Congress of the Wnited States House of Representatives Washington, DE 20515 Office of Representative Jan Schakowsky Appropriations Form Fiscal Year 2009 Please answer the following questions and return, preferably by e-mail, to Congresswoman Schakowsky’s office by Thursday, February 28, 2008, Because of Appropriations Comittee deadlines, we need to get your information by that date. If you have any questions, please contact Dave Davis at (847) 328-3409 or Daniel Penchina at (202) 225- 2111. 1. Name of organization: City of Park Ridge Project Cumberland Extension Amount requested: $500,000 4, Appropriation bi Account within appropriation bill (if known): 6. Contact at organization: Name: Kim Uhlig, Beonomic Development Director Address: City of Park Ridge ~ 505 Butler Place Phone Number: 847-318-6013 Fax Number: 847-318-5300 E-mail Address; kublig@parkridge.us 7, Head of organization: Name: Mayor Howard Frimark | Title: Mayor Phone Number: 847-318-52268. Lobbyist/Government Affairs Representative (if applicabl Name: Not Applicable Address: Phone Number: Fax Number: E-mail Address: 9. Please provide a brief (one to two paragraph) description of the project and how your organization would use the requested federal funding. Be sure to include estimates about the project’s impact on the district, economic benefits of the project, unique elements about the project, and any national impact the project would have: The proposed Central Park Ridge Connector will provide an extension of Cumberland Avenue under the Metra tracks, connecting to the underused Busse Highway (IDOT). Union Pacific ‘has expressed a strong interest to remove the at-grade crossing at Greenwood. This new route will provide a continuity of the important North-South arterial that runs through the center of Park Ridge, Vehicles will be able to cross under the Metra tracks unimpeded, be routed onto Busse Highway and then be routed back to Greenwood north of the Metra Line. Currently North-South through movements have to turn onto Touhy for the segment between Cumberland and Greenwood, increasing congestion on Touhy, and providing long left turn queues on Southbound Greenwood and Northbound Cumberland. 10. Total cost of project: $15,000,000 (Completed) 11. State/Local Share of project cost: Unknown 12, Has this project ever received any kind of federal funding in the past? Tfyes, please specify the fiseal year, ageney/account, and amount: No 13, Other sources of funding for the project, including amounts already raised and anticipated funding: None at this time 14. Please provide a brief (five or six line) budget breakdown, describing the specific purposes for which funding will be spent (i-e.: renovations, training costs, computers, etc.): The requested funding will be used for the Feasibility Study and Environmental Phases I aud IT. 15. Please provide a brief (one or two paragraph) description of your organization, its mission, and the work it does: The City Of Park Ridge has a population of 37,775 and employees 93,000 in a 3-mile radius. The City Of Park Ridge is home to over 1800 businesses, two Chicago Metra Stations serving the Pacific Northwest Corridor, CTA Cumberland ‘Station, and is bordered by Interstates 294 and 90. O°Hare Airport is within 4 miles. TheCity's mission is committed to providing excellence in City services in order to uphold a high quality of life, so our community remains a wonderful place to live and work. This north/south arterial is needed in order to retain the jobs important to our community, 16, Has your organization ever received any kind of federal funding in the past? Ifyes, please specify the fiseal year, agency/account, and amount: None 17, Feel free to provide any additional relevant information you wish: The Cumberland Ave. Connector is anticipated to greatly reduce driving times through Central Park Ridge by eliminating the backup at the Metra crossing at Greenwood. In the morning rush, there are 18 train crossings, and in the evening rush there are 20 train crossings. This causes southbound backups to Oakton Avenue and northbound backups to south of Touly Avenue, as well as increased congestion on Touly. ‘The proposed Cumberland Ave. Connector is anticipated to significantly reduce the traffic congestion aud air quality impacts currently observed on Greenwood Avenue by increasing the speed of vehicles traveling north-south through the City. The proposed Phase 1 engineering will inelude performing detailed traffic counts and recording average speeds during the morning and evening rush periods on both northbound and southbound Greenwood, northwest and southeast Busse, and northbound and southbound Cumberland. After the Project is completed, the same counts and speed measurements will be performed to measure the success of the project. Because of the amicipated traffic flow that will utilize ‘the proposed Cumberland Ave. Connector, this project is also projected to have beneficial impacts to the traffic congestion at the intersections of Northwest Highway and Greenwood; Northwest Highway, Touhy and Prospect; Touhy and Summit; and Prospect and Suminit, Additionally, this project will also address the emergency vehicular accessibility during a regional or national emergency. The proximity of O'Hare Airport to The City Of Park Ridge and the lack of north/south arterial roadways to either Advocate Lutheran General or Resurrection Hospitals coutinues to be at issue and a security risk.