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90_HR0029
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, No place currently exists to transfer between
3 the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Ravenswood rapid transit
4 (Brown) line, and the Union Pacific North commuter line of
5 the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad (METRA),
6 thus impeding the use of mass transportation by Chicago Cubs
7 baseball fans going to and from Wrigley Field and by Chicago
8 residents going to and from their jobs in the northern
9 suburbs; and
10 WHEREAS, The Union Pacific North line runs in close
11 proximity to the CTA's Ravenswood rapid transit (Brown) line
12 at the intersection of Addison Street and Lincoln Avenue in
13 Chicago but does not have a station stop near this
14 intersection, though the Ravenswood line does have a station
15 stop at Addison and Lincoln; and
16 WHEREAS, Riders can otherwise transfer between the CTA's
17 Ravenswood (Brown) line to the CTA's Howard rapid transit
18 (Red) line, which serves Wrigley Field, at the Belmont Avenue
19 Station or between the CTA's Ravenswood (Brown) line to the
20 CTA bus line on Addison Street, which also serves Wrigley
21 Field; and
22 WHEREAS, Wrigley Field, built in 1914, is the
23 third-oldest major league baseball park, has a seating
24 capacity of 38,719, and is the site of historic baseball
25 moments, such as Babe Ruth's "called shot" in 1932 and Ernie
26 Banks' 500th career home run in 1970; and
27 WHEREAS, The Chicago Cubs baseball team plays 81 home
28 games each year at Wrigley Field, has played major league
29 baseball within the "Friendly Confines" of Wrigley Field for
30 83 years, and has set a city and franchise home attendance
31 record by drawing 2,491,942 fans to Wrigley Field in 1989;
32 and
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1 WHEREAS, A system of parking permits and other
2 restrictions significantly limit available vehicle parking in
3 the neighborhood surrounding Wrigley Field; and
4 WHEREAS, A link between METRA's Union Pacific North
5 commuter line and the CTA's Ravenswood (Brown) line and
6 Addison Street bus line would create a convenient form of
7 mass transportation for Chicago Cubs baseball fans going to
8 and from Wrigley Field, relieve traffic and parking
9 congestion in the neighborhood surrounding Wrigley Field,
10 allow city residents to travel to their jobs in the northern
11 suburbs, bring sales and jobs to the local community, and
12 increase the number of riders on both CTA and METRA lines by
13 reducing the number of times riders must transfer to reach
14 their destination; therefore, be it
15 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
16 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
17 Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation
18 (METRA), the Chicago Transit Authority, and the Regional
19 Transportation Authority study the feasibility of creating a
20 part-time or full-time METRA train stop on the Union Pacific
21 North Line for travelers desiring to switch between the METRA
22 line and the Chicago Transit Authority's Ravenswood rapid
23 transit (Brown) line and its bus route on Addison Street; and
24 be it further
25 RESOLVED, That METRA, the CTA, and the RTA shall present
26 their draft of this study to the Governor and General
27 Assembly prior to January 1, 1998; and be it further
28 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this preamble and
29 resolution be presented to the Chair of the Northeast
30 Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad, to the Chair of the
31 Chicago Transportation Authority, and to the Chair of the
32 Regional Transportation Authority.