Citizens for Appropriate Transportation (CAT)
Eisenhower
Transportation Corridor
EXISTING
CONDITIONS
The
Eisenhower Corridor has three modes of transportation:
1.
Eisenhower
Expressway with 6 through lanes that carry about 200,000 vehicles a day
2.
CTA Blue
Line with 2 tracks and space for a third Express Track
3.
CSX
freight tracks (3 tracks in some areas and 2 tracks in other areas)
Crossing
the Eisenhower Corridor are:
4.
Pace and
the CTA bus routes with stops at CTA Blue Line Stations
5.
Pedestrians
walk across the bridges (in an unfriendly pedestrian environment)
6.
Bicycle
riders use the bridges
Any
solution for the Eisenhower Corridor must consider all modes of transportation.