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Cook DuPage Corridor December 2005 Prepared by the Regional Transportation Authority Travel Market Analysis Technical Appendix Cook-DuPage Corridor Travel Market Analysis Technical Appendix Prepared by the Regional Transportation Authority with Cambridge Systematics, Inc. December 2005 Regional Transportation Authority 175 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1550 Chicago, IL 60604 312.913.3200 www.rtachicago.org This document was prepared by the Regional Transportation Authority with the assistance of Cambridge Systematics, Inc. This document was funded by the Regional Transportation Authority and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). The contents do not necessarily reflect the official policy of the Authority or IDOT Table of Contents Travel Market Evaluation...............................................................................................1 Traditional Commute (Travel Market 1) .................................................................... 4 Market Characteristics............................................................................................. 4 Transportation Options........................................................................................... 9 Conclusion............................................................................................................... 27 Reverse Commute (Travel Market 2) ........................................................................ 34 Market Characteristics........................................................................................... 34 Transportation Options......................................................................................... 39 Conclusion............................................................................................................... 58 Central DuPage (Travel Market 3)............................................................................. 66 Market Characteristics........................................................................................... 66 Transportation Options......................................................................................... 69 Conclusion............................................................................................................... 73 South Central Cook (Travel Market 4)...................................................................... 80 Market Characteristics........................................................................................... 80 Transportation Options......................................................................................... 83 Conclusion............................................................................................................... 88 East Central DuPage (Travel Market 5) .................................................................... 96 Market Characteristics........................................................................................... 96 Transportation Options....................................................................................... 101 Conclusion............................................................................................................. 110 Far West DuPage (Travel Market 6) ........................................................................ 122 Market Characteristics......................................................................................... 122 Transportation Options....................................................................................... 125 Conclusion............................................................................................................. 131 North DuPage (Travel Market 7) ............................................................................. 138 Market Characteristics......................................................................................... 138 Transportation Options....................................................................................... 143 Conclusion............................................................................................................. 148 i Table of Contents (continued) North Central Cook (Travel Market 8).................................................................... 160 Market Characteristics......................................................................................... 160 Transportation Options....................................................................................... 163 Conclusion............................................................................................................. 169 West Central Cook (Travel Market 9) ..................................................................... 181 Market Characteristics......................................................................................... 181 Transportation Options....................................................................................... 187 Conclusion............................................................................................................. 196 Index of Key System Elements................................................................................. 207 City of Chicago Arterial Street System Key Characteristics and Operational Strategy.................................................................................................. 211 Travel Markets of the Cook DuPage Corridor...................................................... 213 ii List of Tables 1 Work Trips in the Traditional Commute Travel Market........................................ 6 2 Work Trips in the Reverse Commute Travel Market ............................................. 35 3 Bus Service to UPS Facilities in Hodgkins and Addison ....................................... 51 4 Work Trips in the Central DuPage Travel Market.................................................. 67 5 Work Trips in the South Central Cook Travel Market ........................................... 81 6 Northbound Work Trips in the East Central DuPage Travel Market .................. 97 7 Southbound Work Trips in the East Central DuPage Travel Market................... 99 8 Work Trips in the Far West DuPage Travel Market ............................................... 123 9 Feeder Routes Connecting Major Origins to the Naperville Metra Station ........ 129 10 Work Trips in the North DuPage Travel Market .................................................... 140 11 Work Trips in the North Central Cook Travel Market........................................... 161 12 Northbound Work Trips in the West Central Cook Travel Market ..................... 183 13 Southbound Work Trips in the West Central Cook Travel Market ..................... 185 iii List of Figures 1 Cook-DuPage Corridor Travel Markets ................................................................... 2 2 Overview of the Traditional Commute Travel Market .......................................... 28 3 Traditional Commute: 2000 Work Trip Origins and Destinations ...................... 29 4 Traditional Commute: 2030 Work Trip Origins and Destinations ...................... 30 5 Traditional Commute: 2000 Work Trip Top Destination Zones .......................... 31 6 Traditional Commute: 2000 Non-work Trip Origins and Destinations.............. 32 7 Key Transportation Elements Serving the Traditional Commute Travel Market ... 33 8 Overview of the Reverse Commute Travel Market................................................ 60 9 Reverse Commute: 2000 Work Trip Origins and Destinations ............................ 61 10 Reverse Commute: 2030 Work Trip Origins and Destinations ............................ 62 11 Reverse Commute: 2000 Work Trip Top Destination Zones................................ 63 12 Reverse Commute: 2000 Non-work Trip Origins and Destinations.................... 64 13 Key Transportation Elements Serving the Reverse Commute Travel Market.... 65 14 Overview of the Central DuPage Travel Market .................................................... 74 15 Central DuPage Market: 2000 Work Trip Origins and Destinations................... 75 16 Central DuPage Market: 2030 Work Trip Origins and Destinations................... 76 17 Central DuPage Market: 2000 Work Trip Top Destination Zones....................... 77 18 Central DuPage Market: 2000 Non-work Trip Origins and Destinations .......... 78 19 Key Transportation Elements Serving the Central DuPage Travel Market ........ 79 20 Overview of the South Central Cook Travel Market.............................................. 89 21 South Central Cook Market: 2000 Work Trip Origins and Destinations ............ 90 22 Inset Travel Pattern 10-C to 12-C: 2000 Work Trip Origins and Destinations ... 91 23 South Central Cook Market: 2030 Work Trip Origins and Destinations ............ 92 24 South Central Cook Market: 2000 Work Trip Top Destination Zones................ 93 25 South Central Cook Market: 2000 Non-work Trip Origins and Destinations.... 94 26 Key Transportation Elements Serving the South Central Cook Travel Market....... 95 27 Gary Avenue/Naperville Road Key Segments....................................................... 103 28 IL 53 Key Segments ..................................................................................................... 104 iv List of Figures (continued) 29 IL 83 Key Segments ..................................................................................................... 105 30 Overview of the East Central DuPage Travel Market............................................ 111