Citizens for Appropriate Transportation (CAT)
Eisenhower
Transportation Corridor
TRANSPORTATION
AND PLANNING AGENCIES
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) an agency, created
in August 2005 that consolidates the functions of the Chicago Area
Transportation Study (CATS) and the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission
(NIPC) to address the development and transportation challenges in the
northeastern Illinois region.
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) operates the bus transit and rail
rapid transit systems for Chicago and 38 surrounding suburbs; the second
largest public transportation system in the United States; operates about 1,900
buses and 1,100 rail rapid transit cars
CSX Railroad a freight railroad company that operates tracks
through Oak Park. CSX is part of the
CREATE Study (Chicago Regional Environmental and Transportation
Efficiency). The CREATE Study is implementing
projects as studies are complete and funding is available. The tracks located in the Eisenhower Transportation
Corridor used to be part of the CREATE Study.
When the Canadian National Railroad (CN) purchased the EJ&E tracks,
they diverted trains that used to run through Oak Park to the EJ&E tracks.
Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) the state agency
that deals with transportation including the interstate highways in Illinois,
state highways, transit systems, inter-city passenger and rail freight systems,
traffic safety and the planning and coordination for transportation systems. IDOT is conducting a Phase 1: Engineering and
Environmental Study for the Eisenhower Expressway.
Metra
the commuter rail system that includes the Union Pacific West Line that
runs from downtown Chicago to Geneva, and stops at Marion Street in Oak Park;
operates a 495-mile system with 230 stations
Pace
operates the suburban bus transit system that includes fixed bus routes,
Dial-A-Ride, vanpools, and special event buses in Chicagos six-county suburban
region
Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) the financial
oversight and regional planning agency for three public transit operators
CTA, Metra, and Pace he RTA completed Phases 1 (Travel Market Analysis) and 2
(Feasibility Study) of the Cook-DuPage Corridor Study and formally closed the
study without completing Phase 3 (Alternatives Analysis).