[il-talk] CTA to hold meeting to extend Orange Line to Ford City

[Robert Hansen]

CTA to Hold Public Meeting on Proposed Orange Line Extension on April
22 4/15/2009


The Chicago Transit Authority will hold the final public meeting to allow
public input on the proposed extension of the Orange Line from Midway to
Ford City Mall. The meetings are part of a federally required Alternatives
Analysis study.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Richard J. Daley College
Lobby adjacent to Auditorium
7500 South Pulaski Road
Chicago, IL
(accessible to people with disabilities)

The extension of the Orange Line would complete the original Orange Line
plan to provide improved access to downtown from the far southwest side and
from the central city to the employment corridor along South Cicero Avenue.

The Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) New Starts program requires
transit project proposals to proceed through a process of planning, design
and construction. The FTA process consists of five formal
steps: Alternatives Analysis, Environmental Impact Statement, Preliminary
Engineering, Final Design and Construction. The Alternatives Analysis study
is designed to examine all the transit options available and determine a
locally preferred alternative.