Where Would You Want a New CTA Yellow Line Station?
On June 2nd many Evanston residents showed up for the first public meeting on the proposed new CTA Yellow Line station in south Evanston. The purpose of the meeting was to gather and consider community input for a new intermediate station. Currently, the City of Evanston is conducting an engineering feasibility study to identify a preferred alternative for an infill station along the CTA Yellow Line in south Evanston at Dodge, Asbury or Ridge Avenues.
Residents are encouraged to take a simple, brief public online survey regarding the proposed new Evanston Yellow Line station and share with planners their preferred location amongst the three proposed locations. Take the 3 minute survey>>>
Project Vision
In July, 2007, the City of Evanston, in association with the Village of Skokie and the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), completed the Skokie Swift North Shore Corridor Travel Market Analysis . In addition to identifying major travel patterns and markets that could support a line extension, the study also evaluated three potential new station locations in south Evanston at Dodge Avenue, Asbury Avenue and Ridge Avenue. Historically, there were stations at each of these locations and other stops during the era of the Niles Center local rapid transit service (1925-1948). With the inception of the "Skokie Swift" demonstration project (from April 1964), and later as a permanent part of the CTA rail transit system (today known as the "Yellow Line"), there were no intermediate stations in order to reduce operating costs.
1925 Asbury Avenue station interior – providing as many conveniences for its passengers as it could afford was an aspect of the privately-owned Chicago Rapid Transit’s (CRT) in the 1920’s-era station designs. Concession space at Asbury has yet to be filled at the time of this photo. Similar concession-area provisions can be found in the entryway to the Central Street stations on the Purple Line.
The study found that depending on location, a new station could expand the total number of work trips served by the Yellow Line by 25 to 45 percent and attract up to 1,000 riders per day, potentially more if the Yellow Line offered direct service to downtown Chicago. However, no single station location was identified as clearly superior to the others based on the criteria. The study recommended that the relative costs of constructing a station at one or more of the locations be evaluated in an engineering feasibility study to provide clearer direction on a preferred station location(s).
Learn more about the Yellow Line Engineering Feasability Study here>>>