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| Year Sort descending | Project Title | Program | Project Type | Project Partner | Budget | Funding Source(s) | Status | |||||||
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| + | Ride in Kane Phase 5 & 6 | Section 5310 / JARC / NF | Operating - Mobility Management | Association for Individual Development (AID) | $2,581,123 |
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Not Available Description
The Ride in Kane program is now entering its third year of operation. This program coordinates paratransit services in Kane County into a centralized system that optimizes transportation resources for older adults, persons with disabilities, and low-income individuals. Currently, there are 17 private, non-profit organizations and local units of government participating in the program. Approximately 100,000 trips were provided through this program in 2009. Current Activities
The service provided 8,015 trips in July 2014. This project is complete. Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 11.19.2023 |
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| + | Clarendon Hills Train Station Redevelopment Phase I Implementation | Community Planning | Transit-Oriented Development Plan | Clarendon Hills | $99,980 |
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Project DetailsDescription
This project resulted in a phased implementation plan for advancing the redevelopment of the Clarendon Hills Metra Station area. The Village completed a transit-oriented development study for their Metra Station area in 2006; this project further refined the recommendations from that study, focusing specifically on the train station and commuter lot redevelopment. The implementation plan recommended two redevelopment alternatives. The near-term plan recommended access improvements, including a pedestrian underpass under the tracks, and revitalization of the existing station house. The long-term plan builds on the near-term plans and recommends a full redevelopment of the current commuter lot into a parking deck, commercial space and a new station house. The final report was adopted by the Village Board in March 2012. Current Activities
Within the development area identified in the Clarendon Hills TOD plan, In 2018 two mixed-use developments were constructed within the development area identified in the Clarendon Hills TOD plan, a four-story development with 42 apartment units with 900 square feet of street level commercial at the corner of Park and Walker Avenue, and at the corner of Park and Prospect Avenues, 88 Park Avenue was completed as a three story 8-unit apartment building. Both of these projects are within a two to three block walk of the Metra station and the adjoining Pace Bus stop in downtown Clarendon Hills. In May of 2018 Clarendon Hills received an Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program (ITEP) grant for new railroad crossings gates at Prospect Avenue; improved pedestrian crossings and corner bump out enhancements at Prospect Avenue, Burlington Avenue, and Eastern Avenue/Anne Streets; installation/enhancement of bicycle lockup areas and shelters north and south of BNSF; development of a defined kiss-and-ride north of BNSF; and other streetscape improvements including plaza development, benches and street landscaping. Reconstruction of the Clarendon Hills commuter station was completed in 2022. In addition to station improvements, the Village incorportated streetscape improvements that created a shared vehicle/bike lane, and reduced the distance pedestrians must walk to cross the street. Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 10.24.2022 |
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| + | Hanover Park - County Farm Road Transit Service Study | Community Planning | Transit Improvement Plan | Hanover Park | $150,000 |
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Description
This project consisted of a transportation feasibility study to identify potential transit options along County Farm Road, for the ten mile segment between Lake Street on the north and Roosevelt Road / the DuPage County Government Center on the south. The service recommendations addressed access to the Hanover Park Metra Station, the DuPage County Government Center, and multiple businesses and places of employment along the corridor. Project tasks included public involvement, a mobility needs assessment, service recommendations and implementation strategies. The Village of Hanover Park led the study, with the towns of Roselle, Carol Stream, Bloomingdale, Winfield, and Wheaton serving on the project steering committee.
Current Activities
This project was completed in December 2012. A Transit Improvement Task Force has been formed to implement the recommendations of the study. The task force consists of members from the communities of Hanover Park, Roselle, Carol Stream, Bloomingdale, Winfield, and Wheaton; as well as representatives from the RTA, DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference, and DuPage County. Topics addressed range from having the member communities adopt the plan as part of their comprehensive plans to discussions regarding potential service areas for local transit. The task force continues to monitor potential funding sources.
Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 05.31.2017 |
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| + | Pace Transit Signal Priority Planning for the Milwaukee Avenue Arterial Rapid Transit | Community Planning | Transit Improvement Plan | Pace Suburban Bus | $118,302 |
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Not Available Description
This planning effort developed Transit Signal Priority (TSP) Signal Timing Strategies and Signal Timing Optimization Plans for the future Milwaukee Arterial Rapid Transit (ART) corridor along Milwaukee Avenue from the Jefferson Park Transit Center in the City of Chicago to Golf Mill Mall in the Village of Niles. It is the first step toward implementing TSP. Signal optimization improves traffic flow for all vehicular traffic, including transit. Improved traffic flow results in reduced stop-and-go traffic, improves platoon progression as well as reduced idle time; which reduces vehicular emissions. TSP improves travel speed and schedule reliability of transit, which, in turns, makes transit a more attractive mobility choice.
Current Activities
The project was completed in August 2011. Pace continues to advance Transit Signal Priority (TSP) and Arterial Rapid Transit (ART) along the corridor. Through an RTA Innovation, Coordination, and Enhancement (ICE) project, Pace will test the integration of transit signal priority technology that will allow CTA and Pace buses to interact with multiple types of traffic signal systems located on the same arterial.
Pace received a CMAQ grant in 2014 to fund the following components of Milwaukee Avenue ART from Jefferson Park to Golf Mill: Phase 1 Engineering, stations, real time information, ART vehicles, and queue jump lanes (where appropriate), which are elements of the Pace TSP Planning for the Milwaukee Avenue Arterial Rapid Transit. Pace held public open houses for its Milwaukee Avenue ART service in 2015 to solicit feedback. Milwaukee Avenue will be the first Pace ART line - now titled Pace Pulse - to be implemented. Construction on shelters and other supporting infrastructure will begin in summer of 2017 with an expected opening of the line in 2018. For more information regarding the Pace Pulse service, visit http://pulse.pacebus.com/. Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 05.31.2017 |
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| + | Operation to Enhance Disabled, Senior, and Regular Transportation in Rural Communities '10 | Section 5310 / JARC / NF | Operating | Washington Township | $46,500 |
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Not Available 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
This project is complete.
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Last Updated 06.13.2019 |
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| + | Chicago Washington Park 63rd Street Corridor TOD Study | Community Planning | Transit-Oriented Development Plan | Chicago | $149,979 |
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Description
This project created a transit access improvement and transit-oriented development (TOD) plan for the 63rd Street Corridor in Chicago's Washington Park Neighborhood between the Cottage Grove Green Line station on the east and the King Drive Green Line station on the west. The plan outlines land use development concepts, design guidelines, and implementation strategies for access improvements and TOD along the corridor that will help maximize the existing transit investments within the neighborhood, including CTA bus routes (Route 63, which ranks ninth in overall bus ridership for the CTA) and rail services. The plan serves as a guide to enhance development, increase transit ridership and expand housing and economic development opportunities in the neighborhood. Current Activities
This study is being used by City staff and elected officials to guide transit access improvements and land use development along the corridor. A significant amount of development has been occurring near the station. Visit our Story Map for details Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 07.28.2021 |
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| + | South Elgin Transit Improvement Plan | Community Planning | Transit Improvement Plan | South Elgin | $75,000 |
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Description
This project created a transit improvement study for the Village of South Elgin by identifying transit needs and opportunities within the Village in response to recent population growth and development. The project identified potential improvements to the existing Pace Route #801 as well as recommendations for potential community-based transit service. Tasks included an analysis of current travel patterns, a mobility needs assessment, development of service recommendations and implementation strategies.
Current Activities
The project was completed in November 2011. The plan was approved by the Village of South Elgin Village Board on November 21, 2011.
As of December 12, 2011, Pace Route #801 has been re-routed to provide improved service to areas of high population and employment density along Randall Road. For more information and an updated list of stops, please visit http://www.pacebus.com/sub/schedules/route_notice_detail.asp?Notice_ID=2960. In July 2012, the Village Board added the South Elgin Transit Improvement Plan to the Village 2030 Comprehensive Plan. Additionally, as a result of the Pace Route #801 service realignment, ridership within the Village has increased five-fold. In late 2013 Kane County DOT received CMAQ approval for the Randall Road Transit Infrastructure Improvements project. This project funds Phase 2 Engineering and Construction for bus shelters, waiting pads, crosswalk markings, pedestrian signals, ADA ramps and sidewalks along Pace Route 801, as recommended in the South Elgin Transit Improvement Plan and Kane County 2040 Long Range Transit Plan CP projects. For more information please visit http://www.cmap.illinois.gov/mobility/strategic-investment/cmaq. The Village created a Bike and Pedestrian Mobility Plan through the CMAP Local Technical Assistance program, which will enhance the connectivity to Route 801. Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 01.04.2017 |
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| + | Skokie-Dempster Station Area Plan | Community Planning | Transit-Oriented Development Plan | Skokie | $124,710 |
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Description
This project will create a transit-oriented development plan for an approximate ½ mile radius of the future relocated and elevated Skokie-Dempster Station on the CTA Yellow Line. The CTA is currently conducting an Alternatives Analysis to extend the Yellow Line from the current terminus at Skokie-Dempster to Old Orchard Road. If the line is extended, the existing Skokie-Dempster Station will be elevated near its current location. The new elevation presents an opportunity to improve circulation around the station where the at-grade tracks and station currently act as a physical barrier limiting development. The goal of the project is to create a circulation plan, a corresponding market study, and land use analysis for the Skokie-Dempster Station area.
Current Activities
The plan has been finalized. The RTA will offer implementation assistance as needed.
In 2015, Skokie received CMAQ program funding, via the RTA's Access to Transit Improvement Program, for pedestrian access improvements and additional bicycle parking at the Dempster Station. In 2016, the Village announced that a Target store will be built on a formerly Village-owned property adjacent to the Dempster station. It is expected to be open in late 2017.
As of recent, the following projects are approved/under construction/completed in TOD radius:
-A Single-Family Detached Homes project at Floral/Cleveland -Completed in November 2018
-A Mixed-Use Townhomes project at 8163 Lincoln Avenue -Under Construction as of April 2018
-A Retail project at 4844-4852 Main Street -Completed in June 2018
-A Mixed-Use Townhomes project, 'Elmwood Collection' -Under Construction as of April 2018
-A Mixed-Use Apartments project at 8025 Skokie Boulevard -Approved in March 2018
-A Live-Work Townhomes project, 'Luxury on Lincoln' -Under Construction as of Nov 2018
-A Mixed-Use Condo project at 8039 Elmwood Avenue -Under Construction as of June 2019
-'Illinois Science + Technology Park' -Under Construction as of January 2019
-A Commercial Development project, 'Ignite Gaming' -Completed in December 2019
Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 09.16.2019 |
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| + | Transportation to Work '10 | Section 5310 / JARC / NF | Operating | DuPage County | $451,456 |
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Not Available Description
The Ride DuPage to Work is a service of the Ride DuPage system designed to enable persons with disabilities greater opportunities to obtain and maintain employment through more affordable transportation.
Current Activities
DuPage Transportation to Work, initially funded with the 2006 program, was implemented March 1, 2008. DuPage County became the grantee for the project in 2010. Prior to that Pace served as the project grantee. The service provided 2,137 trips in June 2014.
This project is complete.
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Last Updated 06.13.2019 |
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| + | Ways to Work '10 | Section 5310 / JARC / NF | Capital - Operating | Salvation Army Family & Community Services | $533,788 |
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Not Available Description
The WTW program provides small, short-term, low-interest loans to low-income families for the purpose of purchasing or repairing a car to get to work, childcare, and to pursue educational or job training opportunities. The project funding will be used to support operating costs associated with client screening and case management, and for a small loan guarantee pool. This project will replicate other JARC projects that have been successfully implemented in other parts of the country. Current Activities
The Salvation Army launched the Ways to Work project on September 26, 2011. In June 2013, 296 individuals have attended personal finance education classes and 111 loans have been approved. This project is complete. Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 11.19.2023 |
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