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Kankakee County (K3) Commuter Transit |
News Notes
- March 2007 Brochure and Facts FAQ (960 KB)
- May 2007 News Notes (623 KB)
Project Presentations
Task Force Meetings
The following PowerPoint presentations have been made by Earth Tech and its consulting team to the Kankakee County Commuter Transit Task Force:
- Meeting #1, August 15, 2006 (1.50 MB)
- Meeting #2, October 17, 2006 (185 KB)
- Meeting #3, December 12, 2006 (790 KB)
- Meeting #4, February 20, 2007 (3.12 MB)
- Meeting #5, April 17, 2007 (4.21 MB)
- Meeting #6, June 19, 2007 (268 KB)
- Meeting #7, August 21, 2007 (375 KB)
- Meeting #8, December 11, 2007 (380 KB)
Transit Supportive Land Use Workshop
Materials from the December 15, 2006 Land Use Resources Workshop were produced by the HNTB Corporation.
- Transit Supportive Planning Primer (12.0 MB)
- KACOT Workshop PowerPoint (1.47 MB)
- FTA Criteria Checklist (112 KB)
- Guidelines and Standards for Assessing Transit-Supportive Land Use (820 KB)
- Transit Oriented Web Sites (20 KB)
- Land Use In Commuter Rail Station Areas: Guidelines for Communites (2.80 MB)
- Local Economic Benefits of Commuter Rail Stations for Communities and Businesses (3.33 MB)
- Residential Development Near Commuter Rail Stations (2 Page) (2.22 MB)
- Residential Development Near Commuter Rail Stations (12 Page) (3.17 MB)
- Metra Station Photos (792 KB)
- Flossmoor (1.05 MB)
- Homewood (864 KB)
- Mokena - Hickory Creek (812 KB)
- Orland Park - 143rd St (704 KB)
- Orland Park - 153rd St (2.10 MB)
- Tinley Park (1.04 MB)
- Willow Springs (1.17 MB)
- Orland Park - 143rd St (1.30 KB)
- Willow Springs (940 KB)
- Workshop Photos (936 KB)
Intermodal Facilities Workshop
Earth Tech (3.26 MB) and CenterPoint Properties made presentations on the general impacts on an area from new rail-truck intermodal facilities and logistics parks. These presentations were made on November 5, 2007 at the Manteno Village Hall.
Project Documents
Final Report (December 11, 2007)
- Final Report (December 11, 2007) (7.85 MB)
Individual Chapters
- Cover (1.05 MB)
- Table of Contents (64 KB)
- 1.0 Background and Introduction (84 KB)
- 2.0 Project Overview (228 KB)
- 3.0 Socio-Economic Data, Ridership and Revenue Estimates (1.32 MB)
- 4.0 Transit Supportive Land Use (136 KB)
- 5.0 Independent Rail Alternative (1.84 MB)
- 6.0 Institutional Issues (80 KB)
- 7.0 Cost Issues (56 KB)
- 8.0 Public Education and Outreach (108 KB)
- 9.0 Program Web Site (44 KB)
- 10.0 Meetings (64 KB)
- 11.0 Conclusions and Future Study (160 KB)
- Back Cover (964 KB)
Appendicies
- List of Appendicies (32 KB)
- Log of Documents Received (28 KB)
- CMAP Memo: Kankakee Rail Modeling Results (132 KB)
- Independent Rail Alternative - Typical Cross Section and Track Schematics (312 KB)
- Independent Rail Alternative - CNR Response Letter (Not in June 2007 Draft) (468 KB)
- Railroad Rights of Way and the Kankakee-University Park Commuter Rail Proposal (52 KB)
- Capital Cost Assumptions - Commuter Rail Minimum Operable Segment (MOS) (52 KB)
- List of Public Education and Outreach Materials (52 KB)
- Program Web Site Basic Pages (832 KB)
Tri-fold Executive Summary
A mid-project tri-fold executive summary is available for the current KACOT-II study:
- KACOT-II_Tri-Fold.pdf (508 KB)
Phase One Reports
The 2004-05 Phase One feasibility study (KACOR-I) produced two reports:
- A "tri-fold" executive summary (http://planning.k3county.net/pdf/Rail/Brochure%20r5.pdf)
- The full report (http://planning.k3county.net/pdf/KACOR%20Final%20Rpt%20-%20Jan%202005.pdf)
Map Library
For more information on the KACOT project call the Kankakee County Planning Department at 815-937-2940.