Pace Local Transit Planning For Hoffman Estates, Waukegan and Woodridge

Description

This project funded technical assistance to Pace to enable them to conduct the following studies: The Green Bay Road Flexible Transportation Study in Lake County; the Barrington Road / I-90 Hoffman Estates Circulator and Land Use Study; and the Woodridge Park and Ride Transportation Plan.

Current Activities

The Hoffman Estates study recommended transit service alternatives, revised land uses and bicycle / pedestrian improvements. In 2018 Pace launched I-90 Express Bus services to the new Barrington Road Station as well as the new Route 612, Barrington Road Cirulator in Hoffman Estates.

In 2021 the former AT&T campus in Hoffman Estates opened as Metroburb, a new mixed-use district featuring office, retail and residential accommodationsin close proximity to the Barrington Station. The Woodridge study recommends the area around I-355 and 75th as the preferred location for an I-55 Bus on Shoulder park-n-ride facility. At this location, the Centerpointe of Woodridge is the preferred site due to its proximity near this interchange and site factors that support the development of park-n-ride service. Additionally, this site also has the potential to also serve as a remote park-n-ride facility with connecting service to Metra BNSF stations. Since completion of the Plan Pace has been evaluating the capacity/equipment/garage constraints of I-55 service as it related to a new Woodridge Park and Ride, as well as future development of the Bus on Shoulder corridor. The Green Bay Road final report was completed and delivered in December 2016.


Project Type
Transit Improvement Plan
Project Year
Project Status
Completed
Grantee
Pace Suburban Bus
Planning Program
Community Planning
Funding Amounts by Source
Source Amount
Local $30,000
Federal $120,000
Last Updated 03.03.2021