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This was our final project for Honors Science and Society. We researched the proposed extension of the CTA Red Line and how far people in Chicago would walk to take public transportation.Emily Alvey, Gwen Klemenz, Megan Konopka George K. Thiruvathukal, Course Professor/InstructorHonors 204, Fall 2010Loyola University ChicagoTRANSCRIPT
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
inut
es
30 M
inut
es
60 M
inut
es0
4
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
efi
ts
Bib
liograp
hy
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