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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Cooperation between and transfers between METRA
3 Commuter Rail and Chicago Transit Authority Rapid Transit is
4 a laudable goal; and
5 WHEREAS, METRA rail lines run in close proximity to CTA
6 Rapid Transit rail lines at each of the following locations:
7 1800 W. Addison, 1800 W. Montrose, 1800 W. Irving Park, 5600
8 W. Lake, 3500 S. Wentworth, 2900 S. Ashland, 2400 S. Halsted,
9 and 3500 S. Archer; and
10 WHEREAS, CTA operates a rapid transit rail station at
11 each of these eight locations; and
12 WHEREAS, Passengers have no way to transfer between CTA
13 and METRA at any of these eight locations because METRA
14 trains do not stop at any of them; and
15 WHEREAS, The ability to transfer could increase the
16 number of riders on both METRA and CTA lines as well as
17 increasing riders' convenience; and
18 WHEREAS, The ability to transfer will allow city
19 residents to travel to jobs in suburban locations; and
20 WHEREAS, The ability to transfer would make it easier for
21 suburbanites to reach city locations, thus increasing farebox
22 revenue to both METRA and CTA; and
23 WHEREAS, The ability to transfer will bring sales and
24 jobs to local communities where the new transfers would be
25 created; and
26 WHEREAS, The ability to transfer will increase the number
27 of riders on both CTA and METRA rail lines by reducing the
28 number of times some riders must transfer to reach their
29 destination; and
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1 WHEREAS, The ability to transfer would assist riders to
2 and from major travel destinations, including Wrigley Field,
3 Comiskey Park, the Illinois Institute of Technology, and
4 Midway Airport; and
5 WHEREAS, The ability to transfer would create a
6 convenient form of mass transit for baseball fans and air
7 travelers; and
8 WHEREAS, Travelers departing Amtrak or METRA at Summit
9 (the closest station to Midway), cannot transfer to the
10 Orange Line which ends at Midway; and
11 WHEREAS, A system of parking permits and other
12 restrictions currently limit available vehicle parking in
13 neighborhoods surrounding Wrigley Field and Comiskey Park;
14 and
15 WHEREAS, The Illinois Institute of Technology is a
16 prestigious 102-year old engineering school at 35th Street on
17 a 120 acre campus to which 1/3 of the students commute with
18 no access to commuter rail; and
19 WHEREAS, The ability to transfer at any of these
20 locations would relieve traffic and parking congestion in
21 Chicago; therefore, be it
22 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
23 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
24 respectfully request that METRA, the Regional Transportation
25 Authority, the Chicago Area Transportation Study, and the
26 Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission study the
27 feasibility of creating a part-time or full-time METRA train
28 stop at four of the eight locations with emphasis on the
29 following locations: Addison & Union Pacific Railroad North
30 Line (Near Wrigley Field); 35th & Rock Island Rail (Near
31 Comiskey Park); 35th & Heritage Corridor Line (For Midway
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1 Airport); and Central & Lake; and be it further
2 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
3 delivered to the Chair of METRA's Board, to the Chair of the
4 Regional Transportation Authority, to the Chair of the
5 Chicago Transit Authority, to the Executive Director of the
6 Chicago Area Transportation Study, and to the President of
7 the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission.