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