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Chicago Transit Authority Transit System and Accessibility

Chicago Transit Authority Transit System and Accessibility . Disability Rights Consortium February 23, 2011. Agenda. Present Future – Major Projects Future – Small Projects Funding Questions, More Questions and Some Answers. CTA’s Present. Fleet Stations State of Good Repair

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Chicago Transit Authority Transit System and Accessibility

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  1. Chicago Transit Authority Transit System and Accessibility Disability Rights Consortium February 23, 2011

  2. Agenda • Present • Future – Major Projects • Future – Small Projects • Funding • Questions, More Questions and Some Answers

  3. CTA’s Present • Fleet • Stations • State of Good Repair • Condition of Assets

  4. Present: Bus Fleet • Our entire operating fleet of 1,782 buses is accessible for wheelchairs by ramp • All buses have wheelchair securement area(s) • Braille signage on all buses • AVS, interior and exterior, for all stops • LED signage on all bus

  5. Present: Rail Cars • All of our trains include multiple rail cars accessible to wheelchairs and other mobility devices • 1,048 rail cars have a designated wheelchair securement area • All rail cars have ADA-compliant doors • All rail cars have Braille signage • All rail cars have automated voice announcements

  6. Present: Stations • 91 of 144 rail stations are accessible to wheelchairs by either elevator or ramp • All stations have gap fillers • All stations have customer call buttons 6

  7. State of Good Repair Needs Poor track conditions require slow zones Poor structure condition requires temporary measures • A federal report shows transit agencies nationwide are struggling to maintain aging assets • In spite of investments in CTA’s assets, the 5-year unfunded capital need is $6.8 billion • Nationwide deferred maintenance backlog: • $50 billion - largest seven agencies (including CTA) • $78 billion – 690 systems

  8. State of Good Repair Projects Station upgrades required system-wide Track signals and traction power upgrade needs Track on the Loop and the South Red Line and structure rehabilitation system-wide are needed for slow zone elimination Signal System and Traction Power Upgrades will provide modern, reliable systems Station Upgrades system-wide will improve accessibility and customer comfort

  9. % of CTA Assets Beyond Useful Life 1 Track Miles refers to revenue track; useful life is for tangent (straight) rail. 2 Substation useful life is based on usage 3 8 Bus Garages includes 7 active and one inactive

  10. State of Good Repair (Significant Needs) Red and Purple Stations and Viaducts (stations and viaducts over 90 years old) Substations Red and Brown (aging substations and unreliable power) Brown Line Structure(elevated structure in Loop and on Brown Line) O’Hare Signals (signal system over 25 years old) Loop Stations(5 stations over 100 years old) Congress Track(poor track drainage, deteriorating ties and worn rail) Loop Track (deteriorating ties and worn rail) System-wide: Bus Garages (2 garages over 100 years old) Non Revenue Vehicle Shop (operating in temporary location) Audio Communication Systems (PA) Green Line Signals(signal system over 30 years old) Dan Ryan Track(poor track drainage, deteriorating ties and worn rail) Green Line Structure (elevated structure on 63rd/Ashland Branch; embankment on Harlem) Note: SGR projects shown are required based on age and condition

  11. CTA’s FUTURE: Major Projects • “Your Red”: • Dan Ryan Track Renewal • Red Line Extension • Red Purple Modernization (RPM)

  12. Introduction Your Red • Dan Ryan Track Renewal • Red Line Extension • Red and Purple Modernization Your Red is an overarching program for maintaining, modernizing, and expanding Chicago’s most-traveled rail line.

  13. Your Red Projects Your Red • Dan Ryan Track Renewal • Red Line Extension • Red and Purple Modernization 95th Linden • From Linden – 130th • 247,000 current average weekday boardings From Linden – 95th, Oct 2010 • Over 40% of all current CTA rail boardings • Another 22,000 potential boardings from the Red Line Extension • ~26 miles long • 31 miles including extension

  14. Current Status of YourRedProjects Your Red • Dan Ryan Track Renewal • Red Line Extension • Red and Purple Modernization FUNDING REQUIRED in order to progress beyond current status we are here Pre-Design Work we are here we are here * Dan Ryan Track Renewal will not require the same Project Planning as the other Major Capital Investment Projects.

  15. Dan Ryan Track Renewal Your Red • Dan Ryan Track Renewal • Red Line Extension • Red and Purple Modernization Project Area: • Dan Ryan Branch of the Red Line • From portal near 18th Street, to 95th/Dan Ryan Terminal • Originally constructed in 1969 • 57,000 current average weekday boardings • 10 miles long

  16. Dan Ryan Track Renewal Your Red • Dan Ryan Track Renewal • Red Line Extension • Red and Purple Modernization Dan Ryan Slow Zone Map Purpose: • Bring the Dan Ryan Branch to a State of Good Repair • Eliminate existing and avoid pending Slow Zones • 21% of track currently requires slow zone* • Current SB Travel Time: 28 min • Designed SB Minimum Travel Time: 20 min Slow Zones as of December 8th, 2010

  17. Dan Ryan Track Renewal Your Red • Dan Ryan Track Renewal • Red Line Extension • Red and Purple Modernization Dan Ryan Slow Zone Map Project Description • Replacement of Ballast, Ties, Rails and Drainage System • Complementary to 2006 project that upgraded signals, special track work, stations, and power Estimated Total Project Cost: • $300 million ($2010) NOT FUNDED

  18. Dan Ryan Track Renewal Your Red • Dan Ryan Track Renewal • Red Line Extension • Red and Purple Modernization What we are doing now • Planning • Procuring Design Services • Time Line: 4-6 months Pre-Design Work * Dan Ryan Track Renewal will not require the same Project Planning as the other Major Capital Investment Projects.

  19. Dan Ryan Track Renewal – Next Steps Your Red • Dan Ryan Track Renewal • Red Line Extension • Red and Purple Modernization • Final Design – NOT FULLY FUNDED • Develop Construction Packages • Time Line: 9-12 months • Partially funded by State Funds Construction – NOT FUNDED • IDOT Coordination required • Time Line: 2-3 years All Time Lines are estimates and contingent on funding.

  20. Red Line Extension – a Federal New Starts Project Your Red • Dan Ryan Track Renewal • Red Line Extension • Red and Purple Modernization Project Area • Far South Side community areas • Roseland • Pullman • West Pullman • Riverdale • Bounded by • North: 95th • South: Little Calumet River and 134th • East: Stony Island Ave • West: Ashland Ave

  21. Red Line Extension – a Federal New Starts Project Your Red • Dan Ryan Track Renewal • Red Line Extension • Red and Purple Modernization • Purpose • Reduce travel times to jobs for Far South Side and South Suburban residents • Improve the performance of the existing Red Line 95th Street Station terminal • Support economic development initiatives

  22. Red Line Extension – a Federal New Starts Project Your Red • Dan Ryan Track Renewal • Red Line Extension • Red and Purple Modernization Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) • 5.3 new miles of rapid transit • Four new stations – at 103rd, 111th, 115th, and 130th • New park and ride lots and bus terminal facilities at each station • 78 new railcars • 98th St yard and shop replacement site identified • 41,000 average weekday riders would benefit Costs ($2009) • LPA + Yard and Shop: $1.1 billion NOT FUNDED

  23. Red Line Extension – a Federal New Starts Project Your Red • Dan Ryan Track Renewal • Red Line Extension • Red and Purple Modernization • Work to Date: • Alternatives Analysis (AA) study completed in 2009 – 6 public meetings • Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) authorized by Chicago Transit Board in August 2009 • National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Scoping completed June 2010 • Two public meetings occurred in September 2009

  24. Red Line Extension – Next Steps Your Red • Dan Ryan Track Renewal • Red Line Extension • Red and Purple Modernization • Next Public Involvement • Meeting in Spring/Summer 2011 • Continue dialogue and share findings of contributing environmental analysis • Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) • Time Line: 2-3 Years • Total Cost: $4 million NOT FULLY FUNDED • Funding: • Earmark funding received FY 2009: $285,000. • House THUD bill preliminary earmark for DEIS: $1.5 million (Pending) All Time Lines are estimates and contingent on funding.

  25. Red Line Extension – Next Steps Your Red • Dan Ryan Track Renewal • Red Line Extension • Red and Purple Modernization • Preliminary Engineering (PE) • Time Line: 1-3 Years (CTA has to apply and FTA approval required to proceed to PE) • Total Cost: $34 million NOT FUNDED • Final Design • Time Line: 2-3 Years • Total cost: Included in Overall Project Cost NOT FUNDED • Property Acquisition and Construction • Time Line: 3-5 Years • Total cost: Included in Overall Project Cost NOT FUNDED All Time Lines are estimates and contingent on funding. Full Federal / State construction funding commitment not required until after completion of EIS / PE project phases, and subsequent FTA approvals 103rd Street Red Line Station Rendering

  26. Red and Purple Modernization Your Red • Dan Ryan Track Renewal • Red Line Extension • Red and Purple Modernization Project Area: • From north of Belmont Station to Linden terminal • Substantially constructed in the 1920s • 128,000 average weekday trips – • 19% of all weekday and 23% of all weekend CTA Rail Trips • 21 stations, only 6 ADA accessible • 9.5 miles long

  27. Project Purpose • Bring existing crucial stations, track systems and structures into a state of good repair • Reduce travel times • Improve access to job markets and other destinations • Respond to shifts in travel demand • Better use existing transit infrastructure • Provide access to persons with disabilities • Support the area’s economic development initiatives and current transit supportive development patterns

  28. Project Need • Infrastructure is significantly past its useful life; many parts are over 100 years old • Continued degradation could increase cost of maintenance and compromise service in the future • Community relies on these facilities for all trip types • Improvements are needed to make stations ADA accessible • Transit trip times are delayed and unreliable due to antiquated infrastructure • Volume of passengers cannot be accommodated on the currently congested road network or through bus transportation alternatives • Project area population is growing and is highly transit-reliant and diverse

  29. Red and Purple Modernization Your Red • Dan Ryan Track Renewal • Red Line Extension • Red and Purple Modernization • Project Description • Six alternatives being presented • Range from Basic Rehabilitation to full Modernization • Not a New Starts Project • Pursuing other Federal Funding • Aligns with proposed State of Good Repair Funding • Cost: $2.4 – $4.2 billion ($2010) NOT FUNDED

  30. No Action AlternativeMaintains the status quo. Includes the absolute minimum repairs.

  31. Basic Rehabilitation AlternativeProvides a strategic mix of repairs, rehabilitation, and replacement for a useful life of 20 years.

  32. Basic Rehabilitation with Transfer Stations AlternativeSame as Basic Rehabilitation Alternative plus the addition of transfer stations at Wilson and Loyola

  33. Modernization 4-Track Alternative Provides modern amenities at stations, increases speed of service, includes new transfer stations at Wilson and Loyola, and major reconstruction and renovation to extend the useful life to 60-80 years.

  34. Modernization 3-Track Alternative Similar improvements as Modernization 4-Track Alternative except with 3 tracks in the North Red Line area and no reverse-commute express service.

  35. Modernization 2-Track Underground Alternative Similar improvements as Modernization 4-Track Alternative except with a 2-track subway for the North Red Line area between Belmont and Loyola and 2-track elevated between Loyola and Howard.

  36. Alternatives Summary

  37. Red and Purple Modernization – Next Steps Your Red • Dan Ryan Track Renewal • Red Line Extension • Red and Purple Modernization • Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement • Time Line: 1-2 Years – • Total Cost $3-7 million NOT FUNDED • Cost depends on scope • Senate THUD Appropriations Bill preliminary earmark: $0.5 million (pending) • Subsequent Environmental Analysis • Time Line: TBD - NOT FUNDED • Total Cost: Dependent on Results of Tier 1 • Preliminary Engineering • Time Line: TBD - NOT FUNDED • Total Cost: Dependent on Results of Tier 1 • Final Design • Time Line: TBD - NOT FUNDED • Total Cost: Dependent on Results of Tier 1 • Property Acquisition and Construction • Time Line: TBD - NOT FUNDED • Total Cost: Dependent on Results of Tier 1 All Time Lines are estimates and contingent on funding.

  38. CTA’s Future: Small Projects • Bombardier 5000-series Rail Cars • Elevators/Escalators • Electronic Communications • Infrastructure Accessibility Task Force (IATF) • ADA Advisory Committee

  39. New Rail Cars • 406 new series-5000 Bombardier rail cars are under contract: • two wheelchair securement areas per car • LED signage at both ends of each car will cue stations and changes to express runs • Remaining rail cars with old, accordion style doors will be retired 19

  40. Elevator Issues • Subject to extreme weather conditions • User errors • Vandalism • Age of elevator • Door problems • Hydraulic elevators problematic • On the horizon – Oculus Project

  41. CTA Electronic Communications CTA Toll-free Customer Assistance 1-888-YOUR-CTA / 1-888-CTA-TTY1 (hearing impaired) Elevator Status • CTA Website “www. transitchicago .com” Rail/Bus Status, Elevator Status, FAQs, ADA Advisory Committee Info • Rail Station Customer Assistance Call Buttons • Rail Station Audio Announcement System (i.e., PA) • Rail Station Dynamic Signage

  42. CTA Audio Announcement System • Three generations of audio systems: • 58 of 144 rail stations have modern digital system (40%) 2-5 year old system • 55 of 144 rail stations have obsolete digital audio system (38%) 15+ year old system End of life, limited repair capability • 31 of 144 rail stations have no digital audio capability (22%) 30+ year old system Functionally obsolete

  43. CTA Dynamic Signage • CTA Dynamic Signs at rail stations (i.e. scrolling marquees) • Single and Multi-line LED signs • Part of station public address audio announcement system • Typically 1 sign face per stationhouse in paid area • Typically 8 sign faces per station platform(s)

  44. CTA Dynamic Signage • CTA Dynamic Signs at rail stations (i.e. scrolling marquees) • 42 of 144 rail stations have no signs (30%) • 85 of 144 rail stations have scrolling LED sign (59%) Majority more than 15 years old • 17 of 144 rail stations have LCD signs (11%) Installed within 2 years

  45. DEDICATED ELEVATOR STATUS DISPLAYS – Phase 1 • Install above turnstiles to provide real-time elevator status information from CTA’s Control Center • Locate sign to inform CTA customers prior to paying fare. • Estimated cost: $200K (existing funding)

  46. DEDICATED ELEVATOR STATUS DISPLAYS – Phase 2 • Provide ADA accessible audio functionality to visual status solution. • Consider extremely noisy audio environment at rail stations when selecting audio solution. • Possibly leverage audio solution from separate bus shelter signage project • Estimated cost: TBD

  47. Infrastructure Accessibility Task Force (IATF) • Working group since September 2010 • CTA staff and external transit accessibility experts • Mission: to function as additional resource for CTA in the planning of further accessibility initiatives • Assist with capital planning for reconstruction of rail stations • Add technical competence in engineering and architecture • Help integrate perspectives from the disability community into planning -- Rail Station Survey – UIC Urban Planning Students

  48. ADA Advisory Committee • Reconstituted with 12 members (Kevin Irvine is Chair) • Created by Board ordinance and governed by the CTA Board • Mission: • to represent the interests of the diversity of people with disabilities • to provide comment on CTA’s current services, policies and practices • to provide informed input on the development and assessment of future CTA projects and services that impact people with disabilities • New bylaws establish Committee structure and refine responsibilities • Two meetings to date: tackling issues such as priority seating signage, escalator outage information, customer service, training

  49. FY 2011-2015 FUNDING • PROJECTED CAPITAL FUNDING SOURCES • Federal • $1.32 B ($264 M annually) • New State Funding • $ 1.14 B (average of $228 M annually) • CTA Bonds • $520 M • Other Misc. • $198.7 M • TOTAL ALL SOURCES - $3.18 B

  50. FY 2011-2015 FUNDING

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