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Kane County Transit Opportunity Assessment

Kane County Transit Opportunity Assessment. Urban Transportation Center University of Illinois at Chicago Joseph DiJohn, Research Professor, Director, Metropolitan Transportation Support Initiative, with Don Costello, Research Assistant, and Beth D’Agostino, Research Assistant.

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Kane County Transit Opportunity Assessment

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  1. Kane County Transit Opportunity Assessment Urban Transportation Center University of Illinois at Chicago Joseph DiJohn, Research Professor, Director, Metropolitan Transportation Support Initiative, with Don Costello, Research Assistant, and Beth D’Agostino, Research Assistant. In cooperation with the Regional Transportation Authority, the Kane County Division of Transportation and the Kane County Council of Mayors. August, 2000

  2. Background • Tasks • Review existing plans, conditions and transit service. • Assemble an advisory panel to review the information. • Develop a scope of work to identify transit opportunities. • Procure a consultant through the RFP process. • Investigate specific opportunities for transit markets in Kane County, particularly along growth corridors. • Recommend actions to support and/or make provision for transit in the future.

  3. Literature Review • Guidebook for transportation corridor studies: A process for effective decision making. NCHRP report. 1999 • Innovative suburb-to-suburb transit practices. TCRP. 1995. • Transit focused development. TCRP. 1997 • The role of transit in developing livable metropolitan communities. TCRP report 22. 1997 • Designing urban corridors. APA. 1989 • Transportation management through partnerships. Urban land institute. 1990.

  4. Current Transportation System • Metra Commuter Rail Division • Pace Suburban Bus Division • CATS Ride Sharing • Community Transportation Programs • Bicycle and Pedestrian Systems

  5. Three commuter lines serving the county: • Milwaukee District West Line with stations at Elgin, National Street and Big Timber. • Union Pacific (UP) West Line with a station in Geneva. • Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Line with a station in Aurora and an adjoining Route 59 station in DuPage County

  6. Metra Weekday Ridership Source: Metra

  7. Pace Suburban Bus

  8. Pace Suburban Bus • Fixed Route • Van Pool • Paratransit

  9. Ridership Source: Pace

  10. Pace Van Pool Ridership Source: Pace

  11. Other Transportation • CATS rideshare • Community programs • Bicycle and pedestrian

  12. Kane County Bicycle System

  13. CATS 2020 Plan • 2020 RTP Highway and Transit Projects • I-88 Add Lanes • I-90 Add Lanes • Outer Circumferential Rail Corridor (EJ&E) • UP West Line extension to Elburn • Corridors for Further Study • I-88 Corridor • I-90 Corridor • West Suburban Corridor • Outer Belt Corridor

  14. CATS 2020 PlanCorridors for Further Study

  15. Kane County 2020 Plan • Transportation Alternatives • Transportation Control Measures • Bus Transit Alternatives • Rail Transit Alternatives

  16. IDOT2001-2005 Proposed Highway Improvement Program • Major Projects (cost) • Fox River Bridges, various locations, land acquisition ($11,011,000) • Sullivan Road: New Bridge over Fox River ($9,749,000) • ILL 25 at Dunham Rd/Stearns Rd: Intersection reconstruction ($7,725,000) • ILL 72 at ILL 68: Intersection reconstruction ($4,744,000) • ILL 64--7th Ave. to Dunham Rd: Widening and resurfacing ($2,678,000) • US 30 at Aurora Municipal Airport Entrance: Intersection Improvement ($2,112,000)

  17. Metra Plans • UP West Line Extension • Proposed extension of UP West line seven miles west of the Geneva station to Elburn, including stations at La Fox and Elburn with a storage yard in Elburn. • Access to work • Market potential of employees living and working along Metra commuter rail lines.

  18. Pace Plans • Comprehensive Operating Plan (COP) • increased fixed-route service • park-n-ride expansion • transfer facility expansion • restricted use facilities • signal priority systems

  19. Pace Plans: Welfare to Work

  20. Other Transportation Plans • Northwest Corridor Feasibility Study • Outer Circumferential Commuter Rail Feasibility Study • West Suburban Corridor • BNSF Line Extension Feasibility Study • Northeastern Illinois Access to Transit Study • DuPage County Comprehensive Transit Plan • McHenry County Comprehensive Transit Plan • Fox River Bridge Study

  21. Kane County Population Trends *Projected populationSource: NIPC

  22. Kane County Employment *Projected employment Source: NIPC

  23. Kane County VMT *Projected VMT Source: CATS

  24. Pace and Metra Ridership Trends Source: RTA

  25. Metra Ridership ProjectionsNote: Figures based on daily ridership with Kane 2020 extensions. *Projected Ridership Source: Metra

  26. Metra Ridership ProjectionsNote: Figures based on daily ridership with Kane 2020 extensions. *Projected Ridership Source: Metra

  27. Areas for Potential Analysis • Fox Valley Corridor (ILL 31 & 25) • Randall Road Corridor • Route 47 Corridor • Metra UP West Line Extension • Northwest Corridor (I-90) • East-West Corridor (I-88) • Intra-county service

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