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2030 Regional Transportation Plan for Northeastern Illinois 2030 REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS THIS COMPILED DOCUMENT REFLECTS: 2030 REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN 2006 UPDATE 2007 UPDATE 2008 UPDATE NO. 1 (APPROVED MARCH, 2008) 2008 UPDATE NO. 2 (DRAFT, APRIL 25, 2008) Proposed for Release for Public Comment April 25, 2008 Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning 233 South Wacker Drive Suite 800 Chicago, Illinois 60606 312-454-0400 http://www.cmap.illinois.gov This page is intentionally blank. Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................1 Planning process......................................................................................................................................... 1 Participation and involvement.................................................................................................................... 1 Regional transportation concerns ............................................................................................................... 3 Regional outlook ........................................................................................................................................ 3 Plan recommendations................................................................................................................................ 4 CHAPTER 1. POLICY ENVIRONMENT ...............................................................5 1.1.1 Intent and Scope ......................................................................................................................... 5 1.1.2 Constraints.................................................................................................................................. 7 Financial resources ................................................................................................................................. 7 Air Quality.............................................................................................................................................. 8 1.2 Regional transportation challenges and concerns............................................................................... 9 1.2.1 Mobility and Accessibility........................................................................................................ 10 1.2.2 Commercial Goods Movement................................................................................................. 10 1.2.3 Land Use and Transportation Relationships............................................................................. 11 1.2.4 Community Planning................................................................................................................ 12 1.2.5 Social Equity ............................................................................................................................ 13 1.2.6 Natural Environment ................................................................................................................ 13 1.2.7 Congestion Management .......................................................................................................... 15 1.2.8 Public Health and Safety .......................................................................................................... 16 1.2.9 Transportation Security ............................................................................................................ 17 1.2.10 Economic Development............................................................................................................ 17 1.3 The 2040 Regional Framework Plan ................................................................................................ 18 1.4 Goals for future transportation system development........................................................................ 19 1.4.1 Goal: Maintain the Integrity of the Existing Transportation System........................................ 20 1.4.1.1 Maintenance, reconstruction and replacement objectives..................................................... 20 1.4.1.2 Congestion management objectives...................................................................................... 21 1.4.2 Goal: Improve Transportation System Performance ................................................................ 22 1.4.2.1 Transportation system efficiency objectives......................................................................... 22 1.4.2.2 Transportation and land use interaction objectives............................................................... 22 1.4.2.3 Transportation mobility and accessibility objectives............................................................ 23 1.4.2.4 Commercial goods movement objectives ............................................................................. 24 1.4.3 Goal: Employ Transportation to Sustain the Region’s Vision and Values............................... 24 1.4.3.1 Transportation and natural environment objectives.............................................................. 25 1.4.3.2 Transportation and economic development objectives......................................................... 26 1.4.3.3 Transportation and social equity objectives.......................................................................... 27 1.4.3.4 Transportation and community development objectives ...................................................... 28 1.4.3.5 Transportation and public health and safety objectives........................................................ 29 1.4.3.6 Transportation security objectives........................................................................................ 29 CHAPTER 2. REGIONAL ASSESSMENT..........................................................31 2.1 Defining the transportation system................................................................................................... 31 2.2 Future Regional Scenarios................................................................................................................ 32 2.2.1 Socioeconomic Inputs............................................................................................................... 33 2.2.1.1 Low-income households....................................................................................................... 34 2.2.1.2 Minority population.............................................................................................................. 35 2.2.2 Transportation System Commitments ...................................................................................... 37 2.2.3 Alternative Future Transportation Systems .............................................................................. 38 2.2.4 Measuring Transportation Benefits .......................................................................................... 43 2.2.4.1 Transportation system performance...................................................................................... 44 Transportation system supply measures ........................................................................................... 44 Tripmaking behavior ........................................................................................................................ 45 Transportation system demand......................................................................................................... 45 Transportation system costs.............................................................................................................. 45 Natural environment sensitivity........................................................................................................ 46 2.2.4.2 Evaluation of transportation system performance ................................................................ 46 2.2.4.3 Traveler mobility and accessibility....................................................................................... 48 Use of transportation modes............................................................................................................. 48 Access to transit................................................................................................................................ 48 Evaluation of “Use of transportation modes and Access to transit” ................................................. 49 Access to jobs................................................................................................................................... 58 Work commute times........................................................................................................................ 58 Evaluation of “Work commute times and Access to jobs”............................................................... 58 2.2.4.4 Socioeconomic and land use implications ............................................................................ 61 CHAPTER 3. REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION STRATEGY RECOMMENDATIONS.......................................................................................64 3.1 Community and Economic Development Strategies ........................................................................ 65 Context-sensitive solutions............................................................................................................... 67 3.2 Environmental Strategies.................................................................................................................. 68 3.3 Congestion Management .................................................................................................................
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