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Year Project Title Programsort ascending Project Type Project Partner Budget Funding Source(s) Status
+ 2022 Prospect Heights Pace and Metra Improvements Access to Transit Program Pedestrian Access to Transit Prospect Heights $1,870,123
  • RTA
  • Local
  • Federal
In Progress

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Description

This project will construct new sidewalk on the east side of Wolf Road between the Prospect Heights Metra station and Willow Road. This will connect to a previous phase of the multi-use path on Wolf Road that goes north from Willow Road to Palatine Road. The project also includes the installation of pedestrian signals at Camp McDonald Road.

Current Activities

Finalizing temporary easements. Construction agreements have been sent to IDOT for approval. Targeting January 2024 letting date.

Funding Amounts by Source

Source Amount
RTA
$89,347
Local
$284,678
Federal
$1,496,098
Last Updated 10.11.2023
+ 2020 Park Forest Pace Bus Route and Metra Station Access Improvements Access to Transit Program Pedestrian Access to Transit Park Forest $232,802
  • RTA
  • Federal
Completed

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Description

This project included the installation of a five foot wide sidewalk along the south side of US30 / Lincoln Highway in the Village of Park Forest from Orchard Drive east to the Village limits at Rockwell Street, and then south along an undeveloped right-of-way to connect to an existing sidewalk in a residential neighborhood on Farragut Street. This is a segment of 2,425 linear feet and is the final segment of a greater project to build needed sidewalk connections along US30 from the eastern Village limits to the 211th Street Metra station.

Current Activities

This project was completed in the summer of 2021.

Funding Amounts by Source

Source Amount
RTA
$46,560
Federal
$186,242
Last Updated 01.18.2023
+ 2018 Brookfield Metra Station Bicycle Parking Access to Transit Program Pedestrian Access to Transit Brookfield $277,150
  • RTA
  • Local
  • Federal
Completed

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Description

This project will add covered bicycle parking at both the Congress Park and Brookfield Metra Stations. Twenty-four racks will be installed at Congress Park and 12 at Brookfield. These improvements will leverage Brookfield's existing bicycle facilities and support the annual Bike Brookfield event.

Current Activities

Construction for this project is complete. Awaiting IDOT close out.

Funding Amounts by Source

Source Amount
RTA
$13,857
Local
$41,573
Federal
$221,720
Last Updated 06.24.2022
+ 2016 Oak Forest Metra Station and Pace Route Improvements Access to Transit Program Pedestrian Access to Transit Oak Forest $564,887
  • RTA
  • Federal
In Progress

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Description

Improvements to the Oak Forest station area include improving sidewalk connectivity, signage, ADA accessibility, and pedestrian lighting. Access to eight Pace bus stops on Route #383 will also be improved.

Current Activities

Continuing work to obtain IDOT required temporary easement documentation from multiple impacted property owners.

Funding Amounts by Source

Source Amount
RTA
$112,977
Federal
$451,910
Last Updated 10.11.2023
+ 2020 Niles Pace Route Access Improvements Access to Transit Program Pedestrian Access to Transit Niles $795,721
  • RTA
  • Local
  • Federal
In Progress

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Description

This project will construct sidewalk infill along Golf Road and Milwaukee Avenue in Niles, near the Golf Mill Shopping center, a major transfer center for Pace. Both Golf Road and Milwaukee Avenue are principal arterials currently without complete sidewalks and the new sidewalk will vary in width between 5 and 7 feet. The section of Golf Road will complete sidewalks from Milwaukee Avenue going east and will comprise nearly 4,000 linear feet in new sidewalk. The Milwaukee Avenue sidewalk improvements will be from Golf Road going southwest and will comprise nearly 2,400 feet of sidewalk infill. A new crosswalk with pedestrian signal and push button will be also installed across Milwaukee Avenue at the Golf Mill main entrance.

Current Activities

Engineering agreements pending IDOT approval. Targeting November 2023 letting date.

Funding Amounts by Source

Source Amount
RTA
$79,572
Local
$79,572
Federal
$636,577
Last Updated 10.11.2023
+ 2022 Evanston Pace and CTA Route Access Improvements Access to Transit Program Pedestrian Access to Transit Evanston $300,481
  • RTA
  • Local
  • Federal
In Progress

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Description

This project will convert all of the bus stops in the City of Evanston from flagged to posted stops and include the installation of ADA compliant bus stop pads. In addition, this project will install shelters, pedestrian signals, truncated domes, and new and replaced sidewalk to further enhance the new bus stops. Shelters are proposed for stops with 20 average daily boardings.

Current Activities

Due to engineering requirements of the CMAQ program, Evanston has decided to move forward with this project, with a modified scope, outside of the CMAQ program. RTA will continue to support the original local match to ensure completion of the project. 

Funding Amounts by Source

Source Amount
RTA
$30,048
Local
$30,048
Federal
$240,385
Last Updated 10.11.2023
+ 2020 North Chicago Pace Route Access Improvements Access to Transit Program Pedestrian Access to Transit North Chicago $517,694
  • RTA
  • Federal
In Progress

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Description

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 in the process of securing a firm to do Phase II Engineering.

Funding Amounts by Source

Source Amount
RTA
$103,539
Federal
$414,155
Last Updated 10.11.2023
+ 2020 Blue Island Metra Station Access Improvements Access to Transit Program Pedestrian Access to Transit Blue Island $469,000
  • RTA
  • Federal
In Progress

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Description

This project will construct access improvements along Irving Avenue adjacent to the Vermont Street Metra station to improve the safety for people walking and biking to the station. Irving Avenue will be reconfigured and reconstructed between New Street and Vermont Street for one-way northbound traffic, including the construction of a sidewalk to provide pedestrian connections and parkway beautification elements. New on-street bike lanes along Irving Avenue will included to connect to the Cal Sag Regional Trail.

Current Activities

Phase I engineering is complete.

Funding Amounts by Source

Source Amount
RTA
$93,800
Federal
$375,200
Last Updated 04.20.2023
+ 2016 Bellwood Pace Route Access Improvements Access to Transit Program Pedestrian Access to Transit Bellwood $750,000
  • RTA
  • Federal
Completed

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Description

The project funds improvements along St. Charles Road for 1.1 miles, from Mannheim Road to 25th Avenue, which is served by Pace Route 313 and near the Bellwood and Melrose Park Metra stations. Improvements include two bus shelter pads (Pace is providing the shelters), four benches, sidewalk connectors, crosswalks, ADA accessibility improvements, pedestrian lighting, and bicycle racks.

Current Activities

Project completed.

Funding Amounts by Source

Source Amount
RTA
$150,000
Federal
$600,000
Last Updated 10.17.2022
+ 2024 Harvard Pace Route Access Improvements - Route 173 Access to Transit Program Pedestrian Access to Transit Harvard $55,000
  • RTA
Completed

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Description

The RTA has awarded $55,000 to the City of Harvard for Phase I engineering needed for pedestrian access improvements along Illinois Route 173 from Marengo Road to US Route 14, including new sidewalks, ADA crosswalks, and pedestrian access over Mokeler Creek. Currently, there are no sidewalks along Route 173, forcing pedestrians to walk on the shoulder. At the crossing of Mokeler Creek, pedestrians have to walk in the travel lanes of Route 173 to get over the creek.

Current Activities

Phase I Engineering has been completed.

Funding Amounts by Source

Source Amount
RTA
$55,000
Last Updated 10.31.2023