planning | Transit-Oriented Development Plan | Joliet | $140,000 |
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The RTA will assist the City of Joliet to develop an ETOD plan for areas of downtown adjacent to the Joliet Gateway Center, a hub for Amtrak, Metra and Pace services. The goals of the ETOD plan are to create equitable housing opportunities adjacent to public transportation that are not currently available in the downtown; increase ridership on existing public transportation routes; spur new investment in the adjacent neighborhood, including underutilized commercial buildings on Washington Street; utilize existing city-owned parking lots for shared parking opportunities; transition publicly owned land into the private sector to generate property tax revenues; and increase and stabilize property values in the immediate area. Current Activities
The Joliet eTOD Plan has been kicked off. A steering committee meeting was held and work continues on existing conditions and background data analysis. Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 04.29.2024 |
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+ | Maywood TOD Zoning Code Update | Community Planning | TOD Zoning | Maywood | $30,000 |
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The RTA is assisting the Village of Maywood to amend the Village’s Zoning Code in the downtown area as recommended in the Maywood TOD Plan Update, completed through the RTA’s Community Planning program in 2020. Code updates will foster the type of development envisioned in the plan, address current parking in downtown Maywood, and respond to the historic nature of the area. The project’s focus area includes Lake Street and 5th Avenue. Current Activities
This project began in 2023 with a series of community engagement events to gather input from the public on potential amendments. These included stakeholder interviews, a public open house, and an elected/appointed officials roundtable discussion with the Maywood Planning Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals. Based on Village staff review of initial recommendations, the project team developed draft zoning amendments for Village consideration. Village staff and relevant committees are currently reviewing the draft amendments. The draft amendments will be refined during spring 2024, with anticipated adoption in the summer. Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 04.29.2024 |
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+ | North Chicago Pace Route Access Improvements | Access to Transit Program | Pedestrian Access to Transit | North Chicago | $517,694 |
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This project will create pedestrian access improvements to Pace bus stops located at Route 137 and Lewis Avenue in North Chicago, at the Lovell Federal Healthcare Center. The project includes new crosswalks, the removal of curbed signal islands and repaving where the curbed islands stand, installation of ADA compliant curbing and sidewalks, a section of retaining wall, a new bus shelter and pad, advanced prismatic pavement markings and signage, and signal modifications to include advanced audible countdown pedestrian heads at all legs of the intersection. Current Activities
The City is preparing to re-advertise for the QBS process. Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 03.29.2024 |
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+ | Robbins TOD Zoning Code Update | Community Planning | TOD Zoning | Robbins | $40,000 |
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The RTA is assisting the Village with updating the zoning code in the southeast portion of the Village, from South Claire Boulevard to the Robbins Metra station. Code updates will allow the Village to realize the type of development envisioned in the Robbins TOD and Industrial Areas Plan, completed with support from the RTA and the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. Current Activities
The project kicked off in January 2024 with an analysis of the Village's existing zoning regulations for Village staff review. The project team is currently developing draft zoning code amendments for review and consideration by Village staff. Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 04.29.2024 |
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+ | CTA Bus Priority Zones Plan - Halsted Street | Community Planning | Transit Improvement Plan | Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) | $300,000 |
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The RTA is assisting the CTA with developing a strategy for bus route enhancements that will address slow zones along CTA Bus Route #8 - Halsted Street. The strategies are being developed in coordination with other transportation analyses along the corridors. The improvements will work to speed bus operations in persistent congested areas and accommodate expected growth in the North Branch area with improved transit service. Current Activities
The team has identified nine slow zones along CTA Route 8, Halsted and is now prioritizing future improvements based on feedback from the Federal Transit Administration as well as roadway jurisdictional agencies. Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 04.26.2024 |
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+ | - | Clearbrook - Community Connections for Adults with Disabilities_'20-'21 | Section 5310 / JARC / NF | Operating | Clearbrook | $400,000 |
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Clearbrook continues to provide transportation services to more than 8,000 children & adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities. Clients are transported to work, school, day programs, medical appointments, community recreation, and other activities. Current Activities
The RTA Board approved funding for this project on August 19, 2021. The operating service provided 17,041 trips in November 2022. Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 11.28.2023 |