FINAL DRAFT Des Plaines Station Feasibility Study Existing Conditions Technical Memorandum City of Des Plaines April 2, 2019 Des Plaines Station Feasibilty Study Prepared for: The City of Des Plaines Prepared by: AECOM 303 East Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60601 aecom.com In association with: The Lakota Group Prepared for: the City of Des Plaines AECOM Existing Conditions Tech Memo Des Plaines Station Feasibilty Study Table of Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 5 2. Background and Station Purpose ................................................................................................................ 6 3. Regional Setting ........................................................................................................................................... 7 4. Station Site Screening ................................................................................................................................. 8 4.1 Station Spacing ................................................................................................................................... 9 4.2 Station Elements ............................................................................................................................... 10 4.3 Des Plaines Oakton Street Station Layout Concept .......................................................................... 10 5. Definition of Station Market Sheds ............................................................................................................. 12 5.1 Rider Origin Market ........................................................................................................................... 12 5.1.1 Socioeconomic ...................................................................................................................... 14 5.1.2 Land Use ............................................................................................................................... 19 5.2 Rider Destination Market ................................................................................................................... 20 6. Station Area Characteristics ....................................................................................................................... 24 6.1 Land Use ........................................................................................................................................... 25 6.2 Zoning................................................................................................................................................ 27 6.3 Infrastructure and Utilities .................................................................................................................. 28 6.4 Local Points of Interest ...................................................................................................................... 29 6.5 Public Spaces .................................................................................................................................... 30 6.6 Transportation Access ....................................................................................................................... 31 6.6.1 Roadways and Sidewalks ..................................................................................................... 31 6.6.2 Transit Connectivity ............................................................................................................... 31 6.6.3 Non-motorized Access .......................................................................................................... 37 6.6.4 Safety .................................................................................................................................... 39 6.7 Environmental Screening ................................................................................................................... 39 7. Considerations ........................................................................................................................................... 40 7.1 Existing Planning Studies .................................................................................................................. 40 7.2 Socioeconomic Growth ...................................................................................................................... 43 7.3 Land Acquisition ................................................................................................................................ 46 7.4 Conflicting Land Uses ........................................................................................................................ 46 Prepared for: the City of Des Plaines AECOM Existing Conditions Tech Memo Des Plaines Station Feasibilty Study Figures Figure 3-1: Des Plaines Regional Setting Map ........................................................................................................ 7 Figure 4-1: Possible Des Plaines Station Locations ................................................................................................ 8 Figure 4-2: Oakton Site Aerial ................................................................................................................................. 9 Figure 4-3: Conceptual Des Plaines Station Layout .............................................................................................. 11 Figure 5-1: Distance-based Market Sheds ............................................................................................................ 12 Figure 5-2: Market Sheds with 2016 Origins by Boarding Station ......................................................................... 13 Figure 5-3: Density of 2016 Metra Rider Origins (0-3 riders per acre) .................................................................. 14 Figure 5-4: Households by Census Block (2017) .................................................................................................. 15 Figure 5-5: Distance-Based Origin Market Shed (No Build Conditions) ................................................................ 15 Figure 5-6: CBD Workers per acre (2015) ............................................................................................................. 16 Figure 5-7: Work Site Density of Oakton Station Origin Shed Residents .............................................................. 17 Figure 5-8: CBD Commuter Mode Share by Rider Origin Market Shed ................................................................ 17 Figure 5-9: CBD Worker Density, Total and Metra Commuters ............................................................................. 18 Figure 5-10: CBD Mode Share by Census Tract ................................................................................................... 18 Figure 5-11: Land Use Acres of Oakton Station and Adjacent NCS / UP-NW Station Market Sheds .................... 19 Figure 5-12: Land Use (2013) ............................................................................................................................... 19 Figure 5-13: 2016 Metra Destinations & Distributor Shuttle Routes ...................................................................... 20 Figure 5-14: 2016 Metra Destinations ................................................................................................................... 22 Figure 5-15: Non-Overlapping Destination Sheds with 2016 Metra Destinations .................................................. 23 Figure 5-16: Density of Home Location of Potential Oakton Station Destination Shed Workers ........................... 23 Figure 6-1: Station Area Context ........................................................................................................................... 24 Figure 6-2: Station Area Land Use Map ................................................................................................................ 26 Figure 6-3. Station Area Zoning Map..................................................................................................................... 28 Figure 6-4: Local Points of Interest Map ................................................................................................................ 30 Figure 6-5: Nearby Transit to the Proposed NCS Oakton Station ......................................................................... 32 Figure 6-6: Weekday Boarding History (Nearby Transit) ....................................................................................... 34 Figure 6-7: 2015 Jobs Accessible via Transit from Oakton Site ............................................................................ 35 Figure 6-8: 60-minute Transit Service Areas from Oakton Site by Departure Time ............................................... 35 Figure 6-9: Jobs Accessible via 60-minute transit/pedestrian trip (Nearby Stations) ............................................. 37 Figure 6-10: City of Des Plaines Proposed Bike Network Map (2016) .................................................................. 38 Figure 7-1: Cumberland Station Long-Range Master Plan .................................................................................... 41 Figure 7-2: 2015 and 2050 Household Density by Subzone ................................................................................. 44 Figure 7-3: 2015 and 2050 Employment Density by Subzone .............................................................................