Title
Resolution supporting collaborative efforts to investigate the necessary improvements to the Milwaukee District North Metra line (MD-N) to allow for enhanced service to the Telegraph Road Metra Station in Lake Forest, Illinois.
Staff Summary
* Local area businesses have indicated that there are service gaps in the current Milwaukee District North Metra line (MD-N) service schedule that do not meet the travel needs of their employers and employees that may use the Telegraph Road Metra Station in Lake Forest. They have requested that the schedule be enhanced to provide additional services.
* Local area businesses provide private shuttle services to promote the use of public transportation and believe an efficient and effective public transportation option is critical to maintain and recruit a talented workforce.
* Lake County Partners, Lake County, the City of Lake Forest, and local area businesses recently met with representatives of Metra to explore opportunities for enhanced services along the MD-N.
* Metra has indicated that infrastructure improvements, including installation of a universal crossover south of Illinois Route 60 in Lake Forest, is necessary to fully facilitate these enhanced services.
* This resolution supports the collaboration and potential improvements required to implement enhanced services at the Telegraph Road Metra Station in Lake Forest.
Body
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, the County of Lake (the "COUNTY"), is an Illinois body politic and corporate, acting by and through its Chairman and County Board; and
WHEREAS, one goal of the COUNTY's strategic plan is to enhance economic opportunities by increasing collaboration and cooperation with other units of local government to cultivate integrated economic development and redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY is committed to providing a safe, efficient and innovative transportation system to enhance mobility, economic development and quality of life in Lake County; and
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