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Midwest High Speed Rail AssociationSeptember 19, 2014
Honorable Toni Preckwinkle, PresidentCook County Board of Commissioners
Connecting Cook County2040 Long Range Transportation Plan
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Meeting Agenda
• Welcome and Project Background• Why Embark on this Plan?• Needs and Issues
– Key themes• Strategic Direction
– Vision statement– Draft goals and objectives– Scenario development
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS
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A New Plan is Long OverdueIn 1940:
Peak travel happened on summer Sundays to the forest preserves
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected President for a third time
The movie, The Grapes of Wrath, was released
Glenn Miller’s In the Mood was Song of the Year
A Plymouth Roadking auto cost $645
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SOURCE: Partnering for Prosperity
Why Embark on this Plan?
945 square miles 127,868 businesses
5,194,675 people 2,245,334 jobs
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• The Chicago metropolitan area has lagged the U.S. since the late 1990s
• And it is falling further behind during the current U.S. recovery
Unemployment Rate
SOURCE: Bill Testa, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; Growing our Regional Economy, December 12, 2013.
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Economic Performance: Job Growth
• The region’s performance versus other Midwest MSAs is not great either…
• ...even while metro area growth has been slipping among peer MSAs in other regions
Job Growth(2000 – 2013)
SOURCE: Bill Testa, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; Growing our Regional Economy, December 12, 2013.
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Economic Performance: Per Capita Income
Per Capita Income:Chicago MSA/US
(3 year rolling average)
• Per capita incomes have been sliding versus the nation
• Simulates job and business growth
• Creates stronger communities
• Improves quality of life
SOURCE: Bill Testa, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; Growing our Regional Economy, December 12, 2013.
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NEEDS AND ISSUES
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Theme: Align Public Infrastructure Investments with Industry Needs
• Incentivize private sector growth
• Maximize economic and employment opportunities
• Balance: established employment centers vs. redevelopment potential
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Theme: Transportation Choice
One solution is not enough!
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Travelers want and need multimodal solutions.
Projects & Services
PoliciesPrograms
Strategies
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Theme: Plan for Freight
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Metropolitan Chicago's Freight Cluster:A Drill-Down Report on Infrastructure, Innovation, and Workforce
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Theme: Policies are Critical
• Strong land use and zoning– Transit Oriented Development– Infill; redevelopment
• First- and last-mile connections• Congestion pricing• Can proceed whether or not more funding is available
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Theme: Address Underserved Populations
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Theme: Balance State of Good Repair with Capacity Expansion
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Existing Transportation Assets
Expanding the System
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Theme: Move Beyond Borders
• Transportation systems do not begin and end within county or municipal boundaries– Investments, policies, and strategies affect the
entire transportation system serving the greater Chicago metropolitan area
• Leverage combined resources (financial, technical) to achieve shared interests
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STRATEGIC DIRECTION
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Vision Statement
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Goal: Economic Opportunity
• Invest in transportation improvements that support the economic vitality of the County by fostering local and regional competitiveness and sustained productivity.
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Goal: Accessibility and Reliability • Increase the integration, connectivity and
reliability of the transportation system by developing a comprehensive multimodal system that expands mobility options for all transportation users.
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Goal: Safety
• Provide a safer transportation system that balances the travel needs of all users, including the general public and area businesses and industries.
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Goal: Land Use
• Create a built environment that promotes healthy, sustainable communities through coordinated land use and transportation policies.
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Metra Station in Downtown Arlington HeightsSource: Village of Arlington Heights
Village Green and Train StationSource: Village of Arlington Heights and Calder Latour
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Goal: Environmental Stewardship
• Promote a sustainable future through a transportation system that protects, enhances and provides connections to natural, cultural, and historic resources.
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Goal: Implementation
• Advance a plan that preserves, maintains, and strategically operates existing transportation assets while investing in the expansion and diversification of critical transportation services and infrastructure.
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Overview of Investment Scenarios
Running on
Empty
Stuck in First Gear
Picking up
Steam
All Aboard
Investment Scenarios
$ $ $ $$$$
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Running on Empty
• Transportation: Preservation of existing infrastructure and services
• Funding/Spending: No new funding – transportation spending is very low
• Land Use/Development: Weak infill /reuse policies, no link between transportation spending and policy environment
• Implications: Current funding struggles to maintain the existing assets, and growth occurs at the urban fringe
• Economic Impacts: Economic vitality in the County stagnates or declines, moving elsewhere in the region
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Stuck in First Gear
• Transportation: Small number of strategic projects targeted to economic development priorities
• Funding/Spending: Minor new revenue secured from existing sources
• Land Use/Development: Greater intergovernmental cooperation; more compact, mixed use, infill development
• Implications: Only enough new investment for highest priority areas
• Economic Impacts: County continues to lose market share in key industries
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Picking Up Steam
• Transportation: Some new multi-jurisdictional projects• Funding/Spending: More revenue from existing sources is
directed to transportation projects• Land Use/Development: Poor link between land use and
transportation policies• Implications: New investment focuses on a more diverse
transportation improvements that leverage governmental resources at all levels
• Economic Impacts: County’s economy and communities improve but at a lower rate than expected
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All Aboard
• Transportation: Aggressive modernization and system expansion across all forms of transportation
• Funding/Spending: Significant new federal, state and local tax revenues are enacted
• Land Use/Development: Support for infill development and transit/cargo oriented development
• Implications: Freight and public transportation networks vastly improved
• Economic Impacts: County is competitive nationally and in the region
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Economic Impacts: We Need to Take Action
• Personal Income: $1 billion in capital spending on public transportation produces $1.1 billion in worker income; $1 billion in operations spending produces $1.8 billion in worker income.
• Property Value: Studies over two decades show average housing value premiums associated with being within a half mile of a station are 6.4% in Philadelphia, 6.7% in Boston, 10.6% in Portland, 17% in San Diego, 20% in Chicago.
• Business Productivity: Every $1 invested in public transportation returns up to $3 in business sales.
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Overview of Scenarios
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Phase 2 Public / Stakeholder Outreach
www.connectingcookcounty.org
MetroQuest
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Website
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Phase 2 – Month 1• Chicago State University (District 4)• Blue Island Library (District 5)• Humboldt Park (District 8)• Welles Park (District 10)• Chicago Public Library-Garfield Ridge
(District 11)• Streamwood Park District (District 15)
MetroQuest – Kiosk Locations
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María Choca UrbanLRTP Director
Department of Transportation and HighwaysEmail: maria.chocaurban@cookcountyil.gov
Phone: 312-603-1652
Honorable Toni Preckwinkle, PresidentCook County Board of Commissioners
John Yonan, P.E., SuperintendentDept. of Transportation and Highways
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