Funding for innovative technology communications equipment solutions at transit facilities to expand, improve, and modernize technology systems will be used to communicate with CTA customers and employees in order to improve the quality and delivery of public transportation. Project funds will be used for hardware, software, and implementation of technology systems that support systems including, but not limited to the public address system, train tracker, bus tracker, telephones, security cameras and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA). Funding: 2015 ICE: $317,120

CTA Operations Assistance Funding: ICE 2009: $5,000,000

This funding will provide for several software and hardware enhancements, which will improve efficiency to the Transit Operations Planning system (TOPS). TOPS is a CTA enterprise system that will automate and integrate CTA's business processes related to Bus and Rail operations and Maintenance. This will eliminate the 27 year-old DOS-based systems (FAST) into a single centralized application. In addition, upgrades are required for the Materials Management Information System (MMIS), which is CTA's work order system that tracks warranty information among other fleet details. MMIS has 14 interfaces connecting to Oracle Inventory, Purchasing, and Human Resources, as well as Bus Emergency Communication Systems and the Service Request tool program. The current software, version 6.13, is beyond its expected service life and needs to be upgraded to version 13. Also, the current Oracle ERP system used for Financial, Human Resources and Payroll management among 17 other modules requires critical upgrading. This system is currently on version 11.5.10.2, which will not be supported by Oracle past December 2015. CTA needs to upgrade these Oracle systems in 2015 to avoid significant disruptions to CTA business. Funding: ICE 2012: $906,693 ICE 2015: $5,703,200

This project includes operational improvements as follows:

4 - Selected trips to operate to and from 115th/Cottage Grove;

26 - Expanded hours of service and all trips will now begin and end at 103rd/Stony Island;

34 - More frequent midday and evening service;

71 - More frequent midday service with all trips operating to/from 112th/Torrence improving frequency of service south of 73rd Street;

95 - Routes 95E and 95W have been combined into a single route providing more convenient service for customers traveling along 95th Street;

119 - More frequent midday and evening service; and

Green Line - More frequent service from Cottage Grove and 63rd/Ashland during AM and PM rush.

Funding:
2017 ICE: $6,329,515