Lack of rapid direct transportation between parts of the county and from parts of the
county without rail or highway to downtown Chicago have inevitably created several
Lake County neighborhoods with inadequate transportation access to jobs and services.
In September 2012, the Lake County Division of Transportation completed a countywide
Transportation Market Analysis authored by Cambridge Systematics with MKC
Associates.18 This Transportation Market Analysis found that 83 percent of work-related
destinations for workers in Lake County were well served by existing transit. Only 23
percent of origins, however, were reported to be well served, reflecting the need for
those residents to most likely use their cars as the most convenient transportation
option.19
As illustrated in Exhibit III-55, approximately 48 percent of Lake County housing lacks
direct access to public transit (that is, is within one-half mile of either a Pace fixed bus
route or a Metra rail station), making it necessary for those residents to have a car or
other access to vehicular transportation.20 The options available to these residents are
explored further below.
This AI is focused on fair housing access, in which transportation systems play several
supporting roles in the following ways of furthering fair housing:
Mitigating regressive impact
Addressing mobility challenges
Increasing opportunity through access to jobs
18
http://www.lakecountyil.gov/Transportation/ProgramsPlansStudies/Pages/LCTMA.aspx
Transportation Market Analysis Executive Summary, p. 4-2.
20
GIS Analysis conducted by Lake County Planning, Building and Development.
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