Cook-Dupage Corridor Travel Market Analysis
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Cook DuPage Corridor December 2005 Prepared by the Regional Transportation Authority Travel Market Analysis Cook-DuPage Corridor Travel Market Analysis Final Report 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. Cook-DuPage Corridor Travel Market Analysis Table of Contents Executive Summary ..................................................................................................ES-1 1.0 Introduction .........................................................................................................1-1 1.1 Study Background ......................................................................................1-1 1.2 Study Objectives .........................................................................................1-3 1.3 Structure of the Report...............................................................................1-5 2.0 A Mobility Framework ......................................................................................2-1 2.1 Congestion, Mobility, and Accessibility..................................................2-1 2.2 A User Perspective To Travel Market Evaluation..................................2-2 2.3 The Dynamic Nature of Mobility .............................................................2-3 3.0 Existing and Future Conditions .......................................................................3-1 3.1 Corridor Study Area...................................................................................3-1 3.2 Corridor Population and Employment Trends ......................................3-2 3.3 Corridor Travel Patterns and Trends.......................................................3-8 3.4 Existing Transportation Network...........................................................3-12 3.5 Travel Trends and Regional Projections................................................3-14 3.6 General Observations...............................................................................3-17 4.0 Major Corridor Travel Markets........................................................................4-1 4.1 Overview of Corridor Travel ....................................................................4-2 4.2 Identifying Corridor Travel Markets .......................................................4-6 4.3 Overview of the Nine Cook-DuPage Travel Markets ...........................4-9 5.0 Market Evaluation ..............................................................................................5-1 5.1 Traditional Commute (Travel Market 1).................................................5-2 5.2 Reverse Commute (Travel Market 2).....................................................5-21 5.3 Central DuPage (Travel Market 3) .........................................................5-42 5.4 South Central Cook (Travel Market 4)...................................................5-51 5.5 East Central DuPage (Travel Market 5).................................................5-59 5.6 Far West DuPage (Travel Market 6).......................................................5-73 5.7 North DuPage (Travel Market 7)............................................................5-82 5.8 North Central Cook (Travel Market 8) ..................................................5-95 5.9 West Central Cook (Travel Market 9)..................................................5-107 i Table of Contents, continued 6.0 Corridor Mobility Issues...................................................................................6-1 6.1 Market Characteristics ...............................................................................6-2 6.2 Key Transportation System Elements......................................................6-5 6.3 Corridor Mobility Assessment .................................................................6-7 6.4 Potential Corridor Mobility Improvements..........................................6-11 6.5 Proposed Major Capital Projects in the 2030 RTP................................6-12 6.6 Conclusion .................................................................................................6-15 Appendix A ..................................................................................................................A-1 ii Cook-DuPage Corridor Travel Market Analysis List of Tables 3.1 Cook-DuPage Corridor Demographic Profile ......................................................... 3-4 4.1 Work Travel Flow Patterns Between Groups of Districts...................................... 4-2 4.2 Work Travel Flows Within the Cook-DuPage Corridor and Between the Corridor and Chicago........................................................................................... 4-4 4.3 District to District Work Travel Flows...................................................................... 4-7 5.1 Work Trips in the Traditional Commute Travel Market........................................ 5-5 5.2 Work Trips in the Reverse Commute Travel Market ............................................. 5-24 5.3 Work Trips in the Central DuPage Travel Market.................................................. 5-42 5.4 Work Trips in the South Central Cook Travel Market ........................................... 5-51 5.5 Northbound Work Trips in the East Central DuPage Travel Market .................. 5-61 5.6 Southbound Work Trips in the East Central DuPage Travel Market................... 5-61 5.7 Work Trips in the Far West DuPage Travel Market ............................................... 5-75 5.8 Work Trips in the North DuPage Travel Market .................................................... 5-83 5.9 Work Trips in the North Central Cook Travel Market........................................... 5-97 5.10 Northbound Work Trips in the West Central Cook Travel Market ..................... 5-107 5.11 Southbound Work Trips in the West Central Cook Travel Market ..................... 5-109 6.1 Market Characteristics of the Cook-DuPage Travel Markets................................ 6-3 6.2 Key Transportation System Elements....................................................................... 6-6 6.3 Corridor Mobility Summary ...................................................................................... 6-8 6.4 Potential Impacts of Projects in the Regional Transportation Plan Corridor Travel Markets............................................................................................ 6-13 iii Cook-DuPage Corridor Travel Market Analysis List of Figures 1.1 Cook-DuPage Corridor Study Program ................................................................... 1-4 3.1 The Cook-DuPage Corridor Analysis Districts ....................................................... 3-2 3.2 Population by Census Analysis Zone ....................................................................... 3-3 3.3 Distribution of Zero-Vehicle Households in the Cook-DuPage Corridor........... 3-5 3.4 Forecasted Change in Population, 2000-2030 .......................................................... 3-6 3.5 Employment by Census Analysis Zone.................................................................... 3-7 3.6 Corridor Land Use Patterns, 1995 ............................................................................. 3-7 3.7 Forecasted Change in Employment, 2000-2030....................................................... 3-9 3.8 Distribution of Traditional Commute Trips Origins .............................................. 3-10 3.9 Distribution of Reverse Commute Trips Origins .................................................... 3-11 3.10 Major Transportation Facilities Serving the Corridor ............................................ 3-13 3.11 Projected Growth in Work Trip Origins Between 2000 and 2030......................... 3-15 3.12 Projected Growth in Work Trip Destinations Between 2000 and 2030 ................ 3-16 4.1 Cook-DuPage Corridor Analysis Districts............................................................... 4-3 4.2 Overview of Travel Flows From and Within the Corridor.................................... 4-5 4.3 Overview of Travel Flows To and Through the Corridor ..................................... 4-5 4.4 Summary of Intersuburban Work Travel Flows Within the Corridor ................. 4-8 4.5 Cook-DuPage Corridor Travel Markets ................................................................... 4-9 5.1 Overview of the Traditional Commute Travel Market .......................................... 5-3 5.2 Traditional Commute: 2000 Work Trip Origins and Destinations ...................... 5-7 5.3 Traditional Commute: 2030 Work Trip Origins and Destinations ...................... 5-9 5.4 Traditional Commute: 2000 Non-work Trip Origins and Destinations.............. 5-11 5.5 Key Transportation Elements Serving the Traditional Commute Travel Market ... 5-12 5.6 Overview of the Reverse Commute Travel Market................................................ 5-22 5.7 Reverse Commute: 2000 Work Trip Origins and Destinations ............................ 5-25 5.8 Reverse Commute: 2030 Work Trip Origins and Destinations ...........................