Goal:
Reduce Congestion & Improve Transportation
STRATEGIC STATEMENT: STRATEGIC STATEMENT: Promote development of State, County, and municipal
transportation systems that provide for efficient, flexible and uncongested movement through an integrated
network of road, rail, public transit, and non-motorized (bicycle, pedestrian) modes of travel.
Strategy: Develop and implement transportation
solutions that provide alternatives to single occupied
vehicles.
Action A: Continue the County’s efforts in expanding the system of
non-motorized travel options available to Lake County residents.
Action B: Encourage Pace to implement the short, mid and
long-term recommendations of the 2012 Lake County
Transportation Market Analysis.
Action C: Work with Pace and IDOT to implement the Arterial Rapid
Transit routes in Lake County identified in their 2009 Arterial Rapid
Transit Study.
Action D: Promote the implementation and use of CMAP regional
congestion pricing policies.
Strategy: Maximize the use of technology to enhance
the operational capabilities of the transportation
systems in Lake County and the region.
Action A: Continue to market and increase the public awareness of
PASSAGE.
Action B: Continue to employ the latest technological advances in
Intelligent Transportation Systems to expand the capabilities of
PASSAGE.
Strategy: Build regional consensus on transportation
solutions by collaborating with the State and regional
agencies, as well as local communities.
Action A: Advocate to improve state highway routes based on
priorities identified in the consensus transportation list with the
state legislature and IDOT.
Action B: Continue to work with the Illinois State Toll Highway
Authority (Tollway), the Chicago Agency for Metropolitan Planning
(CMAP), the Lake County Transportation Alliance (LCTA), and others
to advocate for implementation of the Central Lake County Corridor
(Route 53/120).
Action C: Provide leadership, coordination and technical assistance
to support the Lake County Coordinated Transportation Services
Committee (LCCTSC) in implementing recommendations identified
in the 2010 Lake County Para-transit Transportation Plan.
Action D: Advocate for enhanced freight and transit movement on
IDOT and ISTHA projects.
Strategy: Seek to implement a more equitable
distribution of state and federal funds and support
appropriate transportation bills to ensure transportation
capacity needs are met.
Action A: Work with Lake County’s state and federal delegation, and
participate via NACo, and other national groups, on the
re-authorization of federal funding (MAP-21) for adequate state and
local funding for transportation.
Action B: Work the Illinois General Assembly legislative process, in
cooperation with other entities, to create a needs based distribution
of the IDOT District 1/downstate district’s allocation of state
highway construction dollar s (i.e. the 45%/55% split).
Action C: Work with the Transportation for Illinois Coalition (TFIC)
and other appropriate organizations to provide for a more stable
method for funding transportation that will provide for both a
reliable local funding stream and a robust state capital
improvement program. Utilize the County’s state legislative lobbyist
in this effort.
Visit www.lakecountypassage.com to view a map of road conditions
and events, including crashes, stalls, debris, and other roadway
incidents, see camera images of major intersections across Lake
County, and sign up for customized email alerts. I-Phone and Android
users can also download PASSAGE apps.