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Year Project Titlesort descending Program Project Type Project Partner Budget Funding Source(s) Status
+ 2015 Communications Equipment and Outreach Innovation, Coordination, and Enhancement (ICE) Capital Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) $317,120
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 Completed

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Description

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

Current Activities

The project has been completed.

Funding Amounts by Source

Source Amount
RTA
$317,120
Last Updated 01.18.2023
+ 2016 Control Center - Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Implementation Innovation, Coordination, and Enhancement (ICE) Capital Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) $500,000
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 In Progress

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Furnish and install a Network and Telephone Systems Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery system. This project will provide funding to meet control center requirements: a) Deploy Alternate Control Center: The alternate control center should include full functionality similar to the current primary CTA control center. The resources needed to perform the specified functions should be defined, documented, and included in the plan for the alternate control center. b) Information Technology Applications Required for Disaster Recovery: Assess current applications technology stack, address any required upgrades prior to implementing Disaster Recovery solutions, and propose alternative technology solutions for required field technology components (i.e. RF communications infrastructure cannot be duplicated).

Current Activities

The project is currently underway. Funding: 2016 ICE: $500,000

Funding Amounts by Source

Source Amount
RTA
$500,000
Last Updated 01.18.2023
+ 2016 Crew Optimization System Innovation, Coordination, and Enhancement (ICE) Capital Metra $500,000
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 Programmed

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This project is for the purchase of software that uses train schedules to determine the minimum amount of crews members needed to operate service. This software will be used with the new electronic crew calling system that helps Metra better comply with Passenger Hours of Service (PHOS) regulation for hours of service reporting requirements. Funding: 2016 ICE: $500,000

Current Activities

The project is in the planning stage.

Funding Amounts by Source

Source Amount
RTA
$500,000
Last Updated 01.18.2023
+ 2009 CTA Operations Innovation, Coordination, and Enhancement (ICE) Operating Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) $5,000,000
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 Completed

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

Current Activities

Complete

Funding Amounts by Source

Source Amount
RTA
$5,000,000
Last Updated 01.18.2023
+ 2009 CTA Service Improvements - 2009 Innovation, Coordination, and Enhancement (ICE) Operating Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) $200,000
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  • Local
 Completed

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Description

Match to service improvements funded with CMAQ funding. Funding: 2008 ICE: $160,000

Current Activities

Complete

Funding Amounts by Source

Source Amount
RTA
$160,000
Local
$40,000
Last Updated 01.18.2023
+ 2012 Customer Information Displays Innovation, Coordination, and Enhancement (ICE) Capital Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) $2,500,000
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  • Local
 Completed

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Description

This project will support the CTA's effort to install Digital Customer Information Displays and non-digital customer focused information throughout the system. Digital displays provide real time bus tracker and/or train tracker information as appropriate, system status updates and CTA customer alerts. These are interspersed with paid advertisements, time and weather information. The paid advertisements support the operation of the displays and provide a source of revenue to CTA. Funding: 2010 ICE: $1,080,000 2012 ICE: $920,000

Current Activities

Installation of the information displays began in October 2013. Installation is complete.

DIGITAL PLATFORM DISPLAYS

STATION LINE # OF SCREENS
Loyola Red 1
Jarvis Red 1
Garfield Green 2
Cermak/Chinatown Red 7
Pulaski Green 2
Washington/Wells Loop 7
Merchandise Mart Brown 6

DIGITAL URBAN PANELS

STATION LINE SCREEN COUNT

Chicago Red 2
Grand Red 4
Roosevelt Red 3
Roosevelt Elevated 1
Jackson/Van Buren Blue 4
Chicago/Franklin Brown 4
Clark/Lark Loop 2

Funding Amounts by Source

Source Amount
RTA
$2,000,000
Local
$500,000
Last Updated 01.18.2023
+ 2009 Dispatching with Mobile Computers and In-Vehicle Technology Innovation, Coordination, and Enhancement (ICE) Capital Rich Township $183,694
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  • Local
 Completed

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This project will deploy scheduling software in combination with a Global Positioning System (GPS) allowing for better trip coordination of Rich Township's dial-a-ride services.

Funding:
2008 ICE: $139,694

Current Activities

Rich Township completed the installation of scheduling software and hardware. The full system with the Global Positioning System (GPS) component of the project was deployed on April 2, 2011.

Funding Amounts by Source

Source Amount
RTA
$139,694
Local
$44,000
Last Updated 11.08.2018
+ 2018 Downtown Terminal Information Display Innovation, Coordination, and Enhancement (ICE) Capital Metra $952,500
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 Programmed

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Description

This project will involve the installation of gate boards and big boards at downtown stations. The entire project will include up to 80 gate boards at the 5 downtown stations.

Current Activities

In planning stages

Funding Amounts by Source

Source Amount
RTA
$952,500
Last Updated 01.18.2023
+ 2015 Electronic Crew Calling Innovation, Coordination, and Enhancement (ICE) Capital Metra $1,913,356
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 In Progress

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Funding will allow for a new electronic crew calling system which will help Metra better comply with Passenger Hours of Service (PHOS) regulation hours of service reporting requirements. would also enable crew members to electronically sign their hours of service logs. In addition, the crew callers will be able to assign jobs based on the entries from the crew members and under the strict guidance of PHOS. The current crew calling system does have PHOS built in, but does not allow for crew members to log their time. The regulation has a set of guidelines that govern the ability for employees to mark up for an assignments based on previous assignments worked. The current employee logs are done on paper, cumbersome, and are more difficult to audit. A new system should allow for assignment alerts and/or not allow employees to be assigned to an assignment that could possibly violate the PHOS regulation. Funding: 2015 ICE: $1,913,356

Current Activities

This project is currently underway.

Funding Amounts by Source

Source Amount
RTA
$1,913,356
Last Updated 01.18.2023
+ 2016 Facilities and Vehicle Maintenance Improvements and Efficiencies Innovation, Coordination, and Enhancement (ICE) Capital Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) $1,137,000
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 In Progress

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The project provides for the following activities: Signal Predictive Maintenance: Upgrades to Switch Machines to incorporate a predictive maintenance approach in addition to the preventive maintenance performed on switches and proactively replace critical signal equipment. Such an upgrade and approach should reduce switch downtime and enhance switch reliability. Installation of the quick oil change system in all buses to reduce oil change time: Material/Labor. Facilities improvements for efficiency: boilers, HVAC, exhaust fans, elevators, door and lighting systems, and weather proofing. Elevator Modernization of two units at 63rd and King. Elevator modernizations shall include the following elements: motors, controllers, door equipment, car and hall lights, sills, detector edge, ADA fixtures, traveling cables, and necessary pipe and wiring. Replace inefficient thermally broken storefront entrance systems with new heavy duty monumental type aluminum doors at the 203 N. LaSalle side of the Clark/Lake platform and the SOIC side of the Clark/Lake platform. The replacement of sixteen (16) total doors including but not limited to eight (8) transom lights and sixteen (16) heavy duty closers. Includes Clark/Lake entrance doors to platform at State of Illinois center. Funding: 2016 ICE: $1,137,000

Current Activities

The project is currently underway.

Funding Amounts by Source

Source Amount
RTA
$1,137,000
Last Updated 01.18.2023
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