Integrating Livability Principles Into Transit Planning: An Assessment of Bus Rapid Transit Opportunities in

August 2011

APPENDICES

APPENDIX A: INDIVIDUAL LIVABILITY CRITERION SCORING

APPENDIX B: HYPOTHETICAL STATIONS FOR DEMAND MODELING

APPENDIX A: INDIVIDUAL LIVABILITY CRITERION SCORING

CRITERION 1: CONNECTIVITY TO COMMUNITY SERVICES

The results of the CONNECTIVITY TO COMMUNITY SERVICES criterion are shown below. Street segments with the highest number of community services within 0.5 miles received the highest scores.

Connectivity to Community Services Scoring

CRITERION 2: CONNECTIVITY TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

The results of the CONNECTIVITY TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS criterion are shown below. Street segments with the highest number of educational institutions within 0.5 miles received the highest scores.

Map of Connectivity to Educational Institutions Scoring

CRITERION 3: CONNECTIVITY TO ENTERTAINMENT

The results of the CONNECTIVITY TO ENTERTAINMENT criterion are shown below. Street segments with the highest number of entertainment venues within 0.5 miles received the highest scores.

Map of Connectivity to Entertainment Scoring

CRITERION 4: CONNECTIVITY TO FOOD STORES

The results of the CONNECTIVITY TO FOOD STORES criterion are shown below. Street segments with the highest number of food stores within 0.5 miles received the highest scores.

Map of Connectivity to Food Stores Scoring

CRITERION 5: CONNECTIVITY TO MAJOR MEDICAL CARE

The results of the CONNECTIVITY TO MAJOR MEDICAL CARE criterion are shown below. Street segments with the highest number of major medical facilities within 0.5 miles received the highest scores.

Map of Connectivity to Major Medical Care Scoring

CRITERION 6: CONNECTIVITY TO MAJOR OPEN SPACE

The results of the CONNECTIVITY TO MAJOR OPEN SPACE criterion are shown below. Street segments with the highest number of major open spaces within 0.5 miles received the highest scores.

Map of Connectivity to Major Open Space

CRITERION 7: CONNECTIVITY TO RETAIL

The results of the CONNECTIVITY TO RETAIL criterion are shown below. Street segments with the highest number of retail stores within 0.5 miles received the highest scores.

Map of Connectivity to Retail Scoring

CRITERION 8: EMPLOYMENT/JOB ACCESS

The results of the EMPLOYMENT/JOB ACCESS criterion are shown below. Street segments with the highest number of employees within 0.5 miles received the highest scores.

Map of Employment/Job Access Scoring

CRITERION 9: EXISTING TRANSIT RIDERSHIP

The results of the EXISTING TRANSIT RIDERSHIP criterion are shown below. Street segments with the highest existing bus ridership flow within 0.25 miles received the highest scores.

Map of Existing Transit Ridership Scoring

CRITERION 10: EXISTING TRANSIT TRAVEL TIME

The results of the EXISTING TRANSIT TRAVEL TIME criterion are shown below. Street segments with the slowest existing bus travel speed within 0.125 miles received the highest scores.

Map of Existing Transit Travel Time Scoring

CRITERION 11: INFILL DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL

The results of the INFILL DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL criterion are shown below. Street segments with the largest area of potential infill development within 0.5 miles received the highest scores.

Map of Infill Development Potential Scoring

CRITERION 12: POPULATION

The results of the POPULATION criterion are shown below. Street segments with the highest population within 0.5 miles received the highest scores.

Map of Population Scoring

CRITERION 13: POPULATION NOT WITHIN 0.5 MILES OF RAIL

The results of the POPULATION NOT WITHIN 0.5 MILES OF RAIL criterion are shown below. Street segments with the highest Population not within 0.5 miles of Rail within 0.25 miles received the highest scores.

Map of Population not within 0.5 miles of Rail Scoring

CRITERION 14: TRANSPORTATION COSTS

The results of the TRANSPORTATION COSTS criterion are found below. Street segments with the highest average transportation costs as a percentage of household income within 0.5 miles received the highest scores.

Map of Transportation Costs Scoring

APPENDIX B: HYPOTHETICAL STATIONS FOR DEMAND MODELING

95th There were 19 hypothetical stations on the potential 95th BRT route as shown in Figure 51 and Table 48.

Figure 1: Map of Hypothetical Locations of BRT Stations on 95th Route

Table 1: Hypothetical Locations of BRT Stations on 95th Route

# Name Street Cross Street Distance to Next Eastbound Stop (miles)

1 Cicero W. 95th St. S. Cicero Ave. 0.5

2 Kostner W. 95th St. S. Kostner Ave. 0.5

3 Pulaski W. 95th St. S. Pulaski Rd. 0.5

4 Central Park W. 95th St. S. Central Park Ave. 0.5

5 Kedzie W. 95th St. S. Kedzie Ave. 0.5

6 California W. 95th St. S. California Ave. 0.5

7 Western W. 95th St. S. Western Ave. 0.5

8 Damen W. 95th St. S. Damen Ave. 0.25

9 95th Street Rock W. 95th St. Metra Rock Island 0.25 Island Branch Station Branch Railroad Tracks

10 Ashland W. 95th St. S. Ashland Ave. 0.6

11 95th Street Longwood W. 95th St. S. Genoa Ave. 0.4 Metra Rock Island Main Station

12 Halsted W. 95th St. S. Halsted St. 0.5

13 Eggleston W. 95th St. S. Eggleston Ave. 0.5

14 95th Street CTA Red 95th St. I-94 0.5 Line Station

15 Chicago State E. 95th St. S. Martin Luther King 0.5 University Dr.

16 95th Street Metra E. 95th St. S. Cottage Grove Ave. 0.5 Electric Station

17 Woodlawn E. 95th St. S. Woodlawn Ave. 0.5

18 Stony Island E. 95th St. S. Stony Island Ave. 0.5

19 Jeffery E. 95th St. S. Jeffery Blvd. 0

Ashland There were 34 hypothetical stations on the potential Ashland BRT route as shown in Figure 52 and Table 49.

Figure 2: Map of Hypothetical Locations of BRT Stations on Ashland Route

Table 2: Hypothetical Locations of BRT Stations on Ashland Route

# Name Street Cross Street Distance to Next Southbound Stop (miles)

1 Irving Park N. Ashland Ave. W. Irving Park Rd. 0.5

2 Addison N. Ashland Ave. W. Addison St. 0.25

3 Paulina CTA Brown N. Ashland Ave. W. Roscoe St. 0.25 Line Station

4 Belmont N. Ashland Ave. W. Belmont Ave. 0.5

5 Diversey N. Ashland Ave. W. Diversey Pkwy. 0.5

6 Fullerton N. Ashland Ave. W. Fullerton Ave. 0.6

7 Clybourn Metra Union N. Ashland Ave. W. Cortland St. 0.4 Pacific North Line and Northwest Line Station

8 North N. Ashland Ave. W. North Ave. 0.5

9 Division CTA Blue Line N. Ashland Ave. W. Division St. 0.5 Station

10 Chicago N. Ashland Ave. W. Chicago Ave. 0.35

11 Grand N. Ashland Ave. W. Grand Ave. 0.4

12 Ashland-Lake CTA N. Ashland Ave. CTA Green Line and 0.3 Green Line and Pink CTA Pink Line Tracks Line Station

13 Madison-United Ashland Ave. W. Madison St. 0.7 Center

14 Illinois Medical S. Ashland Ave. W. Polk St. 0.3 District-Polk CTA Pink Line Station

15 Roosevelt S. Ashland Ave. W. Roosevelt Rd. 0.6

16 18th Street CTA Pink S. Ashland Ave. W. 18th St. 0.4 Line Station

17 Cermak S. Ashland Ave. W. Cermak Rd. 0.9

18 Ashland-Orange CTA S. Ashland Ave. W. 31st Pl. 0.6 Orange Line Station

# Name Street Cross Street Distance to Next Southbound Stop (miles)

19 35th S. Ashland Ave. W. 35th St. 0.5

20 Pershing S. Ashland Ave. W. Pershing Rd. 0.5

21 43rd S. Ashland Ave. W. 43rd St. 0.5

22 47th S. Ashland Ave. W. 47th St. 0.5

23 51st S. Ashland Ave. W. 51st St. 0.5

24 Garfield S. Ashland Ave. W. Garfield Blvd. 0.5

25 59th S. Ashland Ave. W. 59th St. 0.5

26 Ashland/63rd CTA S. Ashland Ave. W. 63rd St. 0.5 Green Line Station

27 Marquette S. Ashland Ave. W. Marquette Rd. 0.5

28 71st S. Ashland Ave. W. 71st St. 0.6

29 76th S. Ashland Ave. W. 76th St. 0.4

30 79th S. Ashland Ave. W. 79th St. 0.5

31 83rd S. Ashland Ave. W. 83rd St. 0.5

32 87th S. Ashland Ave. W. 87th St. 0.5

33 91st S. Ashland Ave. W. 91st St. 0.5

34 95th S. Ashland Ave. W. 95th St. 0

Cicero There were 17 hypothetical stations on the potential Cicero BRT route as shown in Figure 53 and Table 50.

Figure 3: Map Hypothetical Locations of BRT Stations on Cicero Route

Table 3: Hypothetical Locations of BRT Stations on Cicero Route

# Name Street Cross Street Distance to Next Southbound Stop (miles)

1 Cicero-Cermak CTA S. Cicero Ave. 21st Pl. 0.5 Pink Line Station

2 Cicero Metra S. Cicero Ave. Burlington Northern 0.5 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Line Railroad Santa Fe Line Station Tracks

3 31st S. Cicero Ave. W. 31st St. 0.5

4 Hawthorne Race S. Cicero Ave. W. 35th St. 0.5 Course

5 Pershing S. Cicero Ave. W. Pershing Rd. 0.5

6 43rd S. Cicero Ave. W. 43rd St. 0.5

7 47th S. Cicero Ave. W. 47th St. 0.6

8 Archer S. Cicero Ave. S. Archer Ave. 0.7

9 Midway Airport- S. Cicero Ave. Midway Airport 0.7 Midway Orange Line Terminal Entrance Station

10 63rd S. Cicero Ave. W. 63rd St. 0.5

11 67th S. Cicero Ave. 67th St. 0.75

12 73rd S. Cicero Ave. W. 73rd St. 0.75

13 79th S. Cicero Ave. W. 79th St. 0.5

14 83rd S. Cicero Ave. W. 83rd St. 0.5

15 87th S. Cicero Ave. W. 87th St. 0.5

16 91st S. Cicero Ave. 91st St. 0.5

17 95th S. Cicero Ave. W. 95th St. 0

Fullerton/Grand There were 14 hypothetical stations on the potential Fullerton/Grand BRT route as shown in Figure 54 and Table 51.

Figure 4: Map of Hypothetical Locations of BRT Stations on Fullerton/Grand Route

Table 4: Hypothetical Locations of BRT Stations on Fullerton/Grand Route

# Name Street Cross Street Distance to Next Eastbound Stop (miles)

1 Elmwood Park Metra W. Grand Ave. N. 76th St. 0.5 Milwaukee District West Line Station

2 Harlem W. Grand Ave. N. Harlem Ave. 0.5

3 Oak Park W. Grand Ave. N. Oak Park Ave. 0.5

4 Narragansett W. Fullerton Ave. N. Narragansett Ave. 0.5

5 Austin W. Fullerton Ave. N. Austin Ave. 0.5

6 Central W. Fullerton Ave. N. Central Ave. 0.5

7 Laramie W. Fullerton Ave. N. Laramie Ave. 0.5

8 Cicero W. Fullerton Ave. N. Cicero Ave. 0.5

9 Kostner W. Fullerton Ave. N. Kostner Ave. 0.5

10 Healy Metra W. Fullerton Ave. N. Pulaski Rd. 0.5 Milwaukee District North Line Station

11 Central Park W. Fullerton Ave. N. Central Park Ave. 0.5

12 Kedzie W. Fullerton Ave. N. Kedzie Blvd. 0.5

13 California W. Fullerton Ave. N. California Ave. 0.5

14 Western W. Fullerton Ave. N. Western Ave. 0

Garfield There were 8 hypothetical stations on the potential Garfield BRT route as shown in Figure 55 and Table 52.

Figure 5: Map Hypothetical Locations of BRT Stations on Garfield Route

Table 5: Hypothetical Locations of BRT Stations on Garfield Route

# Name Street Cross Street Distance to Next Eastbound Stop (miles)

1 Western W. Garfield Blvd. S. Western Blvd. 0.5

2 Damen W. Garfield Blvd. S. Damen Ave. 0.5

3 Ashland W. Garfield Blvd. S. Ashland Ave. 0.5

4 Racine W. Garfield Blvd. S. Racine Ave. 0.5

5 Halsted W. Garfield Blvd. S. Halsted Ave. 0.7

6 Garfield CTA Red Line Garfield Blvd. I-90 0.7 Station

7 Garfield CTA Green E. Garfield Blvd. S. Prairie Ave. 0.8 Line Station

8 University of Chicago S. Cottage Grove Ave. E. 56th St. 0 Medical Center

Halsted

There were 13 hypothetical stations on the potential Halsted BRT route as shown in Figure 56 and Table 53.

Figure 6: Map of Hypothetical Locations of BRT Stations on Halsted Route

Table 6: Hypothetical Locations of BRT Stations on Halsted Route

# Name Street Cross Street Distance to Next Southbound Stop (miles)

1 Gresham Metra Rock S. Halsted St. S. Vincennes Ave. 0.5 Island Line Station

2 90th S. Halsted St. W. 90th St. 0.4

3 93rd S. Halsted St. W. 93rd St. 0.25

4 95th S. Halsted St. W. 95th St. 0.4

5 98th S. Halsted St. W. 98th St. 0.6

6 103rd S. Halsted St. W. 103rd St. 0.5

7 107th S. Halsted St. W. 107th St. 0.5

8 111th S. Halsted St. W. 111th St. 0.5

9 115th S. Halsted St. W. 115th St. 0.50

10 119th S. Halsted St. W. 119th St. 0.25

11 West Pullman Metra S. Halsted St. Metra Electric Line 0.25 Electric Line Station Railroad Tracks

12 123rd S. Halsted St. W. 123rd St. 0.5

13 127th S. Halsted St. W. 127th St. 0

Irving Park There were 12 hypothetical stations on the potential Irving Park BRT route as shown in Figure 57 and Table 54.

Figure 7: Map of Hypothetical Locations of BRT Stations on Irving Park Route

Table 7: Hypothetical Locations of BRT Stations on Irving Park Route

# Name Street Cross Street Distance to Next Eastbound Stop (miles)

1 Austin W. Irving Park Rd. N. Austin Ave. 0.5

2 Central W. Irving Park Rd. N. Central Ave. 0.5

3 Laramie W. Irving Park Rd. N. Laramie Ave. 0.5

4 Cicero W. Irving Park Rd. N. Cicero Ave. 0.5

5 Kostner W. Irving Park Rd. N. Kostner Ave. 0.4

6 Irving Park Metra W. Irving Park Rd. I-90, I-94 0.6 Union Pacific Northwest Line Station and CTA Blue Line Station

7 Elston W. Irving Park Rd. N. Elston Ave. 0.6

8 Kedzie W. Irving Park Rd. N. Kedzie Ave. 0.5

9 California W. Irving Park Rd. N. California Ave. 0.5

10 Western W. Irving Park Rd. N. Western Ave. 0.7

11 Irving Park CTA Brown W. Irving Park Rd. CTA Brown Line Tracks 0.3 Line Station

12 Ashland W. Irving Park Rd. N. Ashland Ave. 0

King/Stony Island There were 21 hypothetical stations on the potential King/Stony BRT route as shown in Figure 58 and Table 55.

Figure 8: Map of Hypothetical Locations of BRT Stations on King/Stony Island Route

Table 8: Hypothetical Locations of BRT Stations on King/Stony Route

# Name Street Cross Street Distance to Next Southbound Stop (miles)

1 Cermak-Chinatown W. Cermak Rd. CTA Red Line Tracks 0.7 CTA Red Line Station

2 McCormick Place S. Martin Luther King Dr. McCormick Place Main 0.4 Entrance

3 26th S. Martin Luther King Dr. E. 26th St. 0.5

4 31st S. Martin Luther King Dr. E. 31st St. 0.5

5 35th S. Martin Luther King Dr. E. 35th St. 0.5

6 Pershing S. Martin Luther King Dr. E. Pershing Rd. 0.6

7 Oakwood S. Cottage Grove Ave. E. Oakwood Blvd. 0.4

8 43rd S. Cottage Grove Ave. E. 43rd St. 0.5

9 47th S. Cottage Grove Ave. E. 47th St. 0.5

10 Hyde Park S. Cottage Grove Ave. E. Hyde Park Blvd. 0.6

11 University of Chicago S. Cottage Grove Ave. E. 56th St. 0. 5 Medical Center

12 University of Chicago- S. Cottage Grove Ave. Midway Plaisance 0.5 Midway Plaisance

13 East 63rd-Cottage S. Cottage Grove Ave. E. 63rd St. 0.5 Grove Green Line Station

14 67th S. Cottage Grove Ave. E. 67th St. 0.5

15 71st S. Cottage Grove Ave. E. 71st St. 0.7

16 Grand Crossing Metra S. South Chicago Ave. E. 75th St. 0.7 Electric Line Station

17 79th S. South Chicago Ave. E. 79th St. 0.5

18 83rd S. Stony Island Ave. E. 83rd St. 0.5

19 87th S. Stony Island Ave. E. 87th St. 0.4

20 90th S. Stony Island Ave. E. 90th St. 0.6

21 95th S. Stony Island Ave. E. 95th St. 0

Pulaski/Crawford There were 16 hypothetical stations on the potential Pulaski/Crawford BRT route as shown in Figure 59 and Table 56.

Figure 9: Map of Hypothetical Locations of BRT Stations on Pulaski Crawford Route

Table 9: Hypothetical Locations of BRT Stations on Pulaski/Crawford Route

# Name Street Cross Street Distance to Next Southbound Stop (miles)

1 I-55 S. Pulaski Ave. I-55 0.5

2 43rd S. Pulaski Ave. W. 43rd St. 0.5

3 47th S. Pulaski Ave. W. 47th St. 0.5

4 Pulaski-Orange CTA S. Pulaski Ave. W. 51st St. 0.5 Orange Line Station

5 55th S. Pulaski Ave. W. 55th St. 0.5

6 59th S. Pulaski Ave. W. 59th St. 0.5

7 63rd S. Pulaski Ave. W. 63rd St. 0.5

8 Marquette S. Pulaski Ave. W. Marquette Rd. 0.5

9 71st S. Pulaski Ave. W. 71st St. 0.5

10 75th S. Pulaski Ave. W. 75th Pl. 0.5

11 79th S. Pulaski Ave. W. 79th St. 0.5

12 83rd S. Pulaski Ave. W. 83rd St. 0.5

13 87th S. Pulaski Ave. W. 87th St. 0.5

14 91st S. Pulaski Ave. 91st St. 0.5

15 95th S. Pulaski Ave. W. 95th St. 0.5

16 Saint Xavier University S. Pulaski Ave. W. 99th St. 0

Western There were 42 hypothetical stations on the potential Western BRT route as shown in Figure 60 and Table 57.

Figure 10: Map of Hypothetical Locations of BRT Stations on Western Route

Table 10: Hypothetical Locations of BRT Stations on Western Route

# Name Street Cross Street Distance to Next Southbound Stop (miles)

1 Howard N. Western Ave. Howard St. 0.5

2 Touhy N. Western Ave. W. Touhy Ave. 0.5

3 Pratt N. Western Ave. W. Pratt Blvd. 0.5

4 Devon N. Western Ave. W. Devon Ave. 0.5

5 Peterson N. Western Ave. W. Peterson Ave. 0.5

6 Byrn Mawr N. Western Ave. W. Byrn Mawr Ave. 0.5

7 Foster N. Western Ave. W. Foster Ave. 0.7

8 Western-Brown CTA N. Western Ave. W. Eastwood Ave. 0.3 Brown Line Station

9 Montrose N. Western Ave. W. Montrose Ave. 0.5

10 Irving Park N. Western Ave. W. Irving Park Rd. 0.5

11 Addison N. Western Ave. W. Addison St. 0.5

12 Belmont N. Western Ave. W. Belmont Ave. 0.5

13 Diversey N. Western Ave. W. Diversey Ave. 0.5

14 Fullerton N. Western Ave. W. Fullerton Ave. 0.6

15 Western CTA Blue N. Western Ave. W. Cortland Ave. 0.4 Line Station

16 North N. Western Ave. W. North Ave. 0.5

17 Division N. Western Ave. W. Division St. 0.5

18 Chicago N. Western Ave. W. Chicago Ave. 0.4

19 N. Western Ave. W. Hubbard St. 0.6 Metra Milwaukee District North, Milwaukee District West, and North Central Service Station

20 Madison Western Ave. W. Madison Ave. 0.4

# Name Street Cross Street Distance to Next Southbound Stop (miles)

21 Western-Forest Park S. Western Ave. I-290 0.6 CTA Blue Line Station

22 Roosevelt S. Western Ave. W. Roosevelt Rd. 0.6

23 Western Avenue S. Western Ave. W. 18th St. 0.25 Metra Burlington Northern Santa Fe Line Station

24 Western Cermak CTA S. Western Ave. W. 21st St. 0.65 Pink Line Station

25 26th S. Western Ave. W. 26th St. 1.0

26 35th S. Western Ave. W. 35th St. 0.5

27 Pershing S. Western Ave. W. Pershing Rd. 0.5

28 43rd S. Western Ave. W. 43rd St. 0.5

29 47th S. Western Ave. W. 47th St. 0.25

30 Western-Orange CTA S. Western Ave. W. 49th St. 0.25 Orange Line Station

31 51st S. Western Ave. W. 51st St. 0.5

32 Garfield S. Western Ave. W. Garfield Blvd. 0.5

33 59th S. Western Ave. W. 59th St. 0.5

34 63rd S. Western Ave. W. 63rd St. 0.5

35 Marquette S. Western Ave. W. Marquette Rd. 0.5

36 71st S. Western Ave. W. 71st St. 0.5

37 75th S. Western Ave. W. 75th St. 0.5

38 79th S. Western Ave. W. 79th St. 0.5

39 83rd S. Western Ave. W. 83rd St. 0.5

40 87th S. Western Ave. W. 87th St. 0.5

41 91st S. Western Ave. W. 91st St. 0.5

42 95th S. Western Ave. W. 95th St. 0