Initial Alternatives Identification and Evaluation Report ovember 2011 APPEDIX B Summary of Stakeholder Single Mode Suggestions
2011 Illinois Department of Transportation Summary of Stakeholder Alternatives by Mode October 2009 January 2011 www.dot.il.gov www.eisenhowerexpressway.com
FILEY RD KIGERY HWY MAHEIM RD IHB RR RIDGELAD AVE AUSTI BLVD CETRAL AVE ASHLAD AVE Heavy Rail Transit (HRT) 3 C RR 22D ST. 2 UP RR UP RR C RR Circuit Court of County BSF RR ORTH AVE Metra BSF C RR Metra MD- Metra UP-W WESTER AVE Metra UP- Suggested Blue Line Extension Suggested Green Line Extension I- Study Area > Blue Line Extension to > Blue Line Extension to 1st Avenue via I- > Blue Line Extension to Mannheim Road via I- > Blue Line Extension to York Road via I- > Blue Line Extension to via I- > Blue Line Extension to Mall via I- > Blue Line Extension to Wolf Road > Blue Line Extension to 1st Avenue via > Blue Line Extension to Mannheim via > Blue Line Extension to York via > Blue Line Extension to via > Blue Line Extension to Mall via > Green Line Extension to OT SHOW: > Shift Blue Line to CSX Right-of-Way between Cicero and Des Plaines Avenues > Abandon CTA Right-of-Way west of Illinois (Ashland) > Pink Line Extension (location not specified)
FILEY RD KIGERY HWY MAHEIM RD IHB RR RIDGELAD AVE AUSTI BLVD CETRAL AVE ASHLAD AVE Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) 3 C RR 22D ST. 2 UP RR UP RR C RR Circuit Court of County BSF RR ORTH AVE Metra BSF C RR Metra MD- Metra UP-W WESTER AVE Metra UP- Suggested Bus Rapid Transit Alternatives I- Study Area BRT Options include termini at CTA Station, Cicero Avenue, Downtown > BRT to Mannheim Road via I- > BRT to via I- > BRT to Mall via I- > BRT to Mannheim Road via > BRT to I-3 via I- > BRT on Roosevelt Road to > BRT on Cermak Road to I-3 > BRT on 1st Avenue > BRT on Cicero Avenue (Mid City BRT) > BRT on BRC (Mid City BRT)
FILEY RD KIGERY HWY MAHEIM RD RIDGELAD AVE AUSTI BLVD CETRAL AVE ASHLAD AVE Commuter Rail 3 22D ST. 2 Berkley Station Station Melrose Park Station Station Circuit Court of County BSF-RR Forest Station ORTH AVE Metra BSF Metra MD- Metra UP-W WESTER AVE Metra UP- Suggested ew Commuter Rail Suggested Metra Service Improvements Improve Existing Station Suggested ew Station Close Existing Station I- Study Area > Upgrade METRA UP-W, BSF and MD-W Lines > Downtown to (dedicated express) > Inner Circumferential Rail ( to ) > Combine Melrose Park and Metra stations at 25th Avenue
FILEY RD KIGERY HWY MAHEIM RD IHB RR RIDGELAD AVE AUSTI BLVD CETRAL AVE ASHLAD AVE Automated Guideway Transit/Light Rail Transit (AGT/LRT) 3 C RR 22D ST. 2 UP RR UP RR C RR Circuit Court of County BSF RR ORTH AVE Metra BSF C RR Metra MD- Metra UP-W WESTER AVE Metra UP- Suggested AGT/LRT Transit I- Study Area > Automated Guideway Transit/Light Rail Transit Downtown to > Automated Guideway Transit/Light Rail Transit to via CSX and C
FILEY RD KIGERY HWY MAHEIM RD RIDGELAD AVE AUSTI BLVD CETRAL AVE ASHLAD AVE Local and Express Bus 3 22D ST. 2 Circuit Court of County BSF-RR ORTH AVE Metra BSF Metra MD- Metra UP-W WESTER AVE Metra UP- Suggested Local Bus Alternatives Suggested Express Bus Alternatives I- Study Area > Express Bus Ashland Avenue to Elmhurst via I-/I-2 > Express Bus Ashland Avenue to I-3 via I-/I- > Express Bus on Cicero Avenue > Express Bus on 5th Avenue Metra to Loyola > Local Bus on north-south arterials (suggested in combination with Blue Line extension)
FILEY RD KIGERY HWY MAHEIM RD RIDGELAD AVE AUSTI BLVD CETRAL AVE ASHLAD AVE Expressway Improvements 3 22D ST. 2 Circuit Court of County BSF-RR ORTH AVE Metra BSF Metra MD- Metra UP-W WESTER AVE Metra UP- Suggested Interchange Improvements Suggested General Purpose Lane I- Study Area > I- General purpose lane addition Wolf Road to Cicero Avenue > I- Interchange improvements: Use single point urban interchange Signal improvements Reconfigure left hand ramps as right hand ramps Make all interchange ramps left hand exits Traffic Circles at 1st Avenue, Harlem Avenue, Austin Boulevard and Cicero Avenue
FILEY RD KIGERY HWY MAHEIM RD RIDGELAD AVE AUSTI BLVD CETRAL AVE ASHLAD AVE Managed Lanes 3 22D ST. 2 Circuit Court of County BSF-RR ORTH AVE Metra BSF Metra MD- Metra UP-W WESTER AVE Metra UP- Suggested Single Mode Alternative I- Study Area HIGH OCCUPACY VEHICLE LAES (HOV)* > HOV Lanes on I-, I-2 and I- to Cicero > HOV Lanes on I-, I-2 and I- to I- HIGH OCCUPACY TOLL LAES (HOT)* > HOT Lanes on I-, I-2 and I- to Cicero > HOT Lanes on I-, I-2 and I- to I- *Various beginning, ending, and access points suggested.
FILEY RD KIGERY HWY MAHEIM RD RIDGELAD AVE AUSTI BLVD CETRAL AVE ASHLAD AVE Arterial Improvements 3 22D ST. 2 Circuit Court of County BSF-RR ORTH AVE Metra BSF Metra MD- Metra UP-W WESTER AVE Metra UP- Suggested One Way Frontage Roads Suggested Ped & Bike Impovements Suggested Grade Separation Suggested Intersection Improvement Suggested Widen Bridges Suggested Arterial Improvements I- Study Area > One way frontage road along I- between Mannheim Road and Cicero Avenue > Arterial improvements on Roosevelt Road > Pedestrian and bicycle improvements at I- interchanges > UP-W grade separation at Mannheim Road and 1st Avenue > Expand I- bridges at Harlem Avenue, Avenue, East Avenue, Austin Boulevard and Cicero Avenue > Improve access to CTA station from Des Plaines Avenue
FILEY RD KIGERY HWY MAHEIM RD RIDGELAD AVE AUSTI BLVD CETRAL AVE ASHLAD AVE Traffic Management (TSM/TDM/ITS/ATM) 3 22D ST. 2 Circuit Court of County BSF-RR ORTH AVE Metra BSF Metra MD- Metra UP-W WESTER AVE Metra UP- Suggested ITS Improvement Smart Corridors TSM Strategies I- Study Area > Smart Corridors TSM strategies: - Cooridor Study > Access management strategies and ITS at I- interchanges
FILEY RD KIGERY HWY MAHEIM RD RIDGELAD AVE AUSTI BLVD CETRAL AVE ASHLAD AVE on Motorized 3 22D ST. 2 Circuit Court of County BSF-RR ORTH AVE Metra BSF Metra MD- Metra UP-W WESTER AVE Metra UP- Improve Conditions for Pedestrian Suggested Grade Separation Maintain crossing ew on-motorized Crossing ew Multi-use Path or Bike Lanes I- Study Area > Improve pedestrian and bicycle access to transit at MD-W and UP-W Metra stations > Suggested new multi-use paths and bicycle lanes in study area > Improve existing pedestrian and bicycle lanes in the study area > UP-W grade separation at Mannheim Road and 1st Avenue > ew I- pedestrian crossing at and unspecified locations along I- between Mannheim Road and Cicero Avenue > Extend east to connect to city routes (no specific route suggested) > ew multi-use trail along I-
FILEY RD KIGERY HWY MAHEIM RD RIDGELAD AVE AUSTI BLVD CETRAL AVE ASHLAD AVE Other 3 22D ST. P 2 P P P P Circuit Court of County P BSF-RR P ORTH AVE Metra BSF Metra MD- Metra UP-W WESTER AVE Metra UP- P Suggested Park and Ride Facilities Suggested Eliminated Interchanges Suggested Access Ramp I- Study Area > Expand park and ride capacity at CTA Blue Line and > I- direct access ramps to park and ride facility > Eliminate Harlem Avenue and Austin Boulevard I- interchanges