Halsted Line - Where are we now?
On December 5, 2022, Pace submitted a Documented Categorical Exclusion report to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). This report satisfies federal requirements under NEPA legislation by documenting the environmental impacts of the project. Based on this documentation, the FTA confirmed a categorical exclusion for this project on December 20, 2022, enabling Pace to pursue federal funding for the improvements.
The environmental review process was initiated in October 2019. The project is following federal regulations to analyze potential environmental impacts. As part of this process, Pace and CTA are seeking public input on the corridor transit needs; service, running way and station enhancements; analyzing and documenting the project’s anticipated impact on air quality, noise and vibration, as well as ecological, archaeological, and historic resources. Based on this, a refined final plan for bus enhancements will be developed.
Pace and CTA have hosted four Corridor Advisory Group meetings with community leaders and agencies to develop goals for the project, present project findings and environmental impacts, and seek input on proposed improvements.
A public meeting was held on January 9, 2020 to seek public feedback. Attendees expressed interest in improving bus service reliability and frequency, as well as new/improved buses and stations. Public input was used to refine the proposed bus corridor improvements in order to meet the needs of the communities.
A second public meeting was held virtually on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 as well. Pace and CTA presented project updates and changes that were made to the proposed improvements based on public, municipal, and agency feedback - and attendees were able to share their thoughts and questions with the project team.
Watch the video of the meeting:
For questions, please call the project hotline at 847-364-3962.