Table of Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 8 1.1 Organization of this Report .................................................................................. 8 1.2 Study Area ................................................................................................................ 8 2.0 EXISTING CONDITIONS ........................................................................................... 11 2.1 CTA Rail Forest Park Branch .............................................................................. 11 2.2 CTA Bus Service ................................................................................................... 14 2.3 Pace Bus Lines in Study Area ............................................................................. 21 2.4 Bus Operations at Stations .................................................................................. 25 2.5 Pedestrian and Bicycle ......................................................................................... 28 3.0 STATION AREA MARKET ANALYSIS ......................................................................... 32 3.1 Methodology .......................................................................................................... 32 3.2 Transit Access to Stations .................................................................................... 32 3.3 Pedestrian Station Access .................................................................................... 38 3.4 Socioeconomic Characteristics ........................................................................... 40 3.5 Existing Land Use ................................................................................................. 49 4.0 CONCLUSIONS............................................................................................................. 52 4.1 Initial Recommendations .................................................................................... 54 4.2 Kedzie‐Homan ....................................................................................................... 54 APPENDIX A: STATION AND STUDY AREA PROFILES .............................................. 57 A.1 Clinton .................................................................................................................... 58 A.2 UIC‐Halsted ........................................................................................................... 61 A.3 Racine ...................................................................................................................... 64 A.4 Illinois Medical District ...................................................................................... 67 A.5 Western ................................................................................................................... 70 A.6 California (Closed) ............................................................................................... 73 A.7 Kedzie‐Homan ....................................................................................................... 76 A.8 Pulaski..................................................................................................................... 79 CTA Forest Park Branch Transit Market Feasibility/Vision Study 2 Technical Memorandum A.9 Kostner (Closed) .................................................................................................... 82 A.10 Cicero ...................................................................................................................... 85 A.11 Central (Closed) .................................................................................................... 88 A.12 Austin ...................................................................................................................... 91 A.13 Oak Park ................................................................................................................. 94 A.14 Harlem..................................................................................................................... 97 A.15 Forest Park ............................................................................................................ 100 A.16 Blue Line Study Area ......................................................................................... 103 APPENDIX B: BLUE LINE EXTENSION STUDY AREA ................................................. 106 B.1 Bus Operations at Potential Stations............................................................... 108 B.2 Socioeconomic Characteristics ......................................................................... 110 B.3. Potential Station Areas ...................................................................................... 111 B.4. Extension Options Evaluation .......................................................................... 133 B.5 Conclusion ........................................................................................................... 140 List of Tables Table 2.1. Blue Line Existing Headway by Time and Direction ........................................... 11 Table 2.2. Forest Park Branch Stations ..................................................................................... 12 Table 2.3. Forest Park Average Weekday Entries by Time Period ....................................... 14 Table 2.4. Forest Park Branch Ridership 2003‐2012 ................................................................ 15 Table 2.5. Service Characteristics by CTA Bus Route ............................................................ 16 Table 2.6. Service Characteristics by CTA Bus Route, Continued ....................................... 17 Table 2.7. Service Characteristics by Pace Bus Route ............................................................. 24 Table 2.8. Bus Service at each Blue Line Station ..................................................................... 25 Table 2.9. Bicycle Parking at or near each Blue Line Station ................................................. 30 Table 3.1. CTA Bus Flows and Transfers at Stations .............................................................. 35 Table 3.2. CTA Bus‐to‐Rail Transfer Market Share by Station .............................................. 36 Table 3.3. Pace Bus Daily Boardings and Alightings by Station .......................................... 37 Table 3.4. Population & Household Characteristics ............................................................... 40 Table 3.5. Occupied Housing Units by Vehicle Availability ................................................. 42 Table 3.6. LEHD Employment Characteristics, 2011 .............................................................. 46 Table 3.7. Existing Land Use in the Study Area...................................................................... 50 Table A.1. Clinton Station Area ................................................................................................ 59 Table A.2. Clinton Station Area Transit Data .......................................................................... 59 CTA Forest Park Branch Transit Market Feasibility/Vision Study 3 Technical Memorandum Table A.3. Clinton Station Area Bicycle Facilities ................................................................... 60 Table A.4. Clinton Station Area Employment......................................................................... 60 Table A.5. UIC Halsted Station Area ........................................................................................ 62 Table A.6. UIC Halsted Station Transit Data .......................................................................... 62 Table A.7. UIC Halsted Station Bicycle Facilities ................................................................... 63 Table A.8. UIC Halsted Station Area Employment ................................................................ 63 Table A.9. Racine Station Area .................................................................................................. 65 Table A.10. Racine Station Area Transit Data ......................................................................... 65 Table A.11. Racine Station Area Bicycle Facilities .................................................................. 66 Table A.12. Illinois Medical District Station Area .................................................................. 68 Table A.13. Illinois Medical District Station Area Transit Data ........................................... 68 Table A.14. Illinois Medical District Station Area Bicycle Facilities .................................... 69 Table A.15. Illinois Medical District Station Area Employment .......................................... 69 Table A.16. Western Station Area ............................................................................................. 71 Table A.17. Western Station Area Transit Data ...................................................................... 71 Table A.18. Western Station Area Bicycle Facilities ............................................................... 72 Table A.19. Western Station Area Employment ..................................................................... 72 Table A.20. California Station Area (Closed) .......................................................................... 74 Table A.21. California Station Area (Closed) Transit Data ................................................... 74 Table A.22. California Station Area (Closed) Bicycle