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Year Project Title Program Project Type Project Partner Budget Funding Source(s) Status
+ #92 Foster - Late Night Weekend Service Section 5310 / JARC / NF Operating Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) $243,000
  • Local
  • Federal
 Programmed

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Description
Extension of weekend service from 8:00 pm to 12:00 am between Jefferson Park and Berwyn Red Line station providing access to major medical center and retail establishments for low income individuals and the disabled.
Current Activities
CTA does not have sufficient funds to meet federal local matching requirements at this time. The project cannot be implemented until local funds become available.
Funding Amounts by Source
Source Amount
Local $121,500
Federal $121,500

Last Updated 09.17.2014
+ DuPage County Transit Plan Update Community Planning Transit Improvement Plan DuPage County $118,533
  • RTA
  • Local
 Completed

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DuPage County Transit Plan Update
Description
This project, sponsored by DuPage County, updated the DuPage County 2002 Transit Plan by developing a phased implementation of projects identified in the plan over a 20 year horizon.
Current Activities
The final plan is complete and was approved by the Public Transit Committee of the DuPage County Board in November 2011. The RTA, partnering with DuPage County, DuPage Mayors and Mangers, and Service Boards, launched a marketing campaign to promote transit in the County. Funded primarily through a Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) grant, the campaign intends to inform residents and employees in the county of their transit options and encourage them to ride public transportation. The campaign began in October 2014 and will continue to the end of 2015 and utilizes tactics such as billboards, online advertisements, marketing collateral (door hangers), mall displays, newspaper advertisement and community engagement.

CMAQ approved the RTA's submittal to fund 80% of the cost for local access to transit capital improvements for the Village of Glen Ellyn, as recommended in the DuPage County Transit Plan Update. The RTA has approved the local match as part of the 2014 budget. Installation of these improvements will begin in 2015.

In late 2013 the City of Aurora received CMAQ approval for the Station Blvd Extension to IL 59 Commuter Parking Lot project. This project funded Engineering and Construction for a new driveway to the IL 59 Commuter parking lot along the Metra BNSF Line, allowing for Park-n-Ride opportunities, as recommended in the DuPage County Transit Plan Update CP project. For more information please visit http://www.cmap.illinois.gov/mobility/strategic-investment/cmaq.
Funding Amounts by Source
Source Amount
RTA $50,000
Local $68,533

Last Updated 08.08.2017
+ Operation to Enhance Disabled, Senior and Regular Transportation in Rural Communities '09 Section 5310 / JARC / NF Operating Washington Township $60,000
  • Local
  • Federal
 Completed

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Description
This dial-a-ride service expanded from a two day a week operation to five days a week. The service provides general purpose transportation within Washington Township and medical trips beyond the Township. In addition to providing increased service for the disabled and senior populations, eligible participants are able to obtain same day service.
Current Activities
Funds were transferred to Will County managed project. This project is complete.
Funding Amounts by Source
Source Amount
Local $30,000
Federal $30,000

Last Updated 06.13.2019
+ Schaumburg Transit Service Assessment Community Planning Transit Improvement Plan Schaumburg $100,000
  • RTA
  • Local
 Completed

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Schaumburg Transit Service Assessment
Description

This study created a Local Transit Improvement Plan for the Village. This was accomplished by reviewing the performance of existing transit services, determining customer satisfaction with the existing services, and developing coordination among existing services.

Current Activities

The plan was accepted by the Village of Schaumburg Village Board on December 13, 2011. Since that time, the Village has taken several actions to implement the plan and improve transit service. Schaumburg worked with Pace to reroute the Woodfield Trolley (Route 905) to better serve riders and revised the funding formula to create savings that allowed an increase in service. Additionally, Pace Route 602, a Metra feeder service, was reroute to more densely populated areas in the hope of increasing ridership. This change went into effect in September of 2016. The Village has also made changes to its Dial-A-Ride Transportation that include additional service and greater availability of subscription service.

The Village also worked with Pace and members of the local business community as part of Pace's I-90 Market Expansion Program to consider improvements to local transit service. This resulted in several new routes (604, 607, 608, 611) and a service expansion on one existing route (600) that provide connections to Schaumburg.

Funding Amounts by Source
Source Amount
RTA $80,000
Local $20,000

Last Updated 03.10.2022
+ #54A North Cicero/Skokie Boulevard - Midday Service Section 5310 / JARC / NF Operating Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) $261,816
  • Local
  • Federal
 Programmed

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Description
New midday service operating weekdays between the hours of 10am and 2pm between Irving Park/Pulaski (Blue Line) and Westfield Old Orchard Shopping Center/Cook County Courts in Skokie. The service will allow additional access to jobs and medical appointments for low income individuals.
Current Activities
CTA does not have sufficient funds to meet federal local matching requirements at this time. The project cannot be implemented until local funds become available.
Funding Amounts by Source
Source Amount
Local $130,908
Federal $130,908

Last Updated 09.17.2014
+ Antioch Downtown Land Use and Transit Implementation Strategy Community Planning Transit-Oriented Development Plan Antioch $99,708
  • RTA
  • Local
 Completed

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Antioch Downtown Land Use and Transit Implementation Strategy
Description
After the Village completed several transit-oriented development studies for their Metra Station area, this project revised the zoning ordinance to a form-based code, and will be utilized to regulate all future development in the TOD area.The final report was presented to the Village Board in March and the form-based code was adopted on October 17, 2011.
Current Activities
The Village was awarded a $200,000 US-EPA Brownfield Assessment Grant in 2013 to begin identifying and assessing underused land, blighted properties and former industrial sites in the TOD area. For more information please visit: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130304/news/703049913/. The RTA will provide support and assistance as needed.
Funding Amounts by Source
Source Amount
RTA $79,766
Local $19,942

Last Updated 06.08.2017
+ Des Plaines Cumberland Transit-Oriented Development Plan Community Planning Transit-Oriented Development Plan Des Plaines $124,702
  • RTA
  • Federal
 Completed

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Des Plaines Cumberland Transit-Oriented Development Plan (Final Report)
Des Plaines Cumberland Transit-Oriented Development Plan (Design Guidelines)
Des Plaines Cumberland Transit-Oriented Development Plan (Appendix)
Description

In September 2009, the City and consultant team worked with a steering committee including neighborhood residents and business owners to develop a plan for the area around the Cumberland Metra Station. The plan identifies streetscape, pedestrian, and roadway opportunities to improve access and circulation near the station. The final report adopted by the board is comprised of three different volumes: concept plan, design guidelines, and appendix. Implementation of the plan will strongly rely on market forces and actions from the City. The City Council approved the plan as an amendment to the City's Comprehensive Plan in January 2011.

Current Activities

The plan was adopted by the City Council on January 3, 2011. In June 2015, a development team submitted a proposal for the redevelopment of the Littelfuse site along Northwest Highway. The residential project will consist of 127 townhouses and a five-story apartment building with 270 units, located a half-mile from the Cumberland Metra Station. Construction began in late 2016 with townhome units being available for occupancy as soon as 2017.

The 397 unit Buckingham Townhomes and Apartments opened in 2018 to residents along Northwest Highway, within walking distance to the Cumberland station.

Funding Amounts by Source
Source Amount
RTA $83,550
Federal $41,152

Last Updated 07.23.2021
+ East 83rd Street - New Bus Route Section 5310 / JARC / NF Operating Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) $2,544,270
  • Local
  • Federal
 Programmed

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Description
New fixed route service connecting retail district at 92nd/Commerical to 83rd Street providing service from east 83rd Street to 79th Street Dan Ryan Red Line station. This service will provide low income individuals access to jobs located in the Chicago Central Business District, employment centers in Hyde Park, and other retail districts accessible via the rail system.
Current Activities
CTA does not have sufficient funds to meet federal local matching requirements at this time. The project cannot be implemented until local funds become available.
Funding Amounts by Source
Source Amount
Local $1,272,135
Federal $1,272,135

Last Updated 09.17.2014
+ Southwest Will TMA Study Community Planning Transit Improvement Plan Joliet Arsenal Development Authority $125,000
  • RTA
  • Local
 Completed

Project Details

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Southwest Will TMA Study (Feasibility Study)
Southwest Will TMA Study (Final Report)
Description

This study updated the Joliet Arsenal Development Authority's (JADA) transportation plan for the area in and around the former Joliet Arsenal. The study included an evaluation and feasibility study for the creation of a Transportation Management Association for southwest Will County. 

Current Activities

The study was completed in June, 2010. In July of 2011, an RFP was released and proposals sought for the Southwest Will TMA Implementation and Travel Demand Study by the Joliet Arsenal Development Study and the City of Joliet. A committee consisting of JADA, Will County, Will County Governmental League, Will County Center for Economic Development and the City of Joliet selected Ruettiger & Tonelli / AECOM after the interview process. The project commenced in the summer of 2013.

Funding Amounts by Source
Source Amount
RTA $100,000
Local $25,000

Last Updated 11.11.2020
+ Pace I-355 Express Bus Community Planning Transit Improvement Plan Pace Suburban Bus $265,984
  • RTA
  • Local
 Completed

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Pace I-355 Express Bus
Description
This study developed a plan for a fully integrated sustainable corridor through the development of an express bus service on the I-355 corridor between New Lenox and Lake-Cook Road. It examined ways of improving transit as well as transit support facilities within the entire corridor.
Current Activities
The recommendations presented in this final report are currently being applied to the Pace I-90 Express Bus Network and the Pace Cook-DuPage Transit Investment Plan.
Funding Amounts by Source
Source Amount
RTA $212,787
Local $53,197

Last Updated 06.13.2017
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