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The CTA Gray Line

The CTA Gray Line. A Benefit for Chicago. Overall Plan. Create New CTA Gray Line On in-city Metra Electric ROW Use Existing Infrastructure Purchase of Service Agreement Between CTA and Metra Results in Benefits . Gray Line Route. 22 Miles 37 Stations Millennium Station to:

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The CTA Gray Line

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  1. The CTA Gray Line A Benefit for Chicago

  2. Overall Plan • Create New CTA Gray Line • On in-city Metra Electric ROW • Use Existing Infrastructure • Purchase of Service Agreement • Between CTA and Metra • Results in Benefits

  3. Gray Line Route • 22 Miles • 37 Stations • Millennium Station to: • South Chicago- 93rd St. • Kensington- 115th St. • Blue Island- Vermont St. • Gray Line Runs on Inside Tracks • Makes Local Stops • Metra Electric and South Shore Run on Outside Tracks • Run Express

  4. Operation • Metra Operates Trains, Stations • Owns tracks, stations • CTA Buys the Service from Metra • Two Man Operating Crew • Tickets Collected via CTA Turnstiles • Headways of 5 - 15 Minutes

  5. What is Wrong With the Metra Electric Now? • Trains Every 1-2 Hours • No Station Guards Present • Reduced Security • No Transfers With CTA • Low Ridership

  6. Metra Competes With CTA • Express Routes Parallel Metra Electric • Wastes Resources • Three Person Operating Crew on Metra • Costs More Money • No Transfers Between CTA and Metra

  7. Case Study 179th Street Red Line vs. 79th Street (Chatham) Metra Electric

  8. Case Study 269th St. Red Line vs. Stony Island Metra Electric

  9. Case Study 387th Street Red Line vs. 87th St. (Woodruff) Metra Electric

  10. Gray Line Benefits Communities • Access to Jobs • Jobs Created Within Communities • Creates Community Center Around Station • Creates Steady Customer Base for Nearby Businesses

  11. Gray Line Benefits Communities • Creates Transfer Stations • 115TH Kensington • Hyde Park • Blue Island • More People= More Customers • More Money • More Pedestrians • More Transportation Options for Residents

  12. Gray Line Benefits Communities • New Development • Transit Oriented • New Residents • Location Efficient Mortgages • Reduced Pollution

  13. Access To South Lakefront Attractions • McCormick Place • Museum of Science and Industry • University of Chicago • Pullman Historic District • South Shore Cultural Center • And More!

  14. Chicago Olympics 2016 • Rapid Transit Needed Between Olympic Venues • Soldier Field • McCormick Place • 27th St. Olympic Village • Washington Park • Connects Olympics to Downtown

  15. Benefits to University of Chicago • Better Transportation to Downtown • More People Taking Public Transportation to Hyde Park • Less Parking Lots • Better Access • For Students • Teachers • Visitors

  16. Benefits to Chicago • Alternative to Gas Prices for Low-Income Residents • Provides Mobility • Youth • Elderly • Disabled • Connects City Neighborhoods

  17. Benefits to Suburbs • Suburban Metra Trains Run Express • From McCormick Place to Hyde Park • From Hyde Park to Kensington • Creates CTA Rapid Transit Service in Suburbs • Calumet Park • Blue Island • Faster, More Reliable Travel

  18. RTA Benefits from the Gray Line • Eliminates Competition on the South Side • CTA Compensates Metra for Operating Electric In-City Trains

  19. RTA Benefits from the Gray Line • No Washrooms Needed on Gray Line Trains • No New Cars Need to be Purchased • Only Two Operators on Gray Line • Save Money • Better Utilization of Existing Infrastructure

  20. Gray Line Benefits the Whole Region • Reduced Congestion • Congestion Costs Chicago $4.3 Billion Each Year • Alternative to Dan Ryan Congestion • Reduced Pollution • Reduced Dependence on Foreign Oil • Increased Connectivity • Better Quality of Life

  21. CTA Gray Line Project A Benefit for All of Chicagoland By Mike Payne, Arthur Ostrowski

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