Citizens Taking Action
for transit
dependent riders
PO Box 37-8684 www.CTAriders.org
A recent study has found that the
demand, demographically, for housing near transit is increasing, and will be
double the number of people that presently live in these neighborhoods today.
In your capacity as the Alderman of
the ______ Ward, we are sending this form in order for you to assign a score on
how your ward ranks as a “transit zone.”
Ranking among wards will obviously
be a determining factor in determining real estate values, and where people
will want to live. Results / ranking of
wards will be tabulated and reported to you.
Survey on Transit Oriented Development
How Does Your Ward Rank as a Transit Zone?
Please put down the
appropriate # number.
How many CTA bus routes pass through the ward? _____
How many routes operate twenty-four (24) hours a day? _____
How many elevated stations are situated in the ward? _____
How many elevated lines pass through the ward? _____
How many stations are open twenty-four hours a day? _____
How many downtown bus routes are there to/from the
How many crosstown bus routes (north/south) are there? _____
How many crosstown bus routes (east/west) are there? _____
How many Metra or
How many Pace bus routes are there? _____
How many bus shelters or benches are there in the ward? _____
Please score a “yes”
as a 1, and “no” as a 0.
Can one easily take public transit to an airport? _____
Can one easily take public transit to a grocery store? _____
Can one easily take public transit to a hospital or clinic? _____
Can one easily take public transit to schools/public
library? _____
Can one easily take public transit to a passenger train/
Amtrak station? _____
Can one easily take public transit to an intercity bus
station? _____
Add
Total Score _____
Any General Comments You Would
Like to Make Concerning Public Transit:
Complete Survey and Return to:
CitizensTaking Action
PO Box 37-8684
(773) 784-8346 (773) 363-4775
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