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The RTA and IDOT are leading the Cook DuPage Corridor study to identify and evaluate potential transportation improvements within a heavily traveled portion of the Chicagoland region. This area lies between Metra's Milwaukee District West and Burlington Northern Santa Fe lines and stretches approximately 30 miles from Cicero Avenue in Chicago to the western border of DuPage County. More than 800,000 daily work trips, or 22 percent of the region’s total work trips, begin or end in the Cook DuPage Corridor.
Travel Market Analysis
The first stage of the Cook DuPage Corridor study, the Travel Market Analysis, was completed in December 2005. This analysis provides a comprehensive picture of demographics, travel patterns, transportation options, and key mobility issues within the corridor. These findings will help guide the selection of priority travel markets for the next phase of the study, where potential multi-modal transportation improvements will be identified.
Click here to view the Executive Summary of the Cook DuPage Corridor Study Travel Market Analysis (PDF 307kb).
The full final report is available on RTAMS ( http://www.rtams.org). Due to the size of this file, it will take a few minutes to download (PDF 15MB).
Options Feasibility
The Options Feasibility stage of this study is currently underway to evaluate a broad range of potential transportation improvements for the Cook DuPage Corridor. Three oversight Committees will provide guidance during this important phase:
1) Policy Committee (11 elected officials),
2) Technical Committee (23 local government and agency staff),
3) Citizens Advisory Committee (17 social, business, cultural and professional organizations)
An official public comment period concluded on July 6, 2006. Public input was sought on several draft study documents in the Options Feasibility study and five conceptual transportation improvement options. The five concepts were very general and distinctly different approaches to improving Corridor mobility. The conceptual options were mode (vehicle) and alignment (facility) neutral, in that several different types and/or locations of improvements could be evaluated if a particular concept were further developed.
The next official public comment period is March 1-31, 2008. The RTA would like the public’s input on a preliminary transportation proposal and important policy considerations.
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