September 9th, 2008
September 9, 2008 / By Richard Wronski / Chicago Tribune reporter
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, the area’s top planning body, made the draft letter public Tuesday
If the Canadian National Railway wants to prove its commitment to solving traffic problems caused by its plan to acquire a suburban railroad, it should set aside $150 million to help pay for overpasses and other improvements.
That is the message contained in a draft of a letter to federal regulators from the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, the region’s top planning body. The letter was made public Tuesday.
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March 26th, 2008
March 26, 2008 / By Patrick Ferrell Staff Writer / Joliet Herald News
NEW LENOX — The village board on Monday authorized yet another study aimed at fighting Canadian National’s proposed purchase of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway.
Trustees approved a $7,000 contract with Hoffman Estates-based Metro Transportation Group to develop traffic projection for 2030 on five key north-south roads that intersect with the EJ&E tracks.
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February 1st, 2008
Agencies want better gauge of impact on suburbs, transit
February 1, 2008 / By Richard Wronski / Chicago Tribune
Both the Illinois Department of Transportation and the area’s top planning agency on Thursday voiced strong concerns about a controversial plan to relieve rail congestion in Chicago by diverting more freight train traffic into the suburbs.
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January 31st, 2008
January 31, 2008 / By Cindy Wojdyla Cain / Joliet Herald News
A regional planning agency is urging federal officials to use a 10-year window to study the possible side effects of the sale of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad to Canadian National.
Currently, the U.S. Surface Transportation Board plans to use a three- to five-year window during its environmental impact study, said Randy Blankenhorn, executive director of Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP).
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