VISION

GOALS

1. Provide Transportation Options

• Provide people with public transportation choices that link them to jobs and deliver cost-effective, dependable and on-time commutes
  

• Reduce regional dependence on peak period automobile use, the resulting congestion and impediments to goods movement, and national dependence on oil, by increasing the use of public transportation

• Facilitate the ease of use of public transportation for medical, shopping, cultural, educational, and recreational purposes

• Connect communities within Northeastern Illinois and beyond, and facilitate connections among different modes of transportation

2. Ensure Financial Viability

• Ensure the sustained financial viability of public transportation as intrinsic to the region’s multi-modal transportation system

• Seek investments in public transportation that maximize beneficial returns

• Ensure that the passenger experience is of one seamless public transportation system

• Demonstrate measurable achievement in the provision of clean and attractive, affordable, safe, reliable and convenient public transportation services

• Continually enhance efficiencies through effective management, innovation and technology

3. Enhance Livability and Economic Vitality

• Provide a public transportation system that protects the environment and supports the livability and economic vitality of the region

• Look for new opportunities to:

• Encourage growth in corridors that support existing and planned vibrant and interconnected centers, discourage sprawl, and reduce the cost of new infrastructure

• Provide employers with access to a broader workforce, enhancing their competitiveness

• Support opportunities to realize economic development goals and plans

• Provide mobility for aging populations and people with disabilities

• Preserve and provide access to open space and natural resources

4. Demonstrate Value

• Create and sustain public understanding of the benefits of public transportation to individual health and well-being, regional economic vitality and sustainability, and as a catalyst for new opportunities for users and non-users alike