Forward - City of Chicago

3 » Actions
a. Build/rebuild four CTA rail stations:
» Finish construction of Lake/Morgan Station
on the Green/Pink Lines in 2012.
» Begin rebuilding Clark/Division Station on
the Red Line, starting with a new ADAaccessible
entrance at LaSalle Street.
» Finish design of the combined Washington/
Wabash station on the Loop Elevated and
construct by 2014.
» Finish design of the new Cermak-McCormick
Place station on the Green Line and
construct by 2014.
b. Develop three Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Corridors
in partnership with CTA:
» Build BRT facilities for CTA on Jeffrey
Boulevard in 2012.
» Continue design, engineering and federal
» Support CTA’s BRT alternatives analysis for
Western and Ashland Avenues.
» Analyze city routes for future BRT
opportunities.
c. Install Transit Signal Priority (TSP) equipment
at 100 intersections annually, as part of a
strategy for 30 corridors and 500 intersections
by 2015.
d. Collaborate with CTA’s efforts to complete
the full scale planning of the Red Line
Reconstruction project by 2012.
e. Support CTA’s ongoing efforts to advance
long-range “New Start” rail network expansion
plans, including southern extensions of the Red
and Orange Lines.
THE CITY AND THE CTA: A 65-YEAR
PARTNERSHIP
The first transit facilities in Chicago - including the Loop, Lake Street and
Jackson Park elevated lines - were all built and operated by private sector
concerns. After the financial decline of these private operators up to and
through World War II, the public sector took over.
In the 1940’s, the city of Chicago led the construction of the State and Dearborn
Street subways. A state-authorized referendum created the Chicago
Transit Authority (CTA) in 1947 to buy rapid transit, trolley and bus lines
from failed private transportation providers, and continue their operations
as a public service.
The City made agreements for CTA to use and maintain the subways, while
the City retained ownership. The City built most of a relocated Congress
line in the 1950’s, within the median of a superhighway later named the
Eisenhower Expressway. Then in the 1960’s, the City similarly built lines in
the medians of the Dan Ryan and Kennedy Expressways with federal monies
(66%) and City bond funds. CTA took over operation of these lines upon
completion, though the City again maintained ownership. Similar arrangements
occurred with the extension of the Kennedy line to O’Hare in 1984.
grant process for BRT across the Central
After a planned Crosstown Expressway project was cancelled, the City was
Area (to Union/Ogilvie stations) with
eventually able to reprogram $931 million to transit improvements. Over
construction to start in 2014.
$520 million was used to build and buy new rail cars for the Southwest Or-
Red Line
ange line, completed in 1993. The remainder was programmed by the City
to renovate and replace elevated track, structure, and stations; renovate
47
12.5%
subway facilities; and build the track link that allowed for reorganizing the
Blue Line
Red and Green lines.
CTA Bus
48.3%
CTA Rail
33.3%
7.3%
2.5%
3.1%
Orange Line
Green Line
The City works with the CTA to ensure that these facilities meet their operating
needs. CDOT focuses on architectural and engineering projects,
especially downtown, while passing funds on to the CTA for signals, power
4.7%
Brown Line
and specialized labor such as track crews.
Metra
12.9%
Pace
5.5%
1.3%
1.7%
Pink Line
Purple Line
Yellow Line
0.2%
In total, the City has built and owns 50 of the 105 miles in the CTA rapid
transit system, four rail storage yards, and four rail car maintenance facilities.
In 2011, this partnership continued as CDOT completed a major reconstruction
of the Grand/State Station and was at work on a new Morgan
Station serving the Green and Pink Lines.
10. 2010, Transit Ridership % by mode