Infrastructure Investment Stakeholder Group
Group 2: Infrastructure Investment will focus on infrastructure investments that are needed on the transit system itself and in communities around stations and stops to make transit more accessible and appealing. This group will work toward goals, strategies, and performance measures to address two plan outcomes including
A transit system that is in a state of good repair (How do we maximize benefits of infrastructure investment and use limited resources effectively to maintain the system today while planning for tomorrow?)
A region of thriving communities (How do we work with communities to improve access to transit and support equitable development around transit?)
Recommendation Memo
The Infrastructure Investment Working Group Recommendation Memo is available for comment until July 29, 2022. Please return all comments to your group facilitator.
Meeting materials
Meeting 6 (June 29)
TAKE A SURVEY: Before the next meeting share your level of support for the draft strategies
Meeting 5 (June 15)
Meeting 4 (June 1)
Watch a recorded presentation from Brian Lowenberg, RTA Capital Program Principal Analyst, about the process to determine priority projects for long-range transit planning in the Chicago region.
Draft Strategy Google Documents (available for comment through the weekend)
Meeting 3 (May 18)
Meeting 2 (May 4)
Updated Briefing Book (includes a new section called "Follow up items from Meeting #1" on Page 3 with answers to questions we were asked at the first meeting)
Meeting 1 (April 20)
Defining the Plan Principles
Six months of public engagement and stakeholder discussions have informed a vision, principles, and six desired outcomes for the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA)’s next regional transit strategic plan. Defining the principles of Equity, Stewardship and Committed to Change is critical to guiding the discussions, developing strategies, and ultimately achieving the outcomes. The RTA has developed a Principle Discussion Tool with definitions and key questions that will be used to help evaluate ideas proposed during the working groups.
Membership
Learn more about being a member of the RTA Working Groups in the other working groups in the Stakeholder Participant Guide. Members of this group include:
Peter Fahrenwald, RTA (Group Facilitator)
Heather Mullins, RTA (Group Facilitator)
Jill Leary, RTA
Nadine Lacombe, RTA
J.D. Ross, RTA Board of Directors
Claire McGuire, CTA
Christina Bader, CTA
Brian Stepp, Metra
Katelyn Renteria, Metra
Kris Skogsbakken, Pace
Dave Tomzik, Pace
Martin Menninger, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
Dominick Argumedo, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
Shoun Reese, Illinois Department of Transportation
John Donovan, Federal Highway Administration
Kyle Whitehead, Active Transportation Alliance
Roberto Requejo, Elevated Chicago
John Loper, DuPage County
Jackie Forbes, Kane County
Michael Fricano, West Central Municipal Conference
P.S. Sriraj, University of Illinois-Chicago
Bethany Williams, Lake County Partners
Audrey Wennink, Metropolitan Planning Council
Cindy McSherry, Urban Land Institute
Pamela Tate, Climate Reality Project - Chicago Metro Chapter
Kimberly Saunders, Barrington Area Council of Governments
Kevin Artl, American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois
Roosevelt Moneyham, RM Chin and Associates
Jamie Osborne, Chicago Department of Planning and Development
Rick Harnish, High Speed Rail Alliance
Heidy Persaud, Center for Neighborhood Technology/Transit Equity Network (TEN)
Juan Carlos Linares, Association House
Edith Makra, Metropolitan Mayors Caucus
Deloris Lucas, Golden Gate Homeowners Association; We Keep You Rollin'
Melvin Thompson, Endeleo Institute
Jonathan Snyder, North Branch Works
Jeremy Cuebas, Northwest Center