Planning Programs and Projects

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Year Project Title Program Project Type Project Partner Budget Funding Source(s) Status
+ - Will County Will Ride Transportation Services Section 5310 / JARC / NF Mobility Management Will County $150,000
  • Federal
Programmed

Project Details

Related Reports

Not Available

Description

This program provides transportation and mobility management services for persons with disabilities and older adults residing in eastern Will County townships. The award funds the County’s Mobility Manager position. This is an existing Section 5310 project.

Current Activities

This project was approved by the RTA Board at the September 2023 meeting.

Funding Amounts by Source
Source Amount
Federal $120,000

Last Updated 01.17.2024

+ Berwyn TOD Zoning Code Update Community Planning TOD Zoning Berwyn $25,000
  • RTA
In Progress

Project Details

Description

The RTA is assisting the City of Berwyn to make transit-supportive amendments to the zoning regulations along the Harlem Avenue corridor from Roosevelt Road to Pershing Road. The result will include code revisions that foster a pedestrian-friendly development style along the corridor, preparing it for future Pace Pulse service. Revising the code along Harlem Avenue is a recommendation for the City in the Central Harlem Avenue Corridor Study.

Current Activities

Work on this project began in 2023 with stakeholder interviews and an elected/appointed officials roundtable discussion in June with the Berwyn Committee of the Whole. The project team has completed community engagement activities and developed draft recommendations for City staff review. Currently, the project team is developing draft zoning amendments that incorporate feedback received from a workshop with the Committee of the Whole in June 2024.

Funding Amounts by Source
Source Amount
RTA $25,000

Last Updated 07.18.2024

+ Brookfield Developer Discussion Panel - Congress Park Station Community Planning Developer Panel Brookfield $3,500
  • RTA
Completed

Project Details

Description

The RTA partnered with the Urban Land Institute (ULI) to convene a half-day discussion panel of development experts to provide guidance and advice to Village staff. The panel discussed the development climate and potential strategies to prepare for, and attract development to, Village-owned parcels near the Congress Park Metra station.

Current Activities

RTA, ULI, and Village of Brookfield staff facilitated the developer panel discussion on Thursday, December 16, 2021. Four developer panelists were in attendance. The report of recommendations was published in March 2022 and is available under "Related Reports." 

Funding Amounts by Source
Source Amount
RTA $3,500

Last Updated 05.22.2023

+ Kimball Station Area Curbside Management and Mobility Study Community Planning Pedestrian Access to Transit - Mobility Management Chicago $200,000
  • RTA
  • Local
In Progress

Project Details

Related Reports

Not Available

Description

The RTA is providing technical assistance to Chicago's Department of Planning and Development (DPD) and the Albany Park community to pinpoint new and expanded pedestrian and shared space amenities along Kimball and Lawrence Avenues as well as introduce new micro-mobility infrastructure and device parking to advance first and last mile connectivity near the Kimball Brown Line station. New public amenities recommended in the plan could include specific locations for sheltered seating for transit passengers and customers of street merchants, e-scooter and e-bike designated parking areas, wall murals along the exterior of the Kimball CTA station, a plaza area near the Kimball station, and dedicated bus priority zones for transfer stops of CTA bus routes 81 and 82. The RTA and DPD will work alongside the North River Commission, the CTA and others in Albany Park to finalize short-term, tactical recommendations.

Current Activities

Work on the project began in February 2023 with data collection and analysis, focus group meetings and community engagement activities. The project team has created preliminary concept designs for the planning area. A set of preliminary concepts were developed in the fall and were presented to the public for feedback in late winter and early spring 2024. The project team is now working on finalizing recommendations and adopting a Final Plan. The Final Plan is expected to be completed by the end of July.

Funding Amounts by Source
Source Amount
RTA $90,000
Local $110,000

Last Updated 07.19.2024

+ Maywood TOD Zoning Code Update Community Planning TOD Zoning Maywood $30,000
  • RTA
In Progress

Project Details

Related Reports
Description

The RTA is assisting the Village of Maywood to amend the Village’s Zoning Code in the downtown area as recommended in the Maywood TOD Plan Update, completed through the RTA’s Community Planning program in 2020. Code updates will foster the type of development envisioned in the plan, address current parking in downtown Maywood, and respond to the historic nature of the area. The project’s focus area includes Lake Street and 5th Avenue.

Current Activities

This project began in 2023 with a series of community engagement events to gather input from the public on potential amendments. These included stakeholder interviews, a public open house, and an elected/appointed officials roundtable discussion with the Maywood Planning Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals. Based on Village staff review of initial recommendations, the project team developed draft zoning amendments for Village consideration. Village staff and relevant committees are currently finalizing the draft amendments and are preparing to move them through the public approval process.

Funding Amounts by Source
Source Amount
RTA $30,000

Last Updated 07.18.2024

+ Robbins TOD Zoning Code Update Community Planning TOD Zoning Robbins $40,000
  • RTA
In Progress

Project Details

Description

The RTA is assisting the Village with updating the zoning code in the southeast portion of the Village, from South Claire Boulevard to the Robbins Metra station. Code updates will allow the Village to realize the type of development envisioned in the Robbins TOD and Industrial Areas Plan, completed with support from the RTA and the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning.

Current Activities

The project kicked off in January 2024 with an analysis of the Village's existing zoning regulations for Village staff review. The project team is currently revising the draft zoning code amendments based on comments from RTA and Village staff.

Funding Amounts by Source
Source Amount
RTA $40,000

Last Updated 07.18.2024

+ Aurora Transportation Center Access Improvements Access to Transit Program Pedestrian Access to Transit Aurora $995,283
  • RTA
  • Local
  • Federal
In Progress

Project Details

Related Reports

Not Available

Description

This project will create various pedestrian and access improvements to and around the Aurora Transportation Center including entrance modifications at the intersection of Spring Street and the creation of a Kiss and Ride area for passenger drop off. Other improvements include the installation of real time message boards on the platform to indicate train departure/arrival time and track location, installation of bike shelters on the east side of the Metra tracks and at the existing bike racks located along the west side of the platform, and installation of decorative monument signs at the Spring Street and Broadway Avenue entrances. Finally, four commuter transit shelters with heaters will be installed on the platforms and bike lanes along Spring Street, running east and west will be installed to improve access for people using bicycles to access the station.

Current Activities

Construction has been completed and the project team is working on project closeout documentation and invoicing. 

Funding Amounts by Source
Source Amount
RTA $99,528
Local $99,528
Federal $796,227

Last Updated 07.19.2024

+ Calumet Park Ashland Metra Station Access Improvements Access to Transit Program Pedestrian Access to Transit Calumet Park $329,291
  • RTA
  • Federal
In Progress

Project Details

Related Reports

Not Available

Description

This project will include the construction of approximately 2,050 linear feet of new and improved sidewalks, two new pedestrian crosswalks, and a covered bike shelter at the Ashland Metra Station.

Current Activities

Pre Phase I Planning underway. Calumet Park is applying for an increase in funding and change in funding year. Once approved, they will move forward with Engineering.

Funding Amounts by Source
Source Amount
RTA $65,858
Federal $263,433

Last Updated 07.19.2024

+ Calumet Park TOD Developer Discussion Panel Community Planning Developer Panel Calumet Park $3,500
  • RTA
Completed

Project Details

Description

The RTA convened a Developer Discussion Panel to assist the Village's efforts to attract transit- oriented development (TOD) at a vacant ~6-acre site located directly adjacent to the Metra Electric Ashland Avenue station. The Village will benefit from developer expertise on how to attract and consider development proposals that optimize the neighboring transit asset and align with local and regional goals.

Current Activities

The panel of development experts met in June 2021 for the 1/2 day workshop with the Village. The report of recommendations was published in September 2021 and is available under "Related Reports".

Funding Amounts by Source
Source Amount
RTA $3,500

Last Updated 01.19.2023

+ Chicago Auburn Gresham 79th Street Corridor Plan Community Planning Corridor Planning Chicago $134,990
  • RTA
  • Local
In Progress

Project Details

Related Reports

Not Available

Description

The RTA is assisting the City of Chicago with an initiative to provide transformative changes along the 79th Street commercial corridor within the Auburn Gresham community areas. A plan will be developed to serve as a guide for future housing, retail and transportation investments in the community.

Current Activities

The draft corridor plan has completed review by the community and the RTA and the City are making final edits to the draft based on comments and feedback.

Funding Amounts by Source
Source Amount
RTA $128,990
Local $6,000

Last Updated 07.22.2024