Event Title
Location
STEW278
Session Number
128
Session Title
NICTD Westlake and Double Track Update
Track Title
Multimodal Transportation
Event Description/Abstract
Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) is embarking on historical growth of the South Shore Line commuter rail serving downtown Chicago, addressing existing running time and capacity needs and providing an extension of service. The history of the planning approach, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) process, and engineering/environmental examples will be discussed. Highlights of this presentation include funding, transit-oriented development (TOD), use of National Park Service parkland, and restoration of historical properties.
South Shore Line
STEW278
Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) is embarking on historical growth of the South Shore Line commuter rail serving downtown Chicago, addressing existing running time and capacity needs and providing an extension of service. The history of the planning approach, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) process, and engineering/environmental examples will be discussed. Highlights of this presentation include funding, transit-oriented development (TOD), use of National Park Service parkland, and restoration of historical properties.
