The Extension of the Red Line to the South Side of Chicago

Emily Alvey, Gwen Klemenz, Megan Konopka George K. Thiruvathukal, Course Professor/Instructor

Honors 204, Fall 2010

Loyola University Chicago

I would walk 500 miles:Leaving the Transit Desert

Mission:

We deliver quality, affordable transit services that link people, jobs, and communities.

Proposal:

Extend the Red Line

to 130th street.

Intermediate stops at 103th, 107th, 111th, 116th, 130th

5 ½ mile extension

Is it feasible based upon how far people are willing to walk to get to an el station?

Our Survey:

Length of

Commute

Distance walk to

El Station

Willingness to

transfer

Demographic

Information

The Current Situation:

Grocery Stores

Banks

Access to

downtown

High traffic levels

at 95th station

Population is highly

transit dependent,

minority and low-

income

Lack of access to

stations via Park

and Ride

I would walk 500 miles…

Average Commute: 37 minutes

10 M

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30 M

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60 M

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8

12

16

People

People

I would walk 500 miles…Average commute: 56.5 minutes

Average distance:

3.89 blocks

Each node covers:

7/10ths of a mile

3 stops in Roseland

affects 17,223people

2 stops in West

Pullman affect

10,534people

Total: 28072 people

out of total population

of 89,559.

Thus, about 31%

population benefits

from extension.

Connecting the Nodes

Transfer from

Bus to El: 64%

62% preferring

to take the El

22% preferring

to take the Bus

8% had no

preference

I would walk 500 miles…

Con

nectin

g N

odes

In conjunction with the previous bus routes, service

can be provided to about 25,259 people.

Total people served with extension of red line service:

53,016 people

Roughly 59% of the population

Ben

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ts

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