Chicago Transit Authority RED LINE EXTENSION ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS STUDY SCREEN 2 BOARDS BOARD: FTA’S REQUIRED NEW START PROCESS Flow chart of the New Start Process: Concept Development, Alternatives Analysis Study (present stage), Preliminary Engineering and Environmental Impact Statement, Final Design, Construction, then Operation. BOARD: Purpose and Need -- Transportation Needs * Significant Bus and Passenger Congestion at 95th Street Red Line Station * Lengthy Bus Trips to Access 95th Street Red Line Station * Far South Area Residents Experience 20% Longer Commute Times than Rest of City * Traffic Congestion is expected to grow along with Study Area Population and Employment -- Opportunity for Improvement * Extend rapid transit service south from 95th Street Red Line Station * Improve access to, within, and beyond study area * Support economic development and job opportunities * Shorten transit travel times through faster and more direct routing BOARD: STUDY AREA Map: A map which displays the study area with existing CTA rail service and bus routes, Pace bus routes, and the terminus of the Red Line at 95th Street. The study area is bounded by 95th Street to the north, the Cal-Sag Channel/Little Calumet River and 134th Street to the south, Stony Island Avenue to the east, and Ashland Avenue to the west. The following CTA or PACE bus routes currently connect with CTA Red Line trains at 95th Street: 8A, 29, 34, 95E, 95W, 103, 106, 108, 111, 112, 119, 352, 353, 359, and 381. BOARD: COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION Community participation is one of the key components of the alternative analysis -- Community Outreach * General Public * Elected and Appointed Officials * Faith-based Organizations * Community and Civic Organizations * Local and State Agencies -- Ongoing Public Involvement / Input * Meetings announced through public notices and advertisements * Project updates on the CTA web site: www.transitchicago.com. Accessible at local libraries BOARD: UNIVERSE OF ALTERNATIVES -- Lists and small photographs of the eleven technologies: Automated Guideway/Monorail, Bus Rapid Transit, Commuter Bus, Commuter Rail, Heavy Rail Transit, High Speed Rail, Light Rail Transit, Local Bus, MagLev, Personal Rapid Transit, and Streetcar. -- Map illustrating each of the nine identified corridors and a list of the corridors: I-57 Expressway, Halsted Street, Union Pacific Railroad, Wentworth Avenue, State Street, Michigan Avenue, King Drive, Cottage Grove Avenue / Metric Electric, I-94 Bishop Ford Freeway -- Small photographs and cross sections, and the list of the four profiles considered: elevated, at-grade, trench, and underground. BOARD: SCREEN 1 FINDINGS -- Bus rapid transit, Halsted Street corridor, at-grade -- Bus rapid transit, Michigan Avenue corridor, at-grade -- Heavy rail transit, elevated and underground, Halsted Street corridor -- Heavy rail transit, elevated and trench, Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) corridor -- Heavy rail transit, elevated and underground, Michigan Avenue corridor Maps of each of the four corridors: Map of the Halsted Street Corridor. The corridor begins at the Red Line terminal station at 95th Street. It follows I-57 southwest to Halsted Street. The corridor joins Halsted Street and extends south to the intersection of Halsted and Vermont Streets. Map of the Michigan Avenue Corridor. The corridor begins at the Red Line terminal station at 95th Street. It briefly follows I-94 southeast to Michigan Avenue. It turns onto Michigan Avenue, following it until its southern terminus at 127th Street. Map of the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) Corridor. The corridor begins at the Red Line terminal station at 95th Street. It follows I-57 southwest to the Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way. It joins the UPRR right-of-way, following it until about 130th Street near the intersection of I-94. BOARD: SCREEN 2 – STEP 1: ALTERNATIVES DEFINITION -- Bus rapid transit, Halsted Street corridor, at-grade. Corridor route as described on previous slide with 9 stations located at approximately ½-mile spacing, 5.1 route miles -- Bus rapid transit, Michigan Avenue corridor, at-grade. Corridor route as described on previous slide with 8 stations located at approximately ½-mile spacing, 4.2 route miles -- Heavy rail transit, elevated and underground, Halsted Street corridor. Corridor route as described on previous slide with 4 stations (103rd, 111th, 115th, and 119th Streets), 4.9 route miles -- Heavy rail transit, elevated and trench, Union Pacific Railroad corridor. Corridor route as described on previous slide with 4 stations (103rd, 111th, 115th, and 130th Streets), 6.0 route miles -- Heavy rail transit, elevated and underground, Michigan Avenue corridor. Corridor route as described on previous slide with 4 stations (103rd, 111th, 115th, and 127th Streets), 4.1 route miles BOARD: SCREEN 2 – STEP 2: EVALUATION FINDINGS Table listing the 8 advancing combinations of technologies, profiles, and corridors rated for four criteria: physical constraints, social / economic, environmental, and transportation. The following combinations will advance for further screening: -- Bus rapid transit, Halsted Street corridor, at-grade -- Heavy rail transit, underground, Halsted Street corridor -- Heavy rail transit, elevated, Halsted Street corridor -- Heavy rail transit, elevated, Union Pacific Railroad corridor -- Heavy rail transit, trench, Union Pacific Railroad corridor BOARD: SCREEN 2 – STEP 3: EVALUATION FINDINGS Table listing the 5 advancing combinations of technologies, profiles, and corridors rated for four criteria: capital cost, operating cost, ridership, and cost-effectiveness. The following combinations will advance for further screening: -- Bus rapid transit, Halsted Street corridor, at-grade -- Heavy rail transit, elevated, Halsted Street corridor -- Heavy rail transit, elevated, Union Pacific Railroad corridor BOARD: PRELIMINARY SCREEN 2 FINDINGS -- Bus rapid transit, Halsted Street corridor, at-grade -- Heavy rail transit, elevated, Halsted Street corridor -- Heavy rail transit, elevated, Union Pacific Railroad corridor