Skokie Swift North Shore Corridor Travel Market Analysis
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Skokie Swift North Shore Corridor Travel Market Analysis final report prepared for City of Evanston in association with Village of Skokie Regional Transportation Authority prepared by Cambridge Systematics, Inc. in association with Valerie S. Kretchmer & Associates, Inc. Bernadette Schleis & Associates, Inc. July 2007 www.camsys.com final report Skokie Swift North Shore Corridor Travel Market Analysis prepared for City of Evanston in association with Village of Skokie Regional Transportation Authority prepared by Cambridge Systematics, Inc. 115 South LaSalle Street, Suite 2200 Chicago, Illinois 60603 in association with Valerie S. Kretchmer & Associates, Inc. Bernadette Schleis & Associates, Inc. July 2007 Skokie Swift North Shore Corridor Travel Market Analysis Table of Contents Executive Summary .............................................................................................................. ES-1 Study Approach ............................................................................................................ ES-1 Population, Employment, Land Use, and Demographics....................................... ES-2 Existing Transportation Network............................................................................... ES-4 Travel Patterns............................................................................................................... ES-6 Market Evaluation ........................................................................................................ ES-8 Station Alternatives ...................................................................................................... ES-11 1.0 Introduction................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Study Objectives.................................................................................................... 1-3 1.2 Study Area.............................................................................................................. 1-3 1.3 Study Approach.................................................................................................... 1-9 1.4 Content of Report.................................................................................................. 1-13 2.0 Population, Employment, Land Use, and Demographics..................................... 2-1 2.1 Trends in Population ............................................................................................ 2-1 2.2 Trends in Employment......................................................................................... 2-5 2.3 Employment Type................................................................................................. 2-10 2.4 Land Use................................................................................................................. 2-13 2.5 Demographics........................................................................................................ 2-17 2.6 Summary and Conclusions.................................................................................. 2-26 3.0 Existing and Planned Transportation Network...................................................... 3-1 3.1 Interstate Highway and Major Arterial Highway System .............................. 3-1 3.2 Rail Service in the Corridor ................................................................................. 3-7 3.3 Bus Service in the Corridor.................................................................................. 3-19 3.4 Specialized Transportation Services................................................................... 3-24 3.5 Planned Transportation Network....................................................................... 3-25 3.6 Summary and Conclusions.................................................................................. 3-28 4.0 Corridor Travel Patterns.............................................................................................. 4-1 4.1 Work Travel Patterns at a County Level............................................................ 4-1 4.2 Work Travel Patterns at the Corridor Level...................................................... 4-10 4.3 Nonwork Travel Patterns..................................................................................... 4-26 4.4 Detailed Analysis of Selected Travel Markets................................................... 4-35 4.5 Summary and Conclusions.................................................................................. 4-59 Cambridge Systematics, Inc. i 7698.001 Skokie Swift North Shore Corridor Travel Market Analysis Table of Contents (continued) 5.0 Market Evaluation........................................................................................................ 5-1 5.1 Loyola-Northwestern Submarket (TAZ 37 Æ TAZ 32) ................................... 5-3 5.2 Uptown Submarket (TAZ 39 Æ TAZ 43)........................................................... 5-6 5.3 Skokie Industry Submarket (TAZ 36 Æ TAZ 305) ........................................... 5-10 5.4 Yellow Brick Road Submarket (TAZ 39 Æ TAZ 285)....................................... 5-13 5.5 Lake-Cook Journey Submarket (TAZ 33 Æ TAZ 521) ..................................... 5-18 5.6 Nature Drive Submarket (TAZ 1191 Æ TAZ 524)............................................ 5-23 5.7 Corporate Campus Short-Haul Submarket (TAZ 715 Æ TAZ 1150) ............. 5-25 5.8 Lakefront Commute Submarket (TAZ 37 Æ TAZ 110..................................... 5-27 5.9 Summary and Conclusions.................................................................................. 5-31 6.0 Station Alternatives..................................................................................................... 6-1 6.1 Yellow Line Background...................................................................................... 6-1 6.2 Potential Market for an Expanded Yellow Line................................................ 6-3 6.3 Comparison Approach......................................................................................... 6-10 6.4 Summary and Conclusions.................................................................................. 6-22 Appendix A Yellow Line Survey Results ......................................................................................... A-1 ii Cambridge Systematics, Inc. 7698.002 Skokie Swift North Shore Corridor Travel Market Analysis List of Tables ES.1 Station Location Comparison Matrix ......................................................................... ES-13 1.1 District Definitions for the North Shore Corridor Study ........................................ 1-6 2.1 County-Level Historical Population Trends............................................................. 2-2 2.2 Corridor Predicted Population Trends ...................................................................... 2-4 2.3 County-Level Historical Employment Trends.......................................................... 2-7 2.4 Corridor Projected Employment Trends ................................................................... 2-8 2.5 Total Employment Density in 2000 ............................................................................ 2-10 2.6 Corridor Employment by Industry Sector and District in 2000 ............................. 2-12 2.7 2001 Corridor Land Use Breakdown by District ...................................................... 2-14 2.8 2001 Corridor Land Use Breakdown by District (Developable Land Only) ........ 2-15 2.9 Demographic Characteristics of the Corridor Region ............................................. 2-18 2.10 Demographic Profile by Districts ............................................................................... 2-19 2.11 Occupation by District.................................................................................................. 2-25 3.1 Corridor Commuter Trains per Day by Metra Line................................................. 3-9 3.2 Corridor Rapid Transit Service and Ridership ......................................................... 3-18 3.3 Corridor Rapid Transit Level of Service.................................................................... 3-18 3.4 Corridor CTA Bus Service and Ridership ................................................................. 3-21 3.5 Corridor Pace Bus Service and Ridership.................................................................. 3-23 3.6 2030 RTP Committed Major Capital Projects............................................................ 3-26 3.7 2030 RTP Major Capital Recommendations.............................................................. 3-27 Cambridge Systematics, Inc. iii Skokie Swift North Shore Corridor Travel Market Analysis List of Tables (continued) 4.1 Size of Workforce Living in Each County ................................................................. 4-3 4.2 Number of Commuters Attracted (Destined) to Each County............................... 4-5 4.3 Imbalance between Work Trip Destinations and Origins....................................... 4-8 4.4 County-to-County Work Travel Flow Patterns ........................................................ 4-9 4.5 Work Travel Flow Patterns between Groups of Districts ....................................... 4-14 4.6 District-to-District Work Travel Flows within the Region...................................... 4-19 4.7 Work Travel Generated in and Attracted to Corridor Districts ............................. 4-22 4.8 Corridor