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Chicago Region Digital Transportation Collection

The major transportation agencies of the Chicago region: Pace, RTA, and CTA are represented through annual reports, planning documents, surveys, and other studies in this collection of digitized materials, dating back to 1945.

Annual and Performance Reports

Suburban bus system service performance reports (Operations Planning Department, Service Analysis Section, Regional Transportation Authority)

Travel, traffic and transit in the suburbs
by Joseph L. Schofer
Transportation options for suburban Cook County
recommendations of the Institute of Transportation Engineers Study Team
Design of a strategic transit market research program
by Frank S. Koppelman, Allan Schnaiberg, Joseph L. Schofer (Northwestern University)
Regional Transportation Authority demographic atlas
Personal rapid transit, village of Lisle : proposal
prepared for Regional Transportation Authority
Proposal for a personal rapid transit demonstration system
submitted to the Regional Transportation Authority by the Village of Rosemont, Illinois
Alternative fuels briefing report
prepared by the Regional Transportation Authority
Personal rapid transit proposal for Lake Cook corridor
submitted by the Village of Deerfield to the Regional Transportation Authority
South Corridor study. Phase 1 report
prepared by Multisystems, inc. in cooperation with the Regional Transportation Authority
Schaumburg PRT application : personal rapid transit
A study of reverse commuters in the Chicago metropolitan area
conducted for the Regional Transportation Authority ; conducted by Total Research Corporation
Transit rolling stock replacement study
by Dilip R. Jhaveri
Study of the impact of staggered work hours on public transportation costs and service levels. Phase I, Chicago Transit Authority
by Marda Zimring
Operation green light : a transportation plan for Northeastern Illinois
The routes to future growth : fostering transit-oriented development in northeastern Illinois
Investment in public transportation : the economic impacts of the RTA system on the regional and state economies (Project A2077)
prepared by Cambridge Systematics, Inc. with Vlecides-Schroeder Associates, Inc., Beata Welsh, Ernest Sawyer Enterprises, Inc
Parking management strategies : a handbook for implementation
prepared by K.T. Analytics, Inc. ; in association with Barton-Aschman Associates, Inc. and Eric Schreffler
Non-motorized access to transit : final report
submitted by Wilbur Smith Associates [in association with] Resource Systems Group, Applied Real Estate Analysis, League of American Bicyclists [for] Regional Transportation Authority
Non-motorized access to transit : final report
submitted by Wilbur Smith Associates [in association with] Resource Systems Group, Applied Real Estate Analysis, League of American Bicyclists [for] Regional Transportation Authority
Chairman's discussion draft : proposed FY84 operating and capital program
Chairman's discussion draft : proposed FY84 operating and capital program : app.
Destination 2020 : 2020 regional transportation plan
prepared by Chicago Area Transportation Study
Alternative services : a white paper describing alternative transit services and their applicability in the RTA region
RTA, Regional Transportation Authority
RTA bibliography on transit privatization
compiled and annotated by John G. Allen
Methods of predicting local demand for new rapid transit services
by Inwon Lee & Howard Permut
Work trip survey : summary report
Regional Transportation Authority
Destination 2020 : regional transportation plan : summary
prepared by Chicago Area Transportation Study
Ridership forecasts : Chicago far south transportation study
prepared by Regional Transportation Authority System Planning Division; prepared for Chicago Department of Transportation
Regional Transportation Authority strategic plan and capital investment plan
Submitted by Transportation Consulting Division, Booz Allen & Hamilton, Inc. in association with McDonough Associates, Inc. and Mundle & Associates, Inc
Metra systemwide commuter rail parking inventory assessment : final report
authors, David A. Zavattero, Andrew J. Warcaba] ; submitted by Knight in association with Gandhi and Associates
Evaluation of transit-related transportation control measures
prepared for the Regional Transportation Authority ; by Barton-Aschman Associates, Inc., Cambridge Systematics, Beata E. Welsh
Strategic plan and capital investment plan : interim report no. 3, environmental scan
submitted by Transportation Consulting Division, Booz Allen & Hamilton, Inc. ; in association with McDonough Associates, Inc. and Mundle & Associates, Inc.
A proposal for transportation services in the Oak Brook Center area
presented by Pace Suburban Bus Division ; in association with the Chicago Area Transportation Study (CATS) ; DuPage County Planning Department ; Regional Transportation Authority
Du Page County bus passenger survey
Du Page County Regional Planning Commission
Market level ridership analysis
Regional Transportation Authority
Briefing book on the service boards' preliminary 1992-1996 capital plans & programs
prepared by the Capital Program & Technology Dept. of the Regional Transportation Authority
Central Area Distribution System : approved by the Planning Committee on August 25, 1987
Marketing 1984+
Network decomposition and alternative link screening of the Chicago rapid transit network
by Howard Permut
Study of new and replacement rail transit alternatives (SONARRTA) : phase I final report
prepared by Development Planning Department, Regional Transportation Authority
Suburban bus storage and maintenance facilities plan
Development Planning Office, Regional Transportation Authority
[Audit of the] Regional Transportation Authority. Financial statements
Determination of access times to rail rapid transit stations within the city of Chicago
by Inwon Lee and Howard Permut
An analysis of the role of sub-regional transit studies : a regional perspective
by Larry A. Bowman and Martin J. Bernard III
An alternatives analysis of the Rock Island commuter rail service
by Howard Permut
CTA quarterly 1974-77
1990 census information analysis
Prepared by the Planning & Development Dept. of the Regional Transportation Authority
Comparative economics of propane and diesel buses : report to Chicago Transit Authority
Arthur D. Little, Inc
Noise levels from operations of CTA rail transit trains
by George Paul Wilson
Inventory and replacement plan for non-revenue rail service vehicles
prepared by Lea, Elliott, McGean & Company
Transit bus tire survey
American Public Transit Association with Chicago Transit Authority
General and detail specifications for rapid transit cars, no. RRE-3000-63
Chicago Transit Authority
Value capture and joint development : potential for CTA properties
submitted by Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission
CTA moving toward the future : mission and programs
CTA historical highlights
Chicago Transit Authority turnstile pass reader system
prepared by Dale Mangelsdorff, Tom Kohler (Chicago Transit Authority
The economics of single vs. married-pair transit cars
by Jonathan Klein
The story of the Chicago Rapid Transit Lines : the "L" system
Division 308, Elevated Railway Employees
Report of a special management study of the Chicago Transit Authority for the Regional Transportation Authority, Chicago, Illinois
Fares structure analysis demonstration study : submitted to Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago, Illinois
submitted by LTI Consultants, Inc., Erwin A. France & Associates
Chicago Transit Authority owl network study
The state of the Agency : presented to the Chicago Transit Board (by Bernard J. Ford)
Evaluation of CTA's flange angle replacement methodology
Fares analysis demonstration study : proposal [for Chicago Transit Authority]
By LTI Consultants Inc
Chicago Transit Authority service restructuring proposal
Analysis of traffic flow street capacity and recommended rush hour parking controls
prepared by Bureau of Street Traffic in cooperation with the Chicago Transit Authority
The new Green Line, Chicago, Illinois : recommendations for the transit-oriented redevelopment of neighborhoods along Chicago's rehabilitated Green Line
Report required under section 15 of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 : Chicago Transit Authority, fiscal year ended December 27, 1986
New horizons for Chicago metropolitan area
We're getting a move on-- : the new CTA
Dan Ryan-Kennedy impact
Charles E. Keiser
CTA 1989-91 service delivery in compliance with Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act : response of the Chicago Transit Authority to FTA Circular 4702.1, Title VI program guidelines for FTA recipients
Planning and Research Department, Corporate Planning and Development
Monitor-CTA final report : an urban mass transportation project study of automatic vehicle monitoring (prepared by Chicago Transit Authority, Engineering Department, Research and Planning Division)
Photographs, 7000-7019
Chicago Transit Authority, General Operations Division, Engineering Department, Equipment Engineering
Engineering study Seattle monorail
compiled from data provided by Charles E. Keiser ... [et al.]
Photographs, 9800-9974 & 1600-1624
Chicago Transit Authority Equipment Engineering and Maintenance Department
Fare structure experiment report
Fare Collection Task Force
Recommended 1986 fare increases and analysis of short-range fare increase options
Fare Policies Task Force
A complete analysis of the bus revenue collection system reconciliation process
prepared by Chung-Chung Tam, Kenneth F. Evans, Donald Currie (Chicago Transit Authority, Finance Department, Revenue Equipment Technology & Maintenance
Transition plan to meet federal section 504 regulations
Chicago Transit Authority specifications no. G-71524 for twenty (20) small buses for [the] mobility limited (prepared by General Operations Division ... [et al.])
Regional plan for transportation of the disabled : RTA policy and service board implementation plans
Listing of real estate owned, leased, or used by CTA
Lincoln Park recreational travel survey : weekend park users
conducted by CTA Market Analysis and Research ; in conjunction with the Lincoln Park Traffic Task Force
Operation B.U.S. survey report : rider response to improved vehicle maintenance
prepared by Strategic Planning Department, Market Analysis and Research Section, Chicago Transit Authority
Red carpet service survey : before versus after program comparison
conducted by CTA Market Analysis and Research ; Ross Patronsky, senior market research analyst
Bus route performance : period 4, 1992
Operations Branch, Operations Planning Division, Service Planning
CTA chronological order of service changes : bus system, 1960 to present
Operations Planning Department, Route & System Planning
Special services analysis
Rail system annual traffic : originating passengers only
Chicago Transit Authority, General Operations Division, Operations Planning Department
Grant Park museum campus surveys, 1990-1991
Planning and Research Department, Corporate Planning and Development
Plan for compliance with U.S. Department of Transportation regulations governing service for disabled riders
Expenditures for modernization
Chicago Transit Authority [Property Accounting Dept.]
Horses to horsepower : a pictorial review of local transportation in Chicago since 1859
Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago Transit Authority history and accomplishments
Expressway rapid transit
George Krambles, Superintendent Research/Planning, Chicago Transit Authority
Lift-equipped fixed-route bus survey : a comparison of service characteristics and issues among transit operators
Prepared by Special Project Development Section, Market Analysis & Research Section, Planning & Research Department, Chicago Transit Authority
Consumer-based transit pricing at the Chicago Transit Authority
Skokie Swift : the commuter's friend
by Thomas Buck
Quikpass user surveys
Results of CTA household travel market survey
Strategic Planning Department, Chicago Transit Authority
1988 market surveys and analysis project
by Market Opinion Research and Midwest System Sciences, Inc
Characteristics and transportation attitudes of downtown Chicago pedestrians
by Midwest System Sciences and Market Opinion Research
Week-end recreational travel : summary of three surveys
CTA Strategic Planning Department
Market analysis of CTA fare structure options : summary report
CTA Strategic Planning Dept
Central area resident travel survey
prepared by Strategic Planning Department, Planning, Marketing and Development Division, Chicago Transit Authority
O'Hare Airport ground travel survey
prepared by System Monitoring and Impact Analysis Section, Strategic Planning Department, Planning, Marketing and Development Division, Chicago Transit Authority
Paratransit customer travel needs survey
prepared by Survey Research Section, Market Research Department, Planning and Development Division, Chicago Transit Authority
Year end report 1987
Chicago Transit Authority
National Transportation Week, May 15-21, 1960 : pioneering in public transportation by Chicago
Proposed ... budget 1984
Chicago Transit Authority
Proposed ... budget 1985
Chicago Transit Authority
Projected operating costs and revenues for the Regional Transportation Authority Proposed annual program and budget for fiscal year 1978
Chicago Transit Authority
Proposed 1985 administrative plan
Chicago Transit Authority comprehensive annual financial report, fiscal year ended December 29, 1990
Mass transportation problems in urban areas
by Bernice T. Van der Vries (Chicago Transit Board
Transit modernization program proposed by Chicago Transit Authority
RTA Strategic Planning Conference
Strategic plan and capital investment plan
submitted by Transportation Consulting Division, Booz Allen & Hamilton, Inc. in association with McDonough Associates, Inc. and Mundle & Associates, Inc
Strategic Planning Conference, May 11-12, 1984 : a conference sponsored by the Regional Transportation Authority, Chicago, Illinois
edited by Lillian Lahr
Strategic plan and capital investment plan
submitted by Transportation Consulting Division, Booz Allen & Hamilton, Inc. ; in association with McDonough Associates, Inc. and Mundle & Associates, Inc
Innovative transit cost recapture techniques : overview survey and four case studies
submitted by Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission to the Regional Transportation Authority
Discussion memorandum : proposed program and budget
1996 RTA transit rider/nonrider survey : Chicago, Illinois regional report summary
Regional Transportation Authority
Working for today-- planning for tomorrow
RTA, Regional Transportation Authority
The 1989 RTA legislative program initiative
Commuter railroad station inventory : Chicago metropolitan region -- Illinois portion : 1979 Jan.
Commuter railroad station inventory : Chicago metropolitan region -- Illinois portion : 1980 Dec.
PRT : personal rapid transit (Regional Transportation Authority)
Pace 1997 marketing plan update
Transit service in the Rosemont-Oak Brook-Hinsdale Corridor
Prepared by Chicago Area Transportation Study, Metropolitan Transportation Association, Pace-Suburban Bus Board
Market analysis : northwest corridor transit feasibility study
prepared by the System Planning Division, Regional Transportation Authority
Proposed annual program and budget
Proposed FY 85-89 suburban bus capital program
Photographs, 7100-7224
Advantages of store and office building connections to mezzanine stations of the subways
Rapid transit car maintenance and storage facilities study : yard planning standards
Chicago Transit Authority
Pedestrian movements in the shopping area of downtown Chicago
Rapid transit car maintenance and overhaul analysis
W. Diewald and D. Muotoh (Lea, Elliott, McGean & Company
Public transportation alternatives : a report of the Public Transportation Subcommittee
Study of lead based paint removal from elevated structures
prepared for Chicago Transit Authority ; prepared by S.G. Pinney & Associates, Inc
Paratransit services : a regional network
Regional Transportation Authority
Preliminary 1986 budget projections : a discussion paper for service board review and comment
Proposed five-year transit program 1981
Regional Transportation Authority
Proposed five-year transit program fiscal years ... Proposed annual program and budget for fiscal years 1979-83
Regional Transportation Authority
Proposed five-year transit program fiscal years ... Proposed annual program and budget for fiscal years 1985-1989
Regional Transportation Authority
Consumer-based transit pricing at the Chicago Transit Authority
Prepared by Multisystems, Inc. in conjunction with COMSIS Corportation [sic] et al.
Chicago's mass transportation system
Morse exact fare test. Phase I report
Advanced Fare Collection Task Force
Analysis of a diesel-electric hybrid urban bus system
by W.W. Marr and R.R. Sekar and M.C. Ahlheim
Maintenance and replacement plan for rapid transit cars in revenue service
J.R. Pankonen, Director, Program Development, Engineering and Maintenance Programs/Administration, Chicago Transit Authority, Engineering and Maintenance Division
A strategic framework : preparing for the future
CTA
Proposed FY85 operating budget
1984

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