Committees
The primary goal of the public involvement
program for the Cook DuPage Corridor Study is to maintain timely
contact with the general public, government agencies, business owners,
and other key stakeholders throughout the planning process. To meet
this goal, the RTA established three standing committees to provide
input and guidance throughout the study: Policy
Committee, Technical Committee
and Citizens Advisory Committee. In
addition, the RTA has
formed a Corridor
Planning Standards Working Group to
provide local guidance
of the corridor planning standards element of Phase II:
Options
Feasibility.
The Cook DuPage Corridor Study is an open
and transparent decision making process. The public is welcome to
attend all meetings of the Cook DuPage Corridor committees.
On this page you can:
•
Review the roles of
and responsibilities for each committee;
• Find out the next meeting dates and locations;
• Download meeting agendas and summaries of previous
meeting;
• View anticipated meeting schedules; and
• Print current rosters of committee members.
Policy
Committee
Roles and Responsibilities
•
Provide input and
formulate recommendations to the RTA at key decision points during the
Study
process including decisions related to Problem Statement, Purpose and
Need,
Goals, Planning Standards, Potential Improvement Options, and Locally
Preferred
Alternative(s).
• Communicate the varied viewpoints and perspectives
of colleagues from
within each respective jurisdiction of appointment.
• Provide leadership on behalf of local government
through direct service
on the Policy Committee, and engage professional staff in supporting
roles.
• Ensure balanced, representative subregional
participation, and ensure
coordination with local and other subregional planning activities.
• Provide informed comment to media on behalf of all
members of the
Policy Committee and with the notification of RTA.
Membership Roster
• Policy
Committee Roster as of December 4, 2007
(164 Kb)
Next
scheduled meeting:
•
None Scheduled
Meeting materials for download:
•
May 14, Policy Committee Agenda & Full Packet
Recent
actions and activities
On February 13, 2008,
the Cook DuPage Corridor study reached an important milestone.
The Policy Committee unanimously agreed on a future transportation
system to serve the more than one million residents and 750,000 workers
of the Cook-DuPage Corridor. The Policy Committee decided on the
Main Line System, modified by adding two north-south transit elements
from an alternative Concentric System. They also agreed that
three potential improvements in the I-290 main line corridor should be
included for further study, with varying extents and different
combinations: High Occupancy Vehicle lanes, Bus Rapid Transit, and the
westward extension of the Blue Line to as far as Yorktown in
Lombard. The Policy Committee also agreed on a set of supporting
actions and policies to enhance the existing transportation network in
the Cook-DuPage Corridor.
A 30 day public comment period was held in March 2008 to present and
obtain input on the findings and preliminary decision of the Policy
Committee. During the public comment period, the RTA hosted five
public meetings at different locations in and around the
corridor. Over 150 individuals and organizations submitted
feedback, generating approximately 900 comments. Public comments
supported the overall system, although some shared the Policy
Committee’s concern regarding effectiveness and the potential
community impacts of specific projects. Some comments also
suggested project refinement and alternative alignments and modes in
the next study phase.
The Policy Committee considered the public comment on May 14,
2008. As a result, the Policy Committee unanimously approved the
mainline system for follow-on study and added one supporting
recommendation to their preliminary list.
2008
Meeting Schedule
• February 13, 2008, 3:00 PM, Elmhurst City Hall, 209 N. York Rd., Elmhurst
• May 14, 2008 at 3:30 PM at
Elmhurst City Hall,
209 N. York
Rd., Elmhurst
• To be Determined
Approved
Meeting Summaries (Archive)
•
Policy
Committee Summary – January 26, 2006
•
Policy
Committee Minutes – May 25, 2006
•
Policy Committee Minutes – December 5, 2006
•
Policy
Committee Summary – February 13, 2008
Technical
Committee
Roles and Responsibilities
•
Provide high-level
technical input and/or preliminary policy guidance to the RTA regarding
key
aspects of the Cook-DuPage Corridor Study, including Purpose and Need,
Goals
and Objectives, Evaluation Criteria, and Potential Improvement Options
• Provide necessary agency and project data
• Review work products and findings
• Share perspective and develop consensus on
recommendations
• Ensure coordination with other regional
transportation planning activities
• Identify potential concerns and ways to resolve
them
Membership Roster
• Technical Committee Roster as of December 4, 2007
Next
scheduled meeting:
•
None Scheduled
Meeting materials for download:
• April 24, 2008 Technical Committee Agenda & Full Packet
Additional background information and resources:
• Quick
index of potential major capital projects by system and option
•
Evaluation Results (note: please use above quick index to cross-reference the options evaluated)
•
Environmental Considerations
•
Findings Summary for the Six Highest Ranked Options
• Cost
estimates and physical assumptions of all potential major capital
investments (Updated
April 27, 2007)
• Description
of evaluation measures, including data sources for evaluation
(Updated
April 27, 2007)
•
Score
Normalization Formula and Description
• Systems
and options operating plans
Recent
actions and activities
In January 2007, the
Technical Committee reviewed some initial evaluation results for a few
of the Goals and Objectives - against which each of the eleven
options are being evaluated. The committee received preliminary cost
estimates for each individual capital improvement under consideration,
as well as operating assumptions for connector bus services and capital
projects. The Technical Committee reviewed the full evaluation at their
March 29, 2007 meeting, including the absolute number (finding) and the
relative “scaled score” of each option, by evaluation
measure.
The committee discussed the challenge of providing technically sound
guidance to the Policy Committee and to the public with respect to the
Goal 6: “Reduce Adverse Environmental Impacts”, given the
current level of knowledge about the options themselves and their
potential environmental impacts at this point in the planning process.
The committee took action to pursue a qualitative approach to
evaluating environmental considerations at this level of
screening. The actual magnitude and severity of potential environmental
impacts, and the feasibility of avoidance and/or mitigation of those
impacts, will be examined in the next study phase for projects included
in the option(s) ultimately short listed for further study. Through the
NEPA process, more specific information will be developed about the
projects and both the positive and negative impacts the transportation
improvements are likely to have on our environment.
On May 3, 2007, the Committee narrowed its focus to the six highest
ranking options. Committee members continued their deliberations
on the six options and a set of supporting recommendations on May 24
and May 31. As a result, the committee agreed on three system
recommendations to forward to the Policy Committee: a Main Line System
recommendation consisting of Main Line options 1, 2, 4 with the
differences between them serving as alternatives within the I-290
Corridor, a Concentric System recommendation comprising Concentric
option 1 with some elements borrowed from Concentric option 2; and a
Radial Reliant System recommendation evaluated as Radial Reliant option
1. The committee also approved a set of supporting
recommendations dealing with Major Capital Investments, Smart
Corridors, Connector Services, Distribution/Circulation Services,
Strategic Roadway Improvements and Policy Issues for consideration by
the Policy Committee.
On April 24, 2008, the Technical Committee reviewed the March 2008
public comment period results and to consider the technical basis for
any changes to the Policy Committee preliminary recommendations based
on the public comment received. As a result, the Committee
concluded that there is no technical basis at this time to change the
system recommendations. One change to the supporting
recommendations was suggested: the addition of a new supporting
recommendation to develop and apply access management policies.
2008
Meeting Schedule
• April 24, 2008 at 1:30 PM, Sears Tower, 8th
Floor, Chicago
• To be Determined
Approved
Meeting Summaries (Archive)
•
Technical
Committee Summary – January 26, 2006
•
Technical
Committee Summary – February 23, 2006
•
Technical
Committee Summary – March 8, 2006
•
Technical
Committee Summary – March 23, 2006
•
Technical
Committee Summary – April 27, 2006
•
Technical
Committee Summary – May 4, 2006
•
Technical
Committee Summary – May 18, 2006
•
Technical
Committee Summary – July 27, 2006
•
Special
Topic Sessions – August 7 & 8, 2006
•
Technical
Committee Summary – August 24, 2006
•
Technical
Committee Summary – October 26, 2006
•
Technical
Committee Summary – November 16, 2006
•
Technical
Committee Summary – January 25, 2007
•
Technical
Committee Summary – March 29, 2007
•
Technical
Committee Summary – May 3, 2007
•
Technical
Committee Summary – May 24/31, 2007
Citizen
Advisory Committee
Roles and Responsibilities
•
Provide
citizen-perspective guidance to the Policy Committee and RTA on the
Public
Involvement Plan, Goals and Objectives, and other written communications
• Monitor effectiveness of outreach strategies
• Review and provide input on preliminary outreach
strategies, materials
and events
• Promote public awareness of Cook DuPage Corridor
Study and encourage
participation of others
• Assist in dissemination of public materials and
information
• Identify potential needs or concerns and ways to
resolve them
Membership Roster
• Citizen
Advisory Committee Roster as of March 14, 2007
Next
scheduled meeting:
• None Scheduled
Meeting materials for download:
• April 24, 2008 Citizen Advisory Committee Agenda & Full Packet
Recent
actions and activities
In
anticipation of a public comment period to occur in fall 2007, in June
the Citizen Advisory Committee reviewed strategies to more effectively
reach out to various stakeholder groups in anticipation of a public
comment period to occur in fall 2007. The committee also reviewed
the eleven transportation options to help the RTA make very technical
information easier to understand by non-technical audiences. The
presentation of study information (who, what, where and how) and a
glossary of transportation terms used in the Cook DuPage Corridor study
are on-going activities of the committee.
In April 2008, the Citizen Advisory Committee reviewed the public input
that the RTA received during the March public comment period. The
Committee also provided advice and feedback to the RTA staff on public
meeting format/design and outreach strategies; and considered whether
any changes to the Policy Committee’s preliminary recommendations
are warranted based on the public comment. The Committee
concluded that the public comments generally confirm and support the
recommended system. Some of the comments received reflect
concerns regarding the potential community impacts of specific projects
and effectiveness of some modes and strategies. As a result, the
Committee determined that further development and analysis of the
proposed system is required to answer the public’s
questions. The Committee’s guidance to the Policy Committee
was that no changes to system recommendations are warranted at this
time based on the public comments received. However, one change
to the supporting recommendations is suggested: the addition of a new
supporting recommendation to: Develop and apply access management
policies.
2008
Meeting Schedule
• April 24, 2008 at 12:00PM, Sears Tower, 8th
Floor, Chicago
• To be Determined
Approved
Meeting Summaries (Archive)
• Citizen
Advisory Committee Summary – April 27, 2006
• Citizen
Advisory Committee Summary – May 11, 2006 (filed)
• Citizen
Advisory Committee Summary – September 25, 2006 (filed)
• Citizen
Advisory Committee Summary – January 12,
2007 (filed)
• Citizen
Advisory Committee Summary – June 5,
2007 (filed)
Corridor
Planning Standards Working Group
Roles
and Responsibilities
• Assist in the process to develop goals held
mutually by corridor
communities in key areas such as Mobility, Connectivity, Safety,
Efficiency and
Environment and other local values
• Based on the goals, provide input into the
development of preliminary
and final Corridor Planning Standards
• Facilitate efforts to gather local data and
develop community profiles
• Identify commonalities and differences among local
values and community
goals
• Promote local awareness of Cook DuPage Corridor
planning standards and
encourage participation of others
• Identify potential needs or concerns and ways to
resolve them
• Suggest possible qualitative and quantitative
measures for gauging the
attainment of standards
• Share community perspectives and develop consensus
on recommended
standards
Membership
Roster
•
Corridor Planning Standards Working Group
roster as of
March 14, 2007 (69 Kb)
Next
scheduled meeting:
• None
scheduled
Meeting
materials will be available on this page approximately one week
before the meeting.
2008
Meeting Schedule
•
Meeting schedule to be determined
Approved
Meeting Summaries (Archive)
•
Planning
Standards Working Group Summary – February 23, 2006
• Planning
Standards Working Group Summary – March 23, 2006
• Planning
Standards Working Group Summary – July 27, 2006
• Planning
Standards Working Group Summary – August 24, 2006
• Planning
Standards Working Group Summary – October 19, 2006
• Planning
Standards Working Group Summary – November 3, 2006
• Planning
Standards Working Group Summary – November 17, 2006
• Planning Standards Working Group Summary –
December 4, 2006 (Not yet available)
Other
Working Groups
The
RTA or the Cook DuPage Corridor Committees may choose to develop
additional
working group(s) to provide specific guidance or input on various study
components. These working groups may include municipal, county and
agency
staff, the public, business and citizen advocates, or any others, as
appropriate.
