CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Adopt the Route 672 Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the attached agreement with Pace to establish the City of Naperville share for service from the 95th Street Park-and-Ride to the Route 59 Metra Station at $152,007.05 (Item 1 of 3)
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Jennifer Louden, Deputy Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
The Route 59 and Naperville Metra Stations are the two busiest suburban stations within the entire Metra system. Parking at the two stations is in high demand, particularly at the Naperville Station, where commuters wait many years to obtain a quarterly parking permit and daily fee spaces are typically occupied by 6:45 a.m. Quarterly parking permits are available for the Route 59 Station; however, daily fee is in greater demand due to changing commute patterns.
Because Metra ridership levels far exceed the combined available vehicle parking between the two stations, the City of Naperville employs a multi-modal approach to address commuter access to the stations. Transit is a critical component of this approach. In addition to providing a key transportation alternative for commuters, transit helps reduce the amount of congestion around the stations and on the adjacent roadway network, particularly the congested north-south arterial roadways.
Pace Suburban Bus operates several transit routes that serve the Naperville and Route 59 Metra Stations. Express bus service is offered directly between three park-and-rides and the Route 59 Metra Station:
* Route 672 offers seven morning and eight evening trips to and from the 95th Street Park-and-Ride.
* Route 673 offers six morning and eight evening trips to and from the Community Christian Church Park-and-Ride.
* Route 675 offers seven morning and eight evening trips to and from the Wheatland Salem Church Park-and-Ride.
During 2018 the average daily ridership on th...
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