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Long Range Transportation Plan 2035
Existing Conditions Report
Introduction
Contents
Private Vehicles
2
Pedestrians & Bicycles 6
The Existing Conditions Report is the foundation of CUUATS efforts in
long-range transportation planning. It is the precursor to the Long
Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), which is updated every five years
by federal mandate. The purpose of the report is to define current and
historical elements that comprise the urbanized area transportation
system. This document will be used in conjunction with travel surveys,
public input, CUUATS member agency knowledge, and transportation
modeling to determine how the local area transportation system will
evolve over the next 20 years.
Local Public Transit
7
Intercity Public Transit
12
Commercial Trucks
15
Local Transportation Network
In terms of transportation, the Champaign-Urbana-Savoy-Bondville
urbanized area can be characterized by a grid pattern of major
corridors spaced at roughly every mile over its 40 square mile area (see
Map 1).
Rail
16
•
Air
18
•
•
•
•
Interstates 57, 74, and 72 provide nine interchanges on the west
and north sides of the urbanized area.
Local transit service, provided by the Champaign-Urbana Mass
Transit District, covers the majority of the urbanized area, providing
service to the majority of residents within a few minutes’ walk of
their homes.
Numerous bicycle and pedestrian paths connect many activity
centers and neighborhoods.
Three rail lines crisscross north of the downtown Champaign area,
providing freight and Amtrak passenger service.
Willard Airport, located on the southern edge of Savoy, offers daily
flights to Detroit, St. Louis, and Chicago.
Champaign Urbana Urbanized Area Transportation Study
1776 East Washington Street, Urbana IL 61802
Phone: (217) 328-3313 Fax: (217) 328-2426
www.ccrpc.org/CUUATS/index.html
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Private Vehicles*
For traveling to work, going shopping, making social calls, and even
going to exercise, the car is the predominant transportation mode in the
urbanized area. According to the 2000 Census, the 123,885 residents
in the urbanized area had 73,558 vehicles available for use, or one
vehicle per 1.68 persons. At the time of the Census, 72% of working
residents aged 16 or older in Champaign, Urbana, Savoy, and
Bondville traveled by car; 85% of those traveled alone. Despite
increased interest in alternative transportation modes, funding for
transportation projects continually favors the personal vehicle.
Roadway Crashes
Crashes between cars, pedestrians, bicycles, and fixed objects are
commonplace everywhere. In the Champaign-Urbana urbanized area,
traffic crashes are monitored by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) via local law enforcement agencies. IDOT provides yearly
statistics on those crashes that are reported in Champaign and Urbana.
From this data, CUUATS determines the intersections with the highest
number of crashes and highest rate of crashes per traffic volume.
Table 1 shows the ten intersections in Champaign-Urbana with the
highest number of crashes in 2000.
Intersection
N-S
Number of Crashes
E-W
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
Lincoln Ave
University Ave
16
20
9
14
29
1st St
Green St
13
32
25
32
27
Prospect Ave
Green St
12
22
27
23
21
Neil St
Windsor Rd
8
12
20
23
20
Neil St
Marketview Dr
6
7
9
11
20
State St
Kirby Ave
5
6
9
16
18
Prospect Ave
Bloomington Rd
21
21
23
18
17
Prospect Ave
5
22
12
11
9
17
Cunningham Ave/Vine St
John St
University Ave
20
19
18
15
Prospect Ave
Springfield Ave
9
12
15
12
14
An intersection is not necessarily deemed critical due to the number of
crashes that occur. CUUATS classifies an intersection as critical only
when both crash rates per volume of traffic and number of crashes
reach a certain level. Table 2 and Map 2 show those intersections
flagged as critical for both 1999 and 2000 based on this methodology.
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*Private vehicles do not include freight or commercial trucks
Table 1: Intersections
with the highest number
of crashes in 2000
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Intersection
No. of Crashes
N-S
E-W
1999
2000
Daily Entering
Vehicles
Crash Rate
1999
2000
1999
2000
22785
16384
23631
16021
City of Champaign
1st St
Green St
32
27
3.85
3.13
2nd St
Green St
10
7
1.67
1.20
2nd St
John St
3
2
3.88
2.41
2121
2276
3rd St
Springfield Ave
7
7
1.24
1.25
5th St
Green St
12
10
2.27
1.94
15453
14499
15364
14121
5th St
Stoughton St
2
2
2.00
1.95
2742
2806
Elm Blvd/St
University Ave
4
5
1.31
1.68
Neil St
Columbia Ave
10
8
1.62
1.27
8362
16962
8140
17313
Neil St
Marketview Dr
11
20
1.63
2.87
18471
19093
Neil St
Windsor Rd
23
20
1.82
1.56
34665
35096
Prospect Ave
Green St
23
21
2.76
2.54
22816
22654
Prospect Ave
John St
9
17
1.31
2.46
18835
18950
State St
Church St
6
10
1.49
2.56
11009
10694
State St
John St
4
6
1.33
2.00
8246
8219
State St
Kirby Ave
16
18
1.67
1.82
26310
27054
Broadway Ave
Park St
3
3
1.37
1.38
5979
5965
Busey Ave
Green St
University Ave
4
4
1.35
1.37
8089
8016
18
15
1.25
1.05
39326
39004
2000
24155
2000
24447
City of Urbana
Cunningham Ave/Vine St
Gregory St
Oregon St
3
2
4.11
2.74
Lincoln Ave
Florida Ave
19
10
2.16
1.12
Orchard St
Pennsylvania Ave
3
2
4.11
2.74
2000
2000
Race St
Main St
10
8
2.61
2.06
10484
10624
Many of the intersections listed
in Table 2 were designated as
critical for one or more years
before 1999. Such intersections
are recommended by CUUATS
staff for further investigation in
terms of their geometry, sight
distance obstacles, or other
factors that could contribute to a
propensity for crashes.
Table 3 provides an historical
perspective on crashes in the
Champaign-Urbana area. The
year 2000 marked a decrease
in the number of reported
crashes after several years of
fairly static figures; it is impossible to say whether there were
actually fewer crashes or just
fewer reported crashes.
Table 2: Critical intersections for both 1999 and 2000
1981-2000
YEAR
Table 3:
Champaign and
Urbana Crash
history, 1981-2000
TOTAL ACCIDENTS
PERSONS INJURED
CHAMPAIGN
URBANA
TOTAL
CHAMPAIGN
URBANA
TOTAL
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2597
2184
2086
2055
2429
2543
2589
2375
2232
2410
2218
2264
2295
2363
2482
2579
2154
2292
2250
2075
1129
1009
892
969
1058
1027
1011
924
943
926
866
802
881
893
780
910
892
790
817
764
3726
3193
2978
3024
3487
3570
3600
3299
3175
3336
3084
3066
3176
3256
3262
3489
3046
3082
3067
2839
992
939
917
950
957
1023
1186
973
869
915
788
973
938
1045
995
907
802
760
802
644
460
368
333
389
415
427
434
342
321
344
299
276
368
347
285
323
265
291
224
212
1452
1307
1250
1339
1372
1450
1620
1315
1190
1259
1087
1249
1306
1392
1280
1230
1067
1051
1026
856
TOTAL
46472
18283
64755
18375
6723
25098
AVG/YR
2324
914
3238
919
336
1255
FATALITIES
AVG INJURIES
PER ACCIDENT CHAMPAIGN URBANA
0.39
0.41
0.42
0.44
0.39
0.41
0.45
0.40
0.37
0.38
0.35
0.41
0.41
0.43
0.39
0.35
0.35
0.34
0.33
0.30
0.39
TOTAL
4
3
1
2
3
4
8
1
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
3
0
5
1
3
1
1
0
1
3
2
3
2
0
4
4
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
5
4
1
3
6
6
11
3
3
7
6
2
0
0
2
5
0
5
1
4
49
25
74
2.45
1.25
3.70
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Total Injuries as Percentage of Total Crashes: 1981-2000
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
Percentage
The number of injuries related
to reported crashes generally
has been decreasing since the
early 90’s, as can be seen in
Figure 1. The crash to injury
ratio peaked in 1987 with approximately one injury for every
two crashes. The ratio diminished to approximately one
injury for every three crashes in
2000.
50%
40%
•
•
•
•
•
Improved roadways through
signage, geometry, or other
changes
Increased law enforcement
Safer cars
Safer motorists
Decreased crash reporting
In contrast, the number of
fatalities does not follow the
same trend as injuries. The
number of deaths fluctuates
yearly; despite having the
lowest number of crashes and
injuries to date, the year 2000
also had four traffic related
fatalities.
Other years had
fewer deaths despite having
more crashes and injuries.
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30%
20%
10%
0%
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
Year
Figure 1: Crash-related injuries as percentage
of total crashes, 1981-2000
Roadway Traffic Crash Injuries 1981-2000
1800
# of Persons Injured
Figure 2 shows the number of
injuries that occurred in Urbana
and Champaign over the same
20 year time period. The graph
reflects the decreasing number
of reported injuries in both
cities. Numerous factors could
contribute to this decrease:
1500
1200
900
600
300
0
1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999
Year
TOTAL
Champaign
Urbana
Figure 2: Crash-related injuries, 1981-2000
1999
2000
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Traffic Volumes
Map 3 shows Average Daily Traffic count (ADT) ranges for major
corridors in the urbanized area as reported by IDOT in 2001. Map 4
shows intersections with greater than 20,000 ADT, which include
Mattis Avenue at Springfield Avenue, Mattis Avenue at Bradley
Avenue, Prospect Avenue at Bloomington Road, Lincoln Avenue at
University Avenue, and Neil Street at Kirby Avenue.
Traffic Generators in the Urbanized Area
Apollo Commercial Park
Mattis Commercial Park
Brookens Administration Center
Neighborhood Shopping Center
Carle Hospital
North Lincoln Industrial Corridor
Carle Satellite Clinic
North Prospect Commercial Corridor
CAT/Huttig Employment Center
Old Farm Shopping Center
Champaign City Building
Parkland College
Champaign County Courthouse
Philo Road Commercial Corridor
Champaign Post Office
Plastipak
Champaign Public Library
Savoy Village Hall
Christie Clinic
Solo Cup Factory
Christie Clinic on Windsor
U of I Assembly Hall
City of Champaign Police Department
U of I Graduate Library
Country Fair/Round Barn Shopping Centers
U of I McKinley Health Center
Covenant Hospital
U of I Memorial Stadium
Farm & Fleet
U of I Parking Garages
Flex N Gate Corporation
U of I Parking Lots
Fox Drive Office Park/Commercial Corridor
U of I South Research Park
Frasca Airport
U of I Veterinary Medicine
Illinois Terminal
University Avenue Commercial Corridor
Interstate Research Park
Urbana City Building
Kraft Food Distribution
Urbana Free Library
Krannert Center
Urbana Post Office
Lincoln Square Mall
Walmart Supercenter
Market Place Mall
Willard Airport
Table 4: Traffic Generators
in the Urbanized Area
There are many locations in the
urbanized area that are considered
to be traffic generators.
Map 5
illustrates well-known traffic
generators, which include places
such as shopping centers,
industrial corridors, schools, parks,
medical centers and government
offices. Table 4 lists the traffic
generators displayed in the map.
Level of Service
Roadway intersections are
classified into Level of Service
(LOS) A through F depending on
the volume of traffic that passes
through during the peak hour of
travel. Increasing delays in the flow
of traffic through an intersection
lower the LOS score, with A being
the highest and F being the lowest
score an intersection can receive.
Table 5 lists the Level of Service classifications according to their effect
on traffic delay. Map 6 displays the LOS classification for many of the
major intersections in the urbanized area, based on p.m. peak hour
traffic counts. The map illustrates that the majority of intersections
have a LOS of C or better, which falls within acceptable parameters for
traffic conditions.
A
Level of Service
Little or no delay
B
Short traffic delays
C
Average traffic delays
D
Long traffic delays
E
Very long traffic delays
F
Volumes exceed capacity, which causes
congestion affecting all movements in
the intersection
Table 5: Level of Service
Classifications
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Pedestrians and
Bicycles
The Champaign-Urbana-SavoyBondville urbanized area, which
includes the University of Illinois,
is home to approximately 35
miles of bicycle paths, shareduse (pedestrian and bicycle)
paths and pedestrian trails.
These paths connect major
activity centers, neighborhoods,
and the individual municipalities.
Map 7 details the different paths
available for use in the urbanized
area.
Planning for pedestrian and
bicycle facilities is becoming
increasingly important in the
urbanized area. An update to the
1999 Natureways, Bikeways, and
Trails Plan is underway that
focuses on connectivity between
land uses, existing pedestrian
and bicycle facilities, and other
transportation modes.
Recent measures have been
taken to improve accessibility for
visually impaired persons and
other pedestrians in the
urbanized area.
Accessible
Pedestrian Signals have been
installed in several locations,
mainly in the Campustown area,
that assist visually impaired
persons cross the street by
providing tactile buttons and
audible tones. Municipalities are
also continually upgrading
crosswalk ramps and installing
sidewalks to make travel easier
for all pedestrians.
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First Street Trail between Windsor Road and Gerty Street
Meadowbrook Park Shared-Use Path
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Local Public Transit
The Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (CUMTD) provides public
transit within the Champaign-Urbana-Savoy urbanized area. Its current
service area (see Figure 3 below) covers the majority of the cities of
Champaign and Urbana, and the northern third of the Village of Savoy.
MTD’s 10-year service and capital plan identifies the goal of extending
their service area to become coterminous with local corporate limits.
Figure 3: Mass Transit
District Service Area and
municipal boundaries
The current fare for adults is $1.00; transfers to any route are free.
Children accompanied by a fare-paying adult ride for free, as do senior
citizens and disabled persons who obtain a DASH pass from the MTD.
Eight tokens can be purchased for $5.00 from any MTD driver, and
unlimited ride passes can be purchased on an annual or seasonal
basis from MTD offices. University students, faculty, and staff have
unlimited access to the bus system by presenting the driver with their
University of Illinois identification card. University students pay a
mandatory fee each semester on their tuition bill for this unlimited
access.
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MTD also offers deviated fixed-route and demand-response services.
These services pick up passengers both at designated locations and by
reservation within a specified service area. SafeRides is a night bus
service serving various parts of the University upon request. MTD also
operates ADA paratransit service in compliance with the Americans
with Disabilities Act (from MTD Existing Conditions Report 2002).
CUMTD has fifteen routes that serve the overall community on
weekdays between 5:51 a.m. and 7:40 p.m. Buses on these routes
have headways between 15 and 30 minutes during peak travel hours
and every 30 minutes during non-peak hours.
(Continued on page 9)
Figure 4: Mass Transit District Weekday Daytime Bus Routes
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Service Span
Peak
Headways
Off-Peak
Headways
Buses
Required
at Peak
Buses
Required
Off-Peak
Weekday Daytime Routes
1 Yellow
6:35 am to 6:59 pm
30
30
2
2
2 Red
6:22 am to 6:47 pm
20
30
4
3
3 Lavender
6:17 am to 6:50 pm
30
30
3
2
4 Blue
6:18 am to 7:05 pm
20
30
5
3
5 Green
5:51 am to 7:40 pm
20
30
10
4
6 Orange
6:10 am to 7:26 pm
20
30
3
3
7 Grey
6:31 am to 6:48 pm
30
30
5
3
8 Orchard Downs
6:14 am to 6:52 pm
15
30
4
2
9A Brown
6:13 am to 7:23 pm
30
30
3
2
9B Brown
6:11 am to 7:04 pm
30
30
3
2
10 Gold
6:16 am to 6:54 pm
30
30
3
2
13 Silver
6:45 am to 6:44 pm
30
30
2
1
24 Scamp
7:37 am to 5:12 pm
15
20
2
2
25 Loop
7:38 am to 5:09 pm
20
20
2
2
Tables 6-8: MTD
Weekday Daytime,
Weekday Evening,
and Saturday Daytime
route information
On weeknights, service is limited to five routes that run from 6:21 p.m.
to 2:56 a.m. These buses have 10 to 30 minute headways. The evening routes follow routes that deviate and or expand upon some of the
daytime routes.
Service Span
Peak
Headways
Off-Peak
Headways
Buses
Required
at Peak
Buses
Required
Off-Peak
3
Weekday Evening/Late Night Routes
50 Green
6:34 pm to 2:56 am
NA
30
3
70 Grey
6:45 pm to 11:59 pm
NA
30
2
2
80 Orchard Downs
6:46 pm to 12:08 pm
NA
15
NA
2
100 Yellow
6:21 pm to 11:59 pm
NA
10
NA
4
130 Silver
6:44 pm to 12:05 pm
NA
30
NA
2
Weekend service is limited to seven routes during the day on Saturday,
five routes on Saturday evening and Sunday during the day, and two
routes on Sunday evenings. Headways range from 30 to 45 minutes
on weekends.
Service Span
Peak
Headways
Off-Peak
Headways
Buses
Required
at Peak
Buses
Required
Off-Peak
20 Red
7:14 pm to 6:14 pm
30
30
3
3
30 Lavender
7:27 pm to 6:27 pm
45
45
2
2
50 Green
5:53 am to 6:48 pm
30
30
3
3
70 Grey
7:17 am to 6:36 pm
30
30
2
2
80 Orchard Downs
7:14 am to 6:23 pm
30
30
1
1
100 Yellow
6:29 am to 6:37 pm
30
30
4
4
130 Silver
6:56 am to 6:46 pm
30
30
2
Saturday Daytime Routes
2
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Saturday daytime service runs from 5:53 a.m. to 6:48 p.m. Saturday
evening runs from 6:22 p.m. to 2:56 a.m. Sunday daytime routes run
from 8:35 a.m. to 6:56 p.m. Sunday evening routes run from 5:57 p.m.
to 2:56 a.m.
Service Span
Peak
Headways
Off-Peak
Headways
Buses
Required
at Peak
Buses
Required
Off-Peak
3
Saturday Evening/Late Night Routes
50 Green
6:41 pm to 2:56 am
NA
30
3
70 Grey
6:22 pm to 11:30 pm
NA
30
2
2
80 Orchard Downs
6:31 pm to 12:08 am
NA
30
NA
2
100 Yellow
6:37 pm to 11:59 pm
NA
30
NA
4
130 Silver
6:35 pm to 11:53 pm
NA
30
NA
2
Service Span
Peak
Headways
Off-Peak
Headways
Buses
Required
at Peak
Buses
Required
Off-Peak
50 Green
8:35 am to 5:56 pm
30
30
5
5
70 Grey
8:51 am to 5:56 pm
30
30
5
5
80 Orchard Downs
9:01 am to 5:53 pm
30
30
1
1
100 Yellow
9:29 am to 6:56 pm
30
30
4
4
130 Silver
9:19 am to 2:56 pm
30
30
2
2
Service Span
Peak
Headways
Off-Peak
Headways
Buses
Required
at Peak
Buses
Required
Off-Peak
Sunday Daytime Routes
Sunday Evening/Late Night Routes
50 Green
5:57 pm to 2:56 am
NA
30
NA
1
100 Yellow
6:48 pm to 2:56 am
NA
30
NA
1
In addition, the free campus bus service offers six routes that serve
major destinations in the University District between 6:35 a.m. and 3:07
a.m. Headways for these routes range from 5-20 minutes during peak
travel times and 7-30 minutes during off-peak times. The campus
routes operate when school is in session; only the 22 Illini operates on
weekends.
Service Span
Peak
Headways
Tables 9-12: MTD Saturday
Evening, Sunday Daytime,
Sunday Evening, and
Campus route information
Off-Peak
Headways
Buses
Required
at Peak
Buses
Required
Off-Peak
3
Campus Routes
21 Quad
7:30 am to 7:17 pm
5
7
5
22 Illini, Weekday
6:49 am to 3:02 am
10
10
8
6
22 Illini, Weekend
9:00 am to 3:07 am
10
30
8
6
23 Shuttle East
6:35 am to 7:15 pm
10
10
3
2
23 Shuttle West
6:35 am to 7:15 pm
10
10
2
2
26 Pack
7:30 am to 6:57 pm
5
7
5
3
10
Source for all tables in this section: CUMTD Draft Technical
Memorandum 2—Existing Conditions, 2002.
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Ridership
In 2002, CUMTD tallied 9,084,277 passengers, reflecting a ten percent
decrease from the previous year. The highest annual ridership over the
last fifteen years occurred in 2001, when 10,102,665 people traveled by
local public transit. As can be seen in Figure 5, historical trends
indicate general growth despite some periodic decreases in ridership.
Annual Ridership
2,895,324
FY89
2,796,120
FY90
5,449,317
FY91
7,430,873
FY92
7,029,214
FY93
7,436,655
FY94
9,223,320
FY95
8,551,186
FY96
8,806,267
FY97
9,501,302
FY98
8,670,906
FY99
8,628,101
FY00
8,800,655
FY01
10,102,665
FY02
9,084,277
MTD Ridership: 1988-2002
12000000
10000000
Number of Passengers
FY88
8000000
6000000
4000000
Table 13 and Figure 5:
MTD Annual Ridership
2000000
0
FY88
FY89
FY90
FY91
FY92
FY93
FY94
FY95
FY96
FY97
FY98
FY99
FY00
FY01
FY02
Fiscal Year
MTD Bus, Campustown
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Intercity Public Transit
There are a variety of intercity bus services available, ranging from
charter service to weekend service for University of Illinois students.
Outgoing schedules are provided for those services that have Champaign as point of origin.
Greyhound Bus provides direct intercity bus service from the Illinois
Terminal to Rantoul, Effingham, Decatur, Mattoon, and Chicago. In addition, service with one or more stops is available between the Illinois
Terminal and Springfield, Indianapolis, Indiana, Memphis, Tennessee,
and St. Louis, Missouri, among numerous other national destinations.
De s tination
Chicago, IL
Decatur, IL
Ef f ingham, IL
Gr e yhound Bus Se r vice fr om Cham paign, IL: Com m on De s tinations
No. Daily
De par ts
Ar r ive s
Dur ation
Stops
Tr ips
6
2
4
Mattoon, IL
2
Rantoul, IL
3
Springf ield, IL
St. Louis, MO
Indianapolis, IN
3
4
2
9:05 A M
12:45 PM
3 hr 40 min Rantoul, Kankakee
11:45 A M
3:15 PM
3 hr 30 min Rantoul, Kankakee
4:00 PM
6:30 PM
2 hr 30 min None
6:30 PM
9:30 PM
10:00 PM
12:40 A M
10:30 PM
12:05 PM 13 hr 35 min Ef f ingham, Terre Haute, Indianapolis, Gary
8:55 A M
9:45 A M
Rantoul, Kankakee
50 min
None
50 min
None
5:25 PM
6:15 PM
11:55 A M
1:15 PM
1 hr 20 min None
2:40 PM
4:15 PM
1 hr 35 min Mattoon
5:25 PM
7:00 PM
1 hr 35 min Mattoon
10:30 PM
11:50 PM
1 hr 20 min None
2:40 PM
3:40 PM
1 hr
None
5:25 PM
6:25 PM
1 hr
None
9:05 A M
9:30 A M
25 min
None
11:45 A M
12:10 PM
25 min
None
6:30 PM
6:55 PM
25 min
8:55 A M
10:55 A M
2 hr
10:10 A M
3:45 PM
5 hr 35 min Bloomington
5:25 PM
7:45 PM
2 hr 20 min Decatur
None
Decatur
8:55 A M
12:50 PM
3 hr 55 min Decatur, Springf ield
11:55 A M
4:40 PM
4 hr 45 min Ef f ingham
5:25 PM
9:40 PM
4 hr 15 min Decatur, Springf ield
10:30 PM
6:50 A M
8 hr 20 min Ef f ingham
5:25 PM
11:20 PM
5 hr 55 min Mattoon, Ef f ingham, Terre Haute
10:30 PM
5:15 A M
6 hr 45 min Ef f ingham, Terre Haute
Table 14: Greyhound Bus Service route information
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3 hr
2 hr 40 min None
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Burlington Trailways provides intercity bus service from the Illinois
Terminal to various locations in Illinois, Indiana and Iowa.
Bur lington Tr ailw ays Bus Se r vice fr om Cham paign, IL
No. Daily
De s tination
De par ts
Ar r ive s
Dur ation
Tr ips
Table 15: Burlington
Trailways route
information
Bloomington, IL
2
Illinois State University
(Normal, IL)
2
Peoria, IL
2
Galesburg, IL
2
Moline, IL
2
2
Davenport, IA
Danville, IL
2
Craw f ordsville, IN
2
Indianapolis, IN
2
10:10 A M
11:10 A M
1 hr
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
1 hr
10:10 A M
11:35 A M
1 hr 25 min
4:00 PM
5:25 PM
1 hr 25 min
10:10 A M
12:30 PM
2 hr 20 min
4:00 PM
6:10 PM
2 hr 20 min
10:10 A M
1:40 PM
3 hr 30 min
4:00 PM
7:25 PM
3 hr 25 min
10:10 A M
2:30 PM
4 hr 20 min
4:00 PM
8:15 PM
4 hr 15 min
10:10 A M
2:55 PM
4 hr 45 min
4:00 PM
8:30 PM
4 hr 30 min
4:00 PM
4:50 PM
50 min
9:05 PM
9:50 PM
45 min
4:00 PM
5:25 PM
1 hr 25 min
9:05 PM
10:35 PM
1 hr 30 min
4:00 PM
6:25 PM
2 hr 25 min
9:05 PM
11:35 PM
2 hr 30 min
Bluebird Charter Coach provides daily charter bus service between
Willard Airport, Illinois Terminal, Village of Rantoul, Bradley, O’Hare
Airport and Midway Airport in Chicago.
Blue bir d Char te r Coach Se r vice fr om Cham paign,
Ar r ive s
No. Daily
M idw ay
Or igin
De par ts
Tr ips
Air por t
Willard A irport
4
Table 16: Bluebird
Charter Coach route
information
U of I Campus
Illinois Terminal
4
4
IL
Ar r ive s
O'Har e
Air por t
*
8:00 A M
8:45 A M
*
11:00 A M
11:45 A M
*
4:00 PM
4:45 PM
*
7:00 PM
7:45 PM
5:00 A M
8:00 A M
8:45 A M
8:00 A M
11:00 A M
11:45 A M
1:00 PM
4:00 PM
4:45 PM
4:00 PM
7:00 PM
7:45 PM
5:10 A M
8:00 A M
8:45 A M
8:10 A M
11:00 A M
11:45 A M
1:10 PM
4:00 PM
4:45 PM
4:10 PM
7:00 PM
7:45 PM
*by reservation only
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Suburban Express provides weekend bus service between various
locations in the Chicago suburbs and the University of Illinois Campus.
Subur ban Expr e s s Bus Se r vice fr om Cham paign, IL
Thur s day
Fr iday
Sunday
Depart U of I PA R/FA R
3:45 PM
-
-
-
-
6:35 PM
-
-
Depart U of I A rmory
4:10 PM
5:20 PM
12:10 PM
1:45 PM
4:15 PM
6:45 PM
-
-
Depart U of I A ltgeld/Henry
4:15 PM
5:25 PM
12:15 PM
-
-
6:50 PM
1:05 PM
5:45 PM
-
-
11:45 A M
2:10 PM
-
-
-
-
5:55 PM
-
1:55 PM
-
5:55 PM
-
-
-
Depart U of I ISR
A rrive Matteson Holiday Inn
A rrive Chicago Ridge Mall
-
7:30 PM
-
-
6:20 PM
-
3:05 PM
-
A rrive Oakbrook Mall
6:40 PM
7:55 PM
2:40 PM
4:40 PM
6:40 PM
9:05 PM
3:30 PM
8:05 PM
A rrive Woodf ield Mall
7:10 PM
8:30 PM
3:10 PM
5:10 PM
7:05 PM
9:30 PM
4:00 PM
8:30 PM
A rrive Old Orchard Mall
-
-
3:30 PM
-
7:10 PM
-
-
-
A rrive Northbrook Court
-
-
3:45 PM
-
7:25 PM
-
-
-
Chicago Express provides weekend bus service between various
locations in Chicago and the University of Illinois Campus.
Chicago Expr e s s Bus Se r vice
fr om Cham paign, IL (Fr idays only)
Depart U of I A rmory
12:10 PM
Depart U of I A ltgeld/Henry
12:15 PM
-
A rrive Matteson Holiday Inn
1:55 PM
5:50 PM
A rrive Clark & Lake CTA
2:45 PM
6:45 PM
A rrive Ogilvie Metra Station
2:50 PM
6:50 PM
4:15 PM
Photo courtesy of http://www.suburbanexpress.com
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Table 17 & 18: Suburban
Express and Chicago
Express route information
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Commercial Trucks
Given that three interstates and several state and national routes
intersect in the urbanized area, it is logical that commercial trucks
contribute to local traffic. According to IDOT, Champaign, Urbana,
Savoy, and Bondville have 2,176 commercial trucks registered with the
State of Illinois (as of July 2003).
The urbanized area is home to numerous industries and firms that
ship and receive freight at local, regional, and national levels. Some
firms may have as little as one delivery per day, while others may have
dozens. Regardless of frequency, local roads must be able to carry
these trucks and local engineers must plan roads and infrastructure to
accommodate their size.
Currently, there is no truck route system in the urbanized area. Trucks
can essentially travel any local road, which can increase wear and tear
on roads that were not necessarily constructed to handle commercial
truck traffic. In addition, there are no time limits on when trucks can
make deliveries in the urbanized area; trucks generally deliver goods
during business hours, which can exacerbate local traffic conditions for
other transportation modes. Many commercial truck destinations are
not equipped for deliveries, forcing trucks of all sizes to block local
roads when loading and unloading.
Map 8 illustrates truck traffic on State of Illinois routes and interstates in
the urbanized area, as counted by IDOT in 2001. Generally, the
heaviest truck traffic occurs on the major corridors, with less traffic
occurring on those routes that are in the core of the urbanized area.
Commercial trucks tend to travel on the Major Roads as identified on
the map rather than other local roads.
Photo courtesy of http://www.macktrucks.com
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Rail
Three rail companies own track within the CUUATS 20-year metropolitan planning boundary. Canadian National-Illinois Central (CN-IC)
operates the north-south line that runs along Neil Street/US 45; this
track leads to stops in Chicago and New Orleans, among other
locations. CN-IC also operates an east-west line that runs through
Champaign west through Bondville and Seymour; this line connects to
the CN-IC north-south line near downtown Champaign. Norfolk
Southern operates the line running roughly parallel to US Route 150
west of Champaign through the urbanized area to Smith Road in
Urbana. CSX now owns the portion of the same track between Smith
Road and Danville. The CN-IC line west of Seymour and the CSX line
between Urbana and Danville have both been leased to local Rails to
Trails interests that are in the process of creating nature trails and
bicycle paths along the abandoned lines.
Passenger Rail
Amtrak passenger rail service is provided to area residents via the
Illinois Terminal. The Illinois service runs between Chicago and
Carbondale twice a day in each direction on the CN-IC track. The City
of New Orleans service runs between Chicago and New Orleans,
stopping in Champaign once daily in each direction.
Illin o is S e rvice
Illin o is S e rvice
C h icag o -C h am p aig n -C ar b o n d ale
C ar b o n d ale -C h am p aig n -C h icag o
T r ain Nu m b e r :
Departs Chic ago
391
59
4:05 PM
8:00 PM
58
392
Departs Carbondale
T r ain Nu m b e r :
3:16 A M
4:05 PM
Departs Champaign
Departs Rantoul
6:00 PM
-
6:10 A M
6:49 PM
Departs Champaign
6:15 PM
10:34 PM
Departs Rantoul
-
7:02 PM
A rriv es Carbondale
9:35 PM
1:21 PM
A rriv es Chic ago
9:00 A M
9:00 PM
T hi s route m ak es other s tops .
T hi s route m ak es other s tops .
City o f Ne w O rle a n s S e rvice
City o f Ne w O rle a n s S e rvice
C h icag o -C h am p aig n -Ne w Or le an s
Ne w Or le an s -C h am p aig n -C h icag o
T r ain Nu m b e r :
Departs Chic ago
59
T r ain Nu m b e r :
58
8:00 PM
Departs New Orleans
1:55 PM
Departs Champaign
10:34 PM
Departs Memphis
10:40 PM
Departs Carbondale
1:26 A M
Departs Carbondale
3:16 A M
Departs Memphis
6:50 A M
Departs Champaign
6:10 A M
A rriv es New Orleans
3:40 PM
A rriv es Chic ago
9:00 A M
T hi s route m ak es other s tops .
T his route m ak es other s tops .
(Continued on page 17)
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Tables 19-22: Amtrak
Illinois Service and
City of New Orleans
Service
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Ridership
62,186 Amtrak passengers either boarded or disembarked at the Illinois
Terminal in 2002. These passengers comprised 8.8% of all riders that
either boarded or disembarked at stations in Illinois (St. Louis included).
As can be seen in Figure 6, the Champaign station’s share of state
ridership has been declining since 1999, when 9.09% of riders boarded
or disembarked at the Champaign station.
The number of passengers using the Champaign station has been
declining since 2000, when ridership peaked at 74,141 passengers.
This marks an 18% decrease in local ridership since 2000. Similarly,
Amtrak ridership for the state has declined by 16.9% since 2000.
The Chicago-Champaign-Carbondale corridor has seen a decrease in
ridership of 15% since 2000. In 2002, there were 129,856 passengers
using the corridor; 47.9% of those passengers boarded or disembarked
at the Champaign station.
Champaign Ridership Share of All Illinois Stations
900,000
848,433
800,000
807,467
815,963
775,158
754,575
700,000
705,040
600,000
500,000
400,000
300,000
200,000
100,000
59,601
(7.9%)
71,668
(8.8%)
74,141
(9.09%)
76,236
(8.99%)
68,625
(8.85%)
62,186
(8.82%)
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
0
1997
All Illinois Stations
Champaign
Figure 6: Amtrak Ridership from Champaign Illinois Terminal
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Air
University of Illinois Willard Airport provides direct air service to Detroit
Metropolitan Airport, Chicago O’Hare Airport, and St. Louis Lambert
International Airport.
W illa rd Airport De pa rture Sche dule (for June 2003)
Air line
Flight
Num be r
Northw est A irlink
2771
A merican Eagle
4374
A merican Connection
5485
A merican Eagle
4278
A merican Connection
Northw est A irlink
A merican Connection
Air cr aft Type
De par tur e
Tim e
Ar r ival Tim e
(Es t.)
De s tination
Fr e que ncy
SA A B
Detroit
Mon-Sat
5:45 A M
8:20 A M
RJ - E145
Chicago O'Hare
Sun-Fri
6:26 A M
7:16 A M
Jet Stream 41
St. Louis
Mon-Fri
7:03 A M
8:04 A M
RJ - E140
Chicago O'Hare
Daily
7:21 A M
8:07 A M
5522
Jet Stream 41
St. Louis
Mon-Sat
8:48 A M
9:47 A M
3033
SA A B
Detroit
Daily
10:25 A M
1:00 PM
5475
Jet Stream 41
St. Louis
Daily
10:27 A M
11:26 A M
12:49 PM
A merican Eagle
4373
RJ - E145
Chicago O'Hare
Daily
11:57 A M
A merican Connection
5477
Jet Stream 41
St. Louis
Daily
1:28 PM
2:27 PM
A merican Eagle
4318
RJ –E145
Chicago O'Hare
Daily
2:19 PM
3:07 PM
A merican Connection
5455
Jet Stream 41
St. Louis
Sun-Fri
2:57 PM
3:56 PM
A merican Connection
5491
Jet Stream 41
St. Louis
Sun-Fri
4:41 PM
5:40 PM
Northw est A irlink
3293
SA A B
Detroit
Sun-Fri
5:30 PM
8:05 PM
A merican Eagle
4218
RJ - E140
Chicago O'Hare
Daily
5:49 PM
6:43 PM
A merican Connection
5481
Jet Stream 41
St. Louis
Sun-Fri
6:07 PM
7:06 PM
Willard also receives fifteen flights carrying up to 550 persons daily
Monday through Friday, with eight flights on Saturday and 13 flights on
Sunday.
W illa rd Airport Arriva l Sche dule (for June 2003)
Air line
Flight
Num be r
Air cr aft Type
De par ts Fr om
Fr e que ncy
De par tur e
Tim e (Es t.)
Ar r ival Tim e
Northw est A irlink
3036
SA A B
Detroit
Mon-Sat
9:10 A M
9:57 A M
A merican Connection
5476
Jet Steam 41
St. Louis
Mon-Fri
8:56 A M
9:51 A M
A merican Eagle
4036
RJ - E145
Chicago O'Hare
Sun-Fri
10:40 A M
11:25 A M
A merican Connection
5478
Jet Stream 41
St. Louis
Daily
12:00 NOON
12:54 PM
A merican Eagle
4317
RJ – E145
Chicago O'Hare
Daily
12:58 PM
1:46 PM
A merican Connection
5480
Jet Stream 41
St. Louis
Sun-Fri
1:34 PM
2:30 PM
A merican Connection
5492
Jet Stream 41
St. Louis
Sun-Fri
3:12 PM
4:06 PM
Northw est A irlink
3299
SA A B
Detroit
Daily
4:15 PM
4:58 PM
A merican Eagle
4217
RJ - E140
Chicago O'Hare
Daily
4:31 PM
5:19 PM
A merican Connection
5482
Jet Stream 41
St. Louis
Daily
4:45 PM
5:39 PM
A merican Connection
5636
Jet Stream 41
St. Louis
Sun-Fri
6:14 PM
7:08 PM
A merican Eagle
4327
RJ - E145
Chicago O'Hare
Daily
6:52 PM
7:40 PM
Northw est A irlink
3348
SA A B
Detroit
Sun-Fri
7:10 PM
7:50 PM
A merican Connection
5496
Jet Stream 41
St. Louis
Sun-Fri
9:19 PM
10:13 PM
A merican Eagle
4123
RJ - E140
Chicago O'Hare
Daily
9:07 PM
9:52 PM
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Tables 23-24: Willard Airport Departures and Arrivals
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Ridership
In air service, the term emplanements is used to identify the number of
persons that board a plane. Figure 7 illustrates annual emplanements
at Willard Airport from 1960 through 2002.
Annual Emplanements: Willard Airport
200,000
180,000
160,000
140,000
120,000
100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
1960
Figure 7: Willard Airport
Annual Emplanements
1963
1966
1969
1972
1975
1978
1981
1984
1987
1990
1993
1996
1999
2002
The figure illustrates a peak in air travel in 1990, when 179,726 people
boarded planes at Willard Airport. In 2002, 111,159 persons boarded
at Willard, marking a 38% decrease in air travel via Willard Airport
compared to the peak year 1990.
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