| Abstract |
The report describes the initial activities of Operation Green Light, an alliance of more than 200 participants from government, business, and the university community formed to address the traffic congestion problem in the Chicago, IL metropolitan area. The document covers the group's activities with regard to planning, policy and procedures, research and development projects, programming, implementation, and monitoring. Strategies considered by the group related to roadway improvements, transit improvements, demand management programs, and land use coordination mechanisms. A series of six Operation Green Light subcommittees were formed to address the congestion problem: strategic regional arterials, supplemental arterials, transit/highway initiatives, local policy development, roadway operations, and demand management. Included as appendix material is a set of fact sheets describing alternative congestion management techniques, and their strengths and limitations. |
