One Voice, One Transportation Future Join Lake County Transportation Alliance (LCTA) as we help make Lake County, Illinois a more enjoyable place to live and work. By banding together to set transportation priorities, we can make our voice heard in both Springfield and Washington and effect the changes needed to ease traffic congestion now and build a solid transportation infrastructure that anticipates growth in commercial and residential development. Our Members In addition to legislators, city officials and county and municipal planning and transportation agencies, LCTA is working to attract members among those in the transportation business and allied fields, including engineering firms, surveyors, appraisers, trucking firms, road building and road building materials companies, contractors and architects, as well as corporations.

What's New? 5/16/2009 Bill Tracker - Updated 5-15-09 5/15/2009 "Tallying the Toll of Transportation Privatization" 5/15/2009 Transit Innovation - Staying Connected 5/15/2009 Orientation for Newly Elected Officials 5/12/2009 Legislative Update 3/26/2009 LCTA to Testify at Legislative Hearing on Capital 3/25/2009 Civic Federation Delivers “Roadmap” to Quinn 3/25/2009 Illinois Chamber Response to Quinn Budget 3/25/2009 Quinn’s Capital Budget Book 3/25/2009 Stimulus Transportation Distribution Chart 3/25/2009 Federal Highway Funding to States to be Cut 3/25/2009 TFIC Analysis of Quinn's Budget 2/6/2009 LCTA Bill Tracker 2/5/2009 CMAP Proposes Stimulus Guidelines 2/5/2009 Envisioning the Interstate's Future 2/5/2009 Homeland Security report on Mass Transit 2/5/2009 TFIC Proposes Illinois Capital Plan 2/5/2009 President Obama's Recovery Plan 1/15/2009 Illinois Tax Simplification to be Considered 1/15/2009 Lake County Board Considers Route 53 Advisory Vote 1/14/2009 State Legislature Paves Way for Federal Infrastructure Funds 1/14/2009 U. S. Legislators Worry Stimulus Could Hurt New Transportation Bill 1/14/2009 Metropolitan Planning Council President Opines on Obama Stimulus Proposals 1/14/2009 New Illinois House Impeaches Governor (It's a Re-do) 1/14/2009 State Senate Prepares for Impeachment Trial 1/13/2009 Internet Sales Tax Rules May Change 12/31/2008 LCTA Legislative Updates - 2008 Archive 12/26/2008 Feds Approve CN Rail Purchase 12/25/2008 Illinois transportation projects sought as part of economic stimulus 12/23/2008 Public Ports Ask for Share of Economic Stimulus 12/19/2008 Obama, Congressional Democrats discussing $850 billion economic stimulus package 12/16/2008 Economic Development Organizations Submit Stimulus Recommendations 12/15/2008 Route 45 Widening Project in Grayslake Announced 7/31/2008 Governor’s Press Release: 3/ 4 of Leaders Agree on $25 Billion Capital Plan 7/20/2008 Perspectives on Solutions to U. S. Highway Congestion 4/23/2008 Transportation Infrastructure: Capital Needs more news...

Our Mission Lake County Transportation Alliance (LCTA) is a public-private advocacy group created to raise awareness and build consensus on development and implementation of short and long-term transportation goals and objectives in Lake County, Illinois. LCTA works to leverage local, county, state, federal and private resources to mitigate the traffic congestion impacting Lake County’s residents and businesses. Areas of interest include highways, commuter rail, bus transit, rail freight and air service. Through its efforts, LCTA hopes to sustain and enhance Lake County’s high quality of life and provide tangible benefits to the community, including quality job retention and creation, capital investment, economic diversity and promote integrated land use and infrastructure planning to stimulate sustainable economic growth.

Map Gallery Projects to Prioritize for Funding (2005 Lake Co. Transportation Summit)* Year 2030 Employment Estimate - Lake County (2005 Lake Co. Transportation Summit)* Year 2030 Population Estimate - Lake County (2005 Lake Co. Transportation Summit)* Average Daily Traffic (2005 Lake Co. Transportation Summit)* Federal Transportation Earmarks for Lake County (as of November 2005)*

Traffic Facts The population of Lake County has grown about 30 percent over the past 10 years; meanwhile, Lake County’s roads have not been improved to handle the daily traffic flow. According to the Chicago Area Transportation Study, Lake County has some of the worst traffic congestion in Northeastern Illinois. Improving Lake County’s roads will reduce the daily stress of driving and help to bring renewed economic growth!