This page contains brief descriptions of some project proposals for which less information is available, and which are not on the list of fiscally constrained projects or fiscally unconstrained projects.
Tollway Transit System
Advanced express bus services utilizing over the road (e.g. charter level) bus equipment and vehicle locator and technologies have been proposed for service on I-90 Jane Addams Memorial Tollway and on I-294 Tri State Tollway.
BNSF Sugar Grove Extension This proposal calls for extending BNSF Metra Service west to Sugar Grove from the Aurora terminal.
UP-NW Extension to Richmond
This proposal calls for extending the McHenry branch of the UP NW Metra Line to Richmond, near the Illinois-Wisconsin border.
CCP RR Service from BurlingtonThis proposal calls for implementing commuter rail service from Burlington IL (NW Kane County) along the CCP RR right-of-way. This new service can be connected to the current Milwaukee District-West or Union Pacific-West service lines.
Gray Line LRT
Rapid transit service has been proposed on the current Metra Electric mainline and Metra Electric South Chicago Branch between Millenium Station and South Chicago-93rd Street, with service to all intermediate stations. An additional branch – diverging south from 71st Street in former Stony Island Avenue median streetcar ROW, continuing east between 93rd and 95th street, then south along Torrence Avenue, terminating at 106th Street – is also proposed. This project has also been referred to the Gold Line for study and analysis purposes.
Monorail System
This proposal calls for developing a monorail system across the NE Illinois region utilizing existing transportation facility ROWs where feasible. The multi -purpose non motorized Great Western Trail and Illinois Prairie Path in the western suburbs have been proposed as initial routes.
Rainbow Line
This proposal calls for establishing new rapid transit lines within the City of Chicago Boulevard System right-of-ways. The name of the proposal is inspired by the rainbow-like imprint of the main boulevard system. Two additional east-west branches, each roughly paralleling 95th Street and Lawrence Avenue respectively would be built in order to maximize connectivity with other rapid transit and commuter rail lines.
Illinois Transit System and Spider 10 System
This proposal features several elements. One is to develop a monorail transit system to replace the existing CTA rapid transit facilities. The second is to develop a “Spider 10” connective highway system to lead to all major arteries and highways.
O’Hare Direct
This proposal calls for establishing a network of express commuter trains linking O'Hare with Union Station and intermodal centers with remote parking lots in Barrington, Deerfield, Naperville and Homewood.
Transportation for the Future Now
This proposal calls for the implementation of an Electronic Mechanical Highway. This type of facility will incorporate automated vehicle guidance (AVG) and other advanced technologies to propel both specially designed new vehicles or retrofitted older vehicles in motion with little congestion-causing friction or conflict.