ABOUT THE PROCESS

The Transit Improvement Plan & Station Area Study is a 12 month process that kicked off in March 2010. The Village and RTA has selected a consultant team to organize and lead the process. This team includes

• The Lakota Group - Urban Planning and Design
• TranSystems - Civil Engineering and Transit and Transportation Analysis/Planning
• S.B. Friedman & Company - Real Estate Market Assessment and Implementation Strategies

The process is organized into three phases:

The first phase will focus on analysis of the station area and the transit/transportation network. This phase will include stakeholder interviews, a web-based survey, and a community workshop.

The second phase is the community visioning portion of the study. During this phase, alternate station area and transit corridor concepts as well as transportation scenarios will be developed and tested with the community. This phase includes a second community workshop.

The third phase takes the input from the community visioning phase to develop a Transit Improvement Plan (TIP) for the Village and a Station Area Plan. The team will test these plans with the Village, the RTA, Metra, Pace, and developers and then develop an implementation strategy that outlines key action steps to achieve the Village's vision. This phase includes a third community workshop and a public open house presenting the final report.

Throughout the process, the team will be working closely with staff and a steering committee made up of local residents, business owners, property owners, and elected officials.