NICTI

Welcome to the Northern Illinois Commuter Transportation Initiative (NICTI) Website. This site has been created to facilitate public input and provide information about the study process and schedule. We invite you to explore the site and provide your comments and recommendations regarding the study through our "Get Involved" section.

A significant amount of work has been occurring behind the scenes. The alternatives that moved forward after the first level screening, First Screen Alternatives and Revised Study Area Map are carefully being evaluated based on criteria such as ridership forecasts, operating plans, cost effectiveness and financial feasibility, analysis of social and environmental impacts and supportive land uses. In this phase of the project, additional engineering analysis is developed to become more certain of the implementation realities of the alternatives.

As the Alternative Analysis progresses through the screening process and the evaluation of criteria are applied, options within the wide range of alternatives are eliminated until there is a solution—a Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA). It is anticipated that the next round of public meetings will be held in early summer 2008. The details will be posted on the website when they are finalized.